The Jersey City news., 1902-08-20

| which he said that his department, at all
times, stood willing to investigate the
alleged violations of the child labor law.
Whenever he or his assistants learned of
a case of alleged violation of the factory
laws. no time was lost to investigate the
facts, and when proper evidence was Sc
cured prosecution followed.
The workmen, he said, as a rule, were
| adverse to aid the department in its in
| vestigation. He declared that he had
been anxious to punish Jonas of the Min
otola Glass factory, but in the cases
Doughty had told of the boys parents
had sworn that the boys We're over II
years old
He had been unable to enforce the
cash payment law, he declared, although
| he knew Jonas had violated it, as the
law made it necessary for the complaint
| to be made by an employe, and he had
been unable to induce anybody to make
such a complaint.
EMPLOYERS NOT NOTIFIED.
In reply to question Mr.. Ward stated
he was not in the habit of notifying the
| employers of his intention to visit fac
| tory TO make an investigation. He Of
| fered to answer any further questions,
but none were Forthcoming. After thank
| ing the delegates for their courtesy, Mr..
| Ward withdrew.
A plan by which all the labor unions
in the State will take part IN system
of espionage over the work of the fac
tory inspector was also adopted. Under
this plan the executive board is to APP
point organizers in each district who are
! to thoroughly instruct themselves con-
cerning the child labor laws and to insist
that the inspectors do their work in
other than perfunctory manner.
Standing committees are also to be
named by each local union in the State to
cooperate in looking after the enforce
ment of all factory labor laws and to
urge merchants who handle union goods
in localities where such articles are not
now on sale.
NEW SUNDAY LAW.
A proposition to place the organization
| on record as favoring the enactment of
I a new Sunday closing law mixed up the
delegates in a long CONTROVERSY on the
! subject in the morning. In the course
of the discussion the brewery workers
! delegates made strenuous fight against
any movement intended to close the sa-
looms on the first day of the week.
The debate was started by a resolution
| introduced by w. B. Haines, of Newark,
recommending on behalf of the retail
| clerks, BARRIERS and benchmen, that the
new executive board draft a new Sunday
| closing law, to be presented to the legis-
! lature this winter.
''Under the present law said Dele
gate Haines, 1.-THE penalty for violation
of the act is only 50 fine. We want a
| fine of S5 for the first offense and impris-
| onment for the second and subsequent
| offenses.'' The resolution was adopted.
WOMAN INSPECTOR.
The congress adopted resolution ask
! ing Governor Murphy to appoint Mrs. J..
/ P. Mcdonnell, of Paterson, as deputy
factory insuector.
! The endorsement of Mrs. Mcdonnell
was opposed by Delegate McCrisken,
who asserted that Mcdonnell has refts-
ed to adopt the labelfof the allied print
ing trades. Other delegates defended
Mcdonnell and asserted that the de-
mands of the pressmen had been such
that the agitator and editor had been un-
able to comply with them.
Resolutions were adopted pledging the
Federation to help the union BARRIERS in
securing a law for a State examining
/ board of BARRIERS, and denouncing the
Amalgamated Society Of Painters Of
New York City, which is at variance
with the Brotherhood Of Painters, Deco
rators and Paperhangers.
Shortly before adjournment, the fed
Grafton elected the following officers
President Cornelius Ford, Typo
graphical Union, Hoboken.
First vice president Frank J. Nc
Nulty, Building Trades League, New
ark.
Second vice president Gervin r. Le
Wake, Glassblowers' Union, Millville.
Secretary Henry Gottlob, Newark.
Treasurer Louis Kuhn, Hoboken (re-
elected.
Members Of the Executive Board
Henry !. Helfers. Newark; james a.
Leigh, Trenton Philip Hartman, New
ark, ana B. Il Dunphey, Camden.