The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-07-23
REDUCE Ie|sI lIIH
ChA0 ORDER IS
LATEST LABOR MOVE

WASHINGTON July 22.Con-ss
vinced that great deal Of the bad
labor legislation sin this country Is
due to the unoTganlzed efforts and
lack Of scientific standards in the
making and securing such laws, AL
bert A. Roe, rational legislative rep
Fresentative of the Brotherhoods of
Trainmen and Locomotive Firement
has issued a statement in which he.
suggests that steps be Immediately
taken to overcome this chaotic con-
dition. S.S.;. 35s.s sse s.s5
Mr.. Roe declares that there exists
absolutely no system in this country
for the framing and formulating OF
labor legislation. In England, he
says, there is one body enacting leg
islation while in this country we have.
fifty bodies polite, each with differ
I ent Ideas as to what Is constitutional
and what is desirable .55. s.
Speaking of the Organizations of
economists which are engaged in
the study and promotion OF uniform
labor legislation, Mr.. Roe said:
Without questioning the sincerity
and good intentions of those who.
| compose these associations, I think
1t is safe to say that labor need not
expect any great or lasting beneficial
results from an association composed
of men not themselves suffering from
the: conditions with which they at
tempt to deal. .a HI. 5-l&e% 22Z5..
Many is the association that has
| been organized ostensihly for the pur :
poses of aiding labor in its struggle
for existence, but which soon devel-.
ops its real purpose-that of fore.
stalling labor by. occupying labor's
respective field of endeavor and thus
! before any considerable number OF
| organized workmen have recognized
! the new weapon: with which they
| must fight their future battles. they
| find that an association or organiza-
ton owned or controlled by the em-,
ployer, has stepped in under the guise
of philanthropic undertaking and
! gained possession OF it.
Therefore, deem it essential
that organized labor get into the
game at once.n = ~
The idea of systematizing and.
|
states as we'll as in Washington has
the approval of every member OF 1.-the
national labor body. Arthur p.
Holder, of the American Federation
! of Labor, said: sssts<5.5 .,1s 3,
For years organized labor played
politics only to the extent Of opposing
Objectionable legislation. It iss only
t. Within the last FEW years fsaat. We
have come out for constructive Iegis-s
lation. And to properly frame and
lasgressfvely work for labor legisla-
| ton we need the organized effort and
help of all those directly interested
in the welfare of the toiling masses .
| It is believed that as a result OF
this new move on the part of the la:
Dor officials in Washington, an orr
! ganization of unionists and sympa-
thizers for the. scientific study OF la
! Dor legislation will be formed in the
! near future. .Ss .:Sss,..33 81.
/ The lack of information on the
subjects of employers liability, work
mems compensation, safety appli-
ances and other labor legislation is
not only noticeable among workers,
but also among so-called economists
and in the labor departments of the
states and nation. ST. 5:egsse--
| In order to- get data on work
mems compensation, the last congress
! had to appoint a commission and
appropriate $4,000 to go abroad and
benefit by the knowledge and ex-
| perience of the Europeans and Aus
| tralians on this subject.
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