New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-27
EXCLUSIVE MODES.
CHICAGO woMENS VICTORY.
They Make Important Discoveries About
Child Labor Conditions

Three children under legal working in Chi
oago and FIVE in tie rest Of the state whose wages
actually necessary 10 enable their families 70
1--we is the CT the investigation recently con-
Quoted by the womeas clubs in conjunction with
the authorities OF that city
n all the work Of the Consumers League and
other agencies for the suppression OF child labor
the constant CRY Of the opposition has been the
widowed mothers and deserted families that would
suer for want OF the wages Of the children It has
been difficult hitherto 10 combat these statements
because statistics on the subject existed But
the claim OF the friends Of the children that vast
numbers OF children were being deprived OF their
education because OF a very few whose work was
necessary 20 their families has received signal
confirmation in this investigation.
After the last biennial Of the General Federation
OF Wonen's clubs. when Miss Jane Adams was
appointed chairman Of the committee on child
labor. she presented TO clubwomeu over the coun-
Try a plan for the relief Of such children The
plan that when children under legal age were
found working thorough investigation should
r. MADE II it were found that & mother or
family 81 young children actually dependent
o. the wages OF this child. then the club should
pay the weekly earnings OF the child. in the form
& scholarship" and that the child was kept
in school until the age when il could legally get its
working papers"
Then came the campaign Of last winter in Hi
nos secure the better protection OF working chill
dren. Il was conducted BY Miss Adams by Mrs.
Harriet Tsndervoort. president OF the Illinois Fed
GRAFTON OF Womea's Clubs. and by DR.. Cornens De
Ney. a physician. whose practice took her much
among the children q this class. Il resulted in
glorious victory. Public opinion more thor
ouEhly aroused than over any Law passed for
wears and the measure passed the Senate unaIi-
mously. The law that no child under sixteen
could work more than eight hours in one CAV or
after IN the evening ana that child under
fourteen could be employed al all.
As z fesLt there was Drastic clearing OF chill
Cren out OF the SLOckyErds and factories Chi
caso. Thousands upon thousands were discharged.
-Or public opinion demanded the enforcement OF
huncreCs OF these families The Cll-WoTneD and
The pC1ic authorities co-operated IN investigating
these cases The Womei4 enter upon the ilNesti-
cation WIKI someyhat sinking hearts. for among
60 many hundreds they expected TO find least
many scores % cases IL which the wages OF the
WORKING child were necessary. To their Own
Prise. much 10 that Ct the general public. only
mainder Ct tie STAGE were found On which the
wages % TIRE child actually necessary % per
Init the family rC 1--we. IN other il
found that there Has eirGp- a father who could be
mace 20 support Cne family. older children
whose wages the family cJIll manage 70 live or
relatives who. when approached by the suthoTi-
Ties were willing 10 assist the family until the
chile was o. legal earning aEe
fcT these eight children then. the clubN0meu OF
l---uc-s VIII supply scholars equal
rhey lost by Ihe law III the case II th. three
'-llciEo children rnis was . a week for @
mem anc 8 80 week f0r tn- tEirl- For this pitt
ful sum society was permitting these children 70
clubs - Chicago VIII pay these sums veea.v tlrtil
the children are fourteen wears old. The New
Ok 10y lel5ie-Dh IS now paving g. similar
EchClarsllp q . u a. week