Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-08
LABOR, CAPITAL And
Discomfort FEEL ING


~ the direction Of neeuHan tht general
Observance nI an eight -hguf GAS. Iuul
recgnilf che gieht-huur law on our tcd.
erd statute bunks has hron ffri seem
ms observed Now. however LARGELY
thru che nflfumeutaiitY ~ thH bureau
nf ilhnf ii b. tHins r|NidiN enforced. and
shall speedily pa able 90 nay whether
tlun In rffefeauU thCrrtu FOR our uuf.
rnae i8 90 HrH b unoNfd D. spirit no less
Than in letter. Hair holidays during
summer should he established Tor gov
WHHfWufFnrH who iuN Mltn taFlr hands
HH Tor anlHriod officials whose tabor la
mental thet thrto should hc rnnaon-
ulie amount nf holiday.
LABOR or WOMEN
AND CHILDREN
Tho congum ut hs iart session wise.
lN provided fnf n tuuut court far the
uiatrlCt of columbia "a mnrkfd step in
nuNAnfr nn ilt pAfu ~ prfnlrl c1finH
Cor the ChillrUn fsef inc ag1in urge
That the cunarcal provide fgf thurn
lntpftiHltlun ~ tho conditions of Chl.
labor ana uf the labor uf women in che
United States. More and more our pou.
pie are EruWlmd 90 recognize tha fact
that the questions which are not merely
81 lndugtliai but of social Importance
nulWtiah nll otngrai AMI those two quoa-
lions must emphaticaily come in 90,
category ~ those which nnoct in fht
most far-rruchiun way the home NE Of
me nation. The horrora Incident a. the
employment of young chlldren ln face
tories nr az work anywhere arp blot on
our civilization. 10 ~ true that each
state must ultimately settle the quta-
ton ia ~ own Way but a thoro official
results published broadcast would
rrfhily help toWarl rruualnG che public
conscience ANA securing unity 81 state
action in the matter There b., how
should BE- enacted lmmedisteIy. because
there d. 90 neeG for an investigation an
reference ths.vto, ana ihe failure 20
enact a. ia diacrodltahic to the national
chld.labor law should So enacted faf
ihe District ~ Columbia and the terri
torieH
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.
Among the excellent laws which the
congress past nt tnr tact session was nn
empiuycn liability law. it was
markrd step in advance Geo 500 che rocnf
nintutc books uui the law ala NOT 40
fHr cuuuNh. ln spite 90 nN precautions
eaefrlltd ug employers tncFe are un-
ayuiduhle uVcidrnta aud even deaths IN
connected with thf mechanic arts. This
Inevitable garrlncc uf life may be re-
duced GO n minimum, but h can not hc
completely eliminated. lt o. great Hus
riol Injustice tn cnmnpl tho omoinys. sr
rather tho family ~ killed or disabled
Nirtlm, a. bear the entire burden uf
snch un inevitable aicrlhcn in other
words society shiiks iia dutg hy lnyiuH
tho whole cost uu ans ticthn. whereas
tng Injury Comra from chat muy be-
rHlNn thr legitimate fishH oi the trade.
Compensation for accidents OF deaths
due iu ans iinp pf Industry 60 thc actual
conditions under which that Industry 81
carried on. should ne paid vs. that Dor.
tpn ~ ihe community Tor the ncnrht
~ which the industry ln carried 90 that
q. hi those who prunt hy the industry
Y fhr rntirp trade rick IA placed upon
thr employer De- nill promptly ANA prop
.flt hdd u tu the legitimate cost nf nru-
aaeiioa ana aaseaa y proportionatsiy
y o. therefore clpaf % my mind that
inc lnN Should place this entire "riak
~ trade upon the employer Neither
! FORMED. tnr state laws dealing with enc
qrtaiiun ~ employers liability nra sui
| nrirntN thuruguinE Tho federal las
should ~ course Include employees iu
I navy yards, Hracnnin. nnd the iho
INVESTIGATION or DISPUTES
BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR
Tho commission appointed hy ia,
I rrrtlueni pctuucr it lsc. az the request
20 pptn the anthracite coal operators
Hnf minors 90 inquire into consider
I NuH pass upon tho question: in enuirat
Nrrat iu connection with the strike ii
1 thr anthracite regions on Fcnnayitaula
Hnd lhn causes aui ui which The fnntrn
| fHfHf arose. in their rHfnu, nudiuas
/ tnd award pNpffst the belief that thl
/ WHiU hnu federal governments ahnnit
| provide lhc machinery iur what mRy %
/ rfilNu thr compulsory investigation a
controversies hrtwrsn ompioVerr aut
l employ nH when fhUN lfiHo ThlH ok
I ufrealnn nf heiici o doserefinr uf th.
/ ihtufnuif consideration nl the cnnnrtH
! 1n1 thr enactment nf lia provisions lntl
| law a hli hia already hnrn Iutr,ldlcss
l fn thir coed
Records show ihas durine che tusnt,
/ tNita iinm january 81 lA.l GO nsermhr
inN ihrre we're strikes Affecting iiI.
I ta establishments. and UfNLnf tmui1tf
I were thrown HNt uf ufuuinY mruf nur
lnH thr Htluf urtiul there were I.W
Nh hnNtt 'inNeNln, nearby lnfHu tafan
thhWonfH' thrnWiur over iNtAHn ufnul
nuf uf elupinF mHni These strikes nu.
l"Anuin iuNntrd uu estimated lnra .
emnlnfrH of NQi,uwun aud to employer
m siN'"fit'. iotli nf fiHuaeU 1h
pNNih suffered diuHlN nnd lndlrfofn
probably Ha srcnt aadIiionai Ioss na
-" mnuUl luHa. FrHni up I'd WIS did uu
tHftnufr tnr tuNuinh and HunurinE en-
nNiea nl abe WiNps and children W em
Nnit' Whose rtN stout when ihrir WOr
stops ur me disastrous anert Isl fh
] #ifihf nr inuhnut upon liiV huainuaa ID
/ employers nf fnf nrffnaf ln the COS
p,,Nnei4 quo tha Inconvenience An
Mnny ~ these striRes aud ioeknut
would nut have occurred had fht nartlf
in thr dispute heau required tn nnnrl
nrfnrC Hu unpuludlrs0 nuuY represent
/ iuN the nation Hnd. furf o. face. stat
thf reasons inr their contention
WnHf IufiHnrsH ihU dispute Wtiulu dauhi
/ lesH Ell found 90 hH duo tn "a iniauuflrf
1 fiHndina bi ulch nf fhr others rlahii
7 iaHrHfHfcd ht an mnwliilnencsa Fl
| rIfnur PARTY 90 HUcruf HF frlr the etttt
I mrnta nf fnn other uF as tho Justice ID
lnluHiirr uf thr mniitfn in dispute Th
| nFrrrifn of judicial spirit hy q dlHlr
/ itrtslfd huif rUpnHCutiug rho luden
! government. such nH would hp provide
nN "a continuation nn consultation ana Gao
nltWtiun would tcnd tu crrutf an Hl
nnarhfrN uf frlDnHNuraa nUf rHnrill0
/ iuu between CuutrndluF purfinsi un
I / tno NiNiug each side sn Huuul ounnrinH
/ IiN tu present niilf ils raan lu ODE urei
vnre ut thr utli4r would prevent mhu
{ uispNffH from dUNtlouinE into srFuU
/ flflNrH nf innkuutH nuu lu ufhUr raHH|
Nnuld enable tht continuation iu uHl
nnadr thr opnnsinH naricH fu como
/ terms
ln tiht 1850 NJ NnFi enfN1Hir ulid ln
I iHr combinations neither employers uf
J ] HmnlnfNo should i4 IUfI fnlnnIUIrIN .