The Jersey City news., 1902-08-20

II lature those senators who retain of
flee and those who are to be elected
in the fall be urged by all the IN
fiuence at our command to assist in
the. removal of John G. Ward from
office of chief factory Inspector of
the State.
DIDN'T SEE THE GOVERNOR.
The adoption of these resolutions was
Immediately followed by the appoint
nent of a committee to inform the gov
,ernor of the acton of the Federation.
but the executive left the State house be-
fore the committee waited upon him.
1t was then discovered that the fac
tory inspector was in the building. and
fter a spirited harangue the Federation
lecided to invite reply on his part to
he charges. With this end the resolu-
ions We're reconsdered, but only after
'igorous protestations.
Several delegates declared they would
aot stay in the room if Mr. Ward was
% be there end the chairman had to in
woke the aid of the sergeant-at-arms to
'seep them in place.
ACCUSED'S DEFENSE.
When the factory inspector was wait
ID mon by the committee sent to extend
to him an invitation to address the dele
gates he accepted with alacrity.
Il am glad of the opportunity to ap-
pear before your convention" he said to
the committee.
When Mr. Ward entered the assembly
chamber, there was a feeble attempt at
handclapping. but it was evident that
feeling of animosity towards the factory
inspector existed among the members.
DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR WARD.
One of the delegates, Newark man,
became so incensed when he learned that
Mr. Ward was 10 address the convention
that he attempted TO leave the assembly
chamber without giving the factory in
spector a hearing. He said Mr.. Ward
could not tell them anything new and
characterized him as a play-actor,
which brought forth howl of Jdissatis-
faction from the other delegates. Vice
President Ford ordered the delegate to
be seated.
Before Mr.. Ward appeared William
Doughty. Vice President of the National
Association of Glassblowers, Informed
the convention that the factory inspector
would not come before it.
81 can substantiate every cahrge | will
make I've been trying for a year to
get the factory inspector before me to
answer these charges" said Mr.. Dough-
ty.
The resolutions, which had been adopt
ed earlier in the day, arraigning the de-
partment of factory inspection and de-
manding Mr. Wards removal from Office
by Governor Murphy for alleged failure
to put an end to violation of the child
labor law were then read to Mr.. Ward.
The factory inspector smiled as he
faced the delegates to make answer to
the charges He said:-
''I'm very sorry the federation feels
that way about me. / believe that the
age limit is a good one and / am trying
to have it strictly enforced. But You un-
derstand that the law requires these
school certificates. When they are made
out the law is complied with.
"Only yesterday / got a letter from
one of my deputies that false affidavit
had been made and wrote to him that no
punishment was too severe and that
it was case for the grand jury"
"Didn't you write to Deputy Inspec-
tors Carroll and Taylor in Newark about
bake shop violations that there were
some labor laws not to be enforced!'
asked Delegate Wickstein.
81 don't recollect such an instance, but
that may have been about the ffty-five-
hour law, which was being litigated,
replied Mr.. Ward.
Delegate Smith, Of the Newark Hat
ters, asked if it was not fact that the
child labor law was being violated in
the South Jersey glass district.
sWell, maybe it is" admitted Ward.
81 have heard that it is, but it is not
with my consent"
The inspector then told of charges he
had ordered investigated only to lind
that in each case the requisite certifi-
Gates had been made out Every effort
had been made, he said, to ferret out
the alleged violations, but there was
nothing to be done when the affidayits
of parents regarding the age OF their
children were produced.
EyASIyE ANSWERS.
"Isn't it a fact that children from
seven years up are employed throughout
the Slater asked another delegate.
sWen, it is reported that they are,
added the inspector.
"Don't you know it is a fact? per-
sisted the delegate.
81 don't know where the violations
are,'' replied Ward.
Other delegates began to fire questions,
when Delegate Gottlob declared it was
not fair to expect the inspector to answer
questions promiscuously. Mr.. Ward in
sisted that he was willing to answer
questions.
a North Hudson silk worker interrupt
ed to declare that in his sections there
was strike of girls now in progress, the
majority of whom were not more than
twelve or thirteen years old.
DOUGHTY'S STORY.
Doughty to set forth his side of The
Dougherty to set forth his side Of the
story. He told about the expenditure of