The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-19

Commission to codify Pennsylvsnis's
School Laws Give a Hearing to op-
ponents and Supporters Of Vaco,oa
ton-ProPosition 70 Allow Child
Labor When Family Is IN Poverty
Strongly opposed-Cemands Dseu.
mentary Evidence Of chud's Ace t.
Replace Atdavi,s Made BY Parents
Philadelphia. sept Il. - Nisorous
protests against compulsory Na-,r4a
tion and child labor were made a d
public meeting ot the PENNSYLVANIA
state educational commission. wll.n
was held IN thr assembly room OF the
board OF education in the city har
The commission is composed 20. pr
Nathan &. Schatrcr. state suprriu
tendent of public instruction. - Ma~
tin G.. 3rumbaugh superiut, adtrt 90
the public schools OF this city. uavi4
b. oliver. William Lauder. John -
Killing. James ~ Coughiln ana e. 81
Phillips. An invitation was extended
by the commissioners TO Mayor ROY
burn members OF councils members
OF the legislature and to the public On
general To attend the nesting ami
make recommendation for changes 10
the state constitution and state laws
caectinS the educational system rf
Pennsylvania
The opponents ot vaccination who
appeared before the commission as.
serted that the compulsory vaccine
ton Of Tho school children Is VIZ
'aiion of the constitutional right OBJ tho
child fo h. educated WBhouf being
disqualified hv The state and that tho
question affects thc hbor-N OF the par.
cnis. Dr. was maintained hy th. anti
vscciuauouist- taat rhe virus used I-
charged with poison that 90 spreads
disease. subjects rho child 90 tetanu
and that tho enforcement of the Iaa
produces aemaraiigafio iu the -ehro.
system. 10 was also asserted faaf
while Philadelphia was using the virus
obtained from the New York state
board of hsalfh 800 per cent or thr
children saroInsted 10 BROOKLYN mar
rowly escaped death from DouFu'sIru-.
and That many cases of tefauu-. TUDOR.
culoS.s ami other diseases in school
children have been traced to vac.ira
tion % oa~ reported that DR. SluaeI
C. Dixon thc state health com,n-
sloncr would appear to defend the
present law. hut this was au error
Tho following seifcNpianatory lat
ter from nr Dixon who l. in HARRIS.
burg. was read Do, Professor Phillips.
the secretar, of the commission.
Just received yo1r letter asking
me to be present a. meeting la
Philadelphia who're am expected to
debate with certain anti-vaOclna ion
lists. IL would Dee a physical impos.l
bIity FOR me 20 make philadelphia O..
attend the meeting. plus fhe fact ar.
lighting an outbreak of smallpox ir
Cumberland county by vaccination AMI
quarantine. Please read this az the
meeting
The question ~ child labor was dis
cussed hy Frederic $ Hail secretary
Of the Philadelphia child labor com
mittee. Be is strongly opposed to th.
proposal made hy John G. D.,
chief state factory Inspector Co allow
child labor boy special permit when
ever there Is found 20 De- poverty in
The family Mt Han declared thar
four states tried such law and wrr
compelled 20 repeal &c. He ais
ar-ued in favor 90 requiring documer
tary evidence OF a chiid's age OBJ r..
place the frequently falslicd afhlavits
made our hy parents ami az ha.'ns
school officials instead Of notaries
magistrates and Justices Of the pcaca
issue tre certificates
"The Philadelphia child labor com
mittec" Mr. Hall said. regards the
matter OF proof OF age as paramount
20 an others To- the child labor pro
gram lt IS onT failure 10 require this
that puts Pennsylvania in the elias
with The southern states IN the foolish
ness OF its law. In eighteen states. in
cludinc every one OF the other big
manufacturing states. II has been
learned that the foreign parents OF
our wouid-be child workers can not be
trusted 20 tell the truth about their
children's axes when a false oath will
bring them $3.50 or Sc a week from
the wages OF the child But Pennsyl-
vania naively assumes that such par.
ents will tell the truth II they have 70
swear 10 IT,"