Woodrow Wilson 1912-1921

social justice
1. Keating-Owen Act (1916)
  1. against child labour
    1. stopped transport/ trade of goods made by children under 14 years
2. aided farmers
  1. Federal Farm Loan Act (1916)
    1. loans in local district
      1. gave farmers the chance for long-term mortgage loans- not available in commercial banks
  2. Smith-lever Act (1914)
    1. home instruction- helping farmers
3. Adamson Act (1916)
  1. for interstate commerce railroad workers
    1. overtime pay
    2. 8 hour day
4. Robert La Follette (1855-1925)
  1. 1912- wanted to run for president
    1. overshadowed by Roosevelt
  2. led progressive 'insurgent' republicans
  3. La Follette Seaman's Act (1915)
    1. for sailors and merchant seamen
      1. aided safety, payment, and working conditions
League of Nations
1. personal battle
2. peace through compromise
Economy
1. money trust
  1. Federal Reserve Act
    1. created a nation wide system of credit administered by an independent Federal Reserve Board
      1. regulated the rates of interest and currency circulation in 12 different districts of USA
  2. stimulate economy by easy cash movement
anti-trust
1. new Anti-trust Act (1914)
  1. superseded Sherman Anti-trust Act
  2. Clayton Anti-trust Act
    1. aided workers and farmers
      1. Federal trade commission 1914
        5 members watched interstate trade businesses
        annual reports
      2. explained strikes, boycotts and picketing were legal under federal law
        some courts had claimed them so as they acted 'in restraint of trade'
      3. limited injunctions used to stop strikes
      4. restricted busines
        no price fixing
        less holding of one business stock by another
        weakened holding companies
        directorates linking big business of interstate trade

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