The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-28

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constantly growing landlordism.
Therefore we favor public owner
ship and operation of all necessary
means of transportation, storage and
marketing, and we demand that land
monopoly be removed by progress
sively increased taxation of site
rental values.
| AS further measures for the bene-
fit of the farmers we urge (a) ex-
tension of the Federal loan law priv
ileges to those desiring to acquire
farm land (b) provision for adj
vances. upon crops Of products in
storage; (c) government insurance
of farm stock and crops against
natural calamities.
(O Abolition of Grain Specula-
ton: We favor Federal grain in
srcction under system of civil ser
vice, and the abolition of all boards
of trade, chambers of commerce or
other places of gambling in grain
or trading in Options" futures"
OF short selling" or any other form
of socalled speculation, wherein pro-
ducts are not received or delivered,
but wherein so-called contracts are
settled by the payment of margins"
or differences" through clearing
houses or otherwise.
(8) Extension of Postal System:
We favor the extension of the postal
savings system, to the end that de-
posits may be received without limit
and that loans may be made direct
to the people on satisfactory security
at the cost of service. We favor the
extension of the Parcels Post to the
point of fullest possible public SER
vice
(9) Federal Incorporation: We.
believe that for the better protec-
ton of the public all private corpora
tions doing interstate business should
be chartered by the Federal Govern
ment.
(10) Labor Legislation:
l. We hail as one of the import
ant recent developments of indus
trial democracy the achievement of
union labor conditions in industrial
establishment engaged in govern
ment work, whether such establish
NETS are owned and operated by the
government or by private contrac-
tors. This is sound social policy
and we favor it's extension to all
work performed by or for the gov
eminent
2. We urge that upon all boards
or commissions created for the man.
agement of publicly owned industries
CT services, or for the supervision of
private enterprises,S the workers
shall have adequate representation.
3. We favor the progressive
shortening of legal workday in keep
ing with the increasing productive
ness of machinery, and securing to
every worker rest period of not
less than day and a half in each
week.
A. We favor the protection of the
workers by governmental insurance
against sickness, injury and death;
together with maternity benefits and
cid age pensions.
.. We favor a more rigorous and
effective inspection of factories,
workshops and mines, for the better
protection of the workers.
6. We favor the adequate pro-
lection of children by the enactment
and rigid enforcement of thorough
going state and Federal child-labor
laws.
7. We favor forbidding interstate
shipments of all products made by
(a) children, (b) women employed
more than eight hours day or six
days a week, (c) convicts under pri-
vate contract, (d) persons employed
in uninspected factories or mines.
8. We oppose the invasion by the
courts through injunction of the
Constitutional guarantees of freedom
of speech, of assembly and of con-
tract.
9. We favor the extension of the
Labor Bureau System, to distribute
labor in accordance with supply and
demand; and the establishment of
system for placing settlers on un-
occupied lands, thereby relieving con-
gestion of population in industrial
centers.
10. We urge the development of
instrumentalities which shall guar
antee to every willing worker oppor-
tunity to secure employment adapted
to his capacities.
PART iii
International Democracy