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Editorial
February 25, 1898
The Guthrie Daily Leader
Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
Editorial critiques a proposed constitutional amendment by Rep. Lovering of Massachusetts to empower Congress to regulate labor hours in all states. Notes judiciary committee hearings and futile protests by southern cotton mill owners, deeming such federal paternalism premature.
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Nothing yet seriously proposed in the line of paternalism goes farther than a joint resolution offered by Representative Lovering, of Massachusetts, providing for an amendment to the constitution, authorizing congress to regulate the hours of labor in all the states.
The house judiciary committee has actually been giving hearings on that resolution. A delegation of cotton-mill men from the south appeared before the committee to protest against the resolution, but they would have saved money by staying at home.
We may come to that sort of thing in time, but not yet.
The house judiciary committee has actually been giving hearings on that resolution. A delegation of cotton-mill men from the south appeared before the committee to protest against the resolution, but they would have saved money by staying at home.
We may come to that sort of thing in time, but not yet.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Labor Regulation
Constitutional Amendment
Federal Paternalism
Cotton Mill Protest
Judiciary Hearings
What entities or persons were involved?
Representative Lovering Of Massachusetts
House Judiciary Committee
Cotton Mill Men From The South
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Constitutional Amendment For Federal Labor Hours Regulation
Stance / Tone
Dismissive Of Premature Federal Intervention
Key Figures
Representative Lovering Of Massachusetts
House Judiciary Committee
Cotton Mill Men From The South
Key Arguments
No Serious Paternalistic Proposals Exceed Lovering's Resolution For Constitutional Amendment On Labor Hours
Judiciary Committee Holding Hearings On The Resolution
Southern Cotton Mill Delegation Protested But Wasted Efforts
Such Federal Regulation May Occur Eventually But Not Yet