Arizona republican., 1901-12-04


 effective.
 PROTECTION OF LABOR. The national government should de- mand the highest quality of service
 from It's employees: and in return 1t
 should be a good employer. If poss- ible, legislation should be passed, in connection with the interstate com merce law, which will render effective
 the efforts of different states to do away with the competition of convict contract labor in the open labor mar l ket. So far as practicable under the conditions of government work, pro- vision should be made to render the enforcement of the eight-kour law easy
 and certain. In all industries carried
 on directly or indirectly for the United States government women and children should be protected from excessive hours of labor, from night work, and from work under unSanitary conditions. The government should provide in it's contracts that all work should be done under fair conditions. and in addition to setting a high standard should up- hold it by proper inspection. extending ] if necessary to the subcontra ctors. The government should forbid all night
 work for women and children. as well as excessive overtime. For the Dis trict of Columbia q good factory law should be passed; and. as a powerful indirect aid to such laws provision should be made to turn the inhabited alleys. the existence of which is q re-
 proach to our capital city. into minor streets. where the inhabitants can live under conditions favorable to health and morals.
 American wage-workers work with their heads as well as their hands. Moreover. they take a keen pride in what they are doing; so that. independ- ent of the reward, they wish to turn out perfect job. This is the great secret Of our success in competition with the labor of foreign countries
 The most vital problem with which this country, and for that matter the whole civilized world. has to deal, is the problem which has for one side the betterment of social conditions. moral and physical. in large cities. and for another side the effort to deal with that tangIe of far-reaching questions which we group together when we speak of labor" The chief factor in the sue cess of each man-wageworker, farmer, and capitalist alike-must ever be the sum total of his own individual quaIi- ties and abilities. Second only to this comes the power of acting in combina- tion or association with others Very
  piished by associations or unions of wage-workers, when managed with forethought, and when they combine iusistence upon their own rights with law-abiding respect for the rights of others. The display of these qualities in such bodies is a duty to the nation no less than to the associations them selves. Finally. there must also in many cases be action by the govern lnent in order to safeguard the rights and interests of all. Under our consti- tuition there is much more scope for such action by the state and the muni- cipality than by the nation. But on points such as those touched on above tEe national government can act
 When all is said and done, the rule Of brotherhood remains as the indls- l pensG ble prerequisite to success In the kind Of national life for which we strive. Each man must work for him [ self, and unless he so works no outside l help can avail him; but each man must ! also that he is indeed his { brothers keeper, and that while no man | who refuses to walk can be carried | with advantage to himself or any one | else, yet that each at times stumbles | pr halts, that each at times needs to | have the helping hand outstretched to | him. To be permanently effective, aid ! must always take the form of helping a man 10 help himself: and we can all . best help ourselves by joining together n the work that Is of common interest to all.
 IMMIGRATION LAWS.
 Our present immigration laws are un- satisfactory. We need every honest and efficient immigrant fitted to become an American citizen, every immigrant who comes here to stay. who brings here l strong body, a stout heart, a good head. and a resolute purpose to do his iuty well in every way and to bring up his children as law-abiding and God fearing members of the community. Put there should be a comprehensive aw enacted with the object of work ng a threefold improvement over our present. system. First. We should aim O exclude absolutely not only all per 'ons who are known to be believers in 'narchistic principles or members of inarchistic societies. but also all per ions who are of q low moral tendency ,r of unsavory reputa tion. This means hat we should require a more thor 'ugh system of inspection abroad and | more rigid system of examination at 'ur immigration ports, the former be- ng especially necessary.
 The second object of a proper immf- ;ration law ought to be secure by ,areful and not merely perfunctory ed lcational test some intelligent capacity 2 appreciate American institutions md act sanelY as American citizens. This would not keep out all anarchists, or many of them belong to the intelli- -ent criminal class. But it would do yhat is also in point, that is. tend do leCrcase the sum of ignorance. so po- ent in producing the envy, suspicion. ecin nd Nfr i ut of which anarchistic sentiment in- springs. Finally, all perons hould be excluded who are below ertain standard of economic fitness to nter our industrial field as competitors with American labor. There should be roper proof of personal capacity to arn an American living and enough , honey to insure a. decent start under , >merican conditions. This would stop , he influx of cheap labor. and the re- ' ulting competition which gives rise to o much bitterness in American indrls-