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The Washington industrial insurance law held constitutional

The Washington industrial insurance law held constitutional

The New York Law Journal reports the Supreme Court of Washington has decided the Industrial Insurance Law is constitutional and enforceable. The law is similar to the case in New York which held the Workmen’s Compensation Act to be unconstitutional. The part of the article quoting the Washington court’s opinion which alludes to the New York court’s decision has been highlighted. The rest of the newspaper page reports on court notices and wanted ads.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Amasa Pierce Thornton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Amasa Pierce Thornton

Theodore Roosevelt refutes Amasa Pierce Thornton’s statement that Roosevelt’s platform is “abandoning civilization” by explaining that all of his proposals for judicial review were made in favor of obtaining justice for the “plain people” of the United States. He writes that he would have gladly supported someone else who made a similar, practical proposal that would allow the people to review the decisions of the New York Court of Appeals regarding the Workman’s Compensation Act, the Bake Shop Case, the prevention of child labor or over-working of women, and the elimination of the sweatshop. Roosevelt ends his argument by stating that the U.S. is the only civilized country in the world where courts are able to review acts passed by the legislature and that Thornton should call Canada and countries in Europe and the Pacific uncivilized if he really believes Roosevelt is in the wrong.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-10