Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-12

ion, banks are subject to II, and in their
ease it is now accepted as a simple mat
ter of course. Indeed. II is probable thai
supervision OF corporations by the Ma
tional government ned not go so far as
is now the case with the supervision ex-
creased over them by SO conservative a
state as Massachusetts, in. order 10 pro-
duce excellent results.
Thsre ShoB'd he eyes tea q c:,l;ssrt sr.
ficer, TO be known as Secretary of Com
merce and Industries as provided in the
bill introduced at the last session of the
Congress. II should be his province TO
deal with commerce in its broadcast sense;
including among many other things
whateve- concerns labor and all matters
affecting the great business corpora tons
and our merchant marine.
! The course proposed Is one phase of
what should be a comprehensive and far
reaching scheme OF constructive states
manship for the purpose of broadening
our markets, securing our business inter-
csts on safe basis, and making firm our
new position in the International indus
trial world: while scrupulously safe
guarding the rights of wage worker and
capitalist, of investor and private citizen.
so as to secure equity as between man
and man in This Republic
With the sole exception of the farm
ing interest. no one matter is of such vi
TAI moment to our whole people as the
welfare OF the wage-workers. If the
farmer and the wage worker are well off,
1t is absolutely certain that all others will
| be well off too. 1t is therefore matter
FOR hearty congratulation that on the
whole wages are higher today in the
United States than ever before in our his
tory, and far higher than in any other
country. The standard of living is also
higher than ever before. Every effort of
legislator and administrator should be
bent TO secure the permanency of this
condition of things and its Improvement
wherever possible. Not only must our
labor be protected by the tariff but 1t
should also be protected so far as it is
possible from the presence in this coun-
try OF any laborers brought over by con-
tract or of those who, coming freely, yet
represent a standard of living so depress-
ed that they can undersel our men in
the labor market and drag them to a
lower level. ] regard 1t as necessary,
with this end i'll view. to re-enact imme-
diately the law excluding Chinese labor
ers and 10 strengthen 1t wherever neces-
sary in order 10 make its enforcement en-
tirely effective.
The National government should de-
mand the highest quality of service from
Its employees; and in return 1t should be
good employer. If possible legislation
should be passed, In connection with the
render effective the efforts of different
states 10 do away with the competition of
convict contract labor in the open labor
market, So far as practicable under the
conditions of government work. provision
should be mace 10 render the enforce
ment OF the eisht-hour law easy and GER
tain. In all industries carried on directly
or indirectly for the United States gov
eminent women and children should be
protected from excessive hours of labor,
from night work, and from work under
unsantary conditions. The government
should provide in its contracts that all
work should be done under fair" cundi-
tons and in addition To setting a high
standard should uphold ii by proper in
spection, extending if necessary to the
subcontractors. The government should
forbid all night work for women and
children, as well as excessive overtime.
Our present immigration laws are UNI
satisfactory. we need every honest and
efficient immigrant fitted 10 become an
American citizen, every immigrant who
comes here to stay. who brings here a
strong body. a stout heart a good head.
and resolute purpose TO do his duty well
IN every way and TO bring up his children
as laW-abiding and God-fearing members
of the community. But there should be a
comprehensive law enacted with the OBJ
)ect or working q threefold Improvement
should aim to exclude absolutely not only
all persons who are known to be belev-
ers in anarchistc principles or members
of anarchistic societies, but also all per-
sons who are OF low moral tendency or
OF unsavory reputation. This means that
we should require more thorough sys-
TEN OF inspection abroad and more rigid
system of examination ut our immigra-
ton ports. the former being especially
necessary.
'Fhe second object of proper immigra-
ton law ought TO be TO secure by a care
fui and not merely perfunctory educa-
tional test some intelligent capacity 10
appreciate American institutions and act
nat o rs ar Ell 0 a,o r,'Ies co. n',S moud1
them belong ia the Intelligent crirninal
class Rut IL would do what &c also In
point. that is tend to decrease the sum of
Ignorance. so potent I'm producing the en-
w susnicion malignant passion and
hatred of order ont Of which anarchistin
sentiment inevitably springs Finally all
nersons ehoula he excluded WIN are he
low a certain standard or economic fit
moss 10 enter our Industrial field as com
netitors with American labor There
should no nroner nroof Of nersonal ga :
nacitv 70 earn an American uvipp and
enough money to insure a decent start
under American conditions This would