The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06

s0nser nOurs than elSnt. Thereafter,
an Asy1. the vrssenI s.xht-nrvar law
WAS Iasseu. wMsvn prosi~es thAt the
| services anu einpAey iuont VI hu
,sAvOs eIs haiu MieCaaass4~o WAC are No"
Of Ia,..J i.eies.Ater De sinrioye0 w tle
sos ca us.SAAl Ui tfle Lniteu o.atcs, w
I tiie D.n.li at vi tvAussaoIA. o. 10y sus
CONTRACTOR or suu-YoMtTa.tor ola AHs
Vi ,ne puDiic wVfhs VI Ane OMiaeu
! Cla.te sAu U1 the said bfs.fict VI So-
,u,ue.s. IS nefeoy Restricted 10 eisnt
! uou,s III any one vaienuar uay, Anu
~ snan 10 una wIai, etI., etc.
reSoiiin.emu tisA. Aiisteau Oh enact
A.S lIle prvpooeu Diii, IA: meaning VI
~i.Ac, GEAR ahu ueiini.e anu
.iiie iat ee gwen a c~ben "~t'oh en-
v.. .aas.,., ~ .ic puu.Ic in.eAost, the
y. U.i.a. at ne eu.di sc" W prostuihS
tna, sg~tio worns snail ne ."icsfueu
~ iu&ta.e, ..ut oAiy ouiidiiAes a'io wofh
upon pu,,io srvaAu, tut aiso ships,
dfuer, aIsu large guns wneh hiaa"-
iuetaIea III prA.a.e yafus or factories.
one OF Inc sfeAt uiiIiCuIties IN eH-
Ior,inx TINS ei.a.-nUur law IL that its
appnoatioi uI,aer ceT.ain eineiechcies
eeeeInss eASeeuiiisiy oppfesstse Ahu
lnere ~ n Areat temptation TO SUD-
i oruiiia.e ei,..iass 10 .aue II. ! tnlhk
INA. IL wOuIu De wiser 10 allow me
ptessueht, Dy e~eeuu.e oruer, To de-
. ial q a,i enieIseu.s LA Spec,ai INSTANCES
IA Nnien the iif.lteAtiuil tul8n not ap-
ply anu, IN suen cases, u permit tue
payman, ~ .ne 81. ernnent vi extra
4 .on. l,ellsa.lon Iof me time worked
each oay IA excess oil elsnt nours. 1
may auu ti,at nay Suggestions IN re-
spect to this estssttion nave Inc Iuli
Concurrence Vi tuc colnaiAssioner or
labor.
oArkrneIt's Compensation.
In view III lue keen, "Aaespfead In
terest now ieit IN the GI.i.d states
m n s,stcm vI comprehension for an
aAstiiaa ac.Iuents ~ suptiAnt our
present Thoroughly unsaiAsiaetory sss-
ten OF employers nanny Ia SUBJECT
the napufian.e oil wnica eohsrees nas
areauy recognized ny tins appoint
iiient vi d comm ihslonb, L recommend
mat me internA.i.iai cOlisress GA AZ
uustriAi insurnt.te be in,ltea to hold
1 its meeting IN Isio IN asninSton, anu
| .i.at all appropriation ot <tv,vev &c
iiaae to cover tiie necessary EXPENSES
oi organizing ana carrying on the
| meeting.
| bureau Of Immigration.
! The iiiAin.o ratioH iil.o tnis country
! - rinofe.ls4ne eacn year. iarse part
Of II comes tnfouAn the Immigrant
! station at Ellis istaiia III the cay OF
/ new YORK. An eAamllation OF the
station and the metAous pursued SAILS
i.es me taat 4 aiiacuit TASK ~ there
performed ny the commissioner and
mas force with common seuse, the
! striotest fairness, and with the most
| earnest desire to enforce the Law
euulIabIy ana mercliuliy. 1t has been
| proposed to eniarex the sccommoua-
tiunH 80 as 10 aatoW more OF the i'm
migrants to come ny mat port. 1 40
4 not think IL w.se policy TO do this.
nave no objection TON the contrary,
/ recommenu---the construction OF ad
f oitlonal buildings for the purpose of
facilitating a Closer and more careful
/ examination OF each immigrant IN he
comes in. but 1 uepreeatc the enlarge
ment of the buildings and OF the force
for the purpose Of permitting the ext
animation Of more immigrants per day
than are now examined.
Mis4 EI.LANkAJIs SUBJECTS NOT
/ INCLUDED IN DEPARTMENTS.
| Bureau OF Heath.
In my message last year l recon-
msHded the creation of bureau OF
health. in which should be embraced
all thoge government agencies out
side Of the war and navy departments
which are now directed toward the
preservation Of public health or exer-
else functions germane to that subject.
renew this recommendation !
greatly regret that the agitation In
favor OF this bureau has aroused a
| countera citation against Its creation,
on the ground that the establishment
of such q bureau Is to be IN the in
terest OF a particular school nj medi-
cine. 1t seems to me that this az
sumption IL wholly unwarranted. and
that those responsible for the govern
incnt can be trusted to secure in the
personnel OF the bureau the appoint
ment OF representatives of all recog-
nized schools OF medicine, and in the
management of the bureau entire free
dom from narrow prejudice in this re-
gard.
The District Of Columbia In Virginia.
l have already In previous COM
munications to congress referred to
the Importance OF acquiring for the
District of Columbia at least part
of the territory on the other side OF
the Potomac In Virginia which was
originally granted for the district by
the State OF Virginia, and then was
retroceded by act of congress in 1916.
1t Is very evident from conferences
that have had with the senators and
representatives from Virginia that
there is no hope of a regrantlnE By
the State OF the land thus given back !:
and I am frank to say that in so far
az the tract includes the town OF Alex
andria and land remote from the Po-
tomac river there would be- no par
ticular advantage IN bringing that
within national control. But the land
which lies along the Potomac river
above the railroad bridge and across
the Potomac including Arlington
cemetery. Fort Myer. the government
experiment farm. the village OF Ross
lyn, and the Palisades OF the Potomac,
reaching TO where the old district line
intersects the river. Is very sparsely
settled and could he admirably utilized
for increasing the system OF the parks
of Washington. 1t has been suggest
ed to me by the same Virginia senA-
tors and representatives that II the
government we're to acquire for a
government park the land above de-
scribsd. which II not Of very great
value, the present law OF Virginia
! would itself work the creation Of
Federal Jurisdiction over II. and il