The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-15
m LABOR IN MILLS.
.,,,,i,stion Of Children Under
4 Working in The South.
qHBER COMPARATIVELY SMALL.
.,a,. Report that Children Of that
~ ~ Forbidden Except in Cases
Of Family Distress.
- Tradesnan.

a..oogs Tradesman,
,.,,r truth may exist In the
"a accusations that have been
.s.,nst Southern mill owners on
- tbe!r employing child labor,
=, ,s,nains conspicuous and that is
- .barxes have been general ana
100 II must be conceded that
e, 81 Who have written on this
nave been either ill-informed or
dvIssi.
defend or justify child labor be-
.se limit of Il years in Southern
!, anywhere else, but IT proposes
y. ruth shah be known ami justice
snd from the Investigation maue
safe In the assertion mat the INTEL
sasdsr will be abli 10 judge better
dlsnasslonate statement of facts
.aaiitlan as 1t exists rather than 10
" he statements of irresponsible
.nd unbalanced enthusiasts.
H. time that the textile inter
~ ,he South began to expand no
= we're spared to discredlt an Indus
AZ mas made strides so rapid thar
..nntry at large marveled at its pos
gss Pseudo Investigations have been
charges nave been lodged. CLAIMS
bsen set forth and conditions de-
M but the records are barren as to
n and locations.
the one nand arguments have been
mood that child labor was Necessary
,1sr Ia make It possible FOR Southern
"a compete The absurdity of this
becomes self-evdent when it Is con-
~ that the South not only grows
patton, but possesses fuel and water
n unlimited and even undiscovered
unexplored. The statements fur.
"A the Tradesman from the various
are signed, and therefore authentic.
tmsins now for those who have pre-
"A charges and harped on child slav-
IN the South, to show that they are
and women, and prove that they
and wrote the truth. 1t is also
Eevdent from the information re-
&ed that the mill owners are the ones
not only favor legislation. but in
N Of fact, in some States. Georgia
Example have themselves voluntari-
adopted stringent regulations, where
! Safe Itself has failed to respond
4 SCHOOLS NOW CLOSED.
is not necessary to discuss at length
opinions or statements Of those who
NJ constituted themselves the cham
b Of cause that has practical v
kei to exist except in isolated cases.
3hce It that the condition he presented
1t exists and conclusion will not be
fcult to deduct Before giving an ac-
statistical table the significant fact
d be borne In mIN that the invest.
bon now ue.ns made 10y the Traces
i Is al time when all me schools a.e
pa ana large percentage OF the
fdlen reported as beng emp Dyed are
fVrk oniy Tor tie summer months. 1t
7easonaoie 10 conclude, therefore, THAI
NIT months IN ne year this number
4af itss
great deal Of msapprehens. has
fei over the term CImu or chIldrel.
|ls last issue The lradesman called
fhtlon 10 the fnct mat tue government
~ Of It's reports used he term chill
1 uhoer 10 years, ana IN its investl-
Fons or 1881 II used the term chill
under IL years 40 dlstort facts
hsufes as some of the agitalors have
Z and make the government In its re-
y say that there are thousands upon |
rraahns ol fhlldrn . years ana up
[os u me employment oil these mtlla |
ti,an For this reason the Trades |
1 -, ~ ensaseG IN me work OF aScerrain=t
ue number OF children IL years ana !
NJ VINO are emp Dyed, the name and |
1lQn al the mills employing them |
Them. 9'e eipioS ihehI
n n. census figures of 1900 showed 4O1 |
'Ae establishments i'm the Southerp |
'ss employing capital amounting TO |
1911 WIN li6u salaried officials. |
\, elc' and 1859 wage earners, OF |
,aueI number 1855 were men 16 |
= ana over; 1855 women 16 wears
!, V,g, ana 4,455 children under l6 |
lis ,sy,s. there are about 500 textile es-
u,,ins5 ana II the proportion is
mi nv iiera should be approximate.
! 1 tnn, 10 years of age employed in
s.,r Inns IL is the purpose of the
assIhia as stated above, to ascertain
ssHoe now many of these 20 ON chill
a'e under Il years of age.
,ehiLpREN IN THE SOUTH.
! age OF Il has been taken as the
~ our calculations because of the
, mat In the South children mature
!. MO'e rapidly than in the North.
veuause 1t Is generally conceded that
. !. Il years and over is better or
: not attending school, in a state Of
s,msh' than in a state of idleness.
wen known fact that the laws
J. several States differ in their limi-
= '0uehing child labor as much a.,
sIa,s nNlng the age when the mar
/ ~ may be entered INTO
a sSy a century child labor has
ana uo!ect of repeated lelisla lion in
trv AZ the present time in thar
% wn v ,eiilld of or under is permit
Nv :, = IN factories. In snlte of a
1 Az az esls!auon, however, there are
|, The chlluren working in En-
ltly ne Nc committee of the home Office
Feporto5 thorough Investigation
lnlstaI. the above number as an
flows, correct They ara employed
0ries o.
pioy s and s MISREPRESENTATION
E industri. HaIl-tlmers. ......... 5000
.,.., '''''''...,..... lb.OO0
i rI.s work, allowing for def. '''"''
,ulh,,aah ana half-timers. ~ so ooo
I Sellers $3.50 '''.-......,..... 90. 600
silaneous oo,,, .;''....,......... %, 600
occupations s..,...... 1900
Al
/ IA '.,'.,',.,..... oOa nno
n exclusive Of s Scotland ana ,SOT Ire
a live oM england the subject has
the Un,tas tor nearly nifty Years.
on ehiiSed States there ara Ii1,i,a-
h ali ~ labor In thirty-five states
'ars In territories. The limit IL
sctcut massachusetts,, New York.
- --anols and Indiana; in
u KNOWN MACR|N|SI
e fre% @Clalr Of Port Henry n "