Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-08-03
A FRIEND OF LABOR.
President Roosevelt's Record of Tween
ty Years In Public Life.

| from the Day OF his entrance into pu oiic
life, over twenty years ago, Theodore
Roosevelt has been acousistent and unset
FISH friend OF the man who tolls. As 9
member of the New York assembly, as
civil service commissioner, as sssistant
secretary OF the navy, as governor OF
New York, rs President OF the Unlted
States. be has never failed show real
loyalty to the true interests OF labor. In
bis first message to Congress as Presi-
dent, he said;
The most vital problem with which this coun-
try. and for that matter the whole civilized
world, has to deal Is the problem which
has for one side the bettermeRt OF social
conditions. moral and physical. IN large cities,
and for another side the effort to deal with that
tangle OF fsr-reaching questions which We group
together when we speak of labor.
His entire record as legislator and e1-
ecutivs IL consistent with that utterance
| As legisldtor-As member OF the New
York assembly, be voted for the following
oills.
Abolishing tenement house cigar making in
New York city.
Restricting child labor in factories and work.
| shops.
Regulating the labor hours OF minors and
women In manufacturing Establishments.
safeguarding the lives and limbs Of factory
operatives.
Regulating the wage rates of iaborers en-
ployed by municipalities.
Making employees preferred creditors.
Providing Tor building mechanics liens.
Prescribing the lien rights of working women
Protecting mechanics and laborcrs engaged In
sinking oil or Eas wells
Abellshiug conirsct child labor in refcrmn;ary
institutions.
Creating commission to examine into tho
operation of the contract system of employing
eonviets.
Establishing the bureau of labor statistics.
To promote industrial peace
For scent iare on the New YoSk city
elevated railroad.
Incorporating the New York CRY free cirou-
lsting library.
For free public baths 10 New York city.
| As goperHor-while governor of New
York he approved the following measures:
/ Creating tenement house commission,
| Regulating sweat-shop labor.
| Empowering the factory Inspector to enforce
the scafoldinE law.
Directing the factory inspector to enforce The
act regulating labor hours on railroads.
| Making the eight-hour ard prevailing rate Of
wages laws effective.
| Amending the factory act
| ~ PROTECTING employees at work on build.
ings.
az Regulating the working time of female
employees
(sl Providing that s,Airwsys stall be prep
eriy lighted.
a. Prohibiting the operation of dangerous
| machinery b. children.
| 90 Prohibiting women and minors working
on polishing or buning wheels.
! a Providing for seats for Mattresses 10 no
l tells aud restaurants.
shortening the working hours of drug elerks-
Increasing the salaries of New York city
school teachers.
| Extending to other engineers the law ncens
l ing New York city engineers and making tt
nisdemeanor for violating the same.
| Licensing stationary engineers 10 Buffalo,
! Providing for the examination and registra-
I ton OF horseshoers In cities.
| Registration of laborers for municipal EN-
| pioyment
Relating to air brakes on freight trains.
| Providing means for the issuance of quarterly
J bulletins by the bureau of labor statistics.
In addition TO the foregoing, while
| governor of New York he recommended
4 legislation (which the legislature failed to
( psss) la regard to
| Employers liability.
State control of employment ofaces.
( State ownership of printing plant.
| Devfsing means whereby free mechanics shall
not be brought into competition with prison
| labor.
| As President:-As President OF the
United States be has signed the following
I bills:
\ Renewing the Chinese exclusion act and ex-
tending It's provisions TO the leland territory OF
the United States.
) Prohibiting the employ ment of Aongolian
labor on irrigation works and providing that
/ eight hours shall constitute q days labor on
| such projects.
4 Abolshing slavery and Involuntary seryitade
| In the Philippine Islands, violation of the act
being punishable by forfeiture OF contracts and
| fine OF not less than $4,000.
Protecting tie lives of employees In coal
mines in territories by regulating the amount, If
ventilation and providing that entries, ETC..
shall he kept well dAmpened with water 70 cause
coal dust 10 settle.
Exemption from taxation in the District of
Columbia of household belongings to the value
OF 9 ,000 wearing apparel. libraries, school
books family portraits. and helrlooms
Requiring proprietors of employment Offices
| in the District o Columbia to pay license tax
! of SO per year.
Creating the department of commerce and
labor and making It's head cabinet officer.
| Improving the act relating to safety appli-
| ances on railways.
1 Increasing the restrictions upon the immigra.
/ tion OF cheap foreign labor and prohibiting the
| landing of alien anarchists
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