Reports of the Department of Commerce and LaborU.S. Government Printing Office, 1909 - Labor |
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... city , most of them in rented quarters . The question has frequently been mooted , and doubtless will con- tinue to be , that there should be a separate department for labor as distinguished from commerce . While this is a subject which ...
... city , most of them in rented quarters . The question has frequently been mooted , and doubtless will con- tinue to be , that there should be a separate department for labor as distinguished from commerce . While this is a subject which ...
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... City and one of the brothers , the one really responsible for the violation of law , was convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to eight months ' im- prisonment . As many as 87 aliens were apprehended and deported . The Steelton case was ...
... City and one of the brothers , the one really responsible for the violation of law , was convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to eight months ' im- prisonment . As many as 87 aliens were apprehended and deported . The Steelton case was ...
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... city ) . They were directed to inquire whether it would be wise to consolidate the Bureau of Statistics with , and make it a part of , the Bureau of the Census , and also to inquire into the whole statistical work of the Department of ...
... city ) . They were directed to inquire whether it would be wise to consolidate the Bureau of Statistics with , and make it a part of , the Bureau of the Census , and also to inquire into the whole statistical work of the Department of ...
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... cities of the United States inviting them to appoint committees to meet in this city December 5 , 1907 , for conference with the Department . This invitation was gen- erally accepted and the conference resulted in an organization under ...
... cities of the United States inviting them to appoint committees to meet in this city December 5 , 1907 , for conference with the Department . This invitation was gen- erally accepted and the conference resulted in an organization under ...
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... city of Washington and having a permanent bureau under a competent head , coming in direct touch with the officials of the departments whose work affected their interests , would be able to furnish the departments with valuable ...
... city of Washington and having a permanent bureau under a competent head , coming in direct touch with the officials of the departments whose work affected their interests , would be able to furnish the departments with valuable ...
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Page 305 - The Bureau of Labor Statistics is charged with the duty of acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with labor in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word, and especially upon its relations to capital, the hours of labor, the earnings of laboring men and women, and the means of promoting their material, social, intellectual, and moral prosperity.
Page 289 - The said Commissioner shall have power and authority to make, under the direction and control of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor...
Page 14 - ... /That whenever the President shall be satisfied that passports issued by any foreign government to its citizens to go to any country other than the United States or to any insular possession of the United States or to the Canal Zone are being used for the purpose of enabling the holders...
Page 305 - There is hereby established at the seat of Government of the United States a Department of Agriculture, the general designs and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word, and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
Page 306 - Labor is also specially charged to investigate the causes of, and facts relating to, all controversies and disputes between employers and employees as they may occur, and which may tend to interfere with the welfare of the people of the different States, and report thereon to Congress.
Page 305 - Labor, who is directed to acquire and diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with labor, in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word, and especially upon its relation to capital; the hours of labor; the earnings of laboring men and women; and the means of promoting their material, social, intellectual, and moral prosperity.
Page 325 - Countries is, in a great degree, rather casual and occasional, than certain or constant. To what extent injurious interruptions of the demand for some of the staple commodities of the United States, may have been experienced from that cause, must be referred to the judgment of those who are engaged in carrying on the commerce of the country; but it may be safely affirmed, that such interruptions are at times very inconveniently felt, and that cases not...
Page 19 - ... persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude...
Page 306 - He shall also make special reports on particular subjects whenever required to do so by the President or either House of Congress, or when he shall think the subject in his charge requires it.
Page 307 - March 2, 1895, to publish a bulletin on the condition of labor in this and other countries, condensations of State and foreign labor reports, facts as to conditions of employment, and such other facts as may be deemed of value to the industrial interests of the United States.