The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-06

NnNNNNNNNM are so MHMNNNIN from WNNN
they are here that the Introduction ~ an
eight-hour day on the canal would Dc
absurd, and continues. Just about ~ abb
s9T9 az I * S. 60 az e. ne iss s15ef bs
employed. 20 bother na 20 whether the
work is done BY allen black men or allen
yellow men
Investigation Of Disputes.
He urges che enactment ~ a drastic
child labor Law FOR the District o. Co
lumbia and the territories. and 81 federal
Investigation Of the aublect N child and
female labor throughout the country.
lie reviews The work % the commission
IN the coal fields o. Pennsylvania 10 lee.
ana refers 70 the wish OF the commission
that the state and federal government
should provide the machinery for what
may be called the compulsory i~nveauga-
ton OF controversies between employers
r6terrinE 10 the fact that a bin has al
ready been introduced 70 this end be
Many OF these strikes and Iockouts
would not have occurred had tire parties
10 the dispute been required 20 appear
before an uupreiudiccd body representing
the nation and face % face, state the
reasons Tor their contention In most
Instances the dispute would d~pubuess te
FOUND % he due 10 q mlHluQer5Lau4lnH
By each OF the others rights. aggravated
ceut as true the statements q the other
as 20 tho justice or injustice Of the mat
AEfa IN MNHNAhe. AMH ENNNNaEE VI "A a4~
diclal spirit by a cislnterested body
representing the federal government
such as would b. provided BY a commits
would tend To- create an atmosphere OF
friendiuess and Cancellation between con-
tending parties; and the Evihg each side
case In the presence Of the other would
prevent many disputes from developing
into serious strikes or lockouts. ard IN
other cases. would enable D commits
sion 20 persuade the opposing parties 70
come 10 terms.
"In this age % great corporate ard la
Dor combinations. neither employers nor
employees should be left completely at
the mercy OF the strunge party to=a DIS
pute, regardlesa y the rghteousnees q
measure would he in the line Of securing
recognition Of the TACT that IN many
strikes the public has itself an Interest
which cannot wisely BE dlaregarded. an
interest not merely Of general CONVEX
ieuce. for the question q q 1ust and
proper public policy must also be c1u-
sidered. In an legislation 81 this kind
it is web SO advances clwiouElT, testing
each step by the actual results; the step
fhe decisions OF the commission would
not bind the parties In legal Glshiun ana
yet would give a chance for public oFlr-
ION 10 exert Its fun force for the right
Control Of Corporations.
A considerable portion % the message
Is devoted 10 the subject OF federal CON
troll Of corporations In what he refers 10
the passage at the last session Of the
rate. meat Inspection and food laws. and
SAYS that an Of these have already 1usu-
fed their enactment but recommends
the amendment OF the meat inspection
law so as 20 put dates on the labels OF
meat products, and also 70 place t1e
cost OF Inspection on the packers rather
than on the government, Continuing on
this subject OF the control OF corporations
by the Federal government he says.
ut cannot too often be repeated that eN-
perience has conclusiveiy shown tne m
possibility 81 securing BY tne aeu9ns o.
nearly half q hundred different STATE
legislatures anything ogt inenel.se
chaos In the way OF dealing with the
great corporations which do not operate
exclusively within the limits 90 any one
state. In some method, whether pY a
national license law or ~ other fashion,
wc must exercise, and that az an early
date. a FAR more complete control man
az present over these great corpora
uons-A control that viii among other
things prevent the evils % excessive
overcapltaiiEation, a that VIII compel
! the disclosures By each bis corporation
% its stockholders and OF ius properties
/ and business. whether owned directly or
thru autaldiary or affiliated corporations
I This will tend 20 put a stop 90 the see0f
| in5f,Sfuais al the s~xpense whether Of
I the general public, the stockholders, or
the Waeeworkers- our EFFORT should Dc
/ not so much 20 prevent consolidation as
| such. but 50 90 supervise and coutrol 70
as 20 see that it results iu no harm 20
the people. The rcaouoHary OF aitraeon.
sentative apologists for the misuse q
wealth hssail the effort TO secure such
| cuutrul az a step toward socialism As q
matter % fact " ts hese reeeno.Ai.ss
and uitraconservauyea who are theia-
selves most potent IN Increasing Eoeials-
&c feeling. one Of the most emcienk
methods 81 avertug the consequences 81
4 dangerous agitation. which Is 81 Per
/ cent. wrong. ts 10 remedy the q Per cent
Of evil as % which the asttRuCn is Vel
urdesirahis move for the governmental
ownership 81 railways - 20 secure eE
tho government on BEHALF OF the peetls
as q whole such adequate contrW ana
regulation Of the great interstate com
mon carriers as VIII do away Win the
evils which give rise 20 the aEUuou
against them. So the proper antidpte
10 ths dangerous and wicked agitation
against the men % wealth a. such lH %
secure ~ proper legislation arc eNee
abuses which actually do obtain In con
nection with the business use OF wealth
under our present sysSSa~gr T s5e .ds.
quate control at ALI Some persons speah
- NJ the c~Eercisa 81 such E~oFernmentA.
M insi,iauai Initiative ana dwarf indl
yidusl cnoft THIS u not a iaeL y
would be a veritable calamity. 70 tAi q
nut a premium upon individual initiative
indt,idunt cararity and EFFORT up0n ~
encrgy, character and foresight Nnlsi
a. ~ - important Go encourafe in W,
Individual bat a. a matter ot fact th'
dcadening and dograding eject ~ pur
socialism. and especially Of re ohtreu'
form communism, hna hne acAA N'ttN" T.
individual character which they Wonls
brine about. are lbs part achieved ~ w
wholly ~unreKuiated cumpeuupn Whlci
results IN a single lh9lNlaeat @
alton RISING az TIE expense 81 hi Nthrt
until hts or ste rise enecfunliy cheeks az
competition and reduces former cpHpeu
tors 81 a position o. utter tnfcrioriy sn'
subouiinauon,
lin cnRctinE and enforcing such lesi
iauon as this conRCesa already mas 70 ~
crssfit. We are working on a cohef"n
plnn. with the steady endcaNo 60 accur
tho needed reform hy the toint action o
tha moderated mcn. the plain men WI
40 not wish anything hysterlcal @
tn r~rroiuse commouEcnae fashion viii
the real and great evils OF tho pFesen
Evstem The reacuguArica and the We
lent extremists SHOW symptoms or JON
lur hands against ua Both assert 10
instance. that VI logical, We should 4
10 government ownership OF rAilroA0
and the like. thc ucaCuQuarica hcc4us
ou such an issue they think Tue peopl
would stand with them while Tho eN
w-.aHrsn aa~r raHhnH "a nnnarn. uEEHnnNrm