The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-12
the union on many subjects Of common
interest.
Where Danger Lies.

Where Danger Lies.
"For example, II one industrial state
makes change in the law OF master
and servant. or of negligence. 1t may
unwittingly greatly endanger its man.
|ufacturing industries, but il the COM
petitive Industrial states will move cor
respondingly along the same lines M
one of them is likely to be endanger-
ed. and the whole country may be
greatly benefited.
THE time has come when each state
must legislate on matters Of common
interest from the point of view OF one
of a family of states rather than from
the point of view of an individualism
that Is selfsufficient. Any one who
has not given particular attention to
this subject will be surprised at the
great range of matters as to which the
common life of the country has grown
up to the point of needing uniform leg
islation by crops OF states, if not by
all the states.
ITO enumerate a few of the import
ant subjects: The great movement fo-
the conservation of our natural re-
sources inaugurated by President
Roosevelt cannot be carried to it's per-
feet contamination until these states
adopt uniform laws upon the subjects
of forestry, water power and reclama-
ton of land by irrigation.
Railroad Regulation.
I'm the effort to propose suitable
amendments to the Sherman Antitrust
act, our committee was not unmindful
of the fact that if satisfactory amend
ments were finally made their effec.
would be nuilified in many important
instances unless the antitrust laws Of
the various states were made to sub
stantially conform. Probably NJ
better illustration would be given than
that of railway regulation. The Inter
state Commerce Commission OF course
can deal only with Interstate, while
the states can deal only with inter-
state traffic. The confusion and con-
flict without uniform action can readi-
ly be imagined.
Bank Supervisors and the American
Banking association have come to an
agreement on certain propositions up
on which they desire uniform state
legislation. In the matter of insur-
ance. both life and fire, national asso-
Citations have been organized and in
the latter case are working with the
state supervisors of insurance in an
effort to secure state uniformity. The
i1o fi0nc tho whnlp-
sale grocers,, the wholesale druggists
and a number of other national Or
ganizations are working for uniform
pure food laws.
Compensation Acts.
"The Labor organizations want uni
form workmen'ss compensation acts.
legislation as to guarding dan
,gerons machinery, factory inspection.
convict made products. regulation of
the employment of women and chill
dren. ETC., etc. The American Medi :
cal association desires Uniformity, in
registration ad preservation of vital
statistics. The National Grange, the
American Automobile association and
the American Roadmakers' association
have united in the demand for uniform
state legislation on the regulation of
motor vehicles and the building of good
roads throughout the country.
Experts on taxation are agreed to-
day that uniform state legislation on
the subject is absolutely essential.
1T is not the purpose of the Nation
al Civic Federation to pass on all the
various problems referred to. but to
educate public opinion as to the far
reaching Importance of uniform &C
ton by the States and to bring togeth-
err and federate the various interests
that are striving for uniformity in mat
ters that make for the public veal"