Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-06

clsht-hour day on the cana would -
absurd. and continues, 'sust about as all
Surd AZ II h. so far as the isthmus h
concerned. where white labor cannot 10
employed, to bother a. TO whether the
work ls done by alien black man or allan
ysllow men"
Investigation Of Disputes
He urges the enactment OF a drastic
child labor law for the District OF Co.
lrmbis and the territories. and q federal
Investigation of the subject OF child ard
He reviews the work OF the eonmixsicn
1Sointed to investigate labor conditions
In the coal fields of Pennsylvsnis In 1903.
that the state and federal governments
should provide the machinery for what
may be called the compulsory investiEs-
ton OF controversies between employers
and employees when they arise" After
rsferring to the fact that q bill has al
ready been introduced to this end he
'Msny of these strikes and lockouts
would not have occurred had the partisr
10 the dispute been required 10 appear
before an unprecedented body represestinG
the nation and, face 70 face, state the
reasons for their contention, In most
instances the dispute would doubtless be
found to be due TO misunderstanding
BY each OF the Others rights, acSravated
by an unwillingness Of either party to ae-
espt as true the statements Of the other
as to the Justice or injustice OF the mat
tsrs in dispute. The exercise OF q ~
dicial spirit by a disinterested body
representing the federal government.
such as would be provided by commits
would tend TO create an Atmosphere q
hicndliness and conciliation between CON
tending parties; and the giving each side
ss.. IN the s g hs oPsor Weu
prevent many disputes from developing
into serious strikes or lockouts, and IN
other cases, would enable the comnus-
sion to persuade the opposing parties 10
come to terms,
''In this age OF great corporate and la
ssT ssSaa be s ns
the mercy of the stronger party 80 dis
pute, regardless OF the righteousness OF
measure would be in the line OF securing
recognition of the fact that In many
strikes the puhlr has itself an interest
ThsSa cannot Wisely Dc disrSgardeS; an
ience, for the question Of Just and
proper public policy must also be con,
sidered. In all legislation OF this kind
IL Is well to advance cautiously, testing
each step by the actual results; the step
proposed can surely be safely taken, for
the decisions of the commission would
not bind the parties in legal fashion, and
yet would give chance for public opin-
ion to exert Its full force for the right"
Control OF Corporations.
A considerable portion of the message
10 devoted to the subject OF federal con-
troll of corporations In what he refers TO
ths passage at the last session of the
rate, meat inspection and food laws, and
says that all of these have already tusu-
ned their enactment, but recommends
the amendment of the meat inspection
meat products, and also to place the
cost OF inspection on the packers rather
than on the goysrnment Continuing on
by the federal government he says:
cit cannot too often be repeated that OK
psrience has conolusively shown the Inn
st hx tons faf
nearly half hundred different state
Ssass IN n. Rsy asns wtS X:
exclusively within the limits of any one
state. In some method. whether by
national license law or In other fashion,
date, far moro complete control than
al present over those Great corpora
tons-a control that will among other
onersespltsi E "s and sT that WIN ocmps
the disclosures by each big corporation
Of its stockholders and of Its properties
thru subsidiary or affiliated corporations.
This will tend to put a stop TO the secur::
ing OF inordinate profits by favored
the general public. the stockholders, or
the wageworkers. Our EFFORT should be
not so much to prevent consolidation as
such, but 80 to supervise and control II
as to see thai 1t results in no harm TO
the people, The reacttonarF or ultracon-
ServatVe apologistS Tor the misuse OF
wealth assail the eno't to secure sucn
control as step toward sociahsm. AS Il
matter OF tact II is theSe reaCuoharleS
ana uitraronserVeNNes VINO are tnen-
selves most potent in Increasing soDlhhs.
tic feeling. one OF the most ehlcleht
methods of aNorunR the consequences OF
a dangerous agitation, when rs ~ per
cent wrong Is 20 remedy the 20 per cent
or oNll as TO whlcA the hBliauoh ~ wen
founded. The best way to avert the very
undesirable move Tor the goNeFnn'ht"
owrc'SIp OF railways IS 70 secure pS
the Cove rnmenl on behalf OF the people
rs a whole slrh adequate rnNirol ana
regulation or the great interstate com
mon chTrlCts as VIII 90 away WIN me
evils which give rise to the aSltauoh
against them. SO the proper antiuote
to the dangerous and wicked agitation
against the men or wealth. as such Is 10
secure by proper legislation ana eNecu-
i've action the ahnltou OF th' grave
abuses which actually do obtain In con
neCuon with the business use OF Wcalth
Under our present SFStem-of rather no
system-ot failure TO exercise any aue-
uuate control at all some person" hsFak
- y the exercise OF sucn governmental
control would do away with The freedom
Of indlVlIual initiative ana dwarf lhdi.
vidlHl ettort rms is NOT a laol ~
would be yeritable calamity TO ran 10
put a premium upon indiNlduat inluative.
individual capacity and e1ort; upon the