Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-04
TABOR CODE URGED
!. FOR PENNSYLVANIA
.u,sIation Needed to Ade.
! oustsIy Enforce Laws Laid
Before Covernor.E'ect
MILFORD CONFERENCE ENDS

:. si,lforl, Pa, Dec. 4. - compre'
...;vs scheiule Of new legislation
/. ,,hich be believes is necessary to pro-
mote adequate and proper enforcement
=, l,bor laws now on the statute books
90. nrescnted to Governor. elect Pin.
chot.s Labor Conference by Clifford
a Connellcy. head Of the pennsyl.
,ania Department Of Labor and In
dustry.
+ Il is unlikely Mr.. pinchot will make
, .,v statement ar to his reactions to
.hs various phases Of the labor en-
,orcement policy. but the effect OF the
a,.c,,ssions upon his mind will be re.
acted in the budget which he will
:. ,rs,ent TO the forthcoming session OF
the Legislature.
Some Of the Things Needed
r,rdoubtedly Commissioner Connel.
g: 49, nonrr was one Of the most i'm.
H.rtsnt discussed BY the conference. and
exclamation Of the work being done
!. psnnsylyania by the Labor Depart
".nt won hearty cOinncndation from
The conferees. . n
TO improve that work. and raise the
.,.nJard Of administering the labor
,.vs Mr.. Conncllcy believes first OF all
th"t Inc act creating the Department
~ T.shor and all subsequent acts on
organization should be rcdrattca. =:
Iie advocates the creation Of new
h,,ssu in the department devoted en..
s,rsiy 20 the problems which arise in
.hs sdministration and enforcement OF
the woman's law ana thc Chi'n LABOR
law, The Child Labor Act OF lolc, ne
believes. should be amended TO set torth
definitely the enforcement authority OF
Ms,isd tas rcsnonsibility without definite
nroyision for enforcement Is the greatest
hindrsncc In enforcing the Child Labor
law,
There are about 12J labor laws on tho
Pennsylvania books whicl, directly or
indirectly affect the Department Of
Ishor and Industry. These laws, Mr..
Connellcy believes. should be- codiiicd and
many Of them rewritten to conform to
,he requirements of modern industry.
mcnt Of bis department IL additional
reyenue and, therefore. he recommends
additional appropriations and a system
of iiccnsure which would increase the
revenues. There is need, he says. for
legislation licensing nll stationary
engineers motion nicturc onorotors and
oiIsr oncrators.
Mr. Conneliey urged in his paper
Increased annronriations so that mon ~
Kin caIiber might be cmpioyed and
that there might bc n general incrcase
IN salaries Hc snid thcro wos mood ~
additional buiidinU 70 housc Tho safety
snniia noes ~ Tho dcnartmcnt If which
3n have bccn onnrovcI' anJ thnt "
snecific nnnronrintion for y museum -
safety sho,,ld bc made
Value OF Reconstruction Work
4 great deal of time was riycn he tho
conference to discussion of The work of
reconstruction carried m by ynrio,,s
state departmcnts of lnbor, C'oIoncI
Lewis Bry, Mt. Labor Commissioner Of
New Jerscy. took n lending MARI in dis.
russinr this subject and tnld nj ,hc.
nomenal work done in New Jersey in
aiding injIred workers. 4 series nf
photographs rrcscntcd bv him nniJ cln-
Guent tributr 10 tho mnrycls ~ mod,ru
surgery ond tho enlightened unnrec;,'
tIon Of tho value Of State mid r. mon
ininrcd in Industry Coloncl prvont,a n.y.
discussion and tho nhotocrnnhs nro.
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