Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-31

heiy where compressed air is usea. Tho
aoors .oI labor per day are ree,,i.tnS
ana nrn,.;si 70 the degree of air pressure
a i provision is made against too s,ndaan
changes from the place of work r. thn
opeIi ar; medical examinations prior 70
siupioyment or unemployment after ar
as after VI Inree or more days, as we'll
pioyinent. are prescribed.
u,a LAWS regulating railroad employment
p pf tf features being a determination
constitute crews on trains. the nrov;SionS
OF ADEQUATE headlights on locomotives
and regulation of the size, construction
n 1,dia equipment of cabooses. Safety APP
piances, as brakes, couplers, drawbars
OF prescribed height, and self-dumping
ASH pans on locomotives, are other bro.
visions OF laws of this class
N ruur states tConnecticut, Mississippi,
worth Carolina. and Texas passed laws
Ia III tne period under review prohibiting
biacklisting, while conspiracy, intimida-
tloh, and interference with employment
are subjects of other laws. In the class
iast named is a law enacted by Congress
making 1t an offense to entice EMPLOYEES
IN arsenals or armories to leave service
curing the term of their employment. or
10 avoid or break their contracts Hr-
ing, retaining, or employing or harbor-
ins IN any wise such workmen during
their term of service is also forbidden.
Inc giving of commission or bonus
W luminosity servants or OtnerS making
purchases for their employers is made
an offense in New jersey and Washing
ton, the receiving of tips by walters in
hotels and restaurants and the giving of
such tips being also prohibited in the
latter state.
Judged by the number of laws enacted
on the subject, the employ ment of women
and children is the question most in the
legislative mind in far as labor legis-
lation is concerned, tnirty-two states
having enacted fifty-four laws or amend
ments theron in the past two wears. In
the majority of cases these laws are
in ten states, four of them, mississippi
North Dakota, Oklahoma. and '. ashing-
tom being first enactments on the sub
Jeets covered, while in the other. six
Michigan. Pennsylvania, and VIrginia)
the statutes supersedc prior enactments
The laws relate to age limit hours of
labor. prohibited employments. compul-
sCry school attendance. cortitcation,
registry. and all the provisions that have
been found valuable in the matter of the
regulation of the employment of women
ard children. The employment of chill
drcn is the subject of the large ma iority
OF these acts. Extended and detailed lists
OF employments prohibited for children
appear in thu legislation of New York.
North Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma, and
now laws are added prohibiting night
work. In several states the hours of
labor of children were reduced to eight
per day in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island the hours of labor of women and
children were reduced to fifty-six per
week in manufacturing or mechanical es-
Establishments.
Laws were passed providing for burea us
of labor in Oklahoma and Texas. and
changing an existing Office in South
Carolina so as to give 1t largely the char
acter of labor bureau Other laws re-
late to the negligence of employees the
reporting of accidents. the control of pri-
vate employment agencies. the protection
against discharge by employers or ex-
clusion by labor unions of workmen who
are or may become members of the ma
tional guard. and the protection Of en-
ployees on building construction.