The Marshall republican., 1906-12-07

elgnt-hour day on the canal would he
absurd. and continues, Just about ss alb
concerned, where white labor cannot be
employed, TO bother as TO whether the
Work Is done by alien black men Or alien
Investigation Of Disputes.
He urges the enactment or a drastic
child labor law for the District OF Co.
iumbia and the territories. and a federal
nvestigation OF the subject OF child ard
femaIe labor throughout the country.
lie reviews the work of the commission
appointed TO investigate labor conditions
and refers 10 the wish of the commission
that the state and federal governments
should provide the machinery for what
may be called the compulsory investiga-
uon OF controverEies between employers
and employees. when they arise, After
referring TO the fact that a bill has al
ready been introduced 10 this end he
MANY of these strikes and lockou,s
would not have occurred had the parties
TO the dispute teen required to appear
before an unprejudiced body representing
the nation and. face 10 face. state the
| reasons for their contention. In most
Instances the dispute would doubtless be
found to he due to a misunderstanding
by each OF the others rights. aggravated
cept aa true the statements Of the other
as to the Justice OF injustice of the mat
dicial spirit by a dislnterssted body
representing the federal government,
such as would be provided BY a commis-
would tend to create an atmosphere Of
nfsmunhstt anu eonciIlauon between con-
sn .nps pad,es en- We nivihg esSn size
case ~ the presence OF the other would
pi.'ent many nlsIutes iiynl developing
w ssrlo1s t.tlhss OF ,Yekodts' ana ~
sion 10 persuade the opposing parties to
Tn ,Iis nRe a, y,.,, co,,o,a,. nm, In.
Dor cdm5insiio%Ss, Tcithep e@pioyS s"u nor lS
.lNplpEeth thoulh De lett completely at
W. ny "sI.y ~ .ne ttr9hgei patty to a dln,
pu.s, Itkatuiess pi the rlkn'eousneAH Ot
me-, rsSne,iNe eiai'ns, the proposed
nieasurs Noula ns IN VIC llne OF securing
s,%SysnIupn od the iaet that IN many
wnlch cannot wisely be disregarded; an
m.eres, no., merely ol general cInven,
, nrnn Tor me question OF = Just and
n'bsred IN sll legislation. OF THIS Kind
mht WI 20 nuVan.e ,autlonsly, ttHt!hE
49, s.cp 10y va. actual results; the s,ep
propVsed Gun surely be safely taken. for
w. ne,isionH OF ths commission would
not bind The parties In legal fashion. and
Ion to exert its full force for tho right"
Control OF Corporations.
IN devoted To the subject OF federal COM
troll Of corporations In what he refers TO
me passage AT TIE last session Of the
says that all of these have already justi-
lied their enactment, hut recommend
law st"f ns H. "a, % dn tes on meI abe mI sBsis 81
meat products, and also To place the
cost OF Inspection on tho packers rather
this subject of the control ot corporations
BY the federal government he says.
cit cannot too often be repeated that ex-
possibility Of securing by the actions OF
nearly half IA hundred different state
Shno. IN IN. "wmss,yh'eS healing sII 'H wl,s ,Ss
great corporations which do not operate
exclusively within the limits Of any one
national license law or in other fashion,
we must exercise. and that nj an early
date, a far more complete control h
tlonS-h control that viii among other
things prevent the evils OF excessive
I've an psla.,nauo = VA, wv eomp.,
Of ~ stockholders aud OF It's properties
and buainoir. whether owned directly or
This viii tend 10 put "a sop 10 une secur-
Ing OF ipordinute profits by favored
individuals at the expense whether OF
the w~agswortefs. Our enort should be
not 80 much To prevent consolidati on us
such bn, 80 TO supervise and control 4
the people. The rehctionhry or mtrncon.
SENTATIVE h%pologists for the misuse OF
control as a step toward socialism. As
matter Of fact u In these reactionnrieH
and ultraconssrvatiVes who are them
&c feeling ponSs o" he mest %sSns1isent
methods OF sVerting the cnnsequaEcea OF
u dangerous agitation. which lie ~ per
cent. wrong, 4. 10 remedy th. 70 Der cent.
OF evil as 10 which the agitation il well
founded The best way 60 avert the Very
undesirable move for the governmental
ownership OF railways IL 10 secure by
the government on behalf OF the people
as IA whole such adequate control and
regulation OF the great Interstate com
evils witch give rise 10 the agitation
against them. SO the proper antIdots
TO the dangerous and wicked agitation
against the men OF wealth as such Is TO
secure by proper legislation and execu-
tive action the abolition OF the grave
nection with the business use OF wealth
under our present system-or rather no
system-of failure 10 exercise any ade-
as IN the exercise OF such yoyernmentai
would do away with the freedom