Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-08


Child Labor in the United States" The
meeting was presided over by Felix Adler,
Phi. D., professor of social ethics at Co
lunlbia University New York, and chair
Addresses were made by Commissioner
Henry B. F. Macfarland, by Felix Adler
on The Menace of Child Labor Samuel
NJ. Lindsay. Phi. D.. on THE Progress and
Labor" and by Rev. A. J. McKelway, DID,
on Child Labor in the Cotton Industry OF
the Southern States"
Advocate Restrictive Law.
The activity Of the national committee.
according to Secretary Lindsay, at this spe-
cial time is due to the desire of the COM
mittee to assist in promoting the passage of
a child labor bill for the District of Co.um-
bia. He says:
President Roosevelt, in his message at
the opening of the last session of Congress,
recommended in strong terms model child
labor law for the District of Columbia, in
order that Congress might set a worthy ex-
ample to TIE states in which 1t has no power
to legislate on this subject by wise and
discriminating legislation for the District
of Columbia, over which ii has the neces-
sary power for such legislation.
"A citizens child labor committee of the
District of Columbia was organized at
meeting held at the house of Mr.. Clifford
Plnchot, the resident member of the ma
tional child labor committee, on January
90 1893 and this committee has approved
bill which was presented in both houses of
Congress and received a favorable report
from the subcommittee of the Senate COM
mittee on the District of Columbia, after
having been submitted to the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia and
approved by them.
'It was impossible TO secure the enact
ment of this bill at the short session of
Congress last year by reason of the pres
sure of other legislation. Therefore it will
he tod crai i'm q 10 n
session which convened on the first Monday
of December, 1865. The bill thus submitted
will be in the exact form which was re-
ported favorably by the subcommittee OF
the Senate, approved by the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia, the citizens
child labor committee of the District of
Columbia and the national child labor COM
mittee. We propose to bend all efforts TO
have the bill passed"
Committee Members Welcomed.
Commissioner Macfarland, in his address
of welcome to the delegates. said:
mo one could be more welcome to the ma
tfonal capital than you, who come in the
interest of the children of our country.
Their appeal TO our hearts Is as strong as
ever All the world loves a child, as the
celebration of Christmas will soon attest
once more All fathers and mothers want
their children to have every advantage in
life and all right-minded men and women
broaden out this feeling to take in all chill
dren. We want the child to have full child
hood. The vision splendid fades all too
quickly into the common day. The only
true liberty, equality and fraternity-chfld-
hoods exclusive possession--turn all to soon
into our common living Moreover. this eco
nomic age begins to see the economic neces-
sity for protecting children. Not only does
Mrs Rrownings Cry of the Children"
quicken our heart BEATS but 1t quickens
our minds with the thought OF the economic
waste OF economic roots, without which we