The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-02
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government contract. An eight hour
law rules today on all work which 10
done actually by the government, such
The law, however, does not apply to
work which is done by private bust
ness concerns which have contracts
with Uncle Sam. 1t is the desire OF
labor that the law shall be extended
to cover such cases.
It is also the wish of the labor lead
ers that an antiinjunction bill shall
be passed. one that will take away
from the federal courts the right to
grant injunctions in labo. disputes
without giving full hearing to the
parties whom it is sought to enjoin.
President Taft has asked that an anti
injunction law be passed at this SEES
sion, but the measure as he has rec
commended 1t does not appeal appar-
emily, to a good many OF the labor
leaders, for they have said that IT
does not go far enough.
Unions Seek Exemption.
Labor is also DESTROYS that unions
of working men shall be exempt froI\
the provisions of the Sherman anti
trust law. Thus far 1t is said the
law never has been invoked against
combinations Of labor, but the work
ing men seem to fear that 1t may be
There is also question of the con-
stitutionality of legislation which
would exempt organizations of labor
from the action Of this law. Some Of
the representatives and senators say
outright that II would be class legisla'
ton and as such can have no place on
the statute books of a Democracy.
Brigadier General Charles l..
Hodges, United States army, has just
been promoted to the rank of major
general. General Hodges today Is
the only major general Of the active
list of the United States army who
saw service in the civil war When
he goes on the retired list in March.
the names of the civil war veterans
holding rank which entities them to
wear star will have disappeared
from the active list of the army.
Ask Justice FOR Life Savers.
Hundreds of letters are coming
In weekly to members of con.
gress asking them to pass bill
introduced by Senator Frye of Maine
to provide for the retirement OF mem
har ~ Tho snrpina nF thn
United States. One of the curious
features of this matter is that fully as
many letters are coming from the in.
land states, where many of the people
never saw life-saving station, as
from the coastwise regions where the
under observation.
The members of the life saving
service of the United States, men who
go out in all kinds Of storms to the
aid of passengers and crews, work
until old age comes on and then they
are obliged to leave the service pen
niless and in some cases dependent
upon others for support. The pay of
the men is very small and it is said
in congress that the only reason that
the ranks are kept full is that the
danger of the work actually draws
men to engage In 1t.
Sherman Doesn't Want Reelection.
Vice-President Sherman said long
while ago that under no circumstances
would he be a candidate again for his
present Office Thus it can be taken
for granted that when the Republican
convention meets 1t must look for a
new vice presidential candidate. When
Mr. Sherman goes to his room just off
the main corridor OF the senate cham
Der prior to entering on his days du-
ties as presiding officer, be leaves the
door wide open behind him. Anybody
can walk into the room to look at the
pictures on the wall and to exchange
a word of greeting with the second
officer Of the government, and, more.
over, the visitor can have a converse
ton with the vice-president unless
public business is in the way.
Vice-presidents are apt to be ex.
tttulISlN ttlIptl ullN III lAtlI .
The president is hedged in with GER
tain formalities, and certain feelings
of high respect for the office prevents
the same easy going methods of APP
proach which are used when getting
near any other American citizen.
With vicepresidents 1t is different.
When Mr.. Fairbanks held the office
he appeared in the outer room Of the
White House one early spring morn
ing with a light felt hat on his head
He had put it on because the weather
was getting warm. The newspaper
correspondents who were present
"joshed" him about his hat and asked
him why he did not buy new one
saying that the one he had on was
of last years vintage.
MIR. Fairbanks removed the hat and
answered gravely, but with humor in
his eye, that he was setting the coun
try an example in economy. This
looked like a pretty good hat to me"
he said. when took It off the hook
yesterday l sent 1t to be cleaned, and
here l am wearing it. If you will
look at 1t closely you will see that
even the cleaners art could not get
off some of last years marks, but it is
a good hat all right"
After the conversation was over
one correspondent said to another:
This country certainly is a democ.
racy all right. That man Is the sec.
ond officer of government ana yet
here we were joshing' him about his