The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-12-07


Judges have misused this power; but this
Toes not justify a denial OF the power
any more than an improper exercise of
the, power TO call a strike by a labor
leader would Justify the denial Of the right
10 strike. The remedy is to regulate the
procedure by requiring the judge to give
due notice to the adverse parties before
granting the writ, the hearing to be ex
.atte II the adverse party does not APP
pear at the time and place ordered.
What ~ due notice must depend upon the
facts Of the case IT should not be used
or the teopardizing OF life or property.
or course. this would not authorize the
issuing of a restraining order or injunc-
ton In any case In which IL is not already
authorized by existing law
| renew the recommendation / made in
my last annual message for an investga-
Labor OF general labor conditions, especial
attention to be paid to the conditions OF
child labor and child labor legislation in
should take into account the various prob
ems with which the question OF child
labor is connected II Is true that these
problems can be actually met i'm most
cases only by the states themselves but
IT would be well for the nation to endeav-
or to secure and publish comprehensive
labor of children In the different states,
so as to spur up those that are behind
hand and to secure approximately unf-
among the several states. In 81 such
Republic as ours the one thing that we
can not afford to neglect is the problem
Of turning out decent citizens The
future OF the nation depends upon the
citizenship OF the generations to come;
the children Of to-day are those who to-
morrow VIII shape the destiny OF our land,
and we can not afford to neglect them.
The legislature OF Colorado has recon-
mended that the national government
provide some general measure for the
protection from abuse OF children and
dumb animals throughout the United
states ] lay the matter before you for
what trust will be your favorable con-
sideration.
The Department OF Commerce and
Labor should also make n thorough in
Industry over five million American
women are now engaged In gainful occu-
patlons yet there is an almost complete
trustworthy conclusions regards a sub
iect as important as 1t is vast and com
pcated. There is need OF fun knowledge
on which to base action looking toward
state and municipal legislation for the
protection Of working women. The intro
duction Of women into industry is work
ing change and disturbance in the do
nestle and social life OF the nation. The
decrease in marriage. and especially in
he birth rate. has been coincident with 1t.
We must face accomplished facts. and the
adjustment to factory conditions must be
made: but surely II can be made with less
friction and less harmful effects on family
life than is now the case. This whole
matter in reality forms one OF the great
est sociological phenomena of our time;
1t Is social question OF the first inn
portance, of far greater Importance than
any merely political or economic question
can be; and to solve II we need ample
data, gathered In sane and scientific
spirit In the course OF an exhaustive in
vestigation.
In any great labor disturbance not only
are employer and employe interested. but
also third party-the general public
Every considerable labor difficulty in
which interstate commerce Is involved
should be investigated by the government
and the facts officially reported to the
public.
The question Of securing healthy, self
respecting, and mutually sympathetic at
titude as between employer and employe
capitalist and wage worker: Is difficult
prove difficult when approached. But the
Underlying principles. the root principles
In accordance with which the problem
can get justice and right dealing only II
We must face accomplished facts, and the
principle of treating man on his worth
his social position, his occupation. or the
class to which he belongs. There are
selfish and brutal men in all ranks Of life,
II they are capitalists Their r sef as ne So
fS Ws
with the accumulation OF wealth. and
cold FLOODED exploitation Of the weak: or
IL they are laborers. the form of laziness,
OF Willingness to perfoTm deeds Of muir
derous violence. Such conduct y Just
as reprehensible in one case as In the
other, and all honest and , fars ;, men
1t becomes manifest. Individual capital
list and individual wage worker, corpora
ton and union; are alike entieied st 10 , ine
obey the law. Moreover, In addition to
mere obedience to the law, each man,
if he be really good Gitizen , must sh anS
genuine desire to look at any question
arising between them from the standpoint
own; and to this end ii is essential that
capitalist and wage worker should con-
suit freely one with the other, should each
strive to bring closer the day when both
shall realize that they are properly part
questions which Inevitably arise between
them solely from the standpoint when
envy of the other side in the mass Is both
wicked and foolish In the past the most
direful among the Influences when ran, haCe
has ever been the growth of the class lass
spirit the growth OF the. spirit which
tends to make man subordinate me wei
fare OF the public as whole to the wei,
fare of the particular class to which ne
belongs, This inevitably brings about q
to treat aSh b ma" ON MOI his on pos
ton as belonging to a certain class In
the community If such spirit grows up
In this Republic II Will ultlthdielS pioNS
fatal to us. as in the past IL mas PROVED
fatal TO every community In which 1t has
become dominant Unless we con
tinue to keep a quick and lively
sense of the great tundamenta,
truth that our concern Is with the nd'Viduai
worth OF the individual man. TINS govern
ment cannot permanently hold the place
which II has achieved among the nations: The
vital lines Of cleavage among our people do
not correspond aud indeed run at right an
giles to- the lines OF cleavage which divide
occupation from occupation. which divide
wage-workers from capitalists, farmers from
bankers men OF small means from men oil
large means, men who live In the towns from
men who live in the country; Tor the vital
| line OF cleavage is the line which divides me
| honest man who tries to do well by his
neighbor from the dishonest man who does VI
| by his neighbor. In other words, the stand,
ard we SHOULD establish Is the standard
| OF conduct not the standard OF occupation
| OF means or OF social position, II Is the
| mans moral quality, his attitude toward thf
| great questions which concern an humanity
| his cleanliness Of life his power to do bis
| duty toward himself aud toward Others whief
| really count; and II we substitute for th'
| standard OF personal judgment which treats
| each man according to his merits. another
| standard in accordance with which all mer
| o. one class are favored and all men OF an
| other class Disseminated against, we shall d
n he |