The evening world., 1890-03-03
They Would Be Able to Abolish
Hany Ct the HardshIp5.
Leaders In The Labor Movement III A.
trOve Of tho Ia,Ie,t B H.
.swomcn Arc Better Adapted Than
Men to Investigate Chilli
Labor They Say.

A woman inspector with her critical,
rearchinR eye for details and her regard toi
the minor things that make no Impression
on n man would find a hundred errors, many
~ which might be corrected II but algEcn'ad
In the prOprictorH OF the shop i'll which they
arc made.
There are many nrdships suffered by
factory women. resulting from thought
lessncsa or ignorance On the part Of their
employers. which might be lightencd
were attention drawn 10 them. Constant
n association and contact blunt the senses.
and there nre abuses that often are not
even seen. There are good men among
tho factory and mill owners who would
try 10 better the physical condition of
their employees were the right way
pointed out 10 them. A litilo more fresh
mir and sunlight. cleaner workrooms. pro-
lection from rlbnld remarks aud dressing
rooms insuring privacy might readily be
provided were their need presented in q
proper way.
=" am in favor Of appointing women
as factory inspectors" n ~well-known
worker In lnbor's field said yesterday,
- because the w~orkingwomen would
conide in them more readily than they
would in men,"
Then n woman would try 10 correct the
petty evils and injurious habits that fasten
onto the unframed laborer. to say moth
ing of exposing the direct violations of
the laws that govern the running Of fac
tories. which unfortunately are only too
frequent.
A careful canvass Of members of labor
organizations who havo investigated the
subject, shows clearly that there Is no
difference of opinion among them about
the need Of women inspectors for the
mills and factories. They assert that
there are not inspectors enough, and
earnestly support the bill urging til
appointment of eight women.
Women are better adapted TO in
vestigate child labor than men, SAYS
Henry Collins. of the Central Labor
Union. and this seems to 10 the general
opinion. II in the question of woman
and child labor that Is occupying tho
minds OF the students Of the labor Prob
lem.,
THE demand of restricting female aud
child labor" saws Henry Zurich, Treus.
urer of the American Federation OF
Labor. lis as old rs the labor movement.
/ have been ia favor of such a measure
for the Inst twenty years. II would re-.
quire volumes to describe the terrible
consequences the present system has
Ind upon the average lifetime OF the
laboring classes. By compelling women
and children to assist in supporting
the family their lifetime and that
of their offspring has been decreased tc
an alarming extent. II | could / would
} forbid woman and child labor entirely
hut that, of course. IL impossible as Ions
as capitalism prevails. The abolition OF
woman and child labor will not he ar,
complished until the present mode o.
l production by private capital will have
been replaced by neutrality-suspicious. :
In speaking for the bill appointing
women factory inspectors, George War
, ner. o: the Central Labor Union. who hni
given the subject much consideration.
says:
~ am heartily in favor of il. ! was
one of q committee to urge the Governor
to ign the bill last year, and, of course,
was greatly disappointed TO see that tht
bill was not signed. The way the law
against the employment of childrs
il being violated is something shameful.
and it is high time that more factory in.
spectors be appointed. have been EN-.
ployed in many factories throughout New
England, and have Keen q great deal oil
.,,y,.,, n,l .la,,, - Al .attn, Al. f.
male mill workers. therefore 1 eau APP
preciate the necessity Of restricting fe-
male labor. Yet. | must say that the
physical condition and morality among
women in the factories Of our large cities
is far above the condition aud morality OF
those in small factory towns, where the
bosses have full sway, and no opposition
against the mandates of the factory lords
is tolerated."
James p. Archibald, cne of the best
known knights OF Labor. Corresponding
Secretary OF the Central Labor Union and
Master Workman OF tho Painters and
Decorators National District. says:
II heartily indoTSe any measure in.
tended 10 relieve the burdens of poo
NOIlbn anu Nellchte CiltuFen WHO, uDuel
this infamous system Of industry, ar,
made the material from which heartleEi
monsters OF greed are coming wealth re
gardless of the consequences for humanity
in general. Women ought not To worl
in factories al all neither should chill
dren, and | hope TO see the day vheI
labor will be powerful enough to do ava
with the penicious system which nov
= renders millions of human beings Il b.
the helpless slaves Of the rich, who pos
sess the land ana the tools of production
George i. Lloyd. one OF the founder
of tue Central Labor Union and Knigh
Of LABOR from the time of the first LooS
Assembly in this srt Of the country. Gls'
4 says in regard to tlr FAssail bill:
A" Whenever l have had an opportunity
to agitale for the restriction of leultle anC
child labor / have done so. although il
my trade as a tin and sheet-iroI
worker We ars not likely TO b,
7 threatened by an Invasion OF women am