Evening journal., 1911-03-17


gainful occupation. Mr. Wells said he
had witnessed many times the delivery
OF messages by boys at night to ques-
tionable houses, and he asked If any
body had ever heard of any prosecu-
tion or legal action taken as a result
of small boys. or girls selling news
papers at late hours at night on the
streets of Wilmington
Mr.. Wells said the bill also pro
vided for greater care in the issuance
| of certificates to children to permit
them to work and there was a require
ment that the factory inspector make
regular reports of all inspections, ac-
tion taken. complaints investigated,
etc, in order to promote efficiency of
inspections.
DIR. Twitmyer's Words.
Superintendent George W. Twitmyer
said the child is not a commercial as
set of the parent but an economical
and moral asset of the State. He
pointed out physical. social and econ
omic reasons why the employment of
children should be prohibited. Pro-
fessor Twitmyer said the compulsory
education law and the child labor law
should go hand in hand. He said
adequate inspections sould be made
! by one of high ideals and intentions,
who should be held to a strict ac-
countability. Mr.. Twitmyer said $50
children in the past year, and 275
children the present year had been
compelled to attend school under the
compulsory education law without a
single arrest. Professor Twitmyer
said the child labor law Is not ade-
quately enforced at present.
Dorney Stirs 'Em Up.
John NJ. Dorney. editor of The Trade
Union News, said not one Of the men
or women present advocating the bill
had a personal interest in it but were
present for the good Of the State.
Take the child labor law out OF
politics" he shouted. IF St Peter or
st. Paul, or any of the other Canon
lied gents was factory inspectors in
Delaware under the present conditions
he could not do damned thing-par-
don me, Mr.. Speaker. that slipped.
Let the Judges of the Superior
Court appoint the factory inspector.
BY this l mean no reflection on the
Governor, for if was Governor and
! 10 Democrats were pushing me 10
the wall to appoint Bill Jones factory
inspector l guess I would give in.
GIVE US the Supreme Court ap-
pointment of a factory inspector or
kill the bill, it wouldn't be worth
much without that.
Mr. Dorney spoke vigorously and
. forcefully and he was applauded when
he finished.
Father Temple FaYOrs II.
The Rev. Or. William Temple, Of
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, VIII
mington. also advocated the measure.
He said the amendments had about
"tinned" the Gamers. and they could
have no objection to it. Objections
10 the child labor bill could only come
. from three sources, he thought; From
the ignorance, or cupidity. or greed Of
parents; or from the greed oil en-
r ployers, or from poverty.
where children are not protected
by their parents, we ask the State to
. step I'm and protect them.' DR.. Tenn
ple said "If any industrial business
cannot subsist without the labor and
, blood and sweat of little children un-
, der the age of fourteen years, then I
say II is time for the State to give
= those industries a decent funeral"
"The great tendency of the times.
1 he said, lis to have waste The State
of Delaware is big factory and the
n Assemblymen are. the managers and
the boys and girls of the State are
the product of the factory. We ask
Z you TO stop the waste in the physical
! and mental development Of the State.
o said Or. Temple. These children are
crying 10 you for the light for an op-
' portunity to go TO school and study
. until they are fourteen years Old