Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-07
nred in private yards or factories.

tured in private yards or factories.
 One of the great difficulties in en- forcing this eight hour law is that it's application under certain emergencies becomes exceedingly oppressive and there is a great temptation to subor- dinate officials to evade it.
 I think that it would be wiser to allow the president by executive order to declare an emergency in special in- stances in which the limitation might not apply and in such cases to permit the payment by the government of extra compensation for the time work ed each day in excess of eight hours. I may add that my suggestions in re- spect to this legislation have the full concurrence of the commissioner of labor.
 Workmen's Compensation.
 In view of the keen, widespread in- terest now felt in the United States in a system Of compensation for in- dustrial accidents to supplant our pres ent thoroughly unsatisfactory system of employers liability Ia subject the importance of which congress has all ready recognized by the appointment of commissiOn), I recommend that the international congress on indus trial insurance be invited to hold its meeting in 1913 in Washington and that an appropriation of $10,00O be made to cover the necessary expenses of organizing and carrying on the meeting.
 Bureau of immigration.
 The immigration into this country is increasing each year. 4 large part of 1t comes through the immigrant sta hon at Ellis island, In the city of New York. An examination of the station and the methods pursued satisfies me that difficult task is there performed by the commissioner and bis force with common sense, the strictest fairness and with the most earnest desire to en- force the law equitably and mercifulIy.
 It has been proposed to enlarge the accommodations so as to allow more of the immigrants to come by that port. I do not think it wise policy to do this. I have no objection to-on the contrary, I recommend-the con struction of additional buildings for the purpose of facilitating closer and more careful examination of each inn migrant as he comes in, but deprecate the enlargement of the buildings and of the force for the purpose of permit ting the examination of more immi- grants per day than are now examined.
 If it is understood that no more i'm migrants can be taken in at New York than are now taken in and the steam ship companies thus are given req son and a motive for transferring im- migrants to other ports we can be con- 6dent that they will be better distrib- uted through the country and that there will not be that congestion in the city of New York which does not make for the better condition of the immi- grant or increase his usefulness as new member of this community. Ev- erything which tends to send the i'm migrants west and south into rural life helps the country.
 I concur with the secretary in his recommendations as to the amend ments to the immigration law in in- creasing the fine against the compa- nies for violation of the regulations and in giving greater power to the commissioner to enforce more care on the part of the steamship companies in accepting immigrants. The recom- mendation of the secretary in which he urges that the law may be amend ed so as to discourage the separation of families is, think, good one.