The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-13

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Tie urges the enactment Of a drastic
child labor law for the District OF Co.
iumbia and the territories. and federal
Investigation Of tho subject OF child and
female labor throughout the country.
He reviews the work OF the commission
appointed to Investigate labor conditions
in the coal fields OF Pennsylvania In 1902.
and an, refers 90 tbs Wish Of the commission
should provide the machinery for what
may be called the compulsory tnvestiga-
ton of controversies between employers
and employees when they arise" After
referring to the fact that bill has al
ready been introduced TO this end he
says; :, 80. .,.,.. .n. ,ooro,,.
would not have occurred had the parties
20 ths dispute been required TO appear
before m unprejudiced body representing
ths nation and. face 10 face. state the
reasons for their contention. In most
instances the dispute would doubtless be
found 70 be due TO misunderstanding
BY an unwiliIngness Of either party to ac-
ssp, - uus ., nv pa,atis o nv ~. ,ns,
80 a"e y.s ,', y, i"Ius 1870, % ~ a.,
aIe1a s1isk -" ,istn,s.a.,sd h1dy
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cass siua' ~ nr. ~ ~ s a'hsr no,,id
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,nv nhsIsy ~ ~" suVhs"r pa,D " "' ~
pu,s, Issaruiess ot .hs f'Hn'eo"sne e.s., ~
s s..Ve4 resposuu,e en ~ ~ ~, opi'rIra
r.e9snitien or the iaet tmat ~ many ,
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t i, no, merely u. ksnea" ,s, sna
shse, TOT Nhe 9ussuou OF JUS. a
Pp, PupnV P"ava nsa aav,hgs stna
II IL vel, 70 savsnc.. r,.niionaly Testing
eash s.sp py we arNuai Insuls, wv ssap
progresses can surely DO safely taNen. ~
sns a,aa s ion u nI issab sashion and
{et would sixe chanes tor pubic op,n,.
ION 10 exert US tuh toree TOT tue r'kh''
$500, - ~.t..
Controi of Corporations.
A considerable portion OF the message
is devoted To the subject OF federal CON
troll Of corporations W what he refers 70
rate meat inspection and food laws. and
saya thai ali N those have already IuAti-
ned their enactment but recommends
law 10 as ta put dates on the labels OF
meat products. and also To place the
COS, Of iesspeeion on the packers rs'n s
this subject Of the control OF corporations
by the federal government he SAYS
~ canine, too often be repeated that sa-
poastbiItty OF securing by the actions of
nearly half a hundred different state
shsos in The way ~ dealing with the
great corporations which do not operate
Exclusively Within the limits OF any one
state In sam. method whether by u
national license law or in other fashion,
We eaust exercise and that at an early
date 4 TAR more complete control than
al present over these great corpora
tlons@a control that viii among other
things prevent the evils OF excessive
overcapitailxation. and that will compel
Of its stoekhoidsrs and OF Its properties
and business. WHISTLER owned directly or
thru subsidiary OF affiliated corporations.
Inc ~ ,nerdlnsts prot,ts by favored
indisisiuats at the expense whether of
the general public, the stockholders. or
nss " s snsch /" preSem, soSso,ida.ion as
such but 81 10 supervtae and control II
as Ia see thai IL results In no harm to
sn nsy esnp'' aeal"sts,s Tor ~, misuse Of
wealth aAsail the effort To secure such
enntyol "a a atru toward socialism. As u
matter az fact A 10 these reaetionaries
and uitraeonaarVatsveA who are them,
aeiy.. meat patsnt in increasing sceiatis-
tie feeling oee % the most efficient
n,etbosta az aVsrttnm the consequences of
4 dangerous agitation which IL NJ per
cent wrong h 10 remedy tho ~ per cent,
Of evil "a 10 which the agitation II we'll
scar.,st srha be.t WAY 10 avert tho very
,,psta.irahls tnoys for the governmental
sNnsfahlp of railways Is to secure BY
~. xevsrument on hshalf 81 the people
a. a whole such adequate control and
s.s,,latioa OF the great Interstate com
s,Ila witch give rise to tho agitation
a.aln.t them 40 the proper antiStots
~ ~. dangerous amt wicked agitation
ax.,ia.t ths ,oen OF wealth as such IL to
.es,tr,s hv proper legislation and exsea-
49,. .et,aa the ahnIittoD OF the grave
| asu.aa which actually 40 obtain In cen
| necllan with the business use et wealth
/ amber our present systsms~or rather ne
my.tan, ~ falg,lrs 10 exercise ANY Rae
a. IL ina exercise Of suoh government tai
ss,ntrai would 40 Away with the Freedom
~ fn.ltxl,ts,aI Initiative ard dwarf tndt.
xta,aai wIvaff Thla 10 net fact n
,..,sslA ~, a S@ritati. calamity to fail e
80 : .r.o,t,an, tst.,, tlisilV iiiiai Initiative
Z tt.tt.ss.l.s.l rssfafftV ap.t eT0Ft. aRSn ths
.ssesS ek,srs..etst ap,A foresight whlsi
~ - - is,psSrtant ta encourage in the
I t.,,s.l tsnt a. 4 matter 81 fact tns
ss,stsifs,,, and esprctatly ef Ns sxteeuas
f,,s, .,,,t,,ts,i,,ist. aa,i the distraction u
/ ia.list.tsas,f Character which they Neats
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I ss-.1lts III 4 single tasii, ldual OF carpsr