Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-13

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have recognized this condition and
have remedied 1t through legislation.
l recommend that New Jersey follow
suit and make it necessary for those
who would exploit these securities to
make public the financial condition
and resources of such institutions as
seek to sell their stocks and bonds to
the New Jersey public.
Daylight Saving Law.
The movement to establish a day
light saving law in this and neighbor-
ing states is well under way and I'M
! doubtedly possesses many advantages.
In seeking to enact legislation to this
/ end in New Jersey 1 would simply call
attention to the trainers attitude in
this matter. / believe that his antag-
onism Is based upon a sound thought.
namely, the attendant labor difficult
ties. The farmers help is left idle
each morning for perhaps an hour or
two. but insists upon quitting wor
at the ordinary time in the afternoon.
, This forces him to pay for considera-
BILE labor that he does not receive,
and in settling this question for New
Jersey / wish hat this phase OF the
matter might receive your serious
consideration.
Teachers Salaries
/ know of nothing moro important
at this time than that those who have
the education of our children in
charge should be well equipped and
capable. Unless proper remuneration
for those who enter the teaching
profession is provided we shall be
unable to get men and women of the
proper calibre or to retain heir in
terest for any length of time. 1t
would seem, therefore, very advisa-
BILE to me hat all possible encour-
agement should be given to those
who enter the profession of teaching
in order that the next generation
shall be prepared for it's work In the
best possible manner / know that
the movement toward this end Is be-
ing undertaken in general by munic-
ipalities in connection with their
local teaching STATS, and I strongly
urge that the state, in so far as it's
Jurisdiction extends, may follow a
like course. Especially do l recon-
mend that prope recognition be
granted to the helping teachers.
Their work, to my mind, Is OF ire
mendous Importance and tends to
minimize, as much as possible, the
, difference. between the rural n
J urban schools. They ave been en-
dering devoted service for a very
small return and 1 hope that this
condition may be bettered by your
action.
Extension of School System
Our school system In New. Jersey
has done splendid service and Is con-
, tinuing so to do. My hope at this
time is that its work of offering
means Of education to the foreign
born may be extended further than
it has already gone, to the end, pri-
marily, that the English language
may become the common language of
all and that in connection Herewith
| there may be a closer acquaintance
with our institutions and methods.
While we are educating the children
along American lines it seems to me
very advisable that the foreign-born
of adult years shall receive the pro-
per degree of attention, and to my
mind this attention should be given,
not from the standpoint of those who
look down upon and p~atroniZe the
people, but In the spirit of equality
and helpfulness.
Public Utilities
j would recommend that the law
regarding the Public Utilities Com
mission be so amended that the pres
ent membership of five be changed
and o membership Of three be pro-
vided. l believe that this change will
prove highly beneficial and that none
of the boards efficiency will be less
ened by reason of the smaller NUM-
Der of members. In this connection
it would seem to me advisable, If 1t
meets with your approval, that a
salary commensurate with h I'M
portance of the work involved be
established for the members Of such
board, thus insuring the attraction of
men of wide knowledge and ability,
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to the proposition that such menu
bership should consist of an engineer,
an accountant and a lawyer. AS
nearly as possible q board so consti-
tuted should be able to meet the
questions coming before 1t and treat
and dispose of them in such fashion
as to accord Justice to all concerned.
There is no more important body in
the state than such a board, and it Is
highly desirable that men of the
highest and best type be attracted to
serve thereon.
Soldiers Preference
The efficiency of the state service
Is of the first Importance and no con-
sideration whatsoever should be al
lowed to interfere Herewith. With
that thought, however, m an
other one, worthy our earnest con-
temptation, and that is that If the
state, without injury to itself, can
give preference IN her service to nom
orably discharged veterans of any of
our wars, she should be most ready
so to do. We already have @ So
called p~referment act In operation.
but 1 would recommend amendment
thereof to the end that the procedure
giving such preference be more
| clearly defined and that disregard of
the provisions thereof be forbidden
in no uncertain way.
Soldiers Bonus Bill
AS I understand 1t, both parties
stand practically committed to the
passage Of an act granting a bonus
to our honorably discharged veterans
of the great war.
While 1 am as DESTROYS as anyone
can be that the state accord every
possible recognition and honor to
those who ventured all. the payment
of q sum of cash honey which OF
necessity must be small. seems-to me
a most unfeeling and inadequate
means of expressing our thanks. II
/ could lave my way, 1 would have
established a great fund In New Jer-
sey under the joint control of the
veterans and the state, and the pro-
ceeds Of this fund. either principal OF