New-York tribune., 1906-05-08
MANNING CHILDREN.
s0oTsng Child Labor Stories Told
at Church Labor Convention.

- child labor report presented 20 the fourth
-sI convention OF the Church Association Tor
- Arrangement OF the Interests OF Labor yester-
- sFternoon, in Synod Hall, 1l2th street ana Am.
rsra avenue. was characterized BY the chair
-. 4be Rev. F. J. c. Moran. as the most ter
-. report ne had ever heard.
4, reminds me Of the old days IN England ne
:. when my father was lighting with Lord
sssh1rv for a child labor law. The things We
heard to-day are almost worse than any that
-,sed then"
- report IN question was given by Miss L. f.
--rsr a factory inspector. and related only 90
,--,lzpd child labor.
s.c,ora,ng 10 the law" said Miss Foster. "a
,Hs nav not operate or assist IN operating dan
-.-ms machinery. but In my opinion all power
-,shinery is dangerous for children. Within ten
Sgys ,n factory which pTides itself upon careful
--ssgusrding Of its machinery, child's hand was
.-rshea 10 pulp In another a young mother OF
,srsnteen, who had worked in a factory since she
,s small child, had the fingers Of her right hand
,.-B Of When she saw that the machine had
,.nrtt her fingers and was drawing them In she
- 50 frightened that she could only scream
vithir easy reach was brake that would have
-sIial starvation had deprived her of the power
: ,hnk and act in an emergency. IN a paper
saaarv boy was set 10 clean a color press which
rs rot il notion In order TO get al certain
.erts u il be leaned his body through the spokes
4 whee, ana a MoIkiIan, not dreaming that ne
ras there turned on The power he was crushed
fas-h instantly A IIIie girl. not wishing TO be
Area second time Tor solllng her work, used Dit
Il waste 10 wipe away drop Of oil The waste
sughi IN the machine, and in an instant her finger
s9e-bert Spencer has said" proceeded Miss
Fssier, that the human animal is the only one that
expf.ts us young 20 De seu-slpporung. But We
exlat even more than that. We expect the young
u support rh6 parent At a recent election votes
rn5 a1T who viii watch children coming from
Wosk o. Saturday night can see the fathers con-
fsesG-g al or part OF the contents Of their pay
envelopes and then proceeding TO the nearest
Nss Poster said that child labor bill would be
rT051ced into The Legislature early next year.
aHi tat if necessary some human documents
Ea1il De taken 10 Albany.
The report Of the tenement house committee, pre-
glrel ~ Dr Annie ;; Daniel was read by Miss
HzTriftie heEser Dr. Daniel stated that the
sisls q rsr[s hea gone SO far that the people
Esad hardly Zee able 10 stand Il any longer.
These houses frequently change hands. she
SID 'anQ every TIME there IS a change of land
Els HE rent is raised have known rents 10 be
zse5 ron % cents 20 s. month on twenty-four
2aeh oyererowding IS due TO the taking OF lodg-
r. j is common for men to rent space in a
,slement for a folding bed, which they move
aolnc as occasion requires. Women sleep on
Duzees. anc noor space rents for from s. to IS a
- convention opened with a celebration of the
aav Communion n The crypt Of the Cathedral,
Arehd19col George I. Nelson being the celebrant.
zte- the convention was called TO order in Synod
saA e TIE yice-president. the Rev. Thomas H.
L Mrs. HarrierJe Keyser. who is mistress OF
f413o--es explained Ji1at this vas owing 10 the
sarrity - bishops she had hoped that Bishop
otieT NE president would open the convention,
he IS II the Holy Land
s=y55.3. otter bishops were appealed to in vain,
srrTe to-day 4 he isn't swallowed up by an
IF any calamity does occur 70 keep him away
ss Aetser lo1 NE convention. Il VIII stand upon
apex Of pyramid Of dead hopes for bishops.
During yesterday afternoons session Alexande-
RE- ct 81 Ghrysosto-a's Chapter, attempted 10
= Ire resolution was promptly laid on the table
convention VIII close this morning, and the
esaes WI have supper at the Tuxedo in the