The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-10

80 s1enced perrons \.
= Dosftfs1e Is respC M, 9 ssoptoyed
With ~ operation Il t,ssns
e safety appliance law !. ~ -,
8 " - Aet of March ! 1oo as's {
11.vea oensiicial 10 railway a,r ,l $780, ~
~nd ~ order that it's provisions ~ !, ~ Z
rsoperly carried out the force q Il
1900. 1850, provided Tor BY approuria+io,,
.nouiu % largely increased ,rh5 T. ,ss.s1
- naa passed the experimental s ~
.no should receive ganarous r<., $3.50
ton BY the congress-
UAisaisn In cover. ,.... -.
mere y no objection to emnlovrss
M government forming o. hoior !.
!. :. uaions, but the government can 1 nj;
shel discriminate tor nor liscriminat =
against nonunion men who ara u ~
employment Or who seek Il IL ~, =
ployeo under 1t. Moreover. Il il ! a. -,
grave improperly for governments ~,
pioyses to band themselves torethe,
.or sns purpose Of extorting lnpronarlv
Mgn salaries from the government
especially Is this true OF those ,ylth,n
tne Classified service. The lettar - :.
riers both municipal and rural are a..
"noie an excellent body OF public
ser'ants' They should be amply paid
But their payment mast be ohtainad
by arguing their claims fairly ana hon.
orably before the congress and not IL
banding together for the defeat 81
those congressman who refuse to give
promises which they cannot In con.
science give. The administration has
taken steps to prevent and punish
abuses Of this nature, but it will be
wise FOR the congress to supplement
this action by legislation.
Bureau OF Labor.
Much can be done by the government
IN labor matters merely by giving pub.
hcity to certain conditions. The bureau
OF labor has done excellent work OF
this kind in many different directions,
! shall shortly lay before you In a spe.
cial message the full report Of the in.
| vestigation OF the bureau Of labor into
the Colorado mining strike, as this Is q
strike IN which certain very evil forces
| which are more or less at work every.
where under the conditions Of modern
industrialism, became startlingly prom
inent. 1t is greatly to be wished that
| the department of commerce and la
Dor, through the labor bureau, should
| compile and arrange for the congress
| list Of the labor laws Of the various
| states and should be given the means
| to investigate and report to the con
| gress upon the labor conditions in thu
manufacturing and mining region
throughout the country, both - t
wages, as to hours of labor, as K
| the labor Of women and children ant
as to the effect in the various labo
centers of immigration from abroad
In this investigation especial attention
should be paid to the conditions o
child labor and child labor Legislation
| In the several states.
Corporations.
When we come to deal with gven
corporations the need for the govern
ment to act directly is far greater tina
In the case Of labor, because great co.
porations can become such only BY e1
gaging in interstate commerce, and IL
terstate commerce is peculiarly tn
field of the general government. 1t
1 an absurdity to expect to eliminate tn
4 abuses in great corporations by stat
action. 1t is difficult to be patient wit
an argument that such matters shout
be left to the states, because more tina
one state pursues the policy OF crea'
ing on easy terms corporations wmc
i nre never operated within that stat
at all. but In other states whose law
they ignore. The national governmen
alone can deal adequately with tines
great corporations. To try 10 uef
with them in an incorporate, destru'
tive or demagoglc spirit would IN a
probability mean that nothing VIVA
ever would be accomplished, and VIII
absolute certainty that II anythln
were accomplished it would be OF
harmful nature The American pee
ple need to continue to show the yer
qualities that they have shown-that Il
moderation, good sense the earhes
desire to avoid doing any damage an
vet the quiet determination to procee'
step by step, without halt ana VINO.
hurry. in eliminating or at ieas' !
minimizing whatever of mischlef OF
evil there is to interstate commerce
IN fine conduct of great corporation
They are acting In no spirit OF hostlill
to wealth. either individual or co
norate. They are not against me ric
man any more than against tne po'
man. On the contrary, they are lflen'
~ alike toward rich man and toWat
moor ~ man, provided only that eacn ac 5.
+, f. spirit of justice and deceney :
ward his fellows. Great corporalloi
are necessary, and only men OF gre
,, and singular mental. power can ma
sgs such corporations successlun
, and such men must have great :
! a msrds But these corporations shou y.
he managed with due regard 10 y
interest Of the public az wno' '
where this can be done under 'hs W. ~
w AS'~ =. x.n4 ia done w De-