Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-19
.PlST CONTROL PLAN
L...,.y Straus Urges Federal
I'hreity and More Supervision.
bvocATEs NEW LABOR LAWS

,...,. Should Bear Burden o.
|.'.,t.,s, Injuries, Commerce De-
Z...,r.uYs Head 0selares-Reeom-
~. ! More Scientific Distribution
Workers
...,.rv Straus, in the sixth annual
+ u tbe department Of commerce
,.hor made public the other day,
PARTICULAR attention to the prob
:, tbe unemployed, government
..ris,on of corporations and the
H',,oDq between capital and labor.
M Ave years experience of the
~ since its creation in dealing
\ corporate affairs" says the re-
Ghas made it clear that the great
.dvanee toward corporate reform
: come through some general sys-
Of publicity. The logical conclu-
q ANN the work of the bureau thus
Doints TO the imperative need Of a
a,.l constructive system for the
itve supervision of interstate cor
.tiops to the primary end OF Sc
mo efficient publicity in corporate
M such publicity must be of the
that is adapted to the practical re-
,sments of American public opin-
# cannot content itself with the.
J Indication of masses of facts
figures. The government must.
Dmarlze and digest them and pre-
them to the public in the shape
brief. reliable, clear conclusions
wing important corporate facts.
4 s becoming more and more OBJ
i that the work of the government
regulating corporations should not
directed at the mere existence of
bblnahon itself, but should deal
the way in which the combina-
powers are used, so as to prevent,
ar as possible, the misuse of these
industrial forces. Only such com
lions as are formed for wrongful
DOses or such combinations as use
rpOWerS for evil should be brought
E the condemnation of the law"
suggesting a definite plan for a
lem Of government control over
OatiOns Secretary Straus says:
uch system should have the fol-
ing basic features:
should be carried on by the fed
government as the only jurisdic-
competent to handle a subject
ter 50 entirely national in its scope
nature.
should require a system of reg
reports from all large interstate
EaiOns, to be made to an admin
tive office, and should provide that
Office shall have access to the rec
Of those corporations.
should further provide that that
shall publish the important facts
; corporate operations, so far as
are Of public interest, safeguard
4 the same time from unnecessary
ration all proper business secrets.
Tar as possible, the system
ID be made voluntary rather than
pulsory.
exchange for giving this publici-
operations should be allowed to
g under such a law so as to OBJ
federal standing and the public
q Of their position as concerns
maid of scrutiny.
hally such a system should rec
ne fact that there cannot be
Rohibition and regulation of
lllauon at the same time and that
government thus elects to reg
@nDlnation it must at least per-
certain reasonable degree there
recognize in law what has al
become an accomplished fact"
sleFenee to employers liability
ldasrial insurance Secretary
2 says:
Z u the great needs in industrial
4 N the United States is a rad.
l.
su4lse In the law respecting en-
inability. Under our practice
easation can be collected for
y aeath unless such injury or
uue directly to some negli-
i Tue part of the employer or
ls representatives or employ
IpOoably the majority of cases
properly to be blamed for an
~ accident. Modern industry
Jung Increasingly more danger
certain amount of death |
~ inevitably results from |
10 processes.
mould recognize that these ac-
-
: ana to a certain great ex-
- Always be a part of the
~ Of carrying on certain |
-, they are as much a part |
ness economically as the
Y sAd wear and tear of ma
49, 'aat the expense of them
~, OOtne by that business and !
y. upon the public and con-
any other manufacturing |
q snands that this burden of
s.ss oald not be thrown upon |
.a is Of society least able to |
~ the victims themselves
- les-as is now the case.
ss.,ppts Practice in other countries
hi..u e Compensation for death
sea.,,.o BASED usually upon the
Tsat of the person injured
nus enables the amnIovars