The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-14
Helene LANCE, the Admiration of the
Conservatives.


supplementary to those of their hus-
bands. This labor question is one
which deeply interests the thinkers and
workers in the great Women'S move
ment in Germany. In the beginning Of
the factory system. the cheapest labor
was the end which the employer hoped
10 attain. For this reason women and
children were employed in large num-
bers- Thsse laboTers received low
wages and had to work MANY hours
The result was the physical and moral
degeneration of the whole clasS-tne
total destruction OF the family life.
Male labor was almost entirely abol-
ished. as that of women and children
was SO much cheaper There grew
certain social and political dangers out
of these conditions. The attention Of
the state was first drawn to them By
the fact that the industrial population
that Is, the factory workers. were. to
great extent, no longer able to do
military service That seemed to he q
terrible menace TO the existence of the
state. ON TINS account the gOvtr nme3t
found it necessary to issue la Dor laws
III the interest of the working classes.
Child Labor Not Allowed Before the
Thirteenth Year.
Child labor is now not allowed before
y
hours day Children are cOmnplIpd to
so to school until they are "A. Although
they can work in the factories at Is. in
that last year they can attend school
some hours. Child labor is used i'm dis
tributing papers and bread in the
mornings. and there are many upon the
streets selling flowers, but they are
kept from heavier forms of labor The
children from IA TO 10 years of age are
of al n
hours Il day in the factories: and Wo-
men may work no longer than eleven
hours, and they are not permitted to
work on Sundays, on holy days nor
during the night, nor under the surface
of the earth; for instance. in mines. 4
woman who Is married must have an
hour and d half for dinner. but, If un-
married. she gets only one hour at that
time. A woman who has borne child
| is not allowed to work i'm q factory fo-
| from four to six weeks afterwards.
/ These are the principal regulations con-
corning the labor of women and chill
dreu. There are no restrictions limit
ing the working hours of men except
under conditions that are hurtfuI TO
them. such as those which prevail in
chemical works and similar places. The
/ byudesrat has the power to limit the
hours of work for men i'm all employ
meuts that are unhealthfui. There are
certain other rules which concern the
safety Of health and life No girl wage
system exists in Germany, and no re-
liable wage statistics except for the
purpose Of the labor insurance. Diff
/ ferent localities have different wages,
| but they are generally very low. and
those given TO women are always small
CT than those received by men for do
ing exactly the same kind and amount
of work. from twO-thirds to One-half
lower. An effort is now being made in
| the woman's movement to secure q. ten
/ hour limit to the work Of women. also
a law allowing them to stay at home
longer than the period at present given
before and after the time of child birth.
| The philanthrOpic woman. in addition,
want to get protective laws for the
/ home induStries-aS those in the sweat
ing system There are no statutes con-
corning the latter at all. The women
employed work from morning until
| night i'm crowded rooms with many
children. all breathing an atmosphere
/ which is perfectly foul. Employers
prefer that the women work in their
own apartments. because that saves
them the necessity Of providing light
and heat The women get pitiful wages.
For the purpose of securing better laws
the intelligent women hold great meet
ingS to attract attention to the sub
jeCt. resolutions are passed, PROPOSE
tons for statutes are made and petit
tons are sent through representatives
to the houses of parliament and the
question IS agitated through the press.
The Sweating System in Germany.
Last year a congress was held i'm Der
jim 10 discuss the idea of securing 4 re-
form of the sweating system 1t was
arranged by the trades unions. but al
social reformerS took part i'm it. Al
this congress there was an exposition
Of the work done under the sweating
system. ON each article was written
how long it took to make it and what
pay was received. It was found that
I'm some cases the women labOTeTs get
only IL cents for an hours work. They