of “the many significant acts of President Wilson which will bring large relief to the united workers is the result of the hearings of the United States Commission on Industrial Relations whose members lie appointed, with Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City as its chairman. This commission went extensively into the underlying conditions which affect vitally the wage earners of the nation and has published reports and the evidence which will be of incalculable benefit.” In addition, “The Federal Government in the administration of the laws, are engaged more assiduously than ever in assisting the States and employers by studying carefully the problems of mines and the protection of workingmen in mines. The general system of protection in factories is also a matter of concern to the officers in the Federal Government and it stands ready to assist any community or employer to put into operation the most approved methods of protection.” The Keating–Owen Act The Kern Resolution of 1913. The Saboth Act of 1913. The Newlands Labor Act of 1913. The Federal Boiler Inspection Act of 1915. The Occupancy Permits Act of 1915. The Fraudulent Advertising Act of 1916. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920. The Esch–Cummins Act of 1920. Health and welfare According to one study, Wilson's administration ‘had laid the foundation for a “welfare state” by providing for the matching of federal funds with those of the states to equalize certain facilities through the nation; new taxes had been levied to make this possible.’ A Democratic campaign text-book from 1916 emphasized various initiatives in public health under Wilson. During its first term the Wilson administration’s “took up the question of sanitary conditions in rural communities for the protection of the health of farmers.” According to one estimate typhoid fever was reduced by 80%, while in some localities the Public Health Service made investigations. It was also estimated that other studies had reduced the prevalence of malaria as much as 50 per cent.” During Wilson’s first term extensive investigations were inaugurated by the Public Health Service of the occupational hazards of industry. An industrial laboratory, for instance, “has been equipped in the Pittsburgh district for the study and prevention of occupational and industrial diseases and thorough investigations have been made elsewhere of the occupational risks of various industries.” The hazards of miners were also investigated and the methods to be adopted for the improvement of hygienic conditions and