The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-10
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commsnd ths9f he len conkF ar appointfa
study: Of employer s. liability with the view
ana senstitatie as pf isw 10 ali em Bly,
net1tsa within the scope Of federal power.
j., st Medals. Of Honor.
The government has recognized hereo-
Ism nf upon the, the water, and bestoWs medals
treme and heroic daring have endangered
their lives Ia saving. Or endeavoring to
wasfs e o1.1 Thick hi er tS & s g. fates
vessel; This recognition should be :ex-
tended ITO cover case. Of conspicuous
Of Nfa IN private employments under the
jurisdiction Of the, United States. and
pa fsan in the land commerce Of tine
Prevention Of Railroad Accidents.
me eVer-increasing casualty list upon
our railroads Is a matter of grave public
concern COM and urgently calls for action by
comfort OF railway travel our railroads
give at least as good service as those Of
any other nation. and there is: no reason
SAFE as human ingenuity can make it..
Many Of our leading roads have been
foremost in the adoption of the most
Of ira Velers and employees, YET the list
| Of. clearly avoidable accidents continues
ualduly large The passage of a law re-
aae Of "a
atioa:: ana 'o %ou!d " also 49, i peine out
t {he urgent need Ct legislation IN the r.
hours OF labor for railroad employees IN
tram service upon railroads engaged in
interstate inter commerce. and providing that
connected. with the operation Of trains.
~ 1o course nothing can ever. prevent ac-
misconduct; and there should be drastic
punishment for any railroad employee,
WI asa Officer or man, who by issuance
orders causes disaster. The law OF 1901,
| requiring Interstate railroads to make
monthly reports Of all accidents to pass
Se ana on duty SHOULD
vsstigation, :: through proper officers, Of
s e. nvGlnE lofh Of LIE which
qu1rement that the results of such in
vestisat.on be made public:
ny rh tsa safstyapRlianse la w, as amended
beneficial to railway employees, and in
| order that its provisions may be properly
carried out, the force or inspectors pro-
largely Increased. This service is an
alogous to, the steamboat inspection SER
wee, and deals with even more important
interests. It has passed the experimental
stage and demonstrated its utility, and
should receive generous recognition by
| the congress.
Union. Of Government Employees.
the government forming or belonging to
discrinate for for nor discrimin se as snst
nonunion men who are in It's employment,
or who seek to be employed under 1t.
Moreover. 1t Is very grave impropriety
for government employees to band them
selves Ives, together for the purpose Of ex-
government. Especially is this true OF
those within the classified Service. The
letter carriers. both municipal and rural.
public servants They should be amply
paid But their payment must be obtain
ed by arguing their claims fairly = and
BY banding sosether s for the defeat n Of
those congressman who. refuse to- give
he San net tdn IN con-
ready taken steps Is preveni tan and h paaisi
tor5hs s. SupRi t Il Il T eioa
oysleg|slati ;5 1
hin labor !: rna.ters merely 'by giving
publicity unas;y - i ;to certain conditions The
of this kind in many different directions.
shall shortly lay before you-in a special
m M .taag the full report Of the investi.
Colorado mining strike, as this is a strike
IN which certain very evil forces, which
under the conditions Of modern industri-
IS greatly to be wished that the depart
men1 of commerce and labor, through
the labor bureau, should compile and ar
laws Of the various states, and should be
given the means to investigate and report
TO the congress upon the labor conditions
| as to hours Of labor, as to the labor OF
Mom zen and children. and az to ths"etfeet
grafton from abroad In this investigation
conditions Of child labor and child-labor
;isn IN the several sssssz saeh
into account manysof the problems with
which this: question Of child labor Is con-
n nsleti These problems can be actually
| themselves; but the lack Of proper legis-
lation In one state: in such a matter as
eh 1i labor often renders It excessively
the same industries. aso that the worst
tends to, drag down the. better. For: this
HSsA9SAA,,' ~ i"0uAu. Ue well LUZ lue uatloIl
at least to: endeavQr ito SECURE comprehen-
siye infEoma ton dis to the conditions of
labor. Of children in, the different states.
Such Investigation land publication by tie
national government would tend toward
me securing of approximately un.forp
legislation of the proper character among
the several states.
- :: -.~:t: - Corporations. .-:... ....
When we come to deal with great cor
poratlons the need for the government to
act directly is far greater than In the
case OF labor, because great corporations
Ca become such only by engaging in
Il merce Is peculiarly the field. Of the gem
eral government. 1t is an absurdity to
expect to eliminate the abuses in great
corporations , by state action, It is diff
such matters should be left 60 the states,
beGa use more than one state ~pursues the
policy OF: creating on easy terms cor
Rora a; ions Which are never .operated with
government alone can deal adequately
With these great corporations To! try IA
deal with them in an Incorporate, destruc:
tive, or demagogic spirit would, in all
probability, mean that nothing whatever
would be; accomplished, and with alb
so!ute certainty, that II anything were ac-