The Jersey City news., 1902-08-20
WARD
HARD HIT
State Federation of La
Dor Asks the Cover
5 nor to Dismiss
the Factory
Inspector.
PLEAS IN DfF[HC[
The Child Labor Law is Good
But Parents Perjury
Prevents Enforce
ment.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Congress Adjourns After the
Busiest and Most Success
full Session in It's His
tory.
OFFICERS ELECTED

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.']
TRENTON, Aug. 20, 1902.-Factory
Inspector John c. Ward was the target
cf the New Jersey State Federation of
Labor yesterday. Broadside after broad
side of hot shot was aimed at the inspec-
tor, who was invited to appear and an
swer the sweeping charges made against
the administration of his department as
regards the enforcement of the child la
Dor laws.
The cumulative evidence which the la
boring organ izat;ons of the state, and
particularly in the South Jersey glass
blowing district. have been piling UP
against the chief inspector, took definite
shape in the adoption of a resolution
making sweeping charges of maladnin-
istration on his part, and demanding his
removal at the hands of the Governor.
WARD DENOUNCED.
The resolutions were submitted by
Delegate Thomas J. McHugh Of New
ark, chairman of the special committee
appointed Monday 10 consider and report
upon the question cf child labor. This
resolution follows
Whereas. The people of the State
of New ) ersey have been brought 10
realization Gf The fact that within
its borders the labor of children of
innocent years is being exploited by
rich corporations, manufactures,
mercantile establishments for their
private profit and gain; and
Whereas, Through n continuance
<Sf+ af, tot1inp chil6rQn
are deprived of that parental care
which should be theirs. and, too, pre-
vented from attending the public
schools of the State, which We're "s-
tablished for their express benefit;
and
Whereas, This terrible condition,
if prolonged, must necessarily result
in degraded manhood and woman
hood for future years;
(a) It is fact that Chief Factory
Inspector John q. War,l is aware OF
these truths.
(b) It is fact that Governor
Franklin Murphy is aware of these
truths.
(c) 1t is a fact that tae legal de-
partments of our State are aware Of
these truths.
I'D, it is a fact that the press
of the State are aware of these
truths, and have published. from
time to time, in the past four
months, stories telling of specific
violations in various parts of the
State of the child labor laws.
Now, therefore. be it resolved,
that the New Jersey Federation
of Labor in convention assembled
this nineteenth day of August, 1902,
hereby proclaiins its alarm at the
increasing tendency on the part of
corporations to impress into their
service the employment of children
of tender years.
Resolved. That the incoming exc
cutiye board stand instructed to in
augurate in this State a campaign
of education on the subject of child
labor and to use its every endeayor
to bring about an obliteration bf the
most pronounced cause.
Resolved, That $4,000 copies of
this declaration be ordered printed
and distributed throughout the State.
Resolved. That the delegates here
present put forth their individual
efforts in their several localities to
remove the child labor stigma from
our States fair name.
Resolved, That the local and CEN
tral labor unions throughout the
State be urged to assist the Fedora
tion in this campaign.
Resolved, That in view of the fact
that John G. Ward is an admitted
failure III the Office OF chleI Iaci0ry
inspector Of New Jersey. we demand
of Governor Franklin Murphy his
removal from Office
Resolved. That a committee of
three delegates go forth from this
convention and convey to Governor
Franklin Murphy copy Of this de-
claratinn. and in the name Of organ
izcd labor Of the State of New Jer-
scy. demand the instant suspension
Of John G. Ward, chief factory in
spect0r of the Stats.
Resolved, That during the time in