Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-16
labor DECLARES
FOR OWNERSHIP
FEDERATION URGES
CONTROL OF ALL PUDLlc
UTILITIES.
EloAT.HoUR DAY WIN
NO OVERTIME ADVOCATED.
Federation 6oss on Record a. Opposed
to Formation Of Labor Political
Party-Would Place Limit on Cor.
porations and Restrict immigration
Equal Pay for Women.

Washington. Jan. l6.--Federal own
ership, operation, or regulation OF pub
lie and semi public utilities was re-
commended in the report Of the COM
mittee on reconstruction Of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor. made public
Yesterday after its approval by the
federation's executive council. Govern
ment ownership of all wharves and
docks, federal legislation to prevent
child labor and equality in pay for
men and women workers were also
urged.
The committee opposed the forma-
ton Of a labor political party. on tbs
ground that the disastrous experience
OF organized labor in America with po-
litical parties CT its own amply just
flied the American Federation OF La
bors nonpartisan political policy"
Demand Right Of Union.
other recommendations by the COM
mittee were:
Legislation making interference with
the right OF employees to organize W
any attempt to interfere with the leg
Inmate activities OF trade unions
criminal offense.
The right Of labor to fix its hours Of
work
Maximum working day Of eight
hours, with overtime prohibited except
under extraordinary emergencies and
the weeks working time limited TO
i've and one-half days.
Limitations OF tasks OF working
women to those which they are phys
ically capable OF performing.
No limitations on the rights OF pub
lie employees TO organize.
Referendum on Legislation.
Provision for a referendum on acts
of congress or state legislatures held
by the supreme court.
Legislation for state and federal
governments to own and operate water
power projects. the power to be fur
nished ito the people at cost.
Legislation taxing all disable lands
above the acreage which Is actually
cultivated by she owner. and giving aid
in the allotment OF land for home
building on the public domain.
Establishment OF government expert
mental farms for stock raising in
struction, and extension OF the pro-
gram for retaining arid or cut-over
lands and or irrigation projects.
Limits on Corporations.
Legislation limiting and defining the
powers OF corporations and extension
Of federal control OF corporations 10
supervision Of capital stock increases
and mourning Of bonded indebtedness,
with provision that corporation books
be open to federal inspection.
Removal Of all restrictions on free
speech" individuals and groups to be
held responsible for their utterances.
Extension OF workmen's compensa-
ton laws TO provide more adequately
for those incapacitated by industrial
accidents and disease. and state ineur-
ance to suppiant employers' liability
insurance.
Limit on immigration.
Amendment TO the immigration laws
to restrict immigration to the capacity
Of the United States to "assimilate and
Americanize" foreigners, and to COM
pletely restrict 1t for at least two
years after the signing OF the peace
treaty and at any future time when an
abnormal degree Of Unemployment
exists
Increase in taxes on incomes, inner
itances and land values
Representation Of labor on school
boards. and recognition Of the rights Of
teachers to organize.
Cooperation OF public employment
agencies with trade unionists and elm
ination of all private employment
agencies.
Inauguration Of plan for the gov
eminent to construct model homes for
workers and establishment Of system
Of credits by which employees may bor-