The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-12-07
THE PRESIDENT
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always eager to undertake such a cam-
paign of destruction sometimes seek 20
associate themselves with those working
for pcnuirc reform IN. goVernnlci,ta g, ~
and social methods, and sometimes mas
Querade as such reformers. In reality
they are the worst enemies of the cause
they profess to advocate; lust as me
newspaper or magazine are the worst
enemies of all mon who are engaged IN
an honest effort tn better what Is bad
In our social uua Z, JVernmental condt-
tions. TO preach hatred of the rich man
as such, to carry on campaign of
elander and invective against him, to
seek to mislead and intlafne to madness
honest men whose lives are hard and
who have not the kind of mental train
ing which will permit them TO appreciate
the danger in the doctrines preached
all this IS TO commit a crime against the
body petite and to be false to every
worthy principle and tradition of Ameri-
can national life.
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES HOURS AND
EIGHT HOUR LAW.
Il call your attention to the need of
passing the bill limiting the number of
hours OF employment of railroad em-
ployees. The measure Is very mod
crate one and l can conceive of no serf-
Gus objection to it. Indeed, so far as
1t IS in ot,r pcwer it should be our aim
steadily to reduce the number of hours
of labor, with as n goal the general In
PRODUCTION of an eight-ilour day. There
are industries In which it is not possible
that the hours of labor should be re-
6uced; just as there are communities not
- lar enough advanced for such a move
ment to be for their good or, II IN the
tropics, so situated that there is no
analogy between their needs and ours In
This matter. On the Isthmus of Panama,
Tor instance, the conditions are in every
way so different from what they arc
here thai an eight-hour day would be
pbsurd; just as it is absurd, so far as
lhe Isthmus is concerned. where white
labor can not be employed, to bother as
10 whether the necessary work is done
by alien black men or by alien yellow
LABOR OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
The congress at Its last session wisely
provided for a truant court in the Dis
vance ON the path of, properly caring fol-
The children. Let me again urge thai
the congress provide for a thorough
Investigation of the conditions of child
labor and of the labor of women in the
Unittd StateT
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.
Among the excellent laws which the
congress passed at the last session was
an employers liability law. 1t was
marked step in advance to get tht
recognition of the employers liability
bn the statute books; but the law did no
30 far enough. In spite of all lprecau
unavoidable accidents and even deaths
Involved in nearly every line of bushes;
connected with the mechanic arts.
INVESTIGATION OF DISPUTES BE
TWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR.
The commission appointed by the Presi
dent October l6 1902, at the request o
both the Anthracite coal operators an,
miners, to inquire into, consider, an'
pass upon the questions in controvers!
in connection with the strike in the an
thracite regions of Pennsylvania and tn
causes out of which the controvers
arose, in their report, findings, and aware
expressed the belief that the state ant
federal governments should provide tn
machinery for what may be called tn
compulsory investigation of ,controver
sizes between employers and employe
when they arise" This expression 0
belief is deserving Of the favorable con
sideration of the Congress and the enact
ment of its provisions into law. A bill
has already been introduced TO this end
WITHDRAWAL OF COAL LANDS.
It is not wise that the nation shoul
ALLEVIATE it's remaining coal lands.
have temporarily withdrawn from settle
ment all the lands which the Geological
Survey has indicated as containing, 0