Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-15
CHILD LABOR EVIL.
URGENT DEMAND FOR STRINGENT
LAWS REGARDING 1T.

the FtE Int In treat BrTa1n III behhh
Of ChfIdren--Sced of Lceislati" In
This country Ia Checl. the Growth
Of the Pcruicious system.
In :. recent discussion of the child
"a Dur problem Ilon. lio!te Smith, for
7ser secretary Of the interior, said:
Il, 1850 the census report showed US
iI;tt there We're employed in our stores
.5iltircu between ;hc ages Of ten and
fifteen TO the number Of more than
$1,000. lnic<s legislation prevents
hc increase III tie neNt ten years it
ill be even greater. What are We
-a;li,, to do about it: Are we 10 wait
- act: Ii took III England three
CHARTERS of Il century Of iightill. hy the
rjends Of III" children teforc ie2lsla-
tell VAS secured 10 fairly protect them
;ioul the factories the mines and tie
.Yori<sllops The :tl.ies, statesmen OF
i'reat Britain ia th, early part OF the
,ast century began the fight. They We're
I'D then chat the Industries Of Great
Britain would be ruined ami tnat Ger
j.aany and France would outstrip her.
The same kind OF arguments are made
ia most OF oul states Today. II took
4 Ion. time then for the friends of the
young to overcome The influence anu
I,oUer of those WHO were using chill.
iren. and Ill. willingness TO let them
Wofk. the Willingness not OF masters,
nl!i Of Idle and brutal fathers All dur
ing that history reports u The English
parliament are ,iiiud with records OF
shame and suffering and misery. BE
loie her commissions the ai'lest doctors
Of Great Britain testified that 10 Sucii
an extent had the use OF children in
factories and mills gone that per-
'nAntnt injury 10 the physical condi-
lion If mankind was threatened.
4 report OF the French war depart
tt.ni lizS shown tha! III those sections
ut France where child tabor EXISTS the
recruiting officers iiad ttut more than
hatf AS many Inen WHO e:in meet The
requirements of The army rs i'll those
sos-t IONS where child labor docs not
,:.i.,t. II We roule 10 our own cOliiLtfr
We lase ;.n,i>ie evidence of tte in-
jUtiou~ eieet of rlliid labor. In i re
,Ies.8 made fcts- wears back III NeN
I.r,ty hy tie n~pecForS Of faetotieo
;.!d work shops i; is stated th;u ihe
average cbiid becomes delic:tl., ptlay
i;clturani aip. that at tie age Of lL5r-
tees tAe face has 3 i.ttie. cid. Watn
eXpres~iou Tie Children can 40 ol-,
rr play They Go not enjoy il Thy 60
uet cafe f0S school or training. All
n-ele enerss and vitality have been
.apaHci
"f}ut We leed not .o 10 the records
aEsa reports tor Information. Turn TO
~04f own children. See what il need
e1 to train thcm Suppose they We're
tu iae continet3 lohg hours IN dafh walls
an'. close rooms, without leadership.
without instruction, without direction,
AZ monotonous Ywork Whal would hap
PEA to themi TGinl. q ia yoar loving
care and training by the srsi teachers
in the best schools ;I;d ali tbaf is
done ta strengthen fhe33 {'ite't think
81 tbat all falson aN; tn Il N",Ir
eqsH children in suci5 f!s.ete IS tizese
rhlsi inh0rers til I5et TIE president
he rs NtuG as lie may anG ! Want iu
tt4Ie that sc far IS u4y observation
poes TIE large majority Of the men al
1hs9 head Of cotton mills Ii nay section
sre Kind and tetpfui TO their children
enc to their emp 'oyees- bnf IL spite
Of that fret you VIII find ignorant and
paliid faces, detected commentaries
appearan which indicates sichness
and the lowest vitality
The same Ne" jersey report to
which I referred declares tnat ~ por
reat OF the ehilGfen tUq,ge Lars -
age had not heara Ct tie Jnitea States
or OF Europe ana Ok. per ccnt.of them
Lad never heard eff THE Revolutionary
war. e you wish Information. seek the
places where children ia their early
ears ase Workca n yout neiGhber
aoaa ata yea wit ind TIE effec, @pon
i4eit young liyes