Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-31
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labor Commissioner Wennerstrum
Talks About the Work 20. Far
Accomplished
Employees Generally Willing to Pro.
vide Decent Conditions For
Their Workmen.
j. D. Dsnnison, Jr., Discounted in q
Joint Debate-Consul Hanna
Home.
,cial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 31.-Factory inspec-
I4ion under Labor Commissioners Wen
nerstrum and his deputy, MIR Holder, sis I
taking very practical and wholesome
/ form, and some good results have been
lachieved The commissioner and his
deputy are giving particular attention
4 to the subject of toilet rooms and water
4 closets, which is a very important mat
! ter for the working people in the fac
tories.
eve have found the conditions very
lIbad indeed" said Commissioner Wen-
4 8Inerstrum, but we have, as a rule, found
]. "a Willingness on the part of the em ploy-
n ers to make the conditions what they
a should be. In many cases the trouble IS
/. that the owner or manager of the fac
Il story does, not know how bad these
4 things are. 1t is all left to the foreman 4
land he either does not care or 5hnds "
Idifficult to keep things in the condition
q ithey should be. Very often it is the
Il fault of the men themselves. a, few men
!. of unclean habits will foul the nest for
Imany others. who suffer in consequences
!. and have no way to help themselves.
!. II find that the best business men
l.lrealize that it is to their advantage to
have. all the sanitary conditions about
s the factory or workshop agreea Bile to the
II employees as far as possible particularly
> in this respect. Several managers nave
! said to me that it swas not necessary for.
!. me to argue with them on this subject
& because they knew that 1t was money in
their pockets to provide decent condi-
-1tions for their working, people. Every
s Intelligent employer knows that a man
J, who is suffering from physical disconl-.
! fort is not a good workman. He. can not
s lido his best and his employer does not
i get full value for the wages paid. SoaWe
z are relying upon the self-interes't of 6em-
: lployers largely, to remove these obJec-
n tions when the, facts are presented to
I them Occasionally they seem to think
q Hit is none of our business. but this is the
). exception. Mean men are the exception,
81 lany.way, in any business. Occasionally
.sEi we are met with the disssuf able cyl
Ia dence that the employees themselves pre-
= fer to be indecent. In one place where
this was the case the manager sent FOL
his foreman and told him that he must
!. |put a stop to this and that the first man
guilty of such an offen5e should be dis
!, making some headway. The absolute
= necessity of separate provision for the
sexes in all workshops and factories is
!. another thing that is being recognized
8 and firmly insisted upon.
A careful inquiry is being made by
= Commissioner NNennerstrum to aseer-
: tain to what extent manual training Is
+. taught in the public schools This in
u expected to bring Out &
= good many new ideas, since the. intro
=, |duction Of manual training is a co!npar-
!, atively new thing in Iowa. Mr.. Wen:
B nerstrum has determined to make hi
5, first report. which will be published mex
y year, both interesting and vaiua bic, fo
s ii will cover d vide range of subject
=, Iaffecting the labor interests
p I'D. Dennson, Jr.. Who was 3tenipor
!. larry chairman Of the democratic stat
20 convention this year. got into an i'm
~ ~ promptu joint debate the other night u
= Is in Wright county He was having
- - meeting out in South Lincoln townshi
u u in that county and Bradford Knappso
!. Belmond was there. SOM way they 60
= Into a joint discussion. greatly5to the en-
ltertainment and Satisfaction Of the re
y publicans present. i; ia said that tn
u democrats We're greatly chagrined be
y cause their brag orator. who had bee
W. brought into the county TO make troubl
~ for republicans, had fallen into the p
hims4lf and had been greatly disconl
lifted. The story IS being told all ove
the county with great glee. Mr.. Der
:. nison has ceased making speeches j
that vicinity.
~ Senator Allison is in Colorado TIL
{. ( week. He spoke in that state last nigf
=, and vii, speak; again tonight. he the
returns to Iowa and Will speak in New
-. ton Saturday night With Major Lacey.
81 Consul Phil Hanna, who has been
= the United States for some time spaal
ing under the direction of the nation;
/. committee. is coming into Iowa for IL
ri last week of the campaign He Will
Aid heard in northern Iowa. where he is we
- known. His home is in Livermore ar
ia The is coming home to vote. Mr.. Ham
=, Ia now consul general at Montere
~; Mexico. Mr.. Hanna will speak i'll Sal
-. born Oct. 81; Ocheyedan. Nov. 4; Kin.
: -. sted, Nov. i; 4uNerne. Nov. 3.
,as James Wilson, secretary of agricu
~ ture, is coming home this week, al
Will speak twice in the Second distrie
- Friday, Nov. 2. in Maauoketa, and sa
urdaS. Nov. 5, at Eldredge. in SEQ
county.
I'D Frank W. Smith, of Davenport, bett
az known as Vinegar" Smith. was at Il
! . state headquarters yesterday, confe
~ ring with Chairman Weaver. Mr.. Smi
~ declares there isno possible doubt abo
=, Rumple carrying Scott county. Just he
: big his plurality may be it is impossit
go to say With any assurance at this tin
but Mr.. Smith. who has been campaig
ling in that county for many years al
~ ought to know, is confident that Vo
~, mev will be beaten in his own count
,ar The republican district committee,
a /. which Congressman Joe Lane is cha
~. man.. expects TO carry nearly eve
county in the district
G. 7. Rainsburg. Of Brooklyn cha
line man Of the Sixth district republic
on committee, brought an equally good
the port from the Sixth district. He
xht clares there Il no longer any do,