United labor bulletin., 1912-08-29
4 PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS
TO THE LABORING PEOPLE

someUie To supervise aAu BE tnaL It's
PROVISIONS are compi-u witn, an inspec-
lor VI THESE OnAces WAS eIealeu anu
audeu TO the force on the oepai llueR.<.
he factory Inspection act was pas
1 ms act mas alieauy uone much u
sure proper sanitary conditions in~tfi;;
factories ana WORKSHOPS ana thousands
VI uoiIais mas been spent I04 the lnstalI-
ing Oh proper safeguards around machin-
cry TO insure the saIety OF the lives and
linibs Oh Inc WORKERS, wnile much has
already been done there Is still much
more TO be done in this line OF WORK
but with the factory inspectors continu-
ally out inspecting and ordering needed
improvements it is expected that tn.
workshops OF Colorado in the near fu-
ture will be in as safe and sanitary con.
dition as it is possible to have them Six
additional employees were added to the
labor department by the passage OF this
| act, SO that now the department assumes
| the proportion of real labor depart
ment with sixteen employees when there
were but seven when Mr.. Pearce as
sumed charge OF 1t.
Among the many labor laws" that
Mr.. Pearce and his force have assisted
in having enacted may be cited, tbs Em-
ployers' Liability Law, Interest on DAM
ages for Personal Injuries Law, Eight
Hour Law for Miners, ETC., Laborers'
Lien Law. Miners Lien Law, Deception
Act (stopping the importation OF strike
breakers into the state). Child Labor
Law (Which the department through its
factory inspectors is now enforcing).
etc.
The fact that the so-called labor
lobby" has been more successful in the
| last two legislatures in getting needed
labor legislation than was the case In
| former bodies can truthfully and justly
| be credited to the fact that these lobby
lists have had strong and skillful sup
port for their measures from Mr.. Pearce
and his subordinates in both his own Of
| flee and the labor department.
| Pearce and his force did more and
welded more influence In keeping the
state troops out OF that district than any
other person or set OF persons Mr..
Pearce made two inspections OF that dis
trict at the request OF Governor Sha-
froth. and upon each occasion he re-
ported to the governor that troops were
unnecessary. and In his last report when
others were weakening and about ready
to quit the struggle 1t was Mr.. Pearce
who boldly stated that 1T would be a
crime to send the state troops into the
northern fields" deem this a very op-
perfume time. when others are claiming
credit for their work in that labor strug-
gle. to remind the iaboring people of
that fact and challenge denial. n
For his great and efficient work Nfor
both the general public and the wage
earners OF the state. for the splendid
record he has made In his conduct of
his ofice. for his courage. honesty and
reliability. Mr.. Pcarce has right to askS
and expect the support OF the laboring
people and general public for renom-
ination at the primaries September 10th
| His opponents for this state once at
the primary election have paid Mr..
Pearce the compliment Of using sae only
argument that they possibly could use
against him. that OF issuing untruthfui
statements and throwing mud" and
this fact alone should be sufficient to adj
wise the voters as to the qualifications
OF the leading candidates for this NOM
ination.