Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-04-29
| MORE PROTECTION
FOR WORK|NCNEN
Assembly Votes for Free Employ
ment Offices.
TO REDUCE ACCIDENT RATE
Joint Committee on Finance Recon-
mends Passage of Bill Increasing
Appropriation CT Industrial
Commission 100000.

MduISOH.-A Iar greater prOtecliOu
for Wisconsin workingmen was as
sured by the Wisconsin legislature
when the assembly gave final concur
renee to the bill continuing free en-
ployment offices of the state and the
joint committee 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 ap-
propriating $4,000 for a continuance
of the free employment offices in the
state until July 1. Governor Philip
will sign the measure.
The Wisconsin industrial commits
sion will get a 100000 additional APP
preparation. The need of additional
assistance and a larger appropriation
to carry ON the work of the state in
dustrial commission was emphasized
by Chairman George P. Hambrecht in
appearing before the joint finance COM
mittee of the legislature. The public
affairs board has recommended an ap-
preparation equal to the amount ex-
pended during the past biennium.
This sum is not sufficient to ade-
quately carry on the work" said Com
missioner Hambrecht. 1--WE were I'M
able to carry forward the minimum
wage work, although complaints were
filed, because of a lack of funds.
There are, many things which the
commission should do. The law re
quires us to have boilers of the state
inspected annually. The appropriation
allows for one inspector and, working
hard all of the time, he can inspect
one-fourth of the boilers of the state"
Mr.. Hambrecht pointed out additional
shortcomings of the present commits
sion for lack of funds. He said that
every employee of the commission was
working hard to render the best serv-
ice. Referring to the accidents in the
state, Mr.. Hambrecht said that it was
his opinion that with an additional ap-
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
are of that faith.
The Kandutsch red flag bill was re-
called from the executive office for the
purpose of an amendment In it's pres
ent form it would probably have been
vetoed unless recalled. A new bill
was offered by Assemblyman Hugo
airy flag.
The original red flag bill went
through the legislature with practical
ly only the Socialists in opposition. 1t
prohibited the use of the red flag.
When it reached the executive office
and was subjected to legal scrutiny it
was discovered that the bill was so
full of holes that it could not be
signed.
The new bill offered to take the
place of the original Kandutsch bill
provides:
SIT 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
a miSdemeanor punished by q 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,, Wy a vote Of rs to IL. refused to
kill the Axel Johnson bill exemptiHg
farmers from the ANTITRUST law of the
state. The bill was then passed by a
vote of 70 to Il. There Is at present q
law on the statute books curbing trusts
and mOnopolies. The Johnson bill pro-
vides that nothing therein shall be con-
strued to affect associations, corporate
or otherwise, of farmers, gardeners or
dairymen, including live stock farmers
and fruit growers engaged in making
collective sales or marketing for its
members or shareholders of farm, Or
chard or dairy products produced by