Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-04

enacted into law many prOgressIy,
ideals. All classes are affected by th'
legislation enacted since the Demo
cratic Party has been in control o
Congress. Organized and unorganized
men. women and children. citizen:
and non-citizens are benefited.
The workingman in the Clayton AMI
Trust Law had won the right OF voluu
tary association for his protection anf
welfare. His rights have been pro
tected against unEarranted issuanc,
OF injunctions wherever the Fedora
Courts have jurisdiction, and he has
been guaranteed the right OF trial by
jury in cases OF alleged contempt com
mitted outside OF court. This act
recognizing and enforcing the equality
before the law OF worEingmen with
other citizens, declaring that labor is
not q commodity or article OF com
merce, is considered the biggest sin
gle stop that has been taken since serf
dom and slavery were abolished"
Judge Hughes was opposed to thi.
law.
The Wilson Seamen's bill is the
Emancipation Proclamation for sea.
faring men. 1t deals mainly with free.
dom, human liberty for the men en-
ployed on ship-board. both passenger
boats and freiGhters. and safety at
sea. It abolishes involuntary servi-
tude and assures humane treatment OF
sailors.
The Seamen's act says TO the Ameri.
can ship-owner that American seamen
shall be free to leave the vessel when
IL Is in safe port in this or any other
country, and 1t says to the foreign
shipowner, when your seamen come
into American ports, the very fact that
they are in our waters. and under on
Jurisdiction makes them free men"
For fifteen years Andrew Furusetl
haunted Congress in the effort to OBJ
tain legislation to put an end TO slay
cry at sea. Not until Woodrow vii
son came into office did Mr. Furuseth
meet with a President OF sufficient
courage to put humanity above ship
owners profits.
To tho DO.
the whole economic movement of tn,
time seems TO point" the Federal Gov
eminent has enacted laws applying IL
the following cases:
To men employed In dredging worl
In rivers and harbors: TO female en-
ployes in the District OF Columbia
over whom Congress has jurisdiction
to all women and child workers in thu
District of Columbia; to civilians en-
gagged In the manufacture of ordnanc,
and powder for the Government; t,
post office clerks and carriers: to tn
mining OF all coal sised for the Navy
to employees engaged In operations IN
der the Alaskan Coal Land act: 1
work done for the Government as we
as work done by the Government
The problem of Child Labor Is O
vital interest TO the whole nation
Ia OF special interest to labor becaus
the children involved are their chi
dren.
Not only does the employment q
children affect the children directl!
retarding their mental and physical d,
yelopment, but Is Is menace TO labo
In that children constitute a class G
labor exploited by employers and ar
used to dlsplace adult labor whic
commands higher wages.
II no longer can be held that onl
tho states individually have a riRf
to prohibit child labor. and TO impos
a penalty upon the manufacturer VIII
employs child labor. The Fedora
. Government has right to keep Ia
products Of child labor from interstai
commerce, and the Wilson administr;
tion has exercised that right.
President Wilson's Child Labor In,
provides that II is unlawful TO shi
from one State 20 another:
The product OF any quarry or min
employing children under Is year
old; the products OF any mill. Gamer,
woriship or factory employing chi
dren under IL years old, or ehlldre
from IA 10 1s years who work NOR
than hours per day, more than Al
days per week. or later than p. N
OF require such children 10 get 10 wor
before q a. ".
President wiison forced this la
through congress-.
The Commission on Industrial Rel