Court power and labor rights in a modern republic
A critical examination of how court decisions affect wageworkers and the balance of power among judges legislators and executives. The author argues for safeguarding labor protections against injunctive abuse and class legislation while urging judges to interpret laws with a progressive social philosophy and strong character. He stresses accountability political responsibility and the need for reform from within the judiciary and legislature to uphold liberty without undermining societal order.
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New York City
Congress
Supreme Court
Republic
United States
Forests to Save for Children Says Defender of Lands
A speaker urges preserving forests as crucial to conserving soil rivers and national wealth. Citing China’s deforestation and its ruinous soil loss, droughts, and desertification, the piece warns that unchecked clear cutting and grazing endanger farms, livelihoods, and future well being, calling for state action now.
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Iits Head
Barton
Luis
Adirondacks
Mediterranean
Europe
Asia
Africa
China
Frank N. Meyer
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Marco Polo
Shansi
Shensi
Polo
Orountains
Amon
Tirana
Mr. Meyer
Pope Wen
Ching Las
Overgrown Fortunes and the Modern Corporation
A critique of vast wealth concentrated by recent corporate growth. The piece argues that many corporations with complex structures and aggressive consolidations enable fraud and oppression, highlighting slow government oversight as the root problem and urging prudent control by executives, legislatures, and judges.
Inland waterways reform and new national plan urged
A national push to reform inland waterways calls for a comprehensive plan and a specialized commission to coordinate all government river projects. The speech criticizes past changing plans, urges decoupling park management from the interior department, and supports concentrating park oversight under the forest service for efficiency and protection.
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Congress
Mississippi
Ohio
Corps of Engineers
Engineer Corps
Yavana
Panama
Castraction
Forest Service
Agricultural Department
Interior Department
War Department
Yellowstone Park
Denatured alcohol goals and pure food progress noted
A 1900 discussion urges free listing of denatured alcohol for arts and industries. Laws in 1906 and 1907 achieved denatured alcohol use, aiding progress and deserving congressional support. Pure food legislation is praised for its significant, hard to overestimate benefits.
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Congress
End of agency politics for Indian service urged
The speaker states the Indian service should be free from political activity and notes progress by converting agency systems to superintendencies. He criticizes a secret service restriction that hampers crime fighting, citing benefits from prosecutions of lotteries, land frauds, and government timber theft, and urges an exception for investigating Congress if needed.
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Indian Service
Agency
Secret Service
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Customs
Oregon
Public Service
Legislative Branch
Congress
Postal savings banks urged to boost thrift nationwide
The People’s Savings advocates renewing support for postal savings banks to mobilize household savings with government backing. It notes that 14 states hold 4.59 billion dollars in savings deposits, 98.4 percent of total, while 32 states hold only 70 million dollars, 1.6 percent, suggesting many areas lack access to deposit opportunities and that funds remain idle. It argues postal savings banks could bring money into circulation, despite there being only 1,455...
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United States
Postal Savages
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Sungari
Manchuria
Pekin
Jehol
Van
Vorthcen
Central Asia
Palestine
North Africa
Inland Waterways
National Parks
the People's Savings
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