The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-03
Demands Of Labor Party.

| annual convention Of the Federation
/ OF Labor of Oklahoma and Indian
/ Territory. which was held at shaw.
{ nee recently, the recommendation
made by Peter Hanraty federation
( president. were made the program
/ for ale campaign. which will be
waged prior to the meeting of the
oustitutsonal convenlon of Okla
homa State and the first State Leg.
! islature.
The constitutional convention Will
be asked to insert the following pro.
visions N the constitution:
1. That all the rights of labor
shall have Just protection thlbuch
laws calculated to promote the indus.
/ trial welfare Of the new state.
2 That the legislature shall provide
! by law for the initiative and refer.
ondum and imperative mandate.
3. That not mere than eight hours
shall constitute a day work in all
underground mines and on all works
carried on by the state, county or
municipal government ana the leg
islaturc shall pass suitable laws to
provide for the health and safety OF
employees in factories, smeltCrs, mills.
mines ana on railroads.
4. That the common law relieving
the employer from LIABILITY :, an en-
ploye injured through the careless
ness Of a fellow-servant be abrogated
and suitable laws passed by the legis.
lature protecting such employees un.
der such conditions.
5. The right of action to recover
damages for injury or death shall
never be Aggregated and the amount
recoverable shall never be subjected
TO any statutory limitation.
G. Tn power of the civu authorities
shall never be usurped by the military
authorities.
:. Equal suffrage for all over 21
years of age.
9. The state may engage in any IN
dustry or enterprise.
.. An railroads and other corpora
lions a'all bear tdcir full burden OIL
tayation.
10. Commission to regulate rail
roads, insurance. telegraph. express
mp1nics, telephones and pipe lines.
H. There shall he established and
maintained the Office of chief mine
inspector the duties and salary to be
prescribed by law
The legislature shall prohibit by
the enactment of proper laws:
|, The employment of children I'M
der lG years Of age in mines.
?. The contracting of convict labor.
3. The labor Cf convicts outside of
prison walls, except on public works
and public roads under direct control
Of the state
/. The political and commercial
control % emlloyes.
.. Railroads from owning yoal
lands or operating or leasing any
kind of mines, directly or indirectly.
6. Any corporation from transact.
ing business in the state without
drst procuring charter under the
laws of the state.
The federation adopted the follow.
| ing resolution, asked its endorsement
by the American Federation OF Labor
and requested that President Mitchell
and Secretary Wilson Of the Miners
Union send copies to President Roose-
welt and all members Of congress:
| I'VE petition the congress Of the
! United States to sell the surface of
the coal and asphalt lands to parties
rcs!ning thereon. who have built
houses and made permanent improve
ments, and extend them the same
privileges as to the people residing
in townstes. We also petition con.
grcss to the end that the surface of
the said coal and asphalt lands other
than that including existing townsites
or that occupied by parties who have
built homes and made permanent i'm
provoments, may be sold AT public
auction to the highest bidder in
| tracts Of not less than 10 nor more
than Gio acres
eve further petition congress that
It forthwith enact legislation remoy-
ing restrictions from the alienation
of all lands, except homesteads, be.
longing 10 the members of the Five
Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
to the end that the said land may be
ao,rlod up w'ih actual bona fide
producing farmers, as the present
system refusing the Indians pcrmis-
sion to dispose of the lands Is an in
justice TO the Indians and heavy
clog in the advancement Of ciyili.
zation in said territory.