Show HOUR EIGHT tAW LAW l TO BE ENFORCED f Navy Navy Department DeP Issues Order k to Its Is Chiefs of Bureaus i I MUST REPORT VIOLATIONS I In it Executing Government GO Contracts Officers Must Iut Exercise Care to Fret Prevent Pre cm Infractions of v. Washington W JUI July 23 Following Following Is the Ike text of th the Navy deportment department or order el 2 promulgated printed today respectIng respecting respect respect- ing the enforcement of the hour eight-hour l law w on on gove government contracts I i- i To ro the chiefs of all al bureaus the comm commandant of the marine corps and k the like thc superintendent of th the tw naval academy aca aca- demy emy 1 It has been hoen customary for tor the 01 naval Inspectors of w work rl done one under ulder public contracts contract acting In accordance with the wIh departments department's Instructions or approval al to Ignore Ignore altogether th the thc question queston whether government go COnS contractors con con- 4 S tractors s were ere obeying the law with wih inference to the eight hour law It I being the departments department's attitude that S. S it I was sas wa th duty of contractors with wih d the time government o to obey the provision provision provi provi- v sion and not hot the peculiar responsible 1 I Ity of ot the lie d department tt tu see sec to It I that St thc they did 50 so oThe o. o u The attorney general rendered an opinion to the secretary of war wal on un this general sUbject which upon a amlar z similar view ie was held but hut without re regard ro- ro gard to previous lous holdings as to tu whore where the time technical responsibility for Cor the violation of ol lt the law falls fals It I Is the opinion of oC the President of the United United United Uni Uni- ted State Slate In Ir which time the J department S concurs that It I Is the dut duty of with wih regard to public contracts that are performed under their supervision and nd for the tho performance of which i- i they they- are responsible le to u use e the i pow powers IIO I z ers ls th they y have lave to prevent violations of A. A I. I law and especially the fe federal erl law by hy the contractors In the work that hat comes under their supervision super I Inspectors are The Tine chiefs of bureaus hureau the commandant commandant com corn mandant of the thc marine corps and tIme the tl superintendent of tho time naval academy r aIe re therefore directed to require their thel inspectors to report the lie cases in S which laborers anti and mechanics upon E any DIY government work within the purview pur view of the act of Aug 1 1 18 1892 12 2 have t been within tIme the last two years tars reS re- re S to work mote mOJe than eight hours i n. iday day and if so s under what emer mer- gency enc If an any this work was wa perform perform- ed J. J It H is of course coure Ull unnecessary to toKay 1 say Kay that hat a personal 1 opinion as to the Wisdom of this law la can 11 have no hearing at nt all al upon ulon thin the tH question of oC Its Is enforcement or on of oC the tha dut duty of oC S those who shio come comae In Iii contact with wih its Is vi viS violation vi- vi S being hIng of tho thU government govern I 4 ment to make full Cul report o of oC such io tons from rm their superiors for fOI such ucH ucHI jt I action as Inn mav la laLe be Le deemed wise The chiefs of Cs of th the bureaus will wi I reA re- re lOs thI th tl of Qt Jn s C from A time to 10 I Im Ir r tine time as they ar are returned m In all specifications he for S al 5 work within the purview of that act ael of the contractors contractors the to especial attention tors must be he calf called to te the hour eight-hour f act tet in order that the they may be advised thai dut should th they fall fail tal to comply the they will wi be lie JC r reported c L by tu time of oC this department for Cor such uch action acton as a c. c the Department of or Justice may deem deeni propel proper to take tale Truman H. H Newberry I. I J n I. I her Ne Secretary Acting |