Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-01
CHILDREN BARRED
FROM STAGE AND
TELEGRAPH KEY
BY MEASURE
Spirited Debate on Child La
Dor Law Which Is Consider
ed Section by Section in the
House Yesterday.
BURG OPPOSES TIGHTS FOR
JUVENILE PERFORMERS


Especial TeteErnw 60 Evening neraidl
santa Pc, y NJ, May THE house
considered section by section, the uni
form child labor law, now IN force in
thirty of the states OF the union and
after the measure has reposod for
couple of legislative days as unhn-
ished business on the speakers Ia
BILE together with the amendments
agreed upon. Il will be taken up for
final action.
Speaker Baca called Conrad Hilton
Of socorro county 10 the chair yes
torday, when th4s MEASURE came up
for passage. and Mr.. Hilton, although
he is one OF the youngest legislators
IN the house, presided with dignity
and displayed more than a working
knowledge OF parliamentary law.
The blH prohibits the employment
OF any child under fourteen years OF
age and thereafter provides sliding
scale OF ages at which children may
work at different occupations.
The chief oratorical battle arose
when Mr.. CatFon OF santa re tried 10
secure the adoption OF an amendment
to strike out the clause wherein
children under sixteen years Of age,
AAN ARA NtAhNA ~ MNAM hA HtNbtNatAAhNA
theatrical employees. Mr.. Catron said
that TO pass that clause Ia the law
would be 90 prevent some OF the BEST
theatrical companies from playing In
the state. He said that there were
many theatrical people. parents OF
boys and girls. who were educating
their children and at the same Tins
required them to play Juvenile roles
la the same companies.
MIR. Burg, who appeared 70 advant-
age in all OF the debates, declared that
20 eliminate that clause would be 10
strike out the very best provisions Of
the child labor act He said that the
clause was placed there for the spec
ific purpose Of preventing the cxhlbi-
sion in tights and other stage dress OF
young girls and children Of immature
years on vaudeville stages ana In the-
aters In this state He declared that
New Mexico could not be one among
thirty states now enforcing that law.
70 90 on record as having eliminated
the theatrical profession before the
measure passed
Another oratorical clash ensued
whom MIR. Nichols tried TO have elim-
mated from the measure, the proyis-
Ion which prevents those under Is
years OF age from acting as railway
telegraph operators. Mr. Nichols said
that the work Of telegraph operator
was not too hard. not dangerous ana
he could see no reason for barring
children thorefr0m.
THE very object OF this BILL" said
Mr.. Burg. rs not only TO protect the
children from dangerous and immoral
occupations but II Is to prevent cor-
/ porations from employing young
lchlldren ana paying them chllaren'A
wages. This bill protects the man
who works as well as the child. II
stands FOR mems wages for men and
/ full grown mon Tor Jobs that require
a mans responsibility. The reason
that clause Is In the bill, Is that men,
/ drawing mems wages. ought to till
those positions X s. a protection 20
I the passenger How would you like
70 see a train filled win several hun
dred people travelling across this
great state. with the telegraph 0per-
ators nothing but boys Incapable Of
assuming the responsibilities of men,
for the lives of their care? This biii
lpreyents railroad corporations or any
other corporations from employing
boys az ave or six dollars q week 10
act as telegraph operators, thereby
deprlvlng mon OF those Jobs az mems
wages and "a the same time giving
the public the protection TO which II
Is entitled"
Both amendments were defeated.
Mr.. Blanchard said that while he was
IN favor OF protecting the child by
every safeguard. yet there we're many
children compelled 10 earn their live
Ing and that she house must not,
under the guise OF protection, "legis-
late the bread out OF their mouths.'
The child labor law as agreed upon
IN the house, contains the following
provisions:
An Act
To regulate the employment OF
children and TO prescribe penalties
thereof.
BE il enacted by the legislature Of
the state OF New Mexico.
section l. No child under fourteen
years OF age shall be employed, per-
mittod or suffered 20 work iH. about
or IN connection with any (l) mill
(2) factory. (8) workshop. 90 mer-
camille or mechanical establishment
tb) tcnomont-house manufactory 90
workshop, co store, CD once, tel
once building. COS restaurant d0)
boarding house (l) bakery, (l2)
barber shop, N3) hoiei, (iO apart
ment house, (is) boot-black stand on
tabliahment (ld) public stable tlp
garage, (iS) Laundry, Ci9) place on
amusement. (20J club, (2D OF as
! driver. l22) or Ia any brick of lum'
Der yard. C23) or in the construction
on repair OF buildlngs. (2t or in me
distribution, transmission on sale u
merchandiss (2t) or in tie transmits
al0n OF mnsaagca
b Sec q n shall be- unlawful for sni
b person. nrm 81 corporation % em.