The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-06
WHY SENATE BILL NO. 81
SHOULD BECOME A LAW

The following article by the well
known authority. ID. \. Anderson,
agent of the Press Labor Bureau
at Guthrie. sets forth the humane
provisions OF Senate Bill No. 81 and
shows why same should become
law:
First. That in Article > OF this
measure there is created a state
board Of arbitration and Cancellation.
This board will be the means Of
settling many disputes between labor
ana capital, avoiding serious strikes
and lockouts. which so materially in
tercst the public at large We have
in the past suffered a staguatiou OF
business. human suffering and all
kinds of displcasurcs and loss through
the labor troubles This measure
when a law will put the board in
position TO communicate with the
officers of labor organizations regard
ing these troubles, and bring about
settlement which will prove a great
/ factor in the economy Of these con
| ditons. 1t makes it mandatory for all
| officers of labor organization to i'm
mcdiately communicate such facts to
| the board with such information as
| they possess, touching the differ
ences or controversy and the number
of employees involved
This board of arbitration and con
ciliation means much to the business
interest and they should demand its
enactment. It should never be lost
sight of. This measure also creates
a free employment Office in cities
Of 25,O0O population, which receiyeh
the applications of persons seeking
employment also the application of
those seeking to employ labor.
This feature alone will be far
reaching in relieving the situation
that often exists among our indus
tries and especially the farming dis
tricts. In these districts tne saving
OF crops that heretofore have been
lost by reason of shortage and labor
will in great measure cease. A
there is no charge TO apply upon
J people making APPLICATION for employ
ment it will bring into our stat,
, labor sufficient to transact our bust
; ness and save that which we produce
The farmer, If looking TO his in
terost, would demand this measur,
for that feature alone, and again
will do away with the fake employ
ment agency, who operates for finar
cial gain only, also those who desir
to operate an employment agency vii
be required to secure license I
operate such an agency. This vii
put the fake out Of business an
save to the labor seeking employment
immense sums of money that
being eXacted from them i'm the wa
of fees, by the fake agency. Thi
measure will prevent the sendin
Of female help or servants to an
place of i'll repute. houses of Ill fam
or place of amusement kept for in
=, moral purposes. This means the say
ing of many of our girls The char
acter and moral purities of thos
that need the strong protection of
good law. The growing womanhoo
of our state should ever be sacredl
kept in its virgin purity, This vii
I make them lovely and good wive
who later will adon the homes of
good patriotic citizenship. This alon
should demand from all societies O
Christian civilization, its enactmer
into law. This measure also create
4 factory Inspector and deputy who's
duties shall be the inspection of a.
d buildings in which labor Is employed
This will cause good sanitary cDnd
tons to be maintained, prevention {
disease and sickness, the guarding c
dangerous machinery which will pro
i tect the life and limb Of ou
citizenship. 1t will prevent tn
employment of our chi ildren Il
those places, and If we desire
good citizenship, patriotic, er
Y lightened, religious and Christian pee
pie, we must protect the children an
>, educate them for the duties of goo
citizenship and the school room, an
not the factory is the place to d
this.
Every citizen of Oklahoma shoul
desire to see the children of on