Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-25
must FACE CHARGE SPEAKER SCORES DIX
Robert R. Stein Accused of U.s. Mrs. Kelley Takes Fling at
ina Mails to Defraud. New Yorks Governor.
PLACED BEHIND THE BARS MURPHY ALSO CRITICISED
Inspectors Determine Tmmany Leader and Chief Execu
Shall tive Blamed for Factory Conditions
HELD TO AWAIT DECISION DENOUNCES INSPECTION
Is
in Wisconsin League IN at
Jersey Unitarian
Mrs. Kelley Takes Fling at
New York'S Governor.
MURPHY ALSO CRITICISED
Tammany Leader and Chief Execu-
tive Blamed for Factory Conditions.
DENOUNCEs INSPECTION SYSTEM
Secretary Of National Consumers
League Severe in Address at
Unitarian Conference.

| Gov. John a. Dix of New York and
Charles f. Murphy. boss of Tammany
| Hall. We're scored before the Unitarian
| conference today by Mrs. Florence Kel-
ley. secretary of the National Consumers
League of New York, on the ground that
| they allowed the eight supervising inspec-
tors of that state who have been work
ing for labor Standardization to be placed
without the pale of the state civil service
commission and to be afterward replaced
by men who had never inspected any
thing" and We're therefore incompetent
to look into labor conditions among the
women and girls of the factories
She also took occasion to declare that
for some reason known only to them
selves, the leaders of organized labor
In the Empire state. q. KID. evidently
through political inf ence the candi-
dates OF Gov. Dix and Murphy for the
places. In these instances. she de-
ciared. lair had failed to stand for the
principles which it processes
The conference was discussing the gen
eral topic or inspection for standardz-
ing social condit ons," it being decIa. Ell in
the program that in order Ito standard
ca IN Charities, in education in Ia Dor and
In the pubic health the prime pies 0. in
spectprship is accepted by all good people
ana IT has general recognition in law
ordinances.
ms Principle of inspection is the one
arm OF the government designed to be
useful on the most critical line in our
civiilzatioh, namely, that which divides
the strong and INSCRIPTIONS from me
ignorant and weak. The records of in
spection are the indispen able data for
a relentless publicity, that in its turn
Is prerequisite for intelligent action
for human betterment The records of
inspection are necessary for rousns he
pubic conscience and giving it direction
to the points which demand its attcn-
ion
Pennsylvania Reports Disgrace.
After discussing the New York situa-
ton Mrs. Kelley told her hearers of the
inspection work in Pennsylvania. her
native state, declaring that the reports
made by the department of factory in
spection in that safe are "disgraceful
She pointed out particularly where the
owners of The factories in many states
and especially in New York and Penn
sNivanla, seem to be putting the most
powerful influence i'm the way of reguia-
ton or labor conditions, and declared
mas been made so exacting that it is
unwieldiy and cannot be enforced.
In that state there are $4,000 tenement
houses devoted to the manufacture. of
places. she said, where people both live
and work. there are los. 900 people,
There are eight inspectors" she
said. for this work They may be in
efficient.
I'm other instances Mrs Kelley said
that the inspectors who are in charge
Of the work have to be heroes" for
very often the rich manufacturer comes
along with his influence in politics. and
the luckless inspectors are politically
decapitated for enforcing the law as it
is on the statute books of the particular
state in which they are employed.
At the close Mrs. Kelley paused for
moment and then in a particularly earnest
tone declared: There Is no industry at
the present time that is good enough for
fourteen-year-old girl or boy to go
into. We must have standardized in
dustry. Public opinion and interest in
the work will accomplish the results
which we hope to attain
Others Also Speak.
During the discussion of standardiza-
ton of social conditions Prof. Frank a.
Nanny of Baltimore ,oke of 1t from
the standpoint of In Education, Public
| and Private; r. W. Hebbard, secretary
of the New York state board of charities,
in Charities, Public and Private:
Charles b. Ball. chief Of the sanitary
bureau of Chicago, I'm Health" and Will
liam H. Moulton, president of the Illinois
state civil service commission, Efficiency
in InSpectorShip and the Civil Service"
At the close Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer
of the New York School of Ciylcs and
Philanthropy. delivered a short address
/ on Why is This Religious Duty?"
The conference took recess shortly
before o'clock. and at that hour
/ luncheons were served at the New
Willard under the auspices Of the
/ Unitarian LaymenS League and the
1 National Alliance of Unitarian women.
a luncheon given by the ministers was
/ in charge of a committee headed 10y
| Rev. Ulysses c. B. Pierce. minister of
| All Souls Unitarian Church OF this
| city.
| At $50 o'clock this afternoon meet
| ing of the Womens Alliance will be
held in All Souls Church. and in the
evening the session Of the conference
will be held in Continental Memorial
Hail. when the general topic will be
Religion in Education" President
Thwing Of Western Reserve Univer-
sity of Cleveland F. ". Hooper of the
Brooklyn Institute and Frederick Win
sor of Concord. Mass, will speak on the
subject. The devotional service will be
conducted by Rev. Charles F. Billings
of Lowell. Mass. and the kowaglia
Chorus Choir will give several selec-
lions during the meeting.
Conference Raps Roosevelt.
With international Peace as the gen.
eraI topic Of the conference. speakers last
evening lauded President Taft for his ef
| fort to secure the peace of the nations.
| while II was declared that the policy of
| Theodore Roosevelt while occupying the
| presidential chair was setback to civil
| lization. He was described as the TWEEN
| tieth century Lady Macbeth. who first
soiled his hands in the Spanish war and
then dared to pose as an exponent OF uni
| versal peace.
| The session was called to order by
| President Horace Davis of San Fran
| cisco who introduced Rev. Edward Cum
| minGs of Boston. Mr.. Cummings de-
| clared that President Tafts effort to-
ward the promotion Of International peace
| was a personitcation of an exalted state
| of world politics.
| "Arbitration of international differ
ences," he said. is the greatest question