United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-03-04
THE EIGHT.H0UR
BILL INTRODUCED
Have This Bill Passed by Congress
When 1t Comes Up.

An eight-hour bill has been introduced
in the House of Representatives at Wash
ington by the Hon. John J. Gardiner and
in the Senate by the Hon. William Z.
Borah. The House bill is known as II. r.
l5iil. and the Senate bill as S. 557S-
determined effort is being made by
labor to secure the passage of a bill to
extend the provisions of the eight-hour
law so as to cover all work done by the
government by contractors and sub-con-
tractors. Millions of dollars worth OF
government contracts are given annually
10 corporations. from which immense
profits are made and the men in the en-
ploy of these governnent-favored con
tractors are compelled to work nine or
ten hours. and in some cases. twelve
hours per day.
In order to secure the passage of these
two bills let the Congress know the posi-
ton of labor on this bill. and to accom-
plish this ii is essential that we make
this live issue.
The American Federation OF Labor
has sent out circulars to every organiza-
ton affiliated with that great central
body, asking them to take action and
send a letter to the members of the
House Committee on Labor. the Senate
Committee on Education and Labor and
your state senators and representatives.
But Let Us 60 farther thau this. Let
every member OF all labor organizations
IN Colorado who may read this paper send
letter 20 the members OF these com
m!ttets and senators and representa-
tyes. and make this an issue to be re
membered
This is one of the most important is
sues before the labor movement OF the
year. and let no man disregard the op-
portunity 10 win point that will benefit
the laboring class possibly until the end
of time.
The house committee on labor consists
of: Republicans-John j. Gardner. chair
man; Richard Bartholdt. Edward b.
vreeland. Edmund H. Madison, Amos l..
Allen. Edward L. Taylor. Sylvester c.
smith. Willis c. Hawley. Democrats-
Henry T Rainey. William Hughes. Thos.
u. Nichols. Jno. c. Floyd. Jas. H Coving-
ton.
Senate Committee on Education and
Labor is: Republicans-Wm T. Borah.
chairman: ]. p. Dolliver. Boies Penrose.
FRANK Is. r INT. r II. bIhuutEtt. Dtho-
crats-John w. Daniel. Isidor Rayner. j.
II. Bankhead. Benz. F. Shively.
The senators from Colorado are: Simon
Guggenheim and Charles Hughes; and
representatives. A. w. Rucker. John A.
Martin and Edward 7. Taylor.
The senators should be addressed; The
Senates Washington, d. c.; and the rep
resentativcs: The House of Representa-
tiyes. Washington. ID. c.
The establishment of universal eight
hour workday has long been the aim and
desire of the working people generally,
and IL is conceded by all fair. broad
minded employers to be just in principle.
and. everything considered, economical
In practice; the government has recog-
nized that fact by granting the eight
hour day to those directly employed in
the various departments, with the very
best results to both the government and
the employees.
Our government should insist upon fair
treatment of all its employees. especially
those employed through contractors, 9TH
erwise the unfair contractor is given
license to inflict. as they are now doing,
n ten. and. in some cases, twelve-hour
workday upon the men and women doing
government work. regardless of the re-