Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-30
10 Protect Working Women and
Children.

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Children.
GOV. NLANR FURTHER EXPLAINS AND pEFTNps HIS
LABOR BILLS.
The executive chamber at Annapolis, Maryland,
was crowded yesterday when the "Robt. NJ. Nc
Lane democratic association OF the eighteenth
ward baltimore presented the governor with q
handsomely framed set OF resolutions The asSo-
citation representing among its members various
branches of the workingmen, the governor took
occasion again TO refer to the labor bills before the
SAID: Of what avail is 1t to create public schools
If you don't legtslate so that the people Will have
time to attend them, If you give them no rest at
nome 70 digest the educational matters? There Is
hardly civilized country that does not compel its
people TO go to school, and no parent is permitted
70 naTsn tns mn Taey 90 not walt 70 see
state does not permit the child to suffer for the
neglect OF its parent: OF what avail are laws TO
make the family respected, II they degrade the
family IN his head? The woman and children
be ep 5o a Hs1 p1Sss is 70 bear
permit any industry TO say that the child belongs
TO 1t? VIII you permit the man who owns the
shop or factory to say that he wants the time OF
that child, when you establish q government
where education is indispensable to the stae?
The husband must know that the state is there to
protect him against himself l want the mer-
chanics TO associate as freely the capitalists to
associate and accumulate. Instead OF 1t being
money TO support the sick and helpless or those on
STRIKE IT would be source OF qualification to me
that they should have IL. 1t Is monStrOuS 10 say
that Child OF from ten 70 S1xten years shall work
as long as man Equally so TO say that
mother snall work as long as man Inc cnlluren
Will have the spine disease. An industry that re-
qureS 1t Is not healthy industry. The sooner the
man VINO does sustain 1t leaves thlS community,
the better for the community"
BoYCOTTING FRENCH GOODs-A special from
Greensburg, Pa, says that Monday night twenty
seven citizens met and formed secret oath-bound
brotherhood, and decided not to buy French goods,
and TO boycott all dealers selling them until the
embargo on pork is removed
AvERSB TO THE GERMAN LANGUAGE.-1n conSe-
QuenCe OF the decree OF Baron Won Manteuf1el, the
governor OF Alsace Lorraine, making the OF the
German language compulsory In the town councils
OF Metz and 1hiOnvll1e after January /, 1884, the
mayor and council Of ThiOnv1lle have resigned
Usher OF the n. Y. Truth, was witness yesterday
In New York in his libel suit against George
Alfred Townsend, In the Morey letter case. His
testimony was directed to proving his BELIEF in the
genuineneSs OF the letter, and talks with MessrS-
Randall, Scott and Hewitt are mentioned in liking
1t upon Mr.. GARFIELD.
A SPEECH BY JOHN BR1GHT-A great liberal
meeting was held at Birmingham, England, MOn-
day night. Right Hon. John Bright, member of
Parliament FOR birmingham, In speech denounced
The Vlrulent and eXtravagant attacks made by the
conservatives upon the government during the
present parliamentary recess. The tories, he de-
clared, were still as much opposed to the rights OF
the people as when they opposed the abolition OF
the corn laws