Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-16
prsrREr EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY MARCH le. 1901.

and management OF the factories. They
require that the buildings be well VEN
tilated, and that the machinery be so
protected as TO preserve the life and
health OF the employees. Every fac
tory must have certain sanitary ar
rangements. II must be kept clean
and must furnish fresh drinking wa
ter.
AS 70 the management OF the fac
tories" the secretary for labor went an,
eve have many laws TO protect the
Norkngmen, and especlay the unions,
The factory law Is such that II includes
nearly every wofklngman In the coun-
try a factory Is defined as q place
IN whiSh two OF more persons are
working for hire at any trade or handi-
craft and such place comes under
the factory act and is subject to gov
eminent inspection.
HOW NEW ZEALAND GUARDS THE
WORKlNGMAN.
"And are all factories Inspector" I
asked
Every one Of them" replied Mr..
TreRear We have a chief inspector
and 1863 local inspectors. The country
Is divided up into districts and each Is
under the charge Of one Of these In
spectOrs. BY Law the factories must
be open to such Inspection at any time
al the day or night and their managers
must give an Information desired as
90 the wOrkmen and w0rkwomen
Every factor Keeps a record Of the age
seN, character OF the work, hours OF
work and wages Of each OF his en-
plDyes, and II this ls not In accordance
with the laws the Inspector viii notify
him Of the fact and prosecute him.
AS TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN
I'VE have very stringent laws for
tbs protection cf women and children
in the factorles' Mr. Tregear contln-
u I'VE have women inspectors
who go from factory 20 factory TO in
yeatigate the condition Of the women.
According 10 law no woman or boy can
be employed for more than forty-eight
hours q week IN factory No boy
under fourteen or girl under eighteen
can work In glass factory, nor can
any girl under sixteen De employed in
a brick or tile works or any place
where any dry grinding in the metal
trade or the dipping Of lucifer matches
Is going on. TIL Is TO protect the
hpaith Of the girl"
up 10 what age do you keep your
children out of tho factories?" asked
we do not allow any "a be employed
under fourteen and all under sixteen
must have passed through the fourth
grade Of the public schools. No wo-
man, and no boy or girl under eighteen.
can be employed for more than four
hours and half without an interval
for meals. We provide that all the
meals shall be taken outside the work
rooms This Is TO prevent any work
being done during meal hours.
NO STORE ORDERS.
How about wages, Mr.. Tregear? Are
any OF your people paid in orders on
stores?"
"No, we have strict laws as to such
matters, The payment for labor In
goods Is Illegal. In actions for wages.
goods or articles furnished by the em-
ployer or supplied on his premises can
not be brought forth as a setoff, nor
can the employer sue his clerks for |
things so bought. Workmen must be |
paid In poney, and at least once a
month If they 50 desire. In absence |
of written agreements those engaged |
in manual labor must be paid weekly,
and II not so paid they can attach all |
HlVHeS uuc VI lHeredlteI 10 DtCuiie TUE |
to the employer on the work. The |
wages Of those who receive less than
so per week cannot be touched for |
debt and where man goes bankrupt |
the wages Of his clerks and workmen !
for four months preceding are prefer
ential claims on the estate"
WHAT WORKINGMEN GET IN NEW |
ZEALAND.
| here asked Mr. Tregear to give me |
some idea Of wages In New Zealand. |
He handed me government report, |
from which | have deduced the follow |
ing;