Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-30
MORE PROTECTION
FOR WORKINGNEN
Assembly Votes for Free Employ
ment Offices.
TO REDUCE ACCIDENT RATE
Joint Commit tee on Finance Recon-.
mends Passage Of Bill Increasing
Appropriation of Industrial
Commission 100000.

Mad.son.-A far greater protection
for Wisconsin workingmen was as
5ured by fhe Wisconsin legislature
when the assembly gave final concur
renee TO the bill continuing free EN-
ployment Offices Of the state and the
joint connaittee on finance recommend
ed for passage the bill increasing the
appropriation Of the state Industrial
commission 100000 annually, so that
the accident rate In the state may be
reduced.
BY vote of 81 to the house
passed the finance committee bill APP
propriating $4,000 for continuance
OF the free employment Offices In the
state until July /. Governor Philip
will sign the measure.
The Wisconsin industrial commits
preparation. The need Of additional
assistance and a larger appropriation
10 carry on the work Of the state in
dustrlal commission was emphasized
by Chairman George +. Elambrecht in
appearing before the joint finance com
mttee Of the legislature. The public
affairs board has recommended an APP
preparation equal to the amount ex-
pended during the past biennium.
"This sum is not sufficient 10 ade-
quately carry on the work" said Com
missioner Hambrecht Eve were I'M
able to carry forward the minimum
wage work, although complaints were
flied. because Of lack of funds.
There are many things which the
commission should do. The law re
qures US TO have boilers OF the state
inspected annually. The appropriation
allows for one inspector and, working
hard all OF the fine. he can inspect
one-fourth Of the boilers Of the state"
Mr.. IIambrecht pointed out additional
shortcomings Of the present commits
sion for lack of funds He said that
every empsSyee of the commission was
working hard TO render the best serv-
lee, Referring to the accidents in the
state, Mr.. ilambrecht said that II was
his opinion that with an additional APP
preparation of 100000 the accident
rate could be reduced TO 10 per cent.
Under suspension of the rules, the
senate put on final passage the Skog
mo bill amending the compensation
act to give employees the right to
Christian Science treatment If they
nre Of that faith.
The Kandutsch red flag bill was re-
called from the executive office for the
purpose of an amendment. In its pres
ent form 1t would probably have been
vetoed unless recalled. A new bill
was offered by Assemblyman Hugo
Knndutsch. prohibiting any revolution
AIRY flag.
The original red flag bin went
through the legislature with practical
ly only the Socialists In opposition. Ii
prohibited the use of the red flag.
when 1t reached the executive office
and was subjected to legal scrutiny It
was discovered that the bill was so
full of holes that 1t could not be
signed.
The new bill offered 10 take the
place of the original Kandutsch bill
provides:
ut shall be unlawful for any person
TO display or exhibit at any meeting.
gathering or parade, public or private,
any flag, banner or emblem symbolic
ing or intended by the person or per
sons displaying or exhibiting the same.
TO symbolic a purpose to overthrow
by force, or violence, or by physical In
jury TO personal property, or by the
general cessation of industry the gov
eminent of the state of Wisconsin, or
all government"
Persons convicted shall be guilty of
n misdemeanor punished by fine of
not less than $40 nor more than 500.
or, in default thereof, Imprisonment IN
the county Jail not to exceed 30 days,
the measure prescribes.
After an hour of debate the assem-
bly,. w vote of Is TO II, refused to
kill the Axel Johnson bin exempting
farmers from the antitrust law of the
state The bill was then passed by a
vote Of 70 20 L. There is at present a
law on the statute books curhing trusts
and monopolies. The Johnson bin pro
vides that nothing therein shall be con-
strued TO affect associations. corporate
or otherwise, Of farmers. gardeners or
dairymen, including live stock farmers
md fruit growers engaged in making
collective sales or marketing for its
members or shareholders of farm. or
chard or dairy products produced by
its members or shareholders.