394 THE QUESTIONS OF THE DAY. 



"1. Reduction in tlie liours of labor in proportion to tlie 

 progress of production. 



" 2. The United States to obtain possession of the mines, 

 railroads, canals, telegraphs, telepliones, and all other means 

 of public transportation and communication ; the employees 

 to operate the same cooperatively under control of the Federal 

 government and to elect their own superior officers, but no 

 employee shall be discharged for j^olitical reasons. 



"3. The municipalities to obtain possession of the local 

 railroads, ferries, water works, gas works, electric plants, and 

 all industries requiring municipal franchises; the employees 

 to operate the same cooperatively under the control of the 

 municipal administration, and to elect their own superior 

 officers, but no employee shall be discharged for political 

 reasons. 



"4. Tlie public lands to be declared inalienable, revocation 

 of all land grants to corporations or individuals, the condi- 

 tions of which have not been complied with. 



"5. The United States to have the exclusive right to issue 

 money. 



"6. Congressional legislation providing for the scientific 

 management of forests and waterways, and prohibiting the 

 waste of the natural resources of the country. 



"7. Inventions to be free to all; the inventors to be remun- 

 erated by the nation. 



" 8. Progressive income tax and tax on inheritances; the 

 smaller incomes to be exempt. 



"9. School education of all children under fourteen years 

 of age to be compulsory, gratuitous, and accessible to all 

 by public assistance in meals, clothing, books, etc., wliere 

 necessary. 



"10. Repeal of all jmuper, tramp, conspiracy, and sumj)- 

 tuary laws. Unabridged right of combination. 



"11. Prohibition of the employment of children of school 

 age and the employment of female labor in occupations detri- 

 mental to health or morality. Abolition of the convict labor 

 contract system. 



"12. Employment of the unemployed by the public author- 

 ities (county, city, state, and nation). 



"13. All wages to be paid in lawful money of the United 

 States. Equalization of woman's wages with those of men 

 where equal service is performed. 



"14. Laws for the protection of life and limb in all occupa- 

 tions, and an efficient employers' liability law. 



" 15. The people to have the right to propose laws and to 



