The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07

1,t Ia On the iSthmuS of Panama tn
conditions are SO different from wha
they are here that the introductjnn ~ '. "a
eisut-nour day on the canal would h
ABSURD, ana continues "just about as All
suru as IL Is, SO far as the isthmus i
concerned, where white labor cannot b
cniPIoyed, TO bother as TO whether IN,
Work IS done by alien black men or allie,
| yellow men,
investigation of Disputes.
lie ne urges the enactment OF drastic
iI HIM, iaDoT law for the District of Co.
ttuulpia ana the territories, and a federal
| investigation OF the subject of child and
| female labor throughout the country
ne reviews the work of the COmmission
appointed 70 investigate labor conditions
III the Goa! fields of Pennsylvania in 1909
anu Ielers TO the wish Of the commission
obnIi5 'iIe STATE ana federal governments
aiouid proVlue the machinery for what
may be called the compulsory inyestiga-
ton or controversies between emnlovers
ana employees when they arise" After
referring to the fact that q bill has al
aeauy peen introduced to this end he
Many OF these strikes and locko,,.
would not have occurred had the parties
~ inc dispute been required to anDesr
t pteIole an unpreJudiced body representing
.ne nation and, face to face, state the
reasons for their contention In n,nst
instances the dispute would Doubtless he
10 70 be due to MISUNDERSTANDING
~ n.y. eaCil Oh the others rights, aggravated
ny an unwlllingness Of either partv to ac-
cept as true the statements of the other
e as ~ Ihe Justice or injustice OF the mat
dicis, III dispute. The exercise of a ju-
representing the federal government
stn as would be provided by a commits.
sion on Cancellation and arbitration
would tend to create an atmosnhere ~
tp!endllness and Cancellation between con-
teholng parties; and the giving each side
an equal opportunity to present. fuiiv it's
Ease IN the presence OF the other WouId
prevent many disputes from develoning
INTO serious strikes or lockouts. and In
otner cases, would enable the commits
come to terms p"A''s' "
IN this age OF great corporate and Ia
oor combinations, neither employers NOR
employees should be left co,nnjeteIv ~
Lm ,'t mercy OF the stronger party to a dis
psuIe, regardless of the righteousness OF
- ,,ea respectiye claims. The proposed
measure would be in the line OF secnrinp |
recognition of the fact that in manS |
strikes the public has itself an intereat |
Hnlch cannot wisely be disregarled. an |
interest not merely OF general conven.
'rn Tor me question of just and |
ldered. In all legislation of this kind
~ wen to advance cautiously, testing
acH step by the actual results: the stem
proposed can surely be safely taken. for !
ne DECISIONS of the commission would
20 pliIu the parties In legal fashion. and |
'I moulu ElVe d chance for public opin- !
III 10 exert Its full force for the right"
Control of Corporations.
"A considerable portion Of the message
devoted to the subject OF federal co..
vi Ol corporations in what he refers to
!e passage at the last session of the |
ite, meat inspection and food laws and |
avs that all of these have already iusti-
eu their enactment but recommends !
lie amendment of the meat inspection |
;" SO as to put dates on the labels Of
eat products, and also to place the
'sL OF inspection on the packers rather
IAN on the government Continuing on
is subject of the control of corporltions
me federal government he says:
u cannot 100 often be repeated that ey-
'rlence mas conclusively shown the i'm
'ssibllity OF securing by the actions of
tir nail hundred different state !
hlslatures anything but ineffective {
aos IN the way OF dealing with the =
eat corporations which do not oDerata l
CiusVeiy within the limits of any one a
t!e. IN some method. whether by a |
IiOhal license law or in other fashion,
must exercise. and that at an early q
te, a far more complete control than b
present Sver these great Cornora- a
ns-a control that will among other t
nss prevent the evils of excessive 5
and that will compel | II
disclosures by each big CORPORATION II
ITS stockholders and of its properties Il
q business, whether owned directly or
u subsidiary or affiliated corporations le
Is VIII tend to put stop to the secur- e
OF lnordinate profits by favored &
I'Fluuals al the expense whether of \
general public, the stockholders, or "
Wageworkers. Our effort should be II
;, so much to prevent consolidation as g
n, out so to supervise and control il II
10 see that 1t results in no harm to II
people The reactionary or ultracon- 81
VatlVe apOlogists for the misuse of M
alth assail the effort to secure such b.
troI as a step toward socialism. AS M
tier or fact 1t is these reactionaries Ell
ultraconserVatives who are them IN
ies most potent in increasing socialis- Ia
feeling. One Of the most efficient
thods of averting the consequences of
dangerous agitation, which is so per
l. wrong. is to remedy the % per cent. 10
evll as to which the agitation Is we'll IN
hoed. The best way to avert the very ~ ~
eslrable move for the governmental tn
lership of railways is to secure by ssHn
government on behalf OF the people o.
q whole such adequate control and a.
llaton OF the great interstate COM ~
carriers as will do away with the 10,
3 which give rise to the agitation els
INST them. So the proper antidote ar
the dangerous and wicked agitation a.
Inst the men Of wealth as such is to g.
ire by proper legislation and execu- ~ ~,
action the abolition Of the grave pt'
ses which actually do obtain In con- 100 Ta
ion with the business use of wealth 100
or our present system--Or rather no az
em-of failure to exercise any ade- atn'
q control at all. Some persons speak GU
the exercise Of such governmental COZ
roi would do away with the freedom o. ~
Individual initiative and dwarf indi- .se
al effort This Is not a fact. II oI
Id be veritable calamity to fail to al on,
a premium upon individual initiative, 81.
'idual capacity and effort; upon the CO..
gy. character and foresight which jug
'idual. But as a matter of fact the OIL
ening and degrading effect Of pure o osa.
llism. and especially Of Its extreme an
communism, and the destruction of wa
'idual character which they would
about are In part achieved by the
~ unregulated competition which az
It's In single individual or corpor-
his or its rise effectually checks all inc'
PETITION and reduces former competi- eht
to position Of utter inferlority and eau
rdnation. PET
enacting and enforcing such legis- hea
? as this congress already has to its esse
{, we are working on q coherent i nei
with the steady endeavor to secure taW y.
moderate men, the plain men who VIM
lot wish anything hysterical or Wne
erous, but who do intend to deal otne
solute commonsense fashion with cert
cal and great evils OF the present com
M. The reactionaries and the VIC IN
extremists show symptoms OF join 1 1mg
ands against us; Both assert, for t unr'
n0tn