The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
RoosEvELT's LABOR RECORD.

RoosEvELT's LABOR RECORD.
!: The Fargo Federation of Labor scor
ed big hit in securing former Pres
ident Roosevelt for the Labor day ad-
dress in this city. Some people regard
it as the chance of a generation for the
Fargo union workers-because of the
prominence the city of Fargo and the
local unions will receive. This is true
even If Roosevelt had no especial con-
nection with labor problems-or If he
had not been prominently identified
with big labor movements. But with
his sympathies for labor his appear
ance in Fargo as the Labor day speak
er is especially appropriate. The Irish
World, in recent issue, gave promi-
nence to some of the events in his life
where Roosevelt had shown his friend
ship for labor. The compilation is as
follows:
AS member of assembly in New York
he voted for bills
Abolishing tenement-house cigar
making in New York City.
Restricting child labor in factories
and workshops.
Regulating the hours of minors and
women in manufacturing establish
ments.
Safeguarding the lives and limbs of
factory operatives.
Regulating wage rates of laborers
employed by municipalities.
Making employees preferred cred
itors.
Providing for building mechanics
liens.
Prescribing the lien rights of work.
ing women.
Protecting mechanics and laborers
engaged in sinking oil or gas wells.
Abolishing contract child labor in re-
formatory institutions.
Creating a commission to examine
into the operation of the contract sys-
tenn of employing convicts.
Establishing the bureau of labor sta
tistics.
To promote industrial peace.
For scent fare on the New York
city elevated railroad
Incorporating the New York Free
library.
For free public baths in New York
city.
As governor of New York he approx
ed these measures
Creating tenement-house commits
sion.
Regulating sweatshop labor.
Empowering the factory inspector to
enforce the scaffolding law.
Directing the factory inspector to en-
force the act regulating labor hoars on
railroads.
Making the eight-hour and prevail
ng-rate-of-wages laws effective.
Amending the factory act:
1. Protecting employees at work on
buildings.
2. Regulating the working time Of
female employees,
3. Providing that stairways shall be
properly lighted.
4. Prohibiting the operation of dan
gerous machinery by children.
8. Prohibiting women and minors
working on polishing or buffing wheels.
o. Providing for seats for mattresses
n hotels and restaurants.
Shortening the working hours of
lrug clerks.
Increasing the salaries of New York
lily school teachers.
Extending to other engineers the law {
licensing New York city engineers and
making 1t a misdemeanor for violating
he same. n
Licensing stationary engineers in
Buffalo.
Providing for the examination and !
egistration of horseshoers in cities.
Registration of laborers for munich s
al employment.
Relating to air brakes on freight
rains. !
Providing means for the issuance of
bulletins by the bureau of !,
abor and statistics. :
In addition to the foregoing, while '
GOVERNOR of New York he recommend ]
d legislation in regard to employers
State control of employment Offices. h
State ownership of printing plant. l
Devising means whereby free me-
hanics shall not be brought into com
etition with prison labor
AS president of the United States he
igned bills
Renewing the Chinese exclusion act