LAD #25- Wilson’s Fourteen Points

1. diplomacy main way to solve problems
2. freedom of sea navigation
3. equality of trade among nations
4. ensured domestic safety
5. open-minded adjustment of all colonial claims
6. evacuation of all Russian territory
7. evacuate and restore Belgium
8. French be forgiven for injustices in Alsace-Lorraine, French territory freed
9. settle dispute on Italian borders
10. Austria-Hungary given opportunities to flourish
11. Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro be evacuated and restored
12. Turkish part of Ottoman Empire assured secure sovereignty
13. independent Polish state erected, given access to sea, able to form own government
14. general association of nations formed, help smaller states

LAD #24- Clayton Anti-Trust Act

The first part of the act stated that it was illegal to discriminate to buyers and charge different prices to different people, because of their race. If this was discovered, the people who sold the item would have to revoke their discriminations. Workers could also not accept compensations or bribes from people. It became illegal to discriminate against one person when purchasing an item. It was also illegal to reduce the price knowingly, or to make personal sales. There could also be no disrimination in rebates or sales. These antitrust acts do not apply to labor unions. In conclusion, these acts made life better and more fair to consumers. It was also illegal to buy a stock with insider trading, in order to make a profit.

LAD #23- Keating-Owen Act

In the 1900 census, it was reported that nearly 2 million children were working in factories. This census helped to spark a new effort to end child labor, and was even more greatly heightened when the National Child Labor Committee hired Lewis Hines as a photographer in 1908. He photographed the horrendous conditions and its detrimental effects on children. Karl Marx and Charles Dickens were instrumental in bringing about worldwide attention to the problems of child labor. At first, in 1906, the government tried to use the government’s ability to regulate interstate commerce to curb the use of child labor, which banned the sale of products from anywhere that used child labor. This was signed by President Woodrow Wilson, but was later stated to be unconstitutional, saying that it overstepped the powers of the government. The Supreme Court’s rulings made little room for change in child labor laws, but later a constitutional amendment was added to give Congress the power to regulate child labor.

LAD #22- Wilson's First Inaugural

Wilson stated that there was a great system of government in America, but that evil has come with the good it has brought. America was so proud of all of its industrial achievements, but was ignoring the maladies it was causing its people. There was spiritual and physical strains on men, and the Government was using big business for its own selfish advantages. Wilson said that the nation had to face and repair the evil without disturbing the good. Many of the principles and acts of the government went against the rules of the country, but were practiced anyways. Sanitary laws, pure food laws, and laws determining conditions of labor all should be addressed by the government, as keeping the people happy is there responsibility.