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for humanity。 



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                             CHAPTER XV。 



                    DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS。 



     I did not see any foreign Ambassadors in the Capital and on enquiring 

for   the   cause   of   their   absence   was   referred   to   the   Minister   of   Foreign 

Affairs for information。 He told me that the presence of Foreign Ministers 

in Eurasia would be in violation of the laws as no privileges were allowed 

to any person that could not be enjoyed by all the people�察 �and no doubt 

you     are   aware    that   under    the   monarchical       system    of   government 

Ambassadors   and   their  suites   were  privileged   persons   who   could   not   be 

arrested   and   punished   for   violating   the   laws   of   Eurasia�察  �and   they   could 

bring    into  the   country   everything     that  they   wanted     for  their  own    use 

without   paying      any   duty   on  them�察  �even    if   the  use  of   the  article  was 

prohibited by law�察�and taking advantage of this immunity�察�some of them 

brought into the country and circulated obscene books that would not be 

allowed to go through the mails and that would subject any citizen of this 

country to six months at hard labor�察�if they were found in his possession。 

     ;When   a   government   by   the   people   came   into   power   in   Eurasia   the 

President      called    our    Legations     home      and    dismissed      the   foreign 

Ambassadors   and   Ministers   and   notified   every  Government   that   we   had 

dealings     with    that  in   the  future    the  Government        of  Eurasia    would 

communicate with them by mail and telegraph and would publish in the 

National Gazette of Eurasia all correspondence that passed between them�察�

so that the people of both countries should know the character of the men 

to whom they had entrusted the management of foreign affairs。 We do not 

interfere   in   the   affairs   of   other   countries�察  �but   try   to   promote   peace   and 

good will among all nations。 We have enforced a law that met with bitter 

opposition in England and the United States of America and brought us to 

the verge of war�察�but the common sense of the working men and women in 

both    countries    forced   their   Government      to  yield   and   it  has  proved    a 

blessing to   the sailors。 The law  commands that   if a sailor on   any  vessel 

that   comes   into   Eurasian   ports�察  �no   matter   what   flag   she   flies�察  �makes   a 

complaint of ill´usage�察�the party complained against shall be arrested and 



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tried and if found guilty sent to prison for the term of years corresponding 

to the offense。; 



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                           CHAPTER XVI。 



                       UNITED WORKERS OF EURASIA。 



     I was introduced to the President of the United Workers of Eurasia and 

he told me that all the working men and women were united in one great 

union and that the present Minister of Labor was a lady who for years had 

championed the cause of Labor and that she was unceasing in her efforts 

to better their condition now that she was at the head of the Department of 

Labor。  The   wages   of   all   Government   employees   were   fixed   by   law   and 

could not be raised or lowered except by a two´thirds vote of the people�察�

and    only   one   bill  from    each   department     could   be   submitted     by  the 

Parliament   to   the   people   to   vote   on   at   each   election�察  �so   that   graft   and 

corrupt practices could gain no footing by appealing to selfish interests。 

     The    law   provided    a  liability   fund  for  sickness�察  �injuries   and  death 

among   working   men   and   women�察  �one´half   of   the   fund   payable   by   the 

working men and women and the other half by the employers。 The money 

for the fund had to be paid monthly。 Every working man and woman had 

to pay out of his or her wages a fixed sum for which the employer   was 

held responsible and every employer had to pay an equal sum for   every 

person in his employ。 This law applied equally to every person in Eurasia�察�

the    employer     as   well   as  the   employed。      There    was   no   charge    for 

membership        in  the   labor   union    and   no   walking     delegates�察   �for  the 

Government gave them permission to hold their meetings in the churches。 

which were all Government properly�察�and in the public schools。 Whenever 

the members of the union in any district wanted an increase of wages the 

law required them to serve a written notice on the employer and a copy of 

it on the District Court。 The Chief justice then called both parties before 

the Court and ordered them to each select one person as arbitrator�察�and for 

those two selected to settle the dispute and if they could not agree�察�then the 

case went immediately before the District Court and a majority vote of the 

Court settled it。 As a result of this common´sense method of settling labor 

disputes there were no strikes。 

     Every   corporation�察  �before   shutting   down   its   works�察  �had   to   serve   ten 



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days' notice on its employees and also file a copy of it with the District 

Court�察�stating its reasons for so doing�察�and if the labor union protested�察�the 

Court   heard   the   case   and   if   there   was   unsufficient   cause   shown   by   the 

corporation it had to continue work until such time as it showed good and 

sufficient   reasons   to   stop   work。   The   Government   strictly   enforced   the 

eight´hour law�察�and no working woman was permitted to work overtime。 

Children were not allowed to work for wages under any circumstances for 

they   were   the   wards   of   the   State�察  �but   men   could   work   overtime   if   the 

union permitted them�察�with double pay for it。 The Government granted a 

pension   of   half   the   wages   yearly   received   by   every   working   man   and 

woman that was over sixty years of age and a full pension wage to every 

working man or woman over seventy  years of age�察�no matter what their 

financial condition was at that time。 

     Every person before casting a ballot at the polls was required to show 

a   receipt   from  the   Department   of   Health   that   two   dollars   had   been   paid 

into the Old Age Pension fund for the previous year�察�which was a salutary 

measure in preserving the purity of elections by eliminating the shiftless 

and improvident from participation in the election。 

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