The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-14

ing class in physical and moral
regeneration and also for the de-
velopment of its abilities to wage
war for liberation. tire party de-
mands:
"Ffrst-The limitation Of the
work day 10 eight hours in all wage
earning occupations.
"second-The establishment by
law OF a weekly rest period OF
twenty-four consecutive hours for
all wage earners Of either sex in
every branch of our national indus
try.
"Third-The rigid prohibition Of
overtime labor.
"Fourth-The prohibition of night
labor (from o'clock in the evening
until o'clock in the morning) in
every branch of our national indus
try, with the exception OF those oc-
cupations where II Is made obliga-
tory by technical considerations, and
in such cases only with the approval
of the labor organizations involved.
Prohibit Child Labor.
"Fifth-The prohibition of child
labor during school age UP to the
sixteenth year, and the limitation or
the working hours of minors O6 to
Is years) to six hours day.
"Sixth-The prohibition of the la
Dor of women in any branch of in
dustry in which labor is injurious to
women; the prohibition Of women's
labor for a period of four weeks be-
fore and six weeks after bearing
child, with the payment Of the nor
NAL wage due for the entire period.
"Seventh-The establishment in
every Industrial institution, factory
or other enterprise where women
work, of nurseries for nursing and
other minor children; the liberation
from work at three hour intervals
and even less of every nursing wo-
man for a period of half an hour.
State Insurance.
"Eighth-State insurance of work.
ingmen against old age and partial
or complete disability from a special
fund to be derived from a tax on
capitalists. 49,.
holding of wages earned on what
ever consideration and in whatever
form, such as fines, deducting, etc.
"Tenth-The appointment Of suf-
icient number Of factory inspectors.
"Eleventh-Inspection by the Of
ficials of local self-government,
with the participation of elected
workmen, of the sanitary condition
of dwelling places provided by en-
'iTwelfth-The establishment of a
well regulated sanitary inspection.
'Thirteenth-The complete and
supreme responsibility of employers
for any violation Of the law gov
erning labor.
Fourteenth-The establishment in
every branch of national industry
Of courts made up equally OF rep
resentatives of labor and of en-
ployers.
"Fifteenth-The obligation of the
authorities for local government
to establish Offices for the engage
ment of local or Of outside workers
(chamber of commerce of labor in
every branch of industry, with the
participation in their administration
of representatives of the labor or
CARNATIONS.
To Abolish Feudalism.
To abolish the remnants Of feudal-
ism the party also demands:
"First-The aDoliuon all class
pressure upon the person and the
property of the peasant.
"Second-The abolition of all i'm.
posts and obligations imposed upon
the peasant class and of all peasant
obligations of class character. q
"Third-The conflscation of church,
and state lands and their
transfer to the local authorities in
order that these lands, together with
forests and waters-of importance to
the state, shall be surrendered to the
control of the democratic state.
Fourth The confiscation of
privately owned lands, with the ex-
ception of the small holdings, which
shall be placed at the disposal Of
automatically elected local officials,
the minimum standard of exemption
from seizure to be fixed by the SUPER
Tor local authorities Of self-govern-
ment"