New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-18

like Humiliation Of suspended concerns SO that
vxe should not have repetition Of the old scan
.7als of Tnultiplviny fees Of receivers and ref
erees but we should have q speedy liquidauon
in an economical manner. The result Is .h IsI
believe to-day the Banking Department OF this
state is in better condition and is acting ufuef
wiser legislation than any other banking Depart
ment IN the United States
WORK FOR LABOR
We have improved the facilities Of our Labor
Department and the legislation relating thereto;
When q vacancy arose in that department l
called TO its head a labor man, member OF
organized labor, man who had shown MS ca
r,scitv bv his work in the department He was
q thoroughly experienced, capable and honorable
man. and he is giving fine administration OF
that important department We increased the
number Of inspectors al his disposal
On account of the burdens already placed upon
the health officers of cities Of the first class We
removed the work Of the inspection Of mercan-
tile establishments from them to the State De-
rsartraent OF Labor. We increased the restrlc-
lions against child labor. We provided add
tional safeguards 50 as to secure proper sanitary
conditions in factory employment and protection
of those engaged in exposed occupations. we
provided an eight-hour day for railroad teleg-
Taphers and telephonerS.
we extended to all cities of the second class
the Limitation OF hours Of labor of those en-
ployed on street surface railroads; We lnlteo
the hours Of consecutive employment OF those
engaged in the movement Of railroad trains so
that they should not be subjected TO undue
strain and should have proper period of rest
We provided a semi-mOnthly pay bill for rall-
road employees. 50 THAI they should not suffer
having their pay withheld too long. The other
day I was told that there was a criticism being
ma ssed about because Of my action In that mat
ter. upon the ground that the Penal CODE ndu
not been amended at the same time so as 10
refer to the change in the law with regard 10 the
time Of payment of railroad employees
As q matter Of fact, 1 know nothing about
that phase Of the case The bill l signed was
the bin that passed, the bill that was pre-
scented TO me, the bill that the railroad en-
rloyes asked me TO sign the bill that the rail-
roads opposed I signed II because on examina-
zion of its provisions believed II 10 De q 1use
bill. bin which labor had right TO ask 10
have signed.
Since this question has arisen l have looked
into il and / found there is q penalty The
amendment I'm question was an amendment of
Section 10 Of the labor laws Section 10 Of the
4ator laws provides that II there is any viola
to- n regard TO the payment Of wages. as pro
Vided by Section 10 there shall be a penalty OF
$50 for each violation, TO be recovered b" the
Commissioner Of Labor.
railroad company that that penalty viii be en-
r. ma nave no doubt OF the eIIorcelIlenr
Of that law At any rate. as approved the poIcy
of the law as believed it to be a just measure,
so ! am ready TO stand for any legislation that
viii be found necessary TO carry out mat
policy.
NO CLASS LEGISLATION
I don't believe in legislation for any class.
Ny theory of legislation for the promotion OF
agriculture, for the promotion Of labor. in regard
10 commercial enterprise. is that we are asso-
ciated together. We stand in interdependent re-
Iations, that what is for the just benefit Of any
one class is for the benefit Of all
We don't want The farmer to feel that he is
Seuarated from the wage Garner in industrial oc-
c.urations. We don't want the wage Garner TO
feel that he is separated from the merchant and
farmer What is for the benefit Of agriculture
is ultimately for the benefit of labor, and what
is for the benefit Of labor must ultimately be for
the benefit of agriculture, for we are all to-
sether. II we are TO have prosperity il must
he a common prosperity. No one class can sue
coed at the expense of others, and hence the test
question really'is, What is for the benefit OF all
by reason of just contribution to the benefit of
any one It Is that test have applied. One
Of the most important questions of the day re-
lates 10 the regulation OF our public service cor
porations. This has engaged the attention Of
she country. II perhaps might be regarded as
the paramount question Of the day.
Twenty years ago Congress passed an act
providing for the creation OF the Interstate Com
rnerce Commission. II was a body appointed by
movable by the President. II created in