Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-04-13

an education CAUSES the member
, hom Massachusetts Mr.. Hoar! -
SEQ with tho eye ot vuIturc It
: whipping post away oil in Dc,n.
ware, 6u, renders him as blind nv
an owl in the blaze Of MONDAY sun
10 the hpirib'c abuses Of the factory
system in his own,
In reading the report Of the ba-
rnNn Of statistics Of labor made in
the Legislature Of Massachusetts on
the lat day OF March, 1870, state
of things is brought to light tho
parallel Of which can only be found
IN Mrs. Stoves Uncle Tom u CABIN.
Whom we recolleot that this report
is Il statement Of actual iucts of eve
ry day experience, made by Massa-
chusetts men, n" Xious no doubt 10
defend their State, we arc bound to
admit that Mrs Stove does not
make out so bad ease against
~-siuvc-holdws- -this--rcrort- docs
against tho factory system of Mass
achusetts. We have there set forth
in detail the horrible condition of
tho working class OF that State, tho
equal of which can nowhere be
found. 1t is n sickcning dcvolop-
mcnt OF whipping and starvation
OF men, women, boys and girls,
discharge be auso they attempted
to utter their views on the subject Of
capital and labor. Even the com
mittee appointed to Investigate this
system of wrong were compelled to
omit the names of the parties testi-
flying before them in order to pro-
tcct thom from tho cruelty of their
masters. This report is found in
the legislative document Of the sen.
ate of Massachusetts for the year
1870. On pego l4O OF tho report
the bureau states Can it be pos.
sible in this Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, favored above States
ns size 10, or as her people SAY she
is, &c. ; we find in official form
statement of the boastful character
Of the people, we hope the gentle
man from that State, before he at
,empts TO pull the mo.o out OF tho
eye of the gentleman from Dele
ware, will take the beam out of his
own:
Testimony Of an Orsr'ookrr Of Sercntes1
ycdrs experience, .frc IN thIs country and
rpelus in Erglqnd, in cotton-miH
"Worked in England under the ten hour
law is familiar with the system Of inspec-
tion in England has seen an inspector en-
ter disguised as labOler; he for hade any
one leave the room until alter the inspec-
ton found thirty OF more children work
ing contrary to law, for which the owner
was fined Now works eleven hours per
day, except Sunday thinks there are ma
ny chill lren under h''e IA years OF age;
according to the best Of my knowledge,
believe there ARE one hundred and NIFTY un-
der that age in the room in which | am
employed one, n girl, measuring f"ur feet
five inches high, Weighing sixty-tNo
pounds; another, abOdl the same height,
weighing sixty-tou AMI half pounds;
think they are about eleven years of age.
These ch ildrcn are poor, euacintcd, ana
sickly; no ne y. them have .ttemded school
during the past year. Six years ago ran
a;1h a. ninutrs for n,vaIs. eating in to
,n, .rha h;II,., w.r. dro,vsy and
sleepy; have known them to fall asleep
s,,njing mat ,heir work. Some of these
children are now workin., in the mill, nul
appear TO be under fifteen years of age.
have had to spripklc water in their incrs
to arouse them, after having spoken 10
them till hoarse; this was done gently,
yi,b,ut ouv Intention of hurting them
yt,,jmooy nj an Ou,ruf,rf.
"U,d worked nj Lawrence; discharged
far uoi,,ti inr th. ten hour movemcn'
~ -, h,,L hnr work in mill There nre
vsrr m,nv children under ten wears EN-.
r,I,vyoJ ;n mills .L = Persons bynri-
ing in fa,,o,v housos pust leave the house
vesn ,hev leove the mill. This is at
Iowro,ce married. wome, with families
hn,o hnsr comrellcJ 10 work over hours,
,, r,f,s,I b.vs been discharged.
%nms to Unitcd Stnt,s because he expect
I'd ,o be,,er his condition, bat thinks lilo
I;,s,;aa w. .r;nrsJ nv i, fnc,,rv operaiiye
ara rrsa,sr in ENGLAND ,hnn here; and his
"d,a,,aaea ara be,t-r. mad there il more
csao',a,, ond social ;utc,cn,rse among the
- noonIe Tbera the oy,rsr.rs or over.
ar ,hsv are c.lled are less auihori.
'oVt ,o,;na ,nd overhesrinc An ngent there
:. oai,oI ,surerinierJeut.' ,.snrer,0 and
,no oynar nf ,he mill is kuown as the mus
,nr ,"r
,rr,,, ,or;od of nrosperity there the
,orL;"a ,,cns priyilpr,s are greater than
w. Ihnv have more liberty TO discuss
~. n.y., nr;sranc,s ete Their unions are
aoIennw,sJcei Inv cspital. The secretary
- ,i,o n.,s,or'. ,ss,cintiou corresponds
mi,I tho secretary of the workmeus
nssnc;o,;ou mn,n inyi,es Meeting of commit
,sas NJ ,hn Two pnrties to discuss the points
"F rs'i 'i;snu,e is, ME- and these ar. generally ar.
oannoI hr sucb committees. Men are ne,-
49, I;so,, ~ oraeI for ,,kinr mart in trades yr
,,bor onesiious, and his is agreed to and
80 'roi,, Lv ,ha constitution Of the mas
's ossocio,iop RI discharged at all
80 no ,nilI workmeu can 20 and work
,' =, n,,,, o,hor mill in the same place: aud
ror sy.rv hour lost by interference ot en-.
"a n: is bcIJ resnous, bic hy law
P'''' T,,t;.,o,,,, ~ Ms. =.
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