The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27

which the health, peace and happiness of all the people in the state depend so much and so intimately as they do upon the business of mining, marketing and distributing coal?
 Is it possible that by combinations Iayreements, understandings or mlsun- derstandings between the miners ana operators, the people of this state shali suffer or freeze of cold, and most all inc other important industries cease to operate, and the state be powerless 10 regulate the business so as to prevent this calamity? Is 1t not repeatedly de- clared in the proposed bill that us op- feet purpose and intended effect is to secure continuity and efficiency in the
 business regulatde and to proomte anu secure the health. peace, happiness ana general welfare of all those engaged m the business, as well as all the other peo- nle of the state? Can there be found single provision in the bill, the object. purpose Legislative intent or effect Of
 which is not to produce the general welfaresof all the people of the state? MOBILE CASE
 One of the leading cases Tn the world
 as to the right, power. and duty or the state to regulate or assist businesses which are affected with public inter est is that of the Mayor and Alder men of Mobile vs. Yuille, 5 Ala. lS'. Can anyone read the report Of that case and the proposed bill ana say that the bill proposed in this case is more radi- cal more drastic or more socialistic than was the statute and ordinance construed in Yuille's case. In that case Yuille was a baker in the city of Mobile and the city passed an ordinance that no one should carry on the business or
 baking bread in that city without license. It regulated the kind Of Hour out of which the bread should De made. the weight of the loaves, ana that these weight could be changed from time to time, and required the bread 10 be marked with the initials or the taker's name or in some other man ner. and to designate it with the prlce of the loaf marked thereon, It required | that policemen should inspect the preao and seize it if found to be de1lclent III quantity or quality, to carry IL 10 tne mayors office. and that he should con demn it. and that for the vloiaton oi the ordinance. a fine of not exceedins $50 should be imposed. and that TOT d second offense the license should be forfeited. It also prescribed the weight 1 of bread on@a graduated scale accord I ing to the price of flour and authorized ! the mayor to issue proclamations as often as he pleased. or as often as there was a change in the price of flour, and to provide changes in the weights or the bread accordingly. If it was con | stitutional American. and not sociais. tic. to thus regulate the business or making and dealing in bread. which any and every person could make for him
 self how does it happen that it is SO
 cialistic to regulate the business of
 mining, dealing in. and the distribution
 of coal, which is within the control of
 a very few persons. and which the peo-
 ,le cannot procure for themselves, and
 must of necessity look to those people | engaged in the business or to the state,
 | tc secure this necessity, for surely
 cca. IS now a necessity? It is nothing
 Hess than astounding to me that states
 men constitutional lawyers. and stu- Gents of government can construe or
 Interpret the proposed bill as being
 lsocialistic. unconstitutional or n-Amer-
 fear The only satisfactory answer
 which suggests itself to me is that it's