The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-07

and declared that the interest of the
workers must be studiously cosider-
, ed in order to obtain a better basis
for understanding so that there will
be a government for the people who
work with their hands as we'll as
those who talk and write"
So far as labor is concerned, Gov.
| Hartness expressed doubt whether il
would be fully in the interests of wo-
men to limit their hours of work to
4S a week, though this plank in the
Republican platform expressed a
commendable purpose. He express
ed condolences that the legislature
would find a way of dealing with the
subject in manner that would not
run contrary to the women's welfare
and to economic law"
Governor HARNESS expressed con-
fdences that the article in the party
platform relating to an Equitable in
crease in death and accident benefits
in the workmen's compensation law
twill receive most generous consider
alton, as will also the third article
favoring the appointment of a wo
man Inspector of factories" In con-
nection with the compensation Law
he said he expected the matter O.
compensation for occupational dis.
eases would be brought up and ex-
pressed the opinion that "the enact
ment of a measure of this kind woult
undoubtedly spur all manufacture
to use the most healthful method
and means and this will bring great
Improvement in the working condi
tons in Vermont"
The governor said that he recogr
lied agricultural, forestry and the
live stock interests of the state as
comprising a great industrial grour
and declared that he would urge the
adoption of the agricultural and othe'
planks in the personal platform o.
which he made his canvass for the
nomination to the office to which he
was elected.
As to industrial expansion in Yer
mont, Gov. Hartness said that while
the state had done much along GER
tain lines, much more can be done
by awaking the state to its opportur
ties. He declared Vermont to be
most favorably located geographic
allv for industrial purposes, but, ne
said, "the condition of public opinio
must be changed and peonle mus
have faith in Vermont. "For our
state" he said, eve must build up a
faith in our capabilities to win sue
cess in this world of science and in
dustry. This is necessary to enlist
a genuine interest in the active work
of rounding out our states develop
ment"
Governor Hardness refers to the
school situation as follows: ain view
of the special interest that may nov
be centered on the bulwark OF our
homes-the school SYSTEM com
mend and urge careful reading Of
the boards report giving the story OF
the working OF the present law anf
the proposed climax of its endeavorc
for the boys and girls of Vermont"
At the close of the spoken part Of
his message Governor HARNESS sai'
he felt it his duty "to impress on this
body the seriousness of our present
depression in husiness" suggestino
that it might become necessary to
take some definite action to meet the
eXigencics Here he renewed his
warning AGAINST unWise expenditures
saying, Let us guard our resources
and let us be free from the CHARGE o.
spending one single dollar needlesslv
or of forgetting for one moment tha'
each dollar has been taken from our
homes directly or indirectly"
Several paragraphs of the MESSAGE
are devoted to the subject of a'r
transportation which the governor
SAYS is destined to come into great
period of DEVELOPMENT. "Our cost Of
road construction and our ever in
creasinp cost of maintenance viii
more and more force us to use the
airway which is all ready for use
and costs nothing for maintenance. ="
He pointed out that in each previous