Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 264, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1912 — THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY ASKS YOU TO HELP BRING IN THESE REFORMS. [ARTICLE]

THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY ASKS YOU TO HELP BRING IN THESE REFORMS.

Prohibition of child labor. Living wages for working women and girls in industry. One day’s rest in seven for all wage workers. Eight-hour day in continuous industry. Abolition of the convict contract labor system. Compensation for injury or death from industrial accidents, to be paid immediately without lawsuit. Extension of industrial education. Insurance of workers under government direction against sickness, irregular employment and old age. Prevention of industrial accidents, prevention of occupational diseases, prevention of overwork. Fixing of minimum standards for safety and health in various industries.