Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-28

Consul Albert falSi'ad. "i hlfmiuS-
ham. further reviews the labor qnes-
ton In England. on'th" basis OF an
investigation by those deeply interest
Jed in Its Improvement:
A large number OF people Of promi-
hence. including the bishops OF Biz
mingham. Hereford. and S"nthwark'
Ford Miner Lori Stanley OF Alder
ley several members "t Parliament
and others interested iii labor matters
and the conditions OF working boys
have prepared a letter touching upon
the question OF hoy Labor and It's
effect upon empioHm" In This
letter it is stated thai IN" experience
OF all who have taken rar, In social.
educational. and othcE work among
bows and. girls. and who are acquaint-
IrI with their industrial! life. goes to
show that the seeds nt much future
unemployment are sown in III" period
hetwecn II and %. and they express
, the conviction that no proposals deal
ing with unemployment can Re taken
rs satisfactory that do not tax" IN
to account these critical wears.
The letter asserts first that WITHIN
certain industries the conditions under
which bows are employed are actuai'N
detrimental to their physical and
moral welfare. AMI that IN arg"
and growing number of Industries me
boys receive no adeOuat" training i"'
industrial life. They !nClnd" in nus
class various kinds at street Selling
and carving Of bagrag" at railway
stations. They quote the chief r"n'
stable of Manchester as saving mat
street trading. of all juvenile wage"
earning occupations. Is productive OF
a greater amount Of evil than any
other occupation followed by children.
This statement. II is asserted. Is sup
ported bv evidence from Glasgow ana
by the last report of The prison com
mission. which clearly shows that I'M
employment has considerable impor-
tancc in its bearing on jnvcnii" crime.
Decreased Skilled Training.
! Il is further asserted that the Sp"
,'cialization CT cmploym' NJ has reshit
ell in the demand for bows and girls
To perform operations of = purely me-
chaniral character (which give them n"
training that qualities them Tor future
employment aud that in many occ"!a
lions the proportion between men an
|l.ovs employed is such that the bows
can not be retained ate Il few year
| in the work which they enter AT II
or u. because so many mor" hoFS
are engaged than are needed 10 r"
cruit the number of adult men en-
pioyed to allow for the expansion Oh
the industry. 1t Is stated further thhi
Youths leaving these occupations az
lis wears Of age have no qualifications
save average physical strength ana
that they drift into the overs'ock"u
ranks of unskilled labor. where the
experience chronic irregnlarity OF en-
ployn,ent and receive wages hard.
suficicnt to support existence. Moth
ing. it Is stated Ia more surprising
in figures published By distress ccm.
mittees than the fact that so many o.
the applicants for relief are mere
youths.
| The Remedies Proposed.
] Without seeking to depreciate other
remedies or suggested that their re-
comment a ions cover more than
small norton CT the problem. the!
suggest the following practical RENE
dies:
a. The adoption by this CO"ntry OF
system of compulsory attendance"
at continuation schools mp to- TN" age
OF Il. accompanied by a compulsory
reelection of working hours among
vornr peCp.. under that age. tocr'h'
Or with the development Of fnlI-'lm"
day trade schools admitting children
suitabIe for skilled Industrial tram
ing :,
jo) The raising OF the school leaving
age together with the abolition OF inc
hflf-iimc system
e, The development of Ba'lOrai
system OF children. employment COM
uitteps nm wider basis than now
sexjsts working in association with
the labor exchanges and in clos" con
nection with the Elementary Schools
of each district whose functions shd'!
no 10 assist the children leaving IN"
schools t. secure employment IS lar
as oossibIe suited to their capacities
and of a permanent character.
90 The prohibition Of street sell
ing Ly all Children under II wears
of age
They express n" relief that tn"
adop,iop of compulsory continuation
schools schools will rejrce the Grea'
evil of employing boys merely as IN
s;ruments of production without re-
gard 10 their future careers. or from
giving them the very unsatisfactory
workshop training so often given '"'
appreuticc The raising Ct the school
leaving age is recommended lot the
same reason. BOYS and girls, " Us AZ
= sar,ed leave th" elementary schools
at tho age when they would prom
mos, Nv instruction snd training. "
il urged that tn" removal; from the