Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-15

whole or any part thereof.
Any employer, overseer, superin-
tendent or other agent of any employ
er, who shall violate any of the pro-
visions Of this act, shall, upon con.
viction thereof, be fined for each of.
Tense in sum not less than ten dol.
lars nor more than one hun.
dred dollars for each day during
which such violation continues.
Now, the following objections have
been submitted to this paper, and we
will be pleased to know If they con.
tain any blow holes. In other words,
the columns Of the Herald are open
to the discussion of this important
measure, and will welcome any opin-
ions on the subject, provided only that
they are conducted in courteous Ian
guage and are as brief as possible.
The objections referred to are, in
brief: That no one but a court can
say what is an emergency" You
are not allowed to Judge, even in your
own business.
A compulsory eight-hour law is I'M
fair and unreasonable because it ap-
plies to all kinds Of labor, both physi-
cal and mental, skilled and unskilled,
agreeable and disagreeable; because
it applies to managers and clerks. SUI
perintendents and bookkeepers, fore
men and roustabouts, timekeepers and
domestics, nurses and artisans, teach
ers and teamsters, statesmen, and
watchmen; and in fact every form
Of employment in every industry, bust
ness and occupation.
Do you realize that under the pro-
visions Of this bill, any person in your
employ can impose the penalties Of
the law upon you by working a few
minutes over time without your
knowledge? You are liable If you or
your agent cause" require" or per
NIT" anyone in your employ to work
over eight hours in any day of "a
hours.
Under this law the skilled mechanic
or artisan, such as the carpenter, the
printer, the mason, ETC., can have no
over time except in cases of extra
ordinary emergency" involving loss Of
life or property.
Full development of the states re-
sources depends on our ability to at
tract new capital and new settlers.
We cannot get either capital or set
tiers If we make impossible condi-
lions for profitable investment or
farming.
Everywhere throughout this state
the people are striving to build new
industries, promote new enterprises
and encourage the settlement of all
arabic land.
Enactment of a compulsory eight
hour law will stop this.
Farmers will not come here to raise
grain if prevented by law from hiring
help to work long enough hours dur
ing the rush seasons of seeding and
harvest to safely and profitably han
die their crop.
Will the eight.hour law regulate the
maturity Of grain or prevent the rain
from falling when the grain is ripe?
There is no power possible to hold
back maturity Of fruit and vegetables
from p. m. Saturday until a. m.
Monday. How are we going to har-
vest If the eight-hour law is passed
Dairymen will not build homes and
rear herds in this state If they must
employ double the number of helpers
required by their competitors in other
states.
If the price of milk and butter is
raised to cover this cost, how many
families will be forced to do without
these necessities?
With the cost Of all necessities
higher, can the housewife stand the
added expense of two domestics to do
the work of one, both limited to six
days service a week?
What is gained by an eight-hour
law?
Cost Of production is increased.
Earning capacity Of the laborer is
decreased, and his cost of living in
creased.
Industries already here will suffer
from the operations of this law.
LAUNDERING is now depressed to a
point where profits have ceased, and
many mills are closing down or rum
ming at loss just to keep up their
equipment.
A compulsory eight-hour law would
give no added employment to men in
the numbering indistury. and would
make a revival in the business prac-
tically impossible
Cost Of every farm and factory
product in the state would be in
creased 20 per cent or more.
Trainers of the eight-hour law say
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