The Washington herald., 1907-05-26
CHILD LABOR PROBED
Commission Organized Here
Outlines Purposes.
COMMENDED BY PRESIDENT
Body includes Representatives from
-Four Associations of National Inn
pOrtance-WiII Investigate Cues
tion Under Discussion from Every
Possible Point of View.

Child labor is TO be investigated from
every possible viewpoint by a commission
organized in Washington yesterday by
four committees representing four great
national bodies-the National Association
Of Manufacturers, the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, the General Federation Of
Womens Clubs. and the National Civic
Federation.
Seven delegates from each organization
met at the Shoreham. elected officers
and outlined the scope and character of
the work of inquirng into the extent and
menace Of child labor.
The officers elected are: Chairman, Eli
son A. Smyth, Of Pelzer, S. c., president
Of the Southern Cotton Manufacturers
Association; vice chairman, Mrs. Sarah
Platt Decker, of Denver, Col, president
of the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs: secretary, Representative William
8. Wilson. Of Pennsylvania, secretary Of
the United Mine Workers Of America.
Following the election Of officers which
took place at the morning session. D. A.
Tompkins Of South Carolina. Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. Sarah Platt Decker,
Ellison \. Smyth William 3. Wilson. J.
W. jerks. Of Cornell University, and
Ralph NJ. Easley were appointed as an
executive committee to prepare an out
lire Of the work to be undertaken and 10
enlarge the commission.
Headed by Mr.. Gompers the commits
sion visited the White House, and was
cordially received by the President, who
commended the plans Of the commission
and expressed his interest in a general
way on the subject Of child labor. and in
favor Of restrictive legislation. The Pres
ident discussed the matter al some length
with the leading members Of the COM
mission and assured them Of his hearty
cooperation.
In the afternoon Commissioner Neil. Of
the Labor Bureau. addressed the commits
sion upon the scope of the work he is
about "a undertake under the direction Of
the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
along lines similar 10 prospective work
of the commission. He invited the COM
mission 10 cooperate with him. and the
/ invitation was accepted.
The members of the commission left
the city last evening. The committees
/ that met and organized the movement
were as follows.
FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANU-
FACTURERS
F. O.. Nunemschsr, president Nunemschsr Press.
Louisville X. chairman g. ". Post president
Postum Cereal COMPANY Battle Creek Mich, d. e..
Ripley, president United States Glass COMPANY.
Pitsblrg Pa D. a. T0mpkus president i. A.
/ Tomukius C1mpanv Charlotte y. g.. Ellison A.
Smyth president Ptlzsr Manufacturing Company.
Z pelz-r. S C. James q. Mac'ou treasurer Lorraine
/ Manufacturing Company. PavtUcsEt r. J.. and g.
[ n. Pond president Scranton Forging Company,
[ Scranton. pa.
FROM AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR.
/ Samuel Gomper. president American Federation
of Lsta=, Washington, James Dancsn. Granite Cut
/ ters International Association. QHi1~, Mass John
Mitchell president United Mine Workers Cf Ame-irt
/ indianapolis Ind. D A. H8vw president Glass
Bottle Blowers Association Philadelphia John Col
| den president Spinnars Union Fail River Mass
/ B. A. Larger president Garment Workers Union. New
/ York City. Daniel Harms CiUmskss Union. Brook
| lu. y Y. and Herman Robinson. Retail Clerks.
/ Association New York Citv.
/ FROM GENERAL FEDERATION WOMEN $
/ CLCBS.
/ Mrs Sarah S. Plstt Decker Denver. Colo. Mrs
/ Narv Merton Eshsv Bdston Mass Mrs Philip
/ \. Moore. ST. Louis Mo. 1Irs Clarence Burns.
I new lHIh 'iltr MIS- iltit'- a. iLhN-r ~ , t--.
/ MINI. Mrs. Josiah I. C0vlcs. Los Angeles. Cal
Mrs. \. F. McKissick. Greenwood. s. C.. and
| Mrs. William Grant Brown. New Ycrk
| FROM THE NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION.
v Evcrt Macy. treasurer national child labor
( committee New York City. Prof J. W. jerks rreSi
. dent American Economic Association Cornell Uni
I 7crsitv. New York, Taloatt Williams national child
labor committee. Philadelphia. Pa, Rev Dr.
l Thomas r. SHc5r. pastor All Souls Church. New
/ York City; W. Il. Taylor anthracite cal operator
/ Scranton. Pa. Samuel B. D0unsllv member hoard
dent Illinois Manual Training School. Chicago III.