Evening journal., 1912-08-06

and depleted craftsmanship, Of Grip
pied workers and workers suffering
from trade diseases, of casual labor, Of
insecure old age and Of household de
pletion due to industrial conditions are,
like our depleted soils, our gashed
mountain sides and flooded river bot
toms. so many strains upon the ma
tional structure, draining the reserve
strength Of al industries and showing
beyond all peradventure the public ele-
ment and public concern in industrial
health" He proposed several specific
methods for preserving and improving
"our human resources. and therefore
our labor power" wage scales and
other labor data should be made pub
lie; all deaths, injuries and diseases due
to industrial operation should be re-
ported to the authorities; wage com
missions should be established in the
nation and state to determine the min
imum wage scale in different indus
tries. the federal government should
investigate oil industries with q view
TO establishing standards Of sanitation
and safety; there should be mine and
factory inspection according to stand
ards fixed by Interstate agreement or
by the federal government; national
and state legislation should establish
standards Of compensation for indus
trial accidents and deaths and for dis
eases clearly due 10 industrial condi-
tions. for the adoption by law OF fair
standard OF compensation for casual
ties resulting fatally which shall clear
ly Ak the minimum compensation in ell
cases; the monetary equivalent Of
living wage varies according TO local
conditions, but should be sufficiently
high 10 make morality possible and to
provide for education. recreation. prop
er care Of the children, maintenance
during sickness and reasonable saving
for old age; excessive hours of labor
/ should be prohibited for all wage work
ers. and night labor Of women and
children should be forbidden; one day
Of rest in seven should be provided by
/ law: continuous twenty-four hour labor
should be divided into three shifts OF
eight hours by law; tenement house
manufacture should be entirely pro
/ hibited, and labor camps should be sub
/ iect 10 governmental sanitary regula-
/ ton; all industries employing women
and children should be specially sub
/ iect TO government inspection and reg
ulation: insurance funds against sick
ness. accident invalidism and old age
should be established by a charge
either in whole or in part upon the in
| dustries; the suffrage should be granted
10 women II for no other reason TO
enable working women TO combine for
their own protection by the use Of the
ballot "As n people we cannot afford
to let any group Of citizens or any indi-
vidual citizen labor under conditions
which are injurious to the common
welfare Industry, therefore. must sub
init to such public regulation as will
make It a means Of life and health, not
Of death OF inediciency.
The Farmer.
''The country life commission should
be revived with greatly increased pow
er; its abandonment was a severe blow
TO our people. The welfare of the
farmer IS a basic need of this nation
The country school should be brought
IN touch with country life. For this
reason the Progressives approve Of gov
ernment cooperation with the farmer
to make the farm more productive
Cooperative associations Of farmers
both for the production and the selling
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