Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-10-29
Election Of Officers.

Election Of Officers.
Prcsidcnt-Hon W. C. Philbrook,
Waterville
First vice president-W. T. Cobb.
Second vice president-E. P. Mayo.
Secretary-R. a. Jordan
Trcasurer-Hon Horace Purinton.
Executive cOmmittee-Warren Z.
Philbrook, Hon. Levi Turner, Portland; /;
Hon. Payson Smith, Auburn; Hon E.
p Mayo, Waterville; Hon. Peter Chas.
Keegan. Van Buren,; H. S. Braucher,
Portland; Rev G. w. Hinckley. Good
win: Hon. Ransford W. Shaw. Houl-
ton: T.. p. Went worth, Portland Hon.
Morace Purinton; Mrs. George II. Ea-
ton, Calais: Prof A. W. Anthony, stsew =
iston; Hon. William H. Looneys Port
land: Miss j. l.. Cire. Portland; Miss
A. NJ. Wilson, Bangor.
Local secreties-Augusta. d. w. La
Rue: Bangor, Mrs Frank Hinckley;
Houlton Mrs Moses Burpee; Bidde-
ford. Mrs. Ella Jordan Mason; Lewis
ton. Miss Florence Nye; Watervllle'
Mrs. j. w. Black; Portland, Mrs. Geo.
F.. French: Bar Harbor. Mrs. Amos w
Cleaves; Gardiner. Rev. Robt. W.
Plant; Calais, Rev. Clayton w. Booth
by: Bath, Seth T. Snipe; Saco, Rev
Carl NJ Gates; South Portland. Mrs
W. T. Lord.
C.nimittees on care of children-Mrs
w. II. Newell. Lewiston: Mrs G.. e.
McGrcgor. Portland: G. w. Hawes
Augusta: Mrs. f.. l.. Bracket, Belfast;
Thomas F. Lynch, Augusta.
Work of the overseers of the poor
Freeman Gowan. Portland; Charles H
Ross, Portland: Hon. George w Hesel-
ton, Gardiner; ]. P. Giroux, Waterville
Care Of sick--Rev. F. c. Whittemore
Watcrville; Hon. Cyrus. w. Davis. Wa
teiville; Rev X. A. Holleck, Lewiston;
Stewart. Skowhegan.
ON delinnuents-Hon. 3. F. Cleaves
BiddefOrd: George W. Grover, Port
land; Hon. Howard Davies. Yarmouth;
Mrs. Mary +. King. Hallowell: Rev. X
A. Jordan. Bangor.
Defcctives-Dr. Geo. S. Bliss. West
Pownal; Hon. Cyrus N. Blanchard
Wilton: Miss Elizabeth r. Taylor
Portland: Mrs Clark II. Barker. Port
lend; Mrs. F. II. Noble. Bangor.
Families and their homes-Prof r. ]
Sprague. Bangor: Elias Caplan, M. D.
Portland; Rev. Geo. Demott. Bath;
Miss l.. b. Treadwell. Augusta; Miss
Elsie Clark Mutt, Portland.
The first paper to be read was that
by Everett w. Lord OF Boston, sec
retary for New England for the Ma
tional Child Labor committee. The
subject of his paper was. "The Menace
of Child Labor" and 1t was listened
to with delight by the delegates He
spoke as follows:
Tho Menace Of Child Labor.
"Dr. Angelo Mosso. the eminent
Italian scholar, in his monograph on
Fatigue has published a report on his
long continued investigation of the eff
fects of fatigue upon the mind and
body DR.. Mosso has included In his
observations both men and the lower
animals. For many years this Italian
physician has held the position of in l.
spector of the italian army, and he
includes in this volume a statement OF
his examinations and the rejectlons
made on account of physical disabil-
ity In one of the Italian provinces out
Of over $500 sulphur workers who pre-
scnted themselves for examination
only 20S were found ft for military
service. Over 1900 were rejected for
deficiency in height. These men had
worked in the sulphur mines from their
earliest years and their parents before
them had been similarly employed from
childhood.
Not less striking were the results
noted in the examination of men in
England at the time of the Boer War.
In the factory towns there were very
few men who were fit for the army.
The men examined there were like the
Italian sulphur workers-the offspring
of generation of factory workers.
they and their parents had from their
earliest years worked in the factory.
"Aristotle fondly indulged the hope
that when machinery should come into
general use slavery would cease to eX-
list. Instead Of abolishing slavery. the
machine In some cases has only taken
the place of the master; the human
being who is forced to work with it
and tend it IS only its servant. Ma
chimes of such perfection which are
employed in almost every line of man.
ufacture, have helped to- render pos
sible the employment of children in fac
tories.
''Profiting to some extent by the
experience of England. soon after man
ufactures were introduced here. our
legislators gave consideration to the
necessary protection of the young en-
ployees. In Maine, in 1850. Governor
Dana presented to the legislature an
urgent message for advanced child la
bor legislation"
The speaker quoted the message at
some length.
1.-THE census of 1900 showed that there
were more than 1.750,000 children be-
tween the ages of 10 and Is years en-
gagged in gainful occupation: that is,
one such chile in every six was work
ing for wages. More than half of this
number were reported to be engaged
in agricultural pursuits. and it is prob
able that these children need little il
any special protection. Over 100000
however. were reported to be in manu-