Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-06-16

labor.
Under the department Of the Com
missioner of Agriculture, Labor anc
Statistics, State Labor Inspector,
visit the various factories where la
boz is employed, and investigate ant
report all cases Of this kind, and
feel quite sure that these men have
lone. and are now doing all that i,
within their power, but ! want to
suggest that there should be added
to this department at least one com.
petent Lady Inspector, whose duty
it would be to visit the various fac.
tories of our State that employ
large forces of female labor, and dill.
ligently inquire into the conditions
/ and also ascertain if in any instance
women or girls are forced TO yield
their virtue in order to hold their
position. These and many other
matters could be much more fully
and readily investigated by Lady
inspector than by a gentleman. We
aver this addition TO the force that
vc may better safeguard the virtue
Of our female sex and relieve them
from the cr brrr1eSment of having
to make ttc,c reports to male In.
Spcctors.
favor the settlement OF strikes
and labor troubles, as far as it is
pos. .4i.. by arbitration There are
mauv instances in which both the
empower and the employee are mis-.
informed is TO the motives or mer
it's oi the otlcr, and their troubles
and differences might readily he sc
tied fairly and without any injustice
having been done 10 either party by
tn, simple plan of calling to their &c.
lief "A board ot arbitration. Let the
EMPLOYER select one man and the
employee select one, and II these TAI
to agree. let them select the third
man, and when they have made an
agreement, let all parties stand by
it Tins would save many an tx.
pcnsivc law suit, and in the end
would prove better for all parties
concerned,
But some one may say: your ideas
are all right, and we can readily
understand how you can, by being
in direct touch with the Labor In
Spectors, bring about the results
mentioned, but how do YOU expect
to effect in any way the School Sys
TEN of our State; And how do YOU
expect to assist in any way the road
building Of the State That office
pertains TO Agriculture, Labor and
Statistics "
That is true But under this De.
partment all of the Farmers lnsti
,uteS are held. Lecturers are sent
out from this Department under the
direct supervision OF the Commits
sioner of Agriculture to every county
N the State every year TO lecture
upon such subjects as will enlightcn.
appeal to aud advance the CHI
zens and arouse interest along prop.
or lines | propose, il elected to the
office Of Commissioner of Agricul,
ture, Labor aud Statistics, to put
forth my most earnest efforts upon
these very subjects, shall have
capable, competent, earnest men 70
present these subjects so lorcefullv
that the people will become aroused
and public opinion created in their
favor When this is done and the
people OF the State rise up and he.
mand these improved conditions.
then we can have them and will get
them, The people generally get what
they want
Now word concerning Agricul.
ture. am not a citv-bred agri,ul.
turiSt, hut a Kentucky farmer.
was reared on the farm and have
walked between the plow.handles
from early morn till setting sun
many and many a day. There is no
branch OF farming that | have not
followed, from the clearing and icnc-
my OF the land to the blowing plant.
ing and cutiyating OF the various
crops, and the harvesting Of same
have h,eu through it ALI know
what the farmer needs, and believe
that | can be a benefit to him if per.
mitted to do so.
Have YOU realized what a change
has taken place in Kentucky within
the past fifteen Years? Fifteen years
ago - per cent. ot the citizenship OF
our State Was ON the farm and 30
per cent. in the towns and cities of
our Commonwealth. Today the
conditions are exactly reversed. 70.
dav g. per cent. of our citizenship
is living in the towns and citeS,
struggling by days work to support
their families as laborerS in mills,
factories and public works, while
only 80 per cent. remain on the
farm to produce the nec,ss ary food
stuhs tor MS all