The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16
COLORADO GOVERNOR DELIVERS
INAUGURAL ADDRESS At
AUDITORIUM.
MUST obey THE LAWS
New Executive Recommends Economy,
An industrial Commission. a Work.
mems Compensation Act, and Asks
That Capital and Labor Clasp Hands
W. . Reunited Greater Colorado.
Western Newspaper Union News ssrv,c.

ASOA, Ja0- 1S.-oeBlQ66 IQ6 mem
OF the Legislature. . large num-
If people assembled at the Audi.
m At noon today. when Governor
&c A. Carlson delivered his in
raj address. Substantially, the
executive said:
THE MEMBERS OF THE TWEEN
ETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
ID STATE OF COLORADO:
estin9; 20 In In my few days, as.o-
Ied with the fact that the desire
Ach to serve is intense. and your
'mtnAtion to accomplish is defin-
nd firmly fixed. Colorado is young
story. Her vast resources are yet
be earliest infancy of develop
Ing; but l am most highly graft
Ion to Quail or cringe. Giant
ems are the despair of the weak.
[hey only serve AZ q spur to the
g. The ocmplexity Of your prob
is only matched by your opportu-
for service.
Industrial ConAission.
'orado and the immediate parties
suffered much from industrial
ysr and employe have occurred.
.ach conflict has been character
~ increased bitterness and. In
instances. attended by destruc-
{ property and bloodshed. II.
re, must be apparent to all that
sent methods of preventing and
1loye are entirely unsatisfac-
d quite frequently disastrous
directly involved, and to the
large. 1t is. therefore, i'm
that this Legislature earnest
diligently address itself to the
of ascertaining and removing.
ls. the causes of these indus
part of the problem. The
the bottom of disorder must
ilixed and measures adopted to
them.
in our country's history in
were small and Industrial
On much less keen than to-
iployes knew their fellow
with their employer. There
need of an intermediary
Established specially to pre-
nony and insure fair deal
en- the two. But time saw
development Of our re-
nd out Of this development
lntic industries and large
ig machinery. and the ever
size of industries made q
4ex proposition out of what
very simple one, and tend
the employer further and
". from the employe. and
from the employer. Ger
ing c,sshsS' p%rp1sss s,t9er..sns 9f .%nl0ggs. e.
videnced itself. from time
strikes. boycotts.. black
kouts. Colorado has ex-
of these. Amid these
gses there was developed
te agency to protect the
employe from the ex-
other. Our own state
#quiesced In the widen
made but feeble pro-
Gestimable damage done
ese recurring and vio-
Nnow come when Colo
being merely . mega
rate government must
and vital agency to
.agonistic industrial
to stand between
Soye and compel fair
Eem. believe this
accomplished by the
industrial commits
he power and duty
VS. now existing or
,ncerning the rela-
mployer and en-
bureaus now ex-
to deal with GER
ltiOnship. lack CO.
" and a definite
e abolished and
ties delegated to
hould be given
1t should have
md enforce laws
salth. safety and
o Investigate and
devices and 9TH
fction are best
employes of ev-
to do all in its
voluntary arbi-
Cancellation OF
foyers and en-
he necessity OF
fock-outs, boy
limitations and
iatters of en-
and conduct
les and to do
together en-
Is and work
to devise and
Nleans within
Noyment and
Eiess: to pre-
involuntary
&atiQn relat-
Jurisdiction:
to examine
isory board
ission. Such
hons serving
represent
affected by
II, would be
and sugges-
and tend to
frulings.
fower to issue
Hers, the COM
fower to issue
firticular or un-
would make a
an unreasonable
Interests coming
tate government
allowed Industrial
more and more
violence occurred.
we're then called out.
,mmission armed with
i as to the exact con-
disturbed employment,
~ mediation and concilia-
Earing inducement to arbi-
I'D in most cases be able
a satisfactory solution. In
e. side proved unfair, or
E, could not be reached, the
&ould be in full possession Of
II. This Is the application Of
Knmission to q situation grown
the lines of preventive work |
Dad powers to decrease unem-
ent, to compel safe places Of em-
ent, to enforce existing and fuel
avs concerning the relationship
p1oyer and employe would cer-
tend to diminish the present |
rial unrest and establish . con-
OF harmony.
WeEknenes Compensatl0n.
fementary to these powers. the |
ION should have authority to !