The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-10-09
NO INDUSTRY ESCAPES
Everybody Hurt and Nobody Benefits
by Strange Law

a compulsory eight-hour law is IN
fair and unreasonable because it ap
plies to all kinds Of labor. both physi-
cal and mental, skilled and unskilled,
agreeable and disagreeable; because
1t applies to managers and clerks, su-
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 q few
minutes over time without your knowl-
edge? You are liable il you or your
agent "cause," "require" or "permlt"
anyone in your employ to work over
eight hours in any day Of "a hours,
or over 48 hours in any week OF seven
days.
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 IL we make impossible conditions
for profitable investment or farming.
Everywhere throughout this state
the people are striving 10 build lcw
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 handle
their crop.
VIII the eisht-hour law regulate the
maturing of grain or prevent the rain
from falling when the grain is ripe?
II not, how can the farmer get the
harvest done on an eight-hour basis
without hiring double the number OF
men he now employs?
viii the eight-hour day regulate the
price of grain?
II not, how is the farmer to pay for
double the number of helpers to har-
vest his grain?
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 II 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 high
er, can the housewife stand the added
expense of two domestics to do the
work Of one, both limited to six days
service q 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 q
point where profits have ceased, and
many mills are closing down or run
ming at loss just to keep up their
equipment.
A compulsory eight-hour law would
give no added employment to men in
the numbering industry, and would
make revival in the business prac-
tically impossible.
Cost Of every farm and factory prod.
uct in the state would be increased
20 per cent or more.
Trainers Of the eight-hour law say
that it Is designed to punish capital.
Capital furnishes employment for
labor.
Can capital be punished without al
so Furnishing labor?
II you want to promote the welfare
of this state WORK and VOTE
AGAINST Initiative No. 10.