The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-11-04
next CONGRESS
TO TAKE ACTION
LABOR PROBLEMS

Washington. Nov. 4.-The Sixty
third Congr will be prepared to
take another step toward regulation
of the relations of employers and en-
ployes, when it convanes in Decem-
Der. as 1t will have before it for con-
sideration a lengthy report from the
Commission on Industrial relations
created last year to investigate the
subject and recommend legislation.
The report will be merely a state
ment OF what the commission has
done; of the evidence presented TO it
and of the research work it has con-
Quoted in many fields covering the
period from October %, 1913, when
the appropriations became available.
until October %. 1914. Further
hearings viii be held this winter in
New York, Washington, Chicago and
Atlanta, and in its final report next
year the comm ission will present
the bills which it hopes will result
lations 49, y
Every effort was made by the com
mission to complete its preliminary
report in time for presentation to the
last session Of Congress. The force
at Field Headquarters in Chicago
was kept busy night and day but it
was found impossible to complete
the task.
Over 500 witnesses have been
heard by the commissions represen-
4 -, Il;
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago. Pat
erson. y. j.. Lead. 5. D., Butte, Sc
attic. Portland, San Francisco and
Los Angeles. In addition to this ex-
haustive investigation. much has
been conducted independently by the
field force under the direction of Dr.
Charles Mccarthy. of the legislative
library of Wisconsin. The subjects
onsidered were unemployment. voca-
tional training. violence in labor dis
putes, interstate employment and
agricultural labor. Among those
aided in this task We're Professor
George E. Barnett, Johns Hopkins
university. who devoted himself to a
study of economic conditions: Miss
labor statistics. investigating woman
and child labor: Robert F. Hoxie.
professor of political economy. Uni
versitv of Chicago: William Lesser
son, formerly superintendent of en-
ployment agencies, Wisconsin: John
l.. Parkinson, an expert special
agent of the census bureau: Thomas
D,.l II ing oh nf <,f n tel,
tive drafting division. Columbia Uni
versity: B. s. Warren, surgeon of the
Public Health Service. and w. J.
Lauck. of Washington, D. C.. former
Is superintendent of industrial in
vestigation. L. S. Immigration Blu
reau
Public hearings We're held under
the direction of B. NJ. Manley, Wash
ington, D. C.. and Commissioner
Walsh also paid particular attention
to planning these hearings so that
every phase of the subject might be
given due attention. Among the
witnesses heard have been federal
state and municipal officials. labor
leaders in all parts of the country
social workers and philanthrDpists
employers of labor in many classes
and noted economists. surgeons anG
educators.
From each witness, in addition t.
evidence as to labor conditions with
which he was personally familiar
suggestions as to remedial legis1a
ton was obtained. In arriving at it!
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of the mmissioners opposition vii
be embodied in bills to be drafted on
" after riinute inspection OF every
similar law. state or federal. Exoer
| assistance in formulating the bill
will bye rendered by men who hav'
made n life study of that work and i
| Is designed to make the measure
proof against technical objection a
finally presented.