The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1914-01-10

Workmen more than eighteen "ears
old get $1.75 a week and under eigh-
teen years old, 80 cents week, UP 20
a maximum of Is weeks unemployed
in any twelvemonth, The cost to the
state of unemployment insurance is
about $2,0O000O annually.
Government Employment Agencies.
The Labor Exchange Act is, in every
way, a supplement to the Unemploy-
ment Act. 1t provides government la
Dor exchanges to find jobs for work
men and workmen for jobs In the
three years since this scheme became
operative 100000 vacancies have
been filled and nearly 100000 jobs OF
a casual nature found for workmen,
A large amount has been advanced by
the state for travelling expenses for
workmen for whom jobs have been
found. The workman who would claim
unemployment benefit must first show
that he has applied to the Labor Ex-
change for employment and been I'M
able to obtain it.
Minimum Wage "Whlte List"
The Workmen's Compensation Act
is not new, but an extension to other
workers, and to include compensation
in the case Of certain industrial dis
eases The Trades Boards Act at
tackled the industrial and social evil Of
sweating It established trade boards,
composed Of employers and workers
in equal proportions, together with
members appointed by the Board Of
Trade. These boards fix minimum
rates for wages for time work in GER
tain trades and may also fix general
minimum rates for piece work, The
trades to which the act has already
been made to apply are: Ready-made
and custom tailoring cardboard box
making machine-mado lace and
net-hnishing and chain.makng, A
white List Of employers who agree
to the minimum wage is made public
and no government contracts are
awarded to firms not on this list.
Early CIoSln9 TOT onopS'
The Early Closing Act, which both
ers some tourists who find shops
closed at unexpected and apparently
unreasonable times, gives weekly half
holidays all over Great Britain to shop
keepers and their assistants, All
shops-American, stores-must be
closed one week day not later than one
o'clock in the afternoon, except where
food or newspapers are sold-which,
with letters constitute the trinity for
which man will not willingly walt.
Even excepted shops may be closed II
two-thirds Of those In the district In
tho trade wish them closed All classes
Of shop assistants must be given one
halfholiday week and the general
work hours are regulated by law.
Other acts prevent the employment OF
women In Industrial occupations dur
ing the night, make regulations re-
garding the protection Of health In fac
tories and attack the problem OF child
labor. The Housing and Town Plan.
ming Acts amplify in their provisions
earlier acts under which the state ac'
QuIres land for housing purposes and
deals with unsanitary areas ald dwell
ings,
Crank Socialism,"
These are some Of the more striking
measures which Great Britain's legs'
laturo Ia using az tools In the con-
structon Of tomorrow's British EN-
pre-
IT is rank Socialism," said one, but
what are you going to do about Il? A
reaction win como and come soon, but
until that does come these laws and
more Of the same kind viii be enacted,
weakening private initiative, diminish.
ing solfrespoct and dIscouraging self.
reliance and thrift II the state 10 to
bo n crutch, we viii all grow inArm In
time and lean upon It, Contentmcnt,
not discomfort, should be preached,
We are sowing the wind to reap the
whlrlwnd."
prosperity should pay thank Of.
forng," said another Britishor 80
much for tho now taxes. Az for tho
so.ealod soeiOlistic legislation, II Ia
not socialism but democracy the CIV
ing to every man a chance, and 40
far as honest, living wage and fair
laws for capital alike with labor, and
opportunity for education leisure and
employment can make II 80, an equal
chance lB not that the chief business
OF democratic stato2 IA for content
mont=dld you read the White Paper
I'm official report Of the distribution
Of wealth."
"Tho toad beneath the harrow knows
Exactly whore each tooth'polnt goes
The butterfly beside the road
breaches eohtentment to that toad"
"fho eyes Of tho fool are in the ends
Of tho earth said Solomon In Great
Britain II ls u time Of introepoction,
painful but profitable,
Lerd Resebery's story
Lord Roaebory told story the
other day Of an Aberdeen professor
whose youth was properly full Of zeal
for learning, but who was too poor to
crafty H. Through ono long fierce
winter In Scotland whore winters arc
wInterB=ho ehlyerod without IN over