Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-05
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Labor.
The national government has as al
rule but little occasion TO deal wlti
the the formidable rrolp nj problems |
connected more or less directly with
what is known as the labor question, |
for In the great majority OF cases
these problems must be dealt with by
the state and municipal authorities
and not by the national government,
The national government has control
Of he District Of Columbia, however,
rnd II should see TO il that the city OF
WASHINGTON Is made a model city IN
ali respects, both as regards parks,
public Fairgrounds, proper regulation
g. The gvstem of housing so rs 10 do
away with the evils Of alley lemc
nents, aproper system Of Ell gt' IA,
proper system of dealing with truan-
cy and juvenile offenders, a proper
handling of he charitable work OF the
District. Moreover. there should be
proDfr factory laws TO prevent all
abuses In the employment OF women
a0l chi ren n the District. These
will be useful chiefly as object les.
sens, but even this limited amount OF
usefulness would be Of real national
value.
There has been demand for depriv-
irg courts Of the power to issue In
junciiors In labor disputes. Such spe.
cial limitation of the equity powers OF
l rrr oourts wouli be most unwise. it
Is true that some judges have mis-
red this mower hut this does not
iustify a denia! of the power any more
than an improper exercise OF the
mower TO call q strike by a labor lead
or would Justify the denial OF the
riyh, to strike. The remedy Is TO
"rcsu!ate the procedure by requiring
the Judge to give due notice 10 the
adverse rartiee before granting tne
writ. the hearing to be ex parte II the
adverse party does not appear al the
,,mo and place ordered. What is due
notice must depend upon the facts OF
the case: it should not be used as a
rretext to hermit violation OF law, OF
the ieopardizing- Of life and properly.
Of course. this would not
the issuing of a restraining order or
Injunction in anv case in which IT IS
not already authorized by existing
law.
renew the recommendation | made
IN nv last annual message for an In
vestigation by the department OF COM
merce n labor OF general conditions.
esnec,a, attention. to he paid to thn
conditions of child labor and child
labor legislation in the several states
Such an investigation should take IN
to account the various problems Vito
which the question of child labor IS
cn:, ected. II S true iEat .h'so :T)-
blems can he actually met IN mos'
cases only by the s.?..3 themselves
hut II would be well To- til. nation 10
endeavor to secure and publish com.
nrehensive information as to the on
ditions of the labor OF children IN the
different states, so as to spur up those
that are b%ehindhand, and to secure
: approximately uniform legislation OF
. high character among the several
states. In such a republic as ours the
one thing that we can not a''orn 10
neglect il the problem OF turning out
decent citizens. The future OF the ma.
tion depends upon the citizenship 81
the generations to come; the chlidtem
Of today are those who tomorrow Will
shane tho destiny of II land. and we
cannot afford to neglect them. the
legislature Of Colorado has recon-
merded that the national government
nroyide some general measure TOT 'he
protection from abuse OF children ano
dumb animals throughout the United
states. lay the matter before YOU
for what 7 trust will be your favora-
bic consideration.
rho department Of commerce and
labor should also mako a thorough IN
y~oeti~a.icn of tho conditions OF women
in ir,lustrv. Over five million Amerl
can women are now engaged In gam
fnl occupations: yet there Is an al
most comnlete daarth OF data uDo
which to base any trustworthy conclu
sions as regards a subject as impor
tart as 1t Is vast and communicated
There is need Of full Fnowledge o'
which 10 base action looking towart
State and municipal legislation 1o'
tho protection ri working women. TIT
@;ntrodnction Of women into industr,
is working change and disturbance II
the domestic and social life OF the ma
tion. The decrease In marriage, ant
~especially in the birth rate. HIS beef
coincident whit. We must a c &C
complished facts. and the ADJUSTMENT
satisfactory conditions must be made
\ hut surely Il can he made with les
y friction and less harmful effects OF
family life than ia now the case. I'M
whole matter in reality forms one Q
the greatest sociological rhenomen'
az our time; 1t is a social qnes'.o'
~ tho f1rst importance, Of far create
importance than any merely pobticd
or ecoromic question can be: and y
solva It we need ample data. Cafhei
Cd IN a sane cnd sc;"ntiA': spirit I
tre course OF m exhaust re mv'stipa
ton.
In any great labor disturbance NJ
only are employer aHi emn'oye" u
terested hut aleo a thir. nNrtr--tn
genera, public Every considerable u
Dor difficulty in which interstate con
merce is involved should be inves.
gated by the government and the iact
OFFICIALLY reported to the public.
The question Of securing a health!
self.respecting, and mutually sympi
the,ic attitude as between employer
and employee, capitalist and wag.
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