The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23
THE CHILD WORKERS
What Has Been Done In Thei:
Behalf the Past Year.
MANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES

MANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
National Secretary Owen r. levsioy
Sums Up the Progress Made In the
Various States 60 Tighten the Tasks
Of Youthful roiises.
BY OWEN n. IovEJoY.
Secretary national child labor COMMITTEES.
A years work In dealing with chill
dren who work for livelihood has
just been rounded out by the spring
meeting Of the trustees OF the national
child labor committee.
It has been . year q legislative
changes. with Pennsylvania. ~ usual.
ono OF the eenters OF combat Year
after year. against indifference Of the
citizens. hostility Of the factory In
spectiou department aud opposition OF
powerful interests. the friends Of the
children have sought to secure laWe 70
exclude them from mines and fac-
tories.
For several years these efforts have
met with failure. OF when laws have
been enacted they have proved % de-
fective In certain technical features
as to meet their death ut the hands Of
the courts. THIS year the general
child labor law and the mining law
were radically changed. the most I'M
portant gain being q provisioa roQuir.
ing adequate proof Of age Of chil0ro0
seeking employment and the issuance
OF certificates BY the school autAoef
ties.
A vigorous effort Wa made % elim-
mate night work among cAlldEen. but
this was again defeated through the
influence Of the glass aAnufact1Fes0.
who defeated bills to the same eject
In Indiana. West Virginia and New
Jersey.
In New York Il was hoped that Tie
revelations made two yearo ago Of con-
sheds would result In le.islation peo-
tecting littSs children from such ex-
ploitatioa. lt Vas found impossible.
however. to combat successfuhly The
powerful innuencs Of the eannssa, and
for another year childFsn q vsgy esn-
der years Wal eont1nue under ~ IN.
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ant An New York evo amnoet,nH
laws were enacted. one lncoepoeasanG
q specified list Of dangerous 0ceupa-
lions forbidden TO chlldrsn un0ne Glx.
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work to ffty-eour In Q week for IN w.
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