Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-09-11
Proud OF Labor Record.

Proud OF Labor Record.
Representative David j. Lewis, of tn
Sixth Maryland Congressional District
chairman of the House Committee on Labor
laid before the House Friday last revie,
OF the Democratic party's record on labO
legislation. He declared that the Demo
Gratis during the last two years of contro
of Congress have done more for the laborinl
people than any other party in the history o
American politics. He invited compare
son of the Democratic record with "tht
almost blank pages under Cannonism fo
20 years, record of unblushing toryisn
and inertia"
Mr., Lewis gave list of bills, now laws
which were brought about by the Demo
cratic party's control of the legislative
machinery. They are as follows
THE Eight-Hour bill, extending the OPP
erations of the Eight-Hour law to work
done for the Government, as well as work
done by the Government.
The bill providing an eight-hOur day
for all female employees in the District of
Columbia. This law is in operation in
Washington without any of those business
disturbances which over-fearful persons
had been led to expect
THE dredee workers Eight Hour bill to
remedy decision of the Supreme Court
that men engaged in dredging work in
our rivers and harbors are not laborers and
mechanics, but seamen, and, therefore, did
not come within the provisions of the gem
eral Eight-Hour law.
IAN eight-hour provision included in the
Notifications bill to apply to civilians en-
gagged in the manufacture of ordnance and
powder for the Government.
IAN eight-hour provision in the Post
office Appropriations bill for postofIice
clerks and letter carriers.
AN eight-hour provision in the Naval
Appropriations bill making the eight-hour
day apply to workmen employed under
current appropriations.
"A provision in the Naval Appropria-
tons bill requiring all coal purchased for
the use of the navy to be mined on an
eight-hour workday
THE Children's Bureau bill, to promote
the welfare of children and to devise
means whereby the necessities of the par
ents cannot be used to retard the develop
ment of the children.
THE Industrial Commission bill, to in
vestgate the entire subject of industrial
relations. with view of ascertaining the
best methods of dealing with industrial
disputes.
THE Phosphorus Match bill to protect
the health of workers in the match indus
try.
THE Industrial Disputes act, embracing
the relations of labor organizations to the
antitrust laws of the country. the regula-
ton of issuance Of injunctions and the
guarantee Of the right of trial by jury for
alleged cOntempts committed out Of the
presence of the court"
The bills which have passed the House
and not the Senate were outlined by Mr..
Lewis as follows
THE Bureau of Safety Devices Bill
This measure. the Mann renner bill, al
ready has been favorably reported to the
Senate, and is designed to create in the
Department Of Labor clearing house for
devices preventive of industrial acct
dents. 1t is meant through this bureau
to supply employers and employees with
the best methods and devices in order to
reduce as far as possible the loss in life
and limb.
THE Hensley and Bohrer Convict Labor
Bills-One of these IS designed to prevent
the Importation of cOnvict-made goods from
foreign countries, and the other of convict
made goods from one State to another in
competition with the products of free
American labor.
The Seamens Bill-This bill passed
the Sixty-second Congress and was pocket
vetoed by President Taft 1t has since
passed the Senate in the Sixty second Con-
gress and recently passed the House."
The following are the bills. said Mr..
Lewis, which have been reported out of
the Labor Committee and are ready for
action by the House
1.-THE Dietrich bill, regulating the use of
the so-called Taylor system in Government
shops.
THE Maher bill, amending the law I'M
der which the wages Of employees in the
Government navy yards and arsenals are
to be determined and giving the Secretary
Of Labor voice in such adjustments.
THE Palmer Child Labor bill"
Representative Lewis also pointed out
that the Department of Labor bill was
passed by Democratic House just after
the Wilson administration assumed CON
troll of the Government.
Mr. Lewis declared that the principal
reason for such record on labor legsla-
ton was the destruction by the Demo
Gratis Of the system Of "Cannonism" which
dominated the House.
THE party Of Cannon, he said. "repre-
sented only a part of the people. The
party Of Wilson and Champ Clark repre-
sents them all. One is party Of tories
who think all aw-made changes are dan
gerous. and the other is liberal and pro-
gressive and knows that as social and
economic conditions change so must the
rules Of the State which regulates the re-
lations of human beings"
Entertainments and Festivals.
The ladies' Of the GAINESVILLE Baptist
Church will hold a Golden Rod Tea in the
church grove, at GAINESVILLE, on Saturday,