The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-12
new LABOR LAWS
co INTO EFFECT
TWO IMPORTANT ONES
Most Significant, National Child
Labor Act and WOrkmen's
Compensation Bill.

the past legislative year, according &c
survey which was made public by
the American Association for Labor
Legislation. THE most significant
items in this legislation" says the
secretary, DIR. John b. Andrews, "are
two national laws, one prohibiting
the shipment in interstate or foreign
commerce of certain products in the
preparation of which the labor OF
children has been employed, and the
other providing a model scale OF
workmen's compensation for per-
sonal injuries among federal en-
Floyes, of which there are now more
than 100000.
Several hundred labor bills were
introduced into congress this year"
DR.. Andrews adds, while IL State
legislatures in spite of the reaction
ground out their full share of the
annual grist."
The associations summary of the
more important items of labor legis-
lation in various States follows:
Three States, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts and South Carolina con-
cerned themselves with the legal
regulation of collective bargaining.
In Maryland a State board is au-
thorized to prescribe rules of pro-
cedure for arbitration OF industrial
disputes, including power to conduct
investigations and hold hearings. 10
summon witnesses and enforce their
attendance, to require the production
OF books, documents and papers, and
administer oaths, exercising these
powers to the same extent that such
powers are possessed by the civil
courts of the State. South Carolina
created a board of three members to
investigate and to promote agree
ments in strikes and lockouts at the
rate OF $40 per day each. Massa-
chusetts amended her law regulat-
ing the procuring of strikebreakers.
During the year seven of the IL
states holding regular legislative
sessions passed new or strengthened
old laws affecting child labor. Shor-
ter hours, a higher minimum age
prohibition of night work and ex-
ciusion from hazardous employments
are the main tendencies. South
Carolina raises the minimum work
age from IL to IA, while Massachu-
setts and New Jersey make special
provision for pupils who study part
time in vocational schools and NAV
then work part time.
"1mpelled by recent accidents New
Jersey has Joined the list of States
requiring passenger elevators to have
lnterlocking device automaticanyi
preventing movement of elevator car
until shaft door is closed and auto
matically fastened. 81
Following the limitation of work
Ing hours on public work to eight a
cay in the majority of the States
Massachusetts this year provides for
her public employees the further linn
itation of the 48 hour week. In pri-
vate employment several States place
additional safeguards around tha
employment OF women and children
during the Christmas shopping sea-
son, and Massachusetts is to inyesti-
gate the possibilities of one day of
rest in seven for employees in hotels
and restaurants.
Legislation authorizing public
employment bueaus in MARYLAND. the
regulation of private agencies in Vir-
glnla, and the creation of a bureau
OF farm settlement for Immigrants in
New York, is supplemented by the
California legislatures Endorsement
o. the United States department of
LABOR recommendation that the pub-
lie land tenure be so regulated ,as to
insure to the settler the entire pro-
duct of his labor
South Carolina and Virginia
patched up their employers liability
laws while Kentucky enacted the
most progressive workmen's compen-
sation law in any Southern state
Louisiana. Maryland, Massachusetts
new Jersey and New Yort
strengthened their commentaries
laws without, however, equalline the
new national law for injured fed
eral employees which is termed the
most scientific and most libera,
worhmen's compensation law in the
world Maryland enacted a moth
er's pension law and Massachusetts
created a commission on social in