The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-25

The minimum number of working
in factories in Indiana provoked the
first debate in the deliberations of the
Indiana State Federation of Labor,
in session here.
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee on the legislation proposed by
John J. Walsh, state factory inspeo-
tor. in which he advocated a law
which will prohibit any woman in
the state working more than nine
hours in one day" occasioned the con-
troversy.
When the report of the committee
was read. and a motion was made that
the federation concur in the report of
the resolutions committee, speakers
arose in favor 6-an eight hour law
for women. -
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G. w. Lackey. a delegate from the
Miners Union of Terre Haute led the
attack. In reply to President Edgar
A. Perkins, who had advanced the ac-
ed out that the United States Supreme
court had held nine hour law con-
stitutional. but had not passed on the
validity of an eight hour law, Lackey
said:
Il am not willing to base the de-
mands of the laboring man on the
conservatism of the United States
courts. II the supreme court can de-
clare a nine hour law constitutional
it can do so with an eight hour law.
The time has passed when the labor.
ing people will be satisfied with the
palliating legislation of our law max.
ers. II We, the laboring people, want
an eight hour law for women, We can
get it, and it makes no difference
what the supreme court or any other
subsidized body, may say"
John ]. Walsh, state factory inspec.
tor, explained that it did not matter
to him whether eight was substituted
for nine, and members of the resolu.
tions committee said the same.
The federation then substituted
eight hours for nine
| Text of Resolution.
i The text of the report of the reso
lutions committee. as adopted with
the eight hour amendment, is append
ed:
| Your committee on resolutions to
which was referred for consideration
the report of John ]. Walsh, state fac
tory inspector, begs leave to report
that we recommend that this conven
! ton concur in the recommendation oi
| Mr.. Walsh as follows:
First, For the ceration of a board
of three members to have control ov
er every inspector of any kind in the
state, the board to be non.partisan.
Second, Creation of Woman's De
partment, and adding the inspectors
referred to.
Third. That he will not permit the
employers liability bill. or the bill pro
tecting men in dangerous occupations
to be amended in any way.
Fourth Provide for a law which
will prohibit any woman in the state
working more than eight hours in one
day"
I've would also recommend that ths
incoming executive board be ordered
to have bills covering the matteri
above set forth prepared, presented
and urged for passage at the mex
session of the legislature. We would
also recommend that the central bod
les and local unions of the state CO
!operate with the executive board il
the matter of interrogating candidate,
for the legislature as to their attitud,
on the legislation We demand, and &C
accordingly"
| Attack Local Concern.
Thirty resolutions were presented
to the federation this morning ans
were referred to committees. Tn,
Richmond Labor Council, submitted
resolution asking that the state fac
tory inspector be notified that tn,
Richmond Casket company locks tn,
doors of the plant after the beginnin,
of working hours, contrary to tn,
state law The local council also ask
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