Show LABOR ARTICLE mr strevell St reTell of weber introduced in the constitutional convention an article on labor and arbitration which in the main we believe to be eminently proper and just some features could be reconstructed as to shear it of iti judicial composition and probably add some some desirable pointe the first second third and sections are good and necessary section five needs eoma comment it reads as follow sec 5 the ahill prohibit the of ODID or children kiider the ie of fourteen 14 years in ander groaned mines 2 discrimination in wages on account ota S the contracting tr of convict labor 4 the abor of convict outside of prison except on publio work under the direct control of the wo believe that in addition to prohibiting hi the employment of children under 14 years of ago in underground minee there should be a provision preventing such employment in factories the line in regard to in wages on account of sex it probably means that in all employment women shall receive the same salaries men this is a particularly delicate question and i we believe there should bo no legislation in regard to it the matter should bo left to settle itself we are afraid that the effect of the article if passed aa presented will be to throw a great deal of employment to men i the salary should be the same where women are now employed the question can hardly be legislated upon with justice it should be left to the law of supply and demand and the rules of business to arrange itself it inay work to alie disadvantage of alie women and nothing should make the employment of women hard section aven reads or similar practices ajr railroad or other corporation or ia forever prohibited to this should bearded be added and the legislature shall pass laws making blacklisting crime and shall provide adequate punishment pun ishmen t the tact that blacklisting shall be prohibited without empowering the legislature to make it a crime will not atop it the legislature should be empowered to legislate against blacklisting of any kind section eight reads section 8 the right of action to damages for resulting in dath shall be abroe lel tid be amount abill not be to anar limitation this section should falso provide for tho ot action to recover damasca even if the injuries received did not result in death where a person has received injuries that have maimed or crippled him for life there is the same justice to his cause as though death had resulted the other sections cover important points which constantly arise between capital and labor and are of the utmost importance with the slight alterations here suggested we believe alie article should be inserted in the constitution wiry WAS the reform school investigation of superintendent held behind closed doors it the superintendent was exonerated if the charges were not proven why can not the public know all about it asks for an open investigation all those people who have any complaint against or any officer of the reform school will confer a favor on the public by making known tite will give an open investigation vesti gation for that purpose let the truth be told will the reform school beani furnish TUB STANDARD with a copy of the investigation or must we d ig up alic matter from other sources of of wool tho first in the market of the utah clip wae sold for 6 cents per pound note the price 6 cents where are the party zealots who have predicted a high price for wool under the wilsen bill where are the campaign orators who predicted that alie price of wool wound rise and that the price of woolen goods would jail where is the party that promised an earthly paradise to the men and last but not least where is the price ol 01 wool answer in ch bruein the boup predicts that the nominee of the republican party for president will be a free silver man wo trust that when the choice is made colonel bob will not have occasion to write about he mistake of the republican party |