The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

states in the en-
plOy OF the cor
/ tractor or any sub contractor shall
/ be required or permitted to work more
than eight hours day in any one call
endar day.
1t seems to me that the government
| has been committed to a policy or en-
/ couTaging the limitation of the days
work to eight hours in all works OF
/ construction initiated by itself and
IL seems to me Illogical to maintain a
difference between government work
done on government soil and govern
ment work done in a private establish
ment.
ing the proposed bill. the present act be
| enlarged.
workmen's COmpenSatIen-In view
OF the keen, widespread interest
/ a system OF compensa tfon for in
| dustrtal accidents to supplant our pres
| of employers liability. 7 recommend
4 that the international congress on in
! dustrial insurance be invited to hold
I It's meeting in 1913 IN Washington. and
/ that an appropriation of $4,000 be
I made to cover the necessary expenses.
i Bureau OF ImmigratiOn-Taft depre-
| Gates the proposed enlargement Of the
/ buildings and Of the force at Ellis
i islands for the purpose of permitting
i the examination OF more innmi grants
per day than are now examined.
Everything which tends to send the
/ immigrants west and south into rural
| life helps the country. The president
/ fine against the cOmDanie for violation
/ of the regulations.
| Bureau of HeaIth-Presfden TAFT
renews his recommendation for the
creation of a bureau of health. to be
made in the interest of no particular
/ school OF medicine.
Imperial Valley Project invite the
attention OF congress to the claim made
/ by the Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany. I recommend the payment OF the
claim in a sum found TO be iust
Negro E.xpOsitiOn-I also renew my
recommendation that steps be taken
! looking to the holding of a negro ex-
position in celebration OF the dftfath
anniversary of the issuing by Mr. Lin
coin Of the emancipatfo proclamation
Civil Service COmmissfOn-The ne
cessity for the maintenance Of the
provisions of the civil service law
was never greater than today Ofncers
responsible for the policy OF the admin
| fstration, and their immediate personal
assistants or deputies. should not be
included within the classified service:
| but IN my Judgment. public opinion has
advanced toSthe point where il would
support bill providing a secure tenure
curing ernciency for all purely admin
The president advocates a bin pro-
vidtng that the executive shall have
the power TO include in the CLASSIFIED
service all local officers under the
treasury department. the department OF
Justice, the pOstOffice department the
interior department and the department
OF commerce and labor.
Civil Service Re-
A n
SoITtion For mating from ''''i.i the
+ Superannuated annusted can ba
EmpIOye done in one of two
Problem ways, either by
= straight civil pen
.,,-. sion or some form
OF contrloutory plan The simplest and
most Independent solution OF the prob
lem Is a compulsory savings arrange
ment. the employe to set aside from his
salary a sum sufficient with the help Of
liberal rate of interest from the gov
ernment 10 purchase an adequate an
cumulation to be inaIienabIy his and
ciaimable II he leaves the service be-
Tore reaching the retirement age or bv
MS heirs in case Of his death This is
the principle upon which the GfIlett
Dill now pending is drawn.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amendments advocated to the inter-
state commerce law consist mainly of
mission to advance the valuation 81
railroads and fix the respOnsfbilitfes Of
PUBLIC carriers in the issuance OF bills
safety Appliances protection Of
railroad employees from personal injury
Is a subject Of the highest Importance
and demands continuing attention
Some measures ought to be adopted
looking 70 q prevention OF accidents
from these causes. With respect to
curing and enforcing by penalty a
proper system of inspection
suggest the commission make a
Special report as to injuries and the
best method Of reducing them.
1 recommend that a punishment of
hne and imprisonment be imposed upon
rallroad agents and shippers for fraud
or Misrepresentation in connection
with the Issue Of bills OF ladfn4.
Except as above. do not recon-
mend any amendment to the interstate
commerce law as Ii stands. I do not
now recommend any amendment to the
antitrust law. In other words ft
seems to me that the existing fegisla-
ton with reference to the regulation OF
corporations and the restraint OF their.
business has reached a point where we
can. stop for a while and witness the
erect OF the vigorous execution OF the
laws on the statute books in RESTRAINING
the abuses which certainly did exisf
ana which reused the public to demand