The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-03
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corporations by the national Govern
ment need not go so far as is now tn
case with the supervision exercise,
over them by so conservative a state a
Massachusetts, In order to produce ex
cellent results.
When the Constitution was adopte,
at the end of the Eighteenth Century
no human wisdom could foretell tn,
+, sweeping changes, alike In industrial
and political conditions, which were Il
take place by the beginning OF tn,
| Twentieth Century. At that time Il
was accepted as a matter of course
that the several states were the prop.
er authorities TO regulate so far as wai
then necessary the comparatively in
significant and strictly localized cor
porate bodies of the day. The condi
tions are now wholly different and
wholly different action is called for.
believe that law can be framed which
will enable the national Government to
exercise control along the lines above
indicated; proflting by the experience
gained through the passage and ad-
ministratlon OF the interstate COM
ihNANN uNAs IL hONGNtAt NAAN IhhhhAtHA
of the Congress Is that Il lacks the
constitutional power to pass such an
act, then constitutional amendment
should be submitted to confer the
power
New Cabinet Secretary.
There should be created Cabinet
officer, to be known as Secretary OF
Commerce and Industries, as provided
In the bill introduced at the last ses-
sion OF the Congress. IL should be his
province to deal with commerce I'm its
broadcast sense: including among many
other things whatever concerns labor
and all matters affecting the great bus
mess corporations and our merchant
marine. The course proposed In one
phase of what should be a comprehen-
give and far reaching scheme of con-
structive statesmanship for the pur-
pose of broadening our markets, secur-
ing our business interests on safe
basis and making firm our new posi-
tion in the international Industrial
world; while scrupulously safeguard
ing the rights OF wage worker and caplI
ltalist, of investor and private citizen,
so az 90 secure equity as between mani
and man In this Republic.
To Protect Labor.
with the sole exception OF the. farm
ing interest no one matter Is OF such
vital moment TO our whole people as
the welfare OF the wage worker. II the
farmer and the wage worker are well
Off, II Is absolutely certain that all
others will be well of 60. IL is there
fore matter for hearty congratula-
tion that. on the whole, wages are high
er today In the United States than ever
before I'm our history and far higher
than I'm any other country. The stand
ard of living Is also higher than ever
before. Every effort OF legislator and
should be bent to secure
the permanency OF this condition of
things and It's Improvement wherever
possible. Not only must our labor be
by the tariff. but II should
also be protected so far as II Is possi- |
BILE from the presence In this country OF
any laborers brought over by contract, |
or of those who. coming freely yet rep
resent a standard of living so depressed
that they can underaell our men in the
labor market and drag them To lower
level l regard II as necessary with
this end In view TO re-enact immedi-
ately the law excluding Chinese labor
ers and to strengthen Il whenever nee
essary I'm order to make its enforcement
entirely effective.
The National Government should de- |
nand the highest quality OF service |
from It's employees; and In return II
should be a good employer. II possi-
Die, legislation should be passed In |
connection with the Interstate COM
nerce law which will render effective
he efforts OF different states 20 do
away with the competition OF convict |
,ontract labor In the open labor mar
Set. SO far as practicable under the
conditions OF Government work, pro-
,lslon should be made 20 render the
,asy and certain In all Industries
'arried on directly or indirectly for the
United States Government women and
'hildren should be protected from ex-
'essive hours OF labor from night work
md from work under unsanitary con-
iltlons. The Government should pro-
,ide In It's contracts that all work
lhould be done under fair" conditions
md I'm addition To setting a high stand
lrd should uphold II by proper inspec-
ion, extending II necessary to the sub-
The Government should
orbid all night work for women and
as we'll az excessive overtime.
ror the District OF Columbia, good
actory law should be passed; and az a |
powerful Indirect aid TO such laws,
provisions should be made to turn the |
Inhabited alleys. the existence OF
which IL n reproach 10 our capital city
ntO minor streets. where the inhabit- |
lnts can live under conditions fayOra-
BE 10 health ana morals.
Organized Labor
American wage workers work with |
heir heads as well as their hands.
Moreover, they take keen pride in
What they are doing; so that, inde-
PENDENT OF the reward. they wish 70
urn out perfect job. This IL the
,reat secret OF our success I'm competi-
ion with the labor OF foreign countries.
rhe most vital problem with which |
his country. and for that matter the
Whole civilized world has TO deal, IL
ne problem which has for one side the |
,etterment OF social conditions. moral |
nd physical, In large cities. and for
mother side the effort TO deal with |
hat tangle OF far reaching questions
which we group together when We
peak OF labor" The chief factor In
ne success OF each man-w wage worker.
armer and capitalist aiike--must ever
,e the sum total OF his own individual
Qualities and abilities. Secondly only
o this comes the power Of acting In
or association with Others.
Yery great good has been and will be