New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-03
WANT BARMAIDS TO GO.
Women Reformers Working to Abolish the
Custom in England.

The women OF England quite alive to the
evils OF child labor those of the United States
They have just secured the passage OF a new law
which is more advanced than the one which has
recently gone into operation in the State Of New
York.
II prohibits all street trading by children under
eleven. and authorizes local authorities to regulate
or prohibit 1t entirely up sixteen.
II prohibits the employment OF any child in any
occupation likely to injure its health.
IL raises the age of children licensed for public
tertainments from
1t authorizes local authorities prohibit all en-
ployment under fourteen and to fix the hours OF
labor.
This law was secured by the woman's Industrial
Council. which corresponds more nearly the Con-
sUmers League than TO any other organization In
this country. The Countess OF Aberdeen is presi-
dent and several of title among off,
GERS.
The council has Just Issued letters calling the at
tention of members and citizens throughout the
Kingdom to the necessity of urging the local au-
thorites to action.
The counci! takes ar active part in politics At
the fail elections ii sent out lists OF questions TO
candidates for the borough councils, and worked
for those who returned an affirmative answer The
sanitary Inspectors
IN sixteen out OF twenty-nine boroughs and the
council is bringing pressure TO bear to SECURE their
that many OF the duties sanitary inspector are
intimately associated with the Industrial and
can discharge them satIsfactoril
Another question with which IL concerns itself Is
the one which is constantly urged by the Consum-
ers' League in this country the registration ana IN
spection Of home workers IN the "sweated trades"
But the English women have problems to
meet which do not occur this side the big ferry The
supervision Of sleeping accommodations in business
houses is one which reads very strangely 70 an
American. In large numbers OF business houses
there. especially the drygoods stores the employees
sleep the premises ana the prevention OF over
crowding and unsanitary conditions is a problem
Hours and fees TO suit The convenienc@ OF
working women and girls was another pledge re
quired OF candidates who won the support OF the
council. II was asserted that these women needed
the men. but that the men had a monopoly Of all
the best evening hours and low fees .
The council also demanded or its candidates 10
pledge themselves to a fair standard OF WAGES 10
ing that at present the pay OF such women IS low
out Of all proportion to that Of the men.
Tts final re1uest wg@ To- know whether the candi-
ma 80 1919 mia re tbe- a., r,ce ~ mr. ke
eligible to the borough COUNCILS. 4 ne
council has Just held conference at which a., a
which girls could be taught the care OF children
.Shoois and has appealed % The re,hnicai Educa-
ton Board of London and all ofg4ni Latlons deal
ing with technical education. TO take the matter
under consideration.
a pamphlet has been recently issued by the
council which rontains much curious and inter
estinr Information to- those enras ed In social fct-
tsrment work in this country II - entltIed me
Barnaid Problem. AmoHs other 'nlIss, ~ .s
except I'm hotels and Scotlaud they are almost
as rare IN thu Transvaal and Bengal barmuds
are forbidden by law. and IN Canada W public
opinion. They nrc unknown IN the Onlted states
In Continental Europe barmaids are rarely found.
be introduced in the German Reichstag. There is
a story OF American who. on being asked what
tatlon The barnaids.' The judgment OF the civil
venc TO protect her girIhood and womauhood by
making such hfr impossible for them -
ditions % harmaids in England IS enough 10 make
social refoTmers IN America thank their stars uat
this particular problem is not oneTei Tor 'NeF SO
luton.