The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-23

Editor The Tulsa world
The Oklahomun of SUNDAY April
30 quotes Ed lIOyle. state mine IN
| spuCtor aH saying "Ihat lhhor ~
not protected IN the proposition OF
submitting the road bond issue. mat
no provision IL made for projecting
home labor from cnehp foreign
labor and that the workers are dis
eliminated against 10y reason ut such
provision not being made, giving
them a voice In supervising the work
OF construction %
First as 20 the absence of u pro.
vision In the proposition guarantee
Ing preference 10 white, home labor
and that contractors desiring To y"
their work with nA little cost aS pUS
slblo will invite outside labor. Scy.
tion 1851. Revised Laws OF Okla
homa, 1910 provide as follows
Working day for pubtc en-.
nloyes, Eight hours shall CON
Hitutc a days work for all labor
or. workmen. mechanics, prison
| guards, lanitors OF public lustitu-
lions, or other persons now en-
ployed or who may hereafter be
employed by or on behalf OF the
state, or by on behalf OF any
county city. township, or other
extraordinary emergency which
may arise IN time OF war. or In
cases where II may be necessary
TO work more than eight hours
par calendar day for the pruteC-
| ton Of property or human life.
Provided, that In all such eases tho
lnborors porkmen, mocha niles. or
other persons SO employed and
working to exceed eight hours por
calendar day shall be paid on the
basis OF eight hours constituting
days work provided, further
that not less than the current rate
OF per diem wages In the locality
where the work In performed shall
he paid ~ laborers, workmen, me
Chanics, prison guards Janitors In
| public Institutions or other per
sons 10 employed by or on behalf
or the state, or any county. city,
township. or other municipality,
? and laborcrs, workmen me-
& Chanics or other persons employed
! by contractors or subContraCtors.
In the ayeoutiop ~ any contract
I or contracts, with the state or
= with any county. city township. or
n other municipality thereof shall
;, he deemed To I've /rmployed by or
;. on behalf OF tho state, or such
I county. city, township, or other
Y municipality
n hight Hour Day Applies,
= Tho above means that II laborcrs
q into Che state TO do this work. con
. tranctbu would he compelled tot no
, tonly limit the days work 10 eigh
hours, but that the same rate OF pa
g would have tn be paid foreign abo
as for home labor and Ed UONl,
q knows. or should know better thuI
II to class the efficiency OF Oklahom
labor with McNicans or any othc
foreign labor. This law u ,onsdcrc
q one OF the best pieces nf ahor lcgi-
h lation IN the United States havin
n stood the test Of tho highest stat
II courts In every detail
A. to the policy OF the commits
s'oncr OF labor OF Oklahoma workcr
Of the state can rest assured tina
this law will be observed by con
N tractors doing this work and con
slider that Mr. Boyle has undcrtak e
10 cSpouse the caus-e of the workin
- people OF this state with undue hast,
=, and without properly informing him
self as to the labor laws Of the sta 4
~ II his position were Corrcrt ppeCl n
~ provisions would have 10 he made 1
every contract awarded Tor sire,
" paving, sower work. school building
" and public works OF every uhAraCt1
" before labor would b" protected tn
't cost OF transporting foreign workc,
q 10 the state would bo NcFy cNpcnsiN
q and would hAvo to he added To 81
n current rate OF wages, 80 the arg
a, ment In this connection falls OF n
" own weight
lc There is only one chance ihI
{ foreign labor Of any Kind, might /
brought In to do this work. and thl
would he In case pf a labor shortAr
OF such magnitude rs TO preclude M
possibility " securing local lRho
4 lana IN that event oklahoma labor.
IT am sure. and the ohief mine inspe,
sc tnr should Hgrec would not he ohic,
~ uouuhlo as long as tho current rate ,
y. wages ana the eight hour labor law
ic observed
A. The state Of oklahoma with m
o. United states department Of lahC
are now operating nine cmploymci
legislature made an appropriation (,
4 the purpose OF assisting iu hkir
,ts care OF the employment problems
hy oklahoma These offices rounc
lc with "A system OF about 400 EoNcri
a meut CWp|oymCut offices and uj
N uonAl clearing house 70 Washington
rh this provides the machinery vhcrch
hs with little difficulty. surplus hh,
on may be moved from one part OF n
90 state. or United states 20 ouOihc
od ana n occasion should demand
This adjustment would be made. vi