Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1906 — More Strict Sunday Lana. [ARTICLE]

More Strict Sunday Lana.

The laws recently enacted in France and Canada aim at a more general recognition of Sunday, at least as a day of rest. In France it is made a rule for all commercial and industrial establishments to close for this weekly day of rest, and when in any case such closing would be prejudicial to the interests of the public the law requires that an equal amount of rest be accorded to all workers on sonde other day, or by shifts in rotation. Canada’s new Sunday law is far more drastic. All trading or remunerative service is forbidden, except in works of actual necessity or mercy. Railroads may not run excursions or handle any traffic which can be attended to on any other day. But, most remarkable of all, there are to be no Sunday newspapers either published at home or imported from abroad. All public amusements are banished Heavy penalties for violations are to foe imposed on employers or corporations as well os on employes.