The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-06

suffering from trade diseases of casual
labor, of insecure old age and of
household depletion due to industrial
&C nditions are. like our depleted soils,
our gashed mountain sides and flood
ed river pottoms. so many strains up
on the national structure, draining the
reserve strength of all Industries, and
showing beyond all peradventure the
public element and public concern in
industrial health" He proposed sew
eral SPECIFIC methods for preserving
ara improving our human resources.
ana therefore our labor power" Wage
scales and other labor data should he
made public: all deaths. injuries. and
diseases due to industrial operation
sfould be reported to the authorities;
wage commissions should be establish
eo IN the nation and state to determine
the minimum wage scale in different
industries, the federal government
should investigate all industries with
a view TO establishing standards of
Sd sahitatlon ana safety: there should be
mime and factory inspection according
10 standards fixed by Interstate agree
ment or by the federal government:
natlonal and state legislation should
esta abi1sh standards of compensation
Tor industrial accidents and deaths
ana Tor diseases clearly due TO In
dustrlal conditions: for the adoption
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satlon for casualties resulting fatally.
whlch shall clearly fix the minimum
compensation in all cases; the none
tary equivalent of living wage varies
according to local conditions. but
should be sufficiently high to make
morality possible and to provide for
education recreation. proper care of
me children, maintenance during sick
ness. and reasonable saving for old
age: excessive hours of labor should
be prohibited for all wage-workers,
ana night labor of women and chill
dren should be forbidden; one day of
rest IN seven should he provided by
law; continuous twenty-four- hour la
nor should be divided into three shifts
OF eight hours by law; tenement house
manufacture should be entirely pro
hihited. and labor camps should he
subject to governmental sanitary reg
u'ation' all industries employing wom-
en- and children should he specially
subject to government inspection and
regulation; insurance funds against
sickness. accident. invalidism. and old
age should be established by charge
either In whole or In part uon the in
ed 10 women. if for no other reason, to
ena Die workingwomen to combine for
thelr own protection by the use of the
ballot. AS a people we cannot afford
TO let any group of citizens or any in
| n'Nidna' citizen labor under conditions
which are injurious to the common
welfare Industry therefore. must
summit to such public regulation as
will make it means of life and
health. not of death or inefficiency."
The Farmer.
The country life commission should
ne revived with greatly increased DOW
err ITS abandonment was a severe blow
10 our peopl" The welfare of the
farmer is ic need of this nation"
The countr.. hool should be brought
In touch with country life. For this
reason the proSressives approve of
&c vernment cooperation with the
farmer to make the farm more pro
ductfve. Co-operative associations Of
farmers. both for the production and
! the selling of agricultural products
| should he encouraged So long as
the farmer leaves 'co-operative acti-
vities with their prof1t-sharing to the
city man of business. so long will the
foundations OF wealth be undermined
and the comforts Of enlightenment ha
impossible in the country communi-
| ties"
The Tariff.
On the tariff he says: Il believe in
a protective tariff but I believe in il
as principle approached from
standpoint of the interests of the
whole people and not as a bundle of
preferences to be given favorite indi-
viduals." He believes the American
people favor the principle Of a pro-
against the wrong-doine and unjust
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