New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
Calls for Commissions
10 Fix Minimum Wages.

To the second end we hold that mint
mum wage commissions should Dc eH'aD
lished in the nation and iu each state %
trc,,ro into wages paid "a various MUS
,-ics and 20 determine tho standard when
the public ought 20 sanction a. a mini
,-,,,r, and We believe that. as O. present
instal-rsnt OF what We hope Tor I'D w
futurc there should De ~ ono, 60
lgned IN the nation and lta tr'ei AZ "a.
,.---,.er a. lling the present Mass tcnusctts
iav. As "A basis from which g. -tAt' ahH OF
which 70 improve We pledse the t~I"' -
rcrornruent 20 an investWatoh OF 4iy =.
.rfes along the lines pursued ~ IRE b4-
sou ~ Mines with the view % ertaolis r.
jnE standards Of sanitation ana saI-,,5 -,
,r@ call for the Standardization OF rl'lo
srf fact0rv inspection ON lnitrstatc
agreement Or the establishment OF leu
Ne stand Tor the passage OF legislation
I'm thc nation and " all states pf2Nl..i -
standards % compensation LOT $3.50 -
accidents and death. and 10. ,, aiseaS'
clearly due 90 the nature oI coh4lt.ols pr
ir4uqfry. and We stand Tor ihr adopiloi'
b. Iav OF "a fair standard OF coInpensh
ton for casualties resulting iAthllt VIZ
shall clearly az the minimum eompenss-
ton IN all cases .-,
In the third place. certain industrial
conditions fall clearly below the lcveh
which the public to-day sancuon -.
We stand for a living wage. wages arc
s,,bnornal n they fail 10 provide . living
FOR those who devote their tine ana On
crsv to Industrial occupations. The
MONETARY equivalent or living ware a.
RES according 20 local conditions, DIV
must include enough 20 secure me eie-
rnents Of & normal standard OF living
standard high enough 20 make mor1ilt.
possible 70 provide for education ana
recreation. 70 care for Immature mem
hers % the family. a. maintain the fam
iIv during periods % sickness. auo 70
permit OF reasonable saving for old age
Colonel Roosevelt would prohibit ex-
cessive hours Of labor for all wass work.
ers and all night labor of women and
children. He held that one day Of rest I'D
seven should be provided - law-that
continuous twenty-four-hour labor should
be divided into three shifts OF eight hours
by law. that tenement house manutact-
ure should be entirely prohibited. and
labor camps should be subject 10 govern
ment sanitary regulation; that all indus
tries employing women and children
should be specially subject 20 government
inspection and regulation: that insurance
funds against sickness. accident. invalid
ism and old age should be established by
q charge either In whole or IN part upon
the industries The colonel add.d.
Working women have the same need 20
combine for protection that workingmen
have the ballot IL as necessary for one
class as for the other. We DO not believe
that with the two sexes there IL Identity
OF function: but we do believe that theirs
should be equality OF right. and therefore
we favor woman suffrage
Surely5f women could vote. they would
strengthen the hands OF those who are
endeavoring 20 deal IN efficient fashion
with evils such as the white slave traffic
evils which can In part be dealt with ma
tionaily. but which IN large part can be
reached only by determined local action,
such as Insisting on the widespread pub
lication OF the names Of the owners. the
landlords, Of houses used for immoral
purposes.
Colonel Roosevelt favored reviying the
Country Life Commission with greatly
increased