The Washington times., 1913-01-27

are encouraged. those IN other districts
discouraged; by control Of Congress,
through the committees Of the Dis
trfct. In seeing that improvements or
dered by Congress work for the pockets
Owen r. Lovejoy said that Con-
gressmen needed to be educated as TO
the purposes and scope OF the national
child labor bill and the appropriation
Increased.
public underrated the value OF the i'm
migrant. largely because there are In
sufficient methods for protecting him
during his first year or two. There
should be interstate arrangements for
distributing immigration. Our laws for
exclusion are sufficient. Much of the
agitation against the amount OF immi-
grafton Is hysteria.'
She Favors Bill.
Miss Josephine Goldmark, Of the Ma
tional Consumers League, author Of
the recent monumental work Fatigue
and Efficiency spoke in favor OF a
bill now pending before both branches
of Congress. to limit the hours Of wo-
men working In the District of Column
bia.
Mrs. Florence Kelley reviewed some
of the court decisions which interfere
with the protection Of the consumer and
mentioned LEGISLATION now before Con-
gress to remedy some aspects OF the
situation.
Homer Folks told of the number Of
preventable deaths, described the OPP
portunity of the Federal Government to
take the lead in scientific and profess
sional sanitary work. and urged the
tablishment Of a Federal health service
"a step to which all three parties are
committed by their platforms.
Prof. Seager described the defects
in thepresent Federal employers liabil-
tty act. and said bill was about to be
presented remedying these defects.
Prof. Lindsay spoke Of the unsatis-
factory makeup Of the present indus
trial commission. and hoped the Sem
ate would not confir mthe nominations,
but keep the matter open for the incom-
ing Administration.
Opportunity, Says Wilson.
Governor Wilson said in reply:
Several Of those who have spoken
have described this - q valued oppor-
tunity to them. / can speak of the op-
portunity as mine rather than theirs. 1t
Is seldom a man in my position hears
from SO many who know what they are
talking about. I have the oportunity
every day Of hearing from those who
do not.
Every subject treated here today
engages my deep interest and enthu-
siasm.. My enthusiasm Is In proportion
generally to the practicability OF a
scheme. I have always been eager to
forward general principles, but I do
not feel the breath filI my lungs until
see the practical plan. I hope you will
always come to me with plans. and you
E.ay count on me to consider those
plans with interest and with friendn-
ness.
DR.. McKelvey ecited me, because
ne put under my nose a fresh trail, and
the kind Of a trail that always follow
with zest.
Most Of the things that you have
spoken Of are without political en-
One that does have po-
lttical embarrassment Is the health
department project Already in deal
Ing with edical education in New
Jersey we have had political difficult
ties, because Of the various indepen-
dent schools Of medicine that have
sprung up on all sides. There is a
fear In many minds that we are about
to set up what has been called a med
lcal trust, and IL Is very desirable to
remove that idea have never seen