, 1876-02-04

years. In Europe they have method Tint
Inns boon sucoess for fifty years. What Ia
tho objection To the substitution Of the 1atter
for the former?
TILE MASSACRE or THE INN0oENTs.
Trade.unions are Afolocha to which fathers
sacrifice their children. BY rigidly limiting
the number Of apprentices, they condemn
American boys to lives Of illoncss, crime,
and misery. There arc said to be, At this
moment, in the single State Of Pennsylvania,
15o, 600 children who are prevented BY tho
unions from learning my trade. This is m
awful fact Suppose we put 1t in different
way, more striking perhaps, hut none tho less
true. A number Of Pennsylvanians have de-
liberately set about training 150, 900 children
to steal and alay. Or It may be said that
school for thieves, like that Of Old FAoN,
has bcen opened IN Tint State, and
has 150, 900 pupils. It has branches, too,
in every State. Tho schools OF the street are
opon forever, willis tho doors 10 tho mechanic
arts md to every department. Of skillod lnbor
open only to tho favored low. This system
turns hundreds ot Thousands Of people who
arc naturally hoEest into scnmps and sxin.
alers. Tho wear and tear Of public mornls Ia
enormous. Tho rulea limiting tho number
OF appren'lces afo o'e1aseu W 4sas 4oss ~
oserptns OF 'aoor play 1eaaeo 'no "'ssoo =,
Inc pat'iei'a' tiaao' oo1 'no n.on ouBH8eo
n tn". faao 'nus e1'tuau .uot wv '.u' -.
ifon A., ano ,un 4n oeD' tI.'4'ao4.os =.
Gauss 'n'y naSo oauo r1 "poas.o.o
.ot .ne's cnneaton " 4aoos' Ano n'o1Aso
,a"1ly OF " ~otk'ns.nan eos's'sss Ms u Aln.se.
n1s ",.e' ana tniee et'iaseh. 1Av toPoe~ ~
~, rno u'u'fen. :, i.oopateaus IL sAo t&'As's."
o'a.'s SUI" 'A"' 'u's i.un'.y saunoS w w
ported oy tic woges which the average WORK
ingman gets. Unless these are ekod ont by
thoso of hig children. theY cnnuot pAy for
a.. x,,o .,,.,,;,-, ,,5 ,1,.t,o, ~ s,vn h,d;os
~ .e' ,'ee' :. % ~ s ~ ~
III Maasacnusetta, oo le1 ceut oA tho nea<4s
OF families ARC able, by their individual carn-
inpa. to rrovido for THAR familieB' needs.
,,h,,o ns .,.~ ,,rt -.1, ,,.,,,, .bo oee;s+,nca
F~
OF W17e8 ana cnndren. Ino earnings OF
wives arc SO less, as rule, than
| TIM sayinoa thew would make by stnyinp Mt
| ~. 49, .;,, ..,:.,,o +. -, ,;,,1d
.'ono' ..'". '"o 4..'''A 1o4'a"eo - " oND,
/ laoos. IN feuasy4sanla, "nese ou1y oue A'a4o
minor is employed for overy twenty-five men,
| tovv ca, fhn Yner nrnant tn aava ANYTHING m
o... =. 49,, .,a;. Iii. a-ro,,o, :, fo.t
u'eA ~ P"J Nae'' "a'5 enpouae' -,
they 90 not pay them. laey run IN deo1'
Nearly one hundred trades pursued in the in.
| dnstv;al cantreu ~ fha country arr c1oend tf
-. -. .:-:..7 -. ~,
e"ei'et'1A oo5e* AA01 alo A'eA l"sea i1'"4 W.
9orotgn immigrants and from American adalts
| who hhvo picked up by hook or crook somt
a,;oht st;1l Thn stn.;1x H.. ,p,,., In ek;1l.d Ia
'.,: =, Se-1..a
L
| rz4:.lsstnn8 which forbid boys to rolly Iear1
tx>de. Mr, CoopEa, State Senator O.
Pennsylvania, said in recent speech on thi
subject:
We want 'dllad 1aeor, and vo must hare II Il ou
people ase 20 , eoaanne 'nels psossess-'.ae1 sae
It hss CONS to sy. ghsn sItu Of hsul. d nsce.ssrTt
success In life. T.tes resistry OF thu tr.mps VII
daily march past your doors, ana SEQ no" man5 Al