The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12
News and Courier.

ed resolution requesting our Re-
presentatlves in Congress to have the
agricultural department make an in
vestigation as to the disease known
as cotton blight and, if possible, to
suggest remedies to stop it's ravages.
An unfavorable report was made
on the House bill appointing Col.
John L. Thomas Il commissioner TO
complete the Confederate rolls. The
report was adopted and the bill
rejected
THE CHILD LABOR QUESTION.
With few other routine matters
Of no general interest the Senate
again resolved itself into debating
society on the child labor question.
Senator Graydon led off on the
affirmative side Of the question, look
ing at the subject from a humanita-
rian, business and political stand
point AS to tho first, he thoug ght
that there is no question about the
lmpropriety of employing children
under IL years in cotton mills. 1t
is not desirable that they should, be.
cause Of effects on the future as we'll
as the present. As to the second
point, he denied that the prohibition
of child labor would cripple the mills.
The splendid condition which they
have attained has not been on &C
count of child labor, but in spite of
| it.
BETTER EVERY SPINDLE SHOULD STOP"
Better, however, that every spindle
should stop than for children to work
in mills. 1t cannot be said that
children will live without support if
they are prevented from working in
factories, for generations of noble
men and women have grown up in
the State when there were no fac
tories. If such state Of affairs OK
lists that it takes the work Of children
to support family there is some.
thing radically wrong with the So
cial condition and the Legislature
should seek a remedy. These chill
dren get from Is cents a day9 If
men and women we're employed they
would get rs cents to 81 a day and
the families could be supported, and
let the children be taken out and
men and women be employed.
| HOW PETITIONS ARE SIGNED.
Referring to petitions sent in by
operatives, he said he was told that
in one case operatives we're called up
to the desks of the bosses and were
asked to sign the papers, which they
did, because they wohld lose their
jobs. This happened at the Able
Vile mill.
As to labor unions, there need be
no delusion about the possibility of
keeping them out. It cannot be
done, for laborers have as much right
to organize as capital. 1t cannot be
denied that capital is organized. II
will be part of political wisdom for
us to meet the issue and treat it like
men. We must deal with laborine
mon as fellow citizens. If they are
met with the spirit they should be
there need be no friction or conflict
He instanced cases in Abbeville and
Greenwood whore operatives had
been discharged because they joined
a union and their families and posses
sions forcibly thrown out of thei,
homes. If members of labor unions
are met with eiectment and threats
IN time there will be strike which
will paralyze every loom and spindle
in the State.
Is it wise politically to do any
thing which will bring about such (
catastropheP 1t would be wise tt
heed the demands Of labor union
and heed them in time, for if met il
the proper spirit they can be turned
into good.
SENATOR HoUaH PER CONTRA.
Senator Hough said he could Sc
no reason for this debate, but h
would not hesitate to state his posi-
tion. He believed the mothers Q
the children are the best to COVER
them. Is it natural for father O
mother to favor q bill which declare