The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-01

inventions have not diminished hui
man fatigue-that machinery has
rendered worse the conditions Of the
worker instead Of shortening tho
working day it has prolonged it, IN
stead Of reducing fatigue, it has
rendered it more dangerous. and IN
jurious,'' etc.
No, those who laugh at this, laugh
at science and the highest legal tall
ent which uses it, and the Woman's
Trades Union League which uses
both for the protection Of health and
life, and the unborn, against tho
greed Of gain. All this and moro
with better chance for mental cul-
ture, Humanitas had in mind in adj
vocacy Of a ten hour law: yet not IN
conflict with the good mills Of New
berry.
(2) The other source Of merriment
was that Mr.. Editor pronounced both
Mrs. Thomas and Humanitas out Of
order: Now, speaking for the latter,
he is to be congratulated On being
in sueh good company. The former
also, for she was the senior partner
who started the ball a rolling-''To
| b b. Congratulated on the rebukee =
Yes, for her penetration, and prompt
action with the courage Of her con
victions. .-.-...
It was true as Editor Auit said,
that no such bill was before the Leg,
islature; but Mrs. 7. scented a dana
ger from afar, and was id d positio1:
to know that some such bill was il
contemplation and: surely would not.
have written such a letter unad-
visedy.. The mill operators, every
one of them, know Of every meas.
ure affecting their interests long
before they reach the Senate or the.
House: This one did not get that.
far. Did not materialize. 4 q ::
But the Editor has since informed
the writer that there was already 9
ten-hour law in existence, and i
was elastic enough to permit the arr
rangement made at the NeWberry
cotton mills. The very thing HUI
.manitas contended for! Sure, he'd
make. a good legislator! That's the:
Office he ought to run for-yes in-.
deed. Please, Aunt Jerushy, stir
up. all the dear ladies Of the cotton
mills to help, and wear red ribbons
with his name on, as Sister Thomas
says she's going to do.
But how them could there have
been a ten-hour law in n1anipula-
tion?' The answers easy: a more
drastic one; or possibly, for a 9 or
8 hour working day. It would sti;l
be polite for the mills Of friendly
workers, to protest strenuously al
against a compulsory ten-hour law:
The trend Of labor is NOW setting
strongly in favor Of an eight hour
working day; and wherever there is
a State Federation Of Labor the ef-;
fort will be made when and where.
practicable. Results have been IA
vorable on fair trials. Better work
and generally as much, has BEEN
gained over longer hours. AZ
Eight hour working days for the
miners and smelterers have been
established by Legislation in nearly
all the States and Territories Of the
metaliferous Rocky Mountain region.
In many places in the Middle West
and East it, has been effected by
agreement between mills or plants
and the employees.
But the child labor laws in many
States positively forbid the working
Of youth more than eight hours per
day, even up to sixteen years Of age.
These laws have all met severe op-
position, and carried only on the
strength of scientific research and
facts Of experience. -. -. j.
Humanitas.