Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-10
A PERMANENT
ORGANIZATION
CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE WILL
Be MAINTAINED AS A
FIXTURE.
Successful Opening Meeting Renos,rs
Members Enthusiastic For
Future.

New Orleans.-The child labor con-
ference of the Southern states, called
by Governor J. Y. Sanders OF Louis
lana, came to a close after a three
days session, in which great things
were accomplished, resolutions being
adopted fixing age limit, working
hours, etc, and permanent organlza'
ton effected.
The convention was the second OF
its kind in the history OF the new
commercial South, but 1t will not be
the last for already Memphis has
been tacitly agreed upon as the next
place of meeting, and in the twelve
months which must elapse before that
meeting the delegates are plegdged to
work nightly to create sentiment
and mold opinion, so tlnt even great
er reforms than those suggested dur
ing the past few days may be gained
for the Child of the Man With the
Hoe" as Senator Colyille so striking
ly describes the work children. EleV'
en- states were represented.
The chief work Of the conference
was the adoption of a resolution con
tanning important provisions, to be
embodied in a uniform child labor
law to be proposed in the legislatures
of all the states in the South.
The main features OF the resolu'
tions are:
First-That the minimum age for
the employment of children in any
gainful occupation, except agr1cul-
ture and domestic service, be fixed
at IA years.
Second-That no child under the
age of is years be employed In or
about any mine or quarry, or in any
occupation dangerous to life or limb
or injurious to health or good morals
Third-That no child under the age
of 16 years be employed in any gain
FIJI occupation, except agricultural
aid domestic service unless such chile
~ Ecdu duu WliIC oAhIPAS
in the English language.
Fourth-That no boy under the age
of 16 years and no girl under the age
Of Is years be employed in any gain
full occupation, except agricultural o.
domestic service, between the hours
of Z D.. m. and s a. m.
Fifth-That an eight-hour day 10
children under is, and women, Is tn
only humane standard for hours Q
employment and we hope this stanc
ard will be reached by all Southern
states, as 1t has already been adop'
ed for children in such great mant
featuring states as New York, llllnol
and Ohio, but owing to the environ
ments in the Southern states you
committee recommends, for immed
ate adoption, legislation which WI
provide that no child under 16 year
Of age, and no woman, be employe
more than 54 hours in any one wee
or an average of nine hours per Ga,
and no such boy or woman shall .
employed more than nine hours
any one day unless it be for the pu
pose Of allowing a half-holiday {
Saturday, and then such employmel
shall not exceed ten hours in al
enc day.
Sixth-That legislation on the su
iect Of the issuance of employing
certificates be according to the pr
visions of the present Kentucky Ia
Seventh-Regulation OF births
order to make child labor regulate
more effective.
Eighth-Sanitary regulation OF
manufacturing plants.
Ninth-Inspection OF all su
plants.
Tenth-Adequate penalties be
tached to all the laws on the Ian
question. !.
Eleyenth-Arranging for making
conference a permanent association