New-York tribune., 1903-01-21

has been accomplished is due to the fact that the
fusion party carried NeW-York at the last munlcl-
pal election
Throughout her report Mrs Nathan then
trasted the methods of enforcing the factory and
mercantile laws under Tammany and under the
present regime. One thousand and nine orders
dItions II mercantile establishments, as against
as the previous year under Tammany-
were made through pressure brought TO bear by
the league The governing board feels that con
stant and systematic inspection should be nain
is encouraging to know that every complaint
met with prompt and careful consideration
children employed in mercantile esta6Iishments
as held + cot @ to @ apply to in 0G srcan anG e
adjustments and the solons argued that eTrand
tabIishrnen7s T@mmany Interpreted school vaca-
tions" in the law to include Saturdays, but now
that day Although two thousand more chill
than the year before one hundred fewer certificates
given OUT, showing the increased care In de-
me nroection of child workers said Mrs Nathan
the present administration has Interpreted the
Law in a more intelligent and liberal way.
LAW THAT IS VIOLATED
As TO the factory laws Mrs. Nathan declared
that the law Iorbidding the employment Of women
in factories more thar sixty hours in any one
week is being violated all the time. Women are
worked overtime during the week and on Sunday
continually. The league secured the copvict9n no % OF
one sucn epl0Sset yer t5 MI8 @s are dischaTged and
were paid the equivalent their wages by league
member until she had secured other. places for
them For this reason employees are afraid to tes-
tify. and the league cannot secure furtner cor
victions. 1t has therefore applied to the Governor
for a stricter enforcement of the law on the part
was instanced which advertised openly for girls
thirteen years old, when the law says chlioIel
shall not be employed under fourteen NOS
reported by Mrs. Nathan In the files Of the
Factory Inspector were found the names OF eight
firms who reported having given out work to four
well known public institutions which receive pubic
money fo1 the support Of their inmates
,- thTg tIeasITv for the maintenance Of inmates,
said Mrs. Nathan. and still these inmates 11 are
not come under the factory laws The hours may
be too long the workers may be under legal age;
they are at no expense for rent or wages, ano
therefore an unj-Ist competition with regular work
The league congratulates itself the defeat Of
two bills introduced in the legislature last " inter-
one TO remove all restrictions TO hours OF WORK
for women twenty years old IN factories fi gn9
from the provisions Of the law .. t,.-o
5,,ced through the direct intervention Of few
manufacturers IL whose interests they were drawn.
Of n11bIic spirited men and women constantly on
the alert 10 frustrate such selfish schemes.
.Tef MS follow Fashion if We will" said Mrs.
Nathan but not If she leads US away from com
mon sense, ethical ideas or humanitarian Ifano -
ards. Let US demand that our clothes sha4I hoL
only appear well TO the eye ouL SLlaiI ge oas S 90
can be worn without deadenlng our CohSc'eiceS VI
Miss Mary r. Sanford gave the report Of the
NJ f5roH-ning's s-Crv of the Children with ex-
ouisite effect. Resolutions were passed indoTslng
York to be introduced at Albany. and asking TOT
an appropriation from the city for mercantile IN
The following officers were, elected: Mrs Fred
erick Nathan PRESIDENT l4Ts MS RiabsTd FitZ
Gerald second vice-president Mrs. Charles Falr-
child treasurer; Miss Emma Brace CORRESPONDENCE
secretary, and Mrs Eustace conway reooruiNS