Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-12-05
THE CHINESE PROBLEM
Recommends That the Present Ex-
clusiOn Law Be Recnacted


With the sole exception of the farming
interest, no one matter is of such vital
noment 10 our whole people as the well
fare Of the wageworkers. # the farmer
solTtely certain that all others will be
well off, too. It is therefore a matter for
M nearty that on the whole
States than ever before in our ai: history H.erv
and far higher than in any other country.
Inc STANDARD Of living is also higher than
and administrator should be bent to Sc
t cure the permanency Of this condition of
things and its Improvement wherever pos
sible: Not only must our labor be protect
ed by the tariff. but it should also be pro
tected SO far as 1t is possible from the
P presence IN this country of any laborers
brought over by contract or of those who
coming freely, yet represent standard
Of living so depressed that they can un-
d gers our "a men in the labor market and
necessary. with this end in view, to- re-
enact Immediately the law excluding Chi
1 nese laborers and to- strengthen it
enforcement entirely effective
protection for Free Labor
man nG IA naG 1is5as should de-
it's emp ohs gh ines quality Of service from
good employer If possible, legislation
Sh ters1a be passed in connection with the
der seeve aSa e law which VII
of convict contract labor in the open Ia
POE 9or ma mark o So far as practicable un-
provision should be made to render the
enforcement Of the eight-hour law easy
ana certain. In all industries carried On
States government women and children.
should be protected from excessive hours
OF labor, from night work and from work
eminent should provide in its CONTRACTS
that all work should be done under Fair;
e einS TIC and, in addition to setting a
er Inspection, extending if necessary to
the subcontractors. The - government
should forbid all night work for women
and children as we'll as excessive over
time For the District of Columbia a
good factory law should be passed, and.
as powerful indirect aid to such laws,
Provlslon should be made to turn the in
hablted alleys, the existence of which is
a reproach to our capital city, into minor
streets, where the Inhabitants can live
morals.
American wageworkers work with their
heads as well as their hands. Moreover
they take keen pride in what they are
ward, they. wish to turn out a perfect
5o JOB. =, This Is the great secret Of our sue
cess IN competition with the labor of for
eign countries.
Good and Bad of Unionism.
The most vital problem with which this
country, and for that matter the whole
Civilized world, has to deal is the prob
lem which has for one side the better
ment OF social conditions. moral and
physical, in large cities and for another
side the effort to deal with that tangle
of far-reaching questions which we group
together when we speak of Tabor The
chief factor in the success of each man
wageWorker:. farmer and capitalist alike
must ever be the sum total of his own
individual qualities and abilities. Second
only to this comes the power of acting
In combination or association with Others
Very great good has been and will be
Of wageworkers when managed with
forethought and when they combine in
sistence upon their own rights with law
abiding respect for the rights of Others
The. display of these qualities in such
than to- the associations themselves.
Finally there must also in many cases be
action by the government in order to
safeguard the rights and interests of ALL
Under our constitution there is much
and the municipality than by the nation
But on points such as those touched on
above the national government can act
When. all is said and done. the rule Of
brotherhood remains as the indispensable
prerequisite to success in the kind of ma
tional life for which we strive. Each
| man must work for himself, and unless
he so works no outside help can avail
him. But each man must remember also
that he is indeed his brothers keeper.
| walk can be carried with advantage to
| himself or anyone else, yet that each at
times stumbles or halts, that each at
times needs to have the helping hand out
| fective aid must always take the form of
/ helping man to help himself and we
can all best help ourselves by joining to-
| gether in the work that is of common in