Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

row money on his land at per cent.
and for period of time running from
Eve to thirty-fve years. The amorti-
zation scientifically worked out to
meet the needs of the borrowers.
Farm Marketing.
This administration has established
a Bureau of Marketing and placed the
study Of distribution, of buying and
selling in the hands OF experts, so that
the farm products may be standard
lied and prepared, transported and dis
tributed to the consumer at the lowest
possible cost and waste, thus subsu-
tuting up-to-date business-like methods
for the slip-shod, wasteful plan so long
pursued as heretofore. ..
Parcel Post.
The Parcel Post System has been
extended so as to directly aid the
far farmer in shipping his produce to
the city consumer, thus extending and
creating new markets and making d.
rect connections between producer apd
consumer, and not only increasing the
farmers profits, but also decreasing
the cost OF living,
What Has Been Done for Labor by the
Democratic Administration.
In July, 1918, the President procured
the enactment OF the Industrial En-
| ployes' Arbitration Act. The possibil-
tiles for good OF this wise piece OF
Democratic legislation are incalcala'
BILE. 1t will soften and mollify the as
perities heretofore existing between
Capital and Labor, employer and en-
ploye. Each interest is assured OF a
free and fair hearing of its grievances,
and their disputes are submitted TO
and considered by wise and sympa-
thetic arbitrator eagerly anxious TO
adjust all differences in a spirit OF Jus
tice, federation, and fair play. Already
numerous, far-reaching issues between
| Capital and Labor have been settled,
notably the adjustment Of the pending
strike between the railways and their
employees In the Middle West, which, II
not amicably arranged, would have
meant civil war, thereby abundantly
demonstrating the efficiency and wis
dom of this measure. Many other in
dustrial disputes which would have
quickly assumed the proportions OF
industrial wars between employer ana
lemploye have been satisfactorily set
tied, and millions saved to che con
tending parties, and all of the incon'
veniences to the general public Incl
dent to such conditions averted-
The Eight Hour Bill.
The Eight Hour Bill extends the op
erations Of the eight hour law both to
work done for and by the government
thus putting the stamp OF Federal ap
prevail upon a working day of eight
hours length
\ The Clayton Bill
The Clayton Bill treats, among othel
things, the relation of labor organiza
tons to the antitrust laws, and COZ
recting the same so that labor can n
: longer be considered a commodity o
: property, and the regulation OF the Is
suance of injunctions, and guarantee
: ing of the right Of trial by jury for
: legged contempts committed out Of tn
presence of the court.
The Department of Labor Sill.
This Democratic administration oil
fcialy further recognized the disnit
, and Importance of labor by creating
the Department of Labor, with Sec
rotary who is a member of the Pres
| 4 fxTf n
and furnishing an opportunity of pre-
lection and advancement by having
representative in close touch with tn
: President.
, In addition TO these few prOminen
: measures, which l have mentioned
!. there are numerous others which thi
administration has enacted into la'
= having for their purpose the prote'
ton of labor, demonstrating cono'
+. siveIy that the Democratic party
= the friend of labor and that its pla
: form declarations on this subject Wer
= not mere vote catchers," but SINGER
a convictions promptly adopted, as 500
: as it came into power, and the aid an
I relief so long denied by the Republl
:, an party cheerfully accorded to Il
- great masses of laboring people.
is The Federal Reserve Act.
IS The law known as the Federal x
IN serve Banking Act stands out as pc
,e sibly of more vital importance to Il
It. country than even the passage OF Il
IN downward revised tariff bill. Certai
re ly nothing showed the prophetic
e. sion, the answering and unconquf
Ie able courage of our great Preside
w. more than the passage of this uu
CHI marvellous piece of legislation. 1t
it. perhaps best that the country shou
.e- never know the almost insuperat
On difficulties placed in the way OF II
to bill, from many apparently unrelat
oh sources We will now, at last, ha
nd an elastic currency, instead OF hayl
IN. the wealth of the nation congested
he one section. 1t will be spread on