LAD #29: Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

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LAD #29: Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

Section 1 of the act restricts the amount of time that fourteen to sixteen year olds can work in factories, mills, canneries, etc. Children under fourteen are prohibited to work, and children under sixteen can not work in mines. Section 2 lays out the plan to create a board to regulate the rules on child labor. Section 3 gives the Secretary of Labor the ability to inspects work places at any time to enforce the act. Section 4 requires state district attorneys to prosecute people that are found to violate these child labor laws. Section 5 sets the boundaries for the punishment of people who violate the conditions in section one. Section 6 clarifies the wording of the document, so that "person" also applies to business and corporations. Finally, Section 7 states that the bill will take effect in one year.

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This reminded me of how today, no one under sixteen can work in construction, but there have been some violations of this.

LAD #28: Wilson's Inaugural

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LAD #28: Wilson's Inaugural

Wilson begins by addressing that both Congress and the Presidency are now occupied by Democrats. He then states that the purpose of this change is to fix the issues that have come about from policies that had been successfully implemented for a long time, but have turned bad. Next, Wilson mentions how great life is, materially and morally, and how strong the American system of government is. He then couples that with the evils that have been done, wasting nature's resources and overworking many people, wasting lives. These were the actions of a corrupt government. Wilson then states that it is time to fix the evils while keeping the good, making the workforce more fair and not just trying to gain industrial greatness. He describes it as "restoration." Wilson then lists off some issues, like harmful tariffs, an uncontrolled industrial sector, and the waste of American resources without replenishing them. He then reiterates that the responsibility of government is to protect the lives of the people, which could be done with labor laws and sanitation laws. Wilson emphasizes that property rights will be maintained and that business will be restored by adding justice. He concludes by stating that he is dedicated towards improving the lives of the people.

 

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This reminded me of FDR, who made lots of legislation to help American laborers, even though their hardships were a result of depression, not poor labor conditions.

LAD #27: Clayton Anti-Trust Act

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LAD #27: Clayton Anti-Trust Act

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act has three sections, Section 2, Section 3, and Section 7. In Section 2, the act states that discounts for specific groups or people is illegal. Lowering the price of goods or services for different people is not allowed. However, different prices based on the quality of the item sold or based on competition is allowed, but not to gain a monopoly. Section 3 states that it is illegal to sell a contract for discounts on goods to gain a monopoly on an industry. Finally, Section 7 states that it is illegal to purchase stock of a competitors company. No company can in anyway buy that stock because it would lessen competition.

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This legislation reminded me of Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company because he employed many of these tactics to build his monopoly on the oil industry.

LAD #26: MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech

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LAD #26: MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech

MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech was extremely powerful, and it shared an important message about civil rights. King begins by alluding to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation. He then states that the freedom that the Proclamation should have given African Americans is still denied to them through segregation and discrimination. He then describes their protest as "cashing a check," stating that they have long been denied the rights guaranteed to them in the Declaration of Independence, and now, they are demanding them from the "bank of justice." He also emphasizes that action must come immediately and that a slow approach would not be accepted. He almost confirms that protests will continue to shake the country until change is achieved. He also pairs this with his statement that there should at no point be violent protest, regardless of some of the other tactics being taken by protesters around the country. King affirms that the white man is in fact their ally, as proven by the people at the demonstration, and that they should not be alienated. King then begins to list off the injustices that must end before the movement can stop. After this, King comes to the most famous part of the speech, in which he states that he has a dream that white and black children can at some point love each other as siblings. After this extremely powerful section, he tells the crowd that with this hope, they must go back to their homes and continue to push for equality. He quotes "My Country Tis' of Thee" stating that they must continue to push for progress under freedom rings across the nation and all people are "free at last."

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This speech reminded me of our president, Barack Obama, because I'm sure MLK also dreamed that we would have an African-American president. I also saw similarities between MLK's message and the message Obama ran on, which was about hope.