The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-26
HARMONY SOUGHT
N LEGISLATION
National Civic Federation Is
to Hold Annual Meet
8, ing Next January.
MUCH WORK COMING
One Of Main Topics for Con-
sideration Will Be the
\ New Nationalism."
MUCH WORK COMING
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New York. Nov. 25.-The eleventh
annual meeting Of the National Civic
Federation will be held January IL,
10 and II. 1911. in New York City.
The State councils. organized by the
Federation during the past year to
promote the unification and co-ordina.
tion OF the State and Federal laws,
will hold their first national meeting
In conjunction Herewith. In addition
there will be special meetings OF the
various departments of the Federation.
The important topics Of the hour. In
which the Federation has been espe.
cially interested and which will be con-
sidered. are:
Regulation Of corporations and com.
binations.
Regulation Of railroads and munich.
pal utilities.
Compensation for Industrial accl.
dents.
Arbitration and Cancellation.
''Nsw NatIonaiism."
The following statement in the an
nouncement for the annual meeting.
describes the work OF the Federation
in promoting legislative harmony be.
tween the States:
Whether we call It the new ma
tionalism" or the "old mortalities." the
fact remains that there IL an interim
nable conflict between the States them.
selves on some matters and between
the States and the Federal Govern.
ment on others. In respect to many OF
the vital problems Of the day. which
can only be terminated by legislation
framed after serious and sane consid.
Grafton. Il Is clear that there are
many questions with which the States
alone can and should deal through uni.
form action: there are other questions
with which only the Federal Govern
ment can deal effectively: and still
others In which coordination of effort
between the States and Nation is es.
sential. the only test being. which con.
troll ID the more desirable and effec-
tive. from the standpoint Of pubic wei.
fare?
The importance of this situation to
all business. commercial and industri-
nj instituttons u clearly recognized
when We consider that our larger cor
porations-such ~ the railroads, tele-
graph. insurance. banking and trust
companies, and, In fact, so far as taxa.
tion II concerned. all manufacturing
concerns whose plants are in different
States-are subject to forty-six mas
tiers. each with mind quite different
from that OF others.
Diversity Of Laws.
The diversity Of State laws on ordin
house receipts. bills OF iading and ne
gotiable notes. the urgent need for q
uniform bill on compensation for in
dustrial accidents. and, In fact. all Ia
Dor 1egislation relating to hours and
conditions OF employment for men. wo
men and children. the interminable
laws delay arising from lack of uni
formity In court procedure, the con
flict between the States and the Fed
erai Government on the question ol
pure food and drugs. the urgent need
for an approximate uniformity In the
laws governing the building Of good
roads, and the regulation OF dairy pro
ducts (both Of which are being urged
BY farmers organisations). give en-
phasis to the seriousness OF our pres
emit chaotic legislative situation.
To promote harmony between these
clashing interests The National Civic
federation 10 organizing councils II
every State In the Union. composed o.
representative men from the CONNER
cial. manufacturing mercantile. bank
ing. Insurance. professional Delega
tions oe the State councils will attent
the annual meeting and determine up
on definite program and method Of
work.