Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-08
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In announcing the annual meeting
of The National Civic Federation, 10
be held in Washington, March ., .
and Z, letter requesting the Govern
ors of the various States to send dele
gates to this meeting was made pup
lie at the Headquarters of the FEEDER
alton in this city. The program pro-
vides for a special day on Indus
trial Peace and Progress, ana one
dav ON .The Rights and Duties of
public Employees" together with
dav devoted to the work of the Vari-
GUS departments of the organization.
The three days sessions will be
closed with the annual dinner at the
New willard Hotel. The invitation to
Governors to appoint delegates fol-
lows
Sir. Recent events have SO stirred the
minds and hearts of our people that ne
National Civic Federation believes the
hour is timely for a meeting to consider
industrial peace as related to lnduStrlal
progress For that reason 1t Is proposed
to dedicate especially to the question OF
the annual meeting of The National civic
Federation which will be held in Wash
ington, D. G., March s. and I. 1872
The industrial Peace" session viii De
presided over by his Eminenee, Cardinal
Gibbons, and it will be held in the Peace
Hall of the Bureau of American kepuD-
lies, on TUESDAY, March o. at ten ten, . h eio G
voted principally to the consideration OF
the successful operation of the Erdman
Cancellation act, which has long mann
tanned peaceful industrial relations IN the
business of interstate railways; and to
the various effective methods of negotla-
ton between employers and their en-
ployes as illustrated by collective bar
gaining in such lines as interstate, mu-
nicipal and interruban railways, the
large daily newspapers, the building
trades. stove manufacturing, coal MN
ing, brewing, and other industries.
At succeeding sessions there will be
considered problems involved in the rela-
tion of the public employe to his en-
ployer the people, such as:
Assuming that strikes in official ser
vice are inadmissible. how can public
employers secure redress for just griev-
ances which in private employment would
lead TO strike"
MAY public employees properly organ
ize to better their conditions of employ
"Pensions for Federal. State. and mu-
nicipal employees"
on the third day of the annual meeting
there will be sessions of the Federation
departments on
Compensation for industrial accidents
and their prevention.
Regulation of interstate and municipal
utilities.
Regulation of industrial corporations.
Pure food and drugs.
Reform in legal procedure, and
The woman's welfare and the employ
ers' welfare departments, devoted to in
employers. whether public or
private, in improving the conditions up-
DER which employees IN all industries and
in all occupations work and live.
In view of the direct bearing which the
topics mentioned have on the public well
fare in every State, l have the honor to
ington, which shall be representative of
your state. to participate in this meet
ing of The National Civic Federation.
Very respectfully,
SETH Low. President.
We hope Governor Plaisted will
give this invitation his prayerful con-
sideration, but we hope he will not
send the same delegation that went
to the convention of beer makers and
sellers.
President Low has mapped out for
consideration questions of vital inn
portance on which the people of the
country are becoming aroused. I'm
like the specially convened Democrat
ic Legislative convention for March,
this annual meeting stands for law
and order and better moral and So
cial conditions. The Plaisted rum
is called to further abuse
and, if possible. to defeat and STAY
the law.
We fear Governor Plaisted will not
send delegation to Washington,
Mar. 5.