Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10

Going the legitimate work OF their pro p
10 sslon. unless the railroad companies q
are required by law 20 make ample B
PROVISION for their safety. The Aomin- g
istraiiOn has been Jealous IN enforcing {
tho existing law for this purpose. That
law should DC amended and strength !
enod. Wherever tho National Govern
nent has rover there should nc
stringent employers liability law.
which should apply 20 the Government
itself where the Government is ar en-
pIoycr OF labor
PREVENTION OF RAILROAD ACCT
DENTS.
The increasing casualty list /
uron our railroads is matter OF grave I
public concern. ana urgently calls Tor /
4 action nv tho Congress. In the matter f
o. speed and comfort OF railway traFel F
orr railroads give At least as good SER
vice as those az any other nation. and
There is no reason why this service
should not also hc as safe as human n-
rcnuify can make it. Many or our ieaA-
Ing roads have been foremost 10 the
aOOrtiOn o. the most appfo Oh sait-
guards for the protection oi tray el'lr
and employees. set tho lisl OF clearly
, ..roidablc accidents continues DnaNls
LARGE Tho massage Of a lav requiring
fre adoption OF hiocksirnal system
Fl has been proposed go the Congress
. earnestly concur iu that recommeno@-
s. ton. and would also point out 20 me
q Core~os, the urgent need OF legislation
2 ,o thc interest az the pu0lc safety hm-
p iting the hours oi labor Tor railroad
e employees in train service unon ran
D. roads engaged in interctatc commerce.
and providing that only trained ana
b. ,,norionced persons be employed I'm po-
.c s.ti0ns ~ responsibility Connectel VIZ
~ the operation of trains OF course noth-
irr can ever prevent accidents cause.
I.- human weakness or misconduct
d. and there should bc drastic punish
be- 0cnt for any r2lGO2ol eilpil9t1
o. whether officer or man. who ~ 'asl
ld ancc or wrong orders or oN Ni7o1t-
d. Cnce OF orders causes disa7tt,- All
cr law OF 1901 requiring Interstate .al.
ld roads Co make monthly reports or
.te accidents % u1 Myers and empio. e
av an drtv. should also be amended - q
rn fo e-1rowcr the GovCrnu 200 20 make
'a- fsI. onal Investigation. tnruu-h pioP
cD nafrers. OF an accidents involving lo.
90 of life which seem TO- require iaFe-tt-
siy ton. with a requirement llai lNe '
10 salt oil sull futcsLearun De nl"
alto UNIONS or GOVERNMENT Ei
tad PLOTEES.
ii- There Is no objection 90 cmplcyc
asst OF the Government fcrmin1 or rclon
hos inr 90 unions. hut thc Government cd
10 neither discriminate 90. nor aI-cll'
lt nate AGAINST nonunio0 men ~no are
,tes lies etnDlovuour or Who seek tO 1e c
urc niCyei under Do. Moreover. 10 is "a 50
INC eravc imuropt.ciE fog SoFc-nii'ch g.
li-- ,IOyccs to band themselves trS'ti'r
tbc nilrpOse OF cNtort'ng emp-cpe
D is |ligh salaries from tlc Government
lef. pcciallv is this true az those Nllllh
pri- classified service. The letter carrie
the both municipal auj rural are as
eN- whole an exec LENT body OL public s
Dog wants They should De amply paid.
tho r,rir Davncnf must te obtained
ol arguing their claims fairly ana h
tnat crably before the Congress. anu noi
sc"s landing tCgethcr for the ocieat
a -cc those C0negcssmcn who refuse 20 :
The PROMISES which thcy can not no
The science give. The Administrations
aclc- slready taken steps TO prevent
tEc r.uufsh abuses of this nature, ou
.hich Viii be wise for the Congress 90
help PIGMENT this action by legislation.
y an BUREAU or LABOR.
- Much can be done hy the Goveruu
'-- tse i'm labor matters merely by giving
-, lIcity TO certain conditions. The bul
-O. OF Labor has done excellent Wori
80 ~ this kind in many different digecu
- shall shortly lay before You IN
r Cial message the ruli report OF INC
a. vestigati0n OF the Bureau of Labor
80 1.-The Colorado mining strike. as
80, H. 4 a strike in which certain very
,s forces. which are move or less at n
- - - go lcvervwhorc under thC conditions
modern industrialism. became 5
go. lIngly prominent IL IL greatly q
'' wished that the Department of
- MERGE and Labor. through the j.
800 Bureau. should compile and arranS
- ne Congress q list OF the labor Tax
- 80, ithe various States. and should be I
N the means To investigate and repo
~ the CONGRESS upon the labOc condi
-. In the manufacturing ana mlhln
-, lgions throughout the country. DO
os H. vases. as 90 hours OF labo-
,,'ee, the labor OF women and children
IS 10 the effect in the various
o' - lcenters OF immigration from abros
va -" this investigation especial attic
y. 60 should be paid to the condition
~ 49, " child labor and child-labOr legisl
~ ~ IN the several states.
OF w CORPORATIONS.
- When we come 60 deal with
- Corporations che need Tor the 90
W. w.. ment 10 act directly is far greater
: O" ~ lir the case OF labor, because grea
~ -, - rorations can become such only
= 'IS 80 xaeing in interstate commerce.
y 80 ,rterstete commerce is peculiars
taoo. Geld OF the General GOvernm ent
,rrone1 an absUrdity 70 expect 20 ehmlna
- q abuses in great corporations by
or,-a,,,s action. II is difficult TO be patien
psolute- an argument ina. such ~