Evening journal., 1913-02-24
MISS COLDMARK
AIDS MISS WILSON
in 10 HOUR FIGHT

Prior to her visit here on Saturday
to speak in interest Of the ten hour
law for women Miss Jessie Woodrow
Wilson received a letter from Miss
Josephine Goldmark OF New York who
Is sister-in-law of Louis Brandeis.
She is the author Of the book Fatigue
and Efficiency which is the basis of
the brief which Miss Goldmark pre-
pared for Mr. Brandeis which he sub
mitted to the Supreme Court Of the
United States when they gave their
unanimous decision in the Oregon
case handed down by Justice Brewer,
which uphoids the constitutionality
Of the Ten Hour Law for Women.
Miss Goldwark's letter follows:
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson,
Cleveland Lane,
Princeton. ~ J,
February IL, 1913.
Dear Miss wilson
Margaret Shearman, Of Wilmington,
Delaware, has asked me to send you
copy OF the large edition OF my book
Fatigue and Efficiency" | wrote her
that you had the smaller edition,
which gives the arguments in favor
of the shorter working day The lar
ger edition included also the briefs
which / prepared for my brother-in-
law, Mr.. Brandeis, i'm defense Of var
ious women's labor laws, but il is
such a ponderous volume that l hesi-
tate to inflict IL upon you.
Miss Shearman says that YOU want
more ammunition. / am sending you,
D., f.f Il
book Of Laws Regulating Women's
Hours Of Labor. This shows ON the
marked pages that Delaware must be
listed with the States having no leg
islative protection for women whatso-
ever You may perhaps find useful
the summary of arguments in the first
part of the Handbook.
II would seem important to em-
phasize the fact that the opponents
OF the bill practically want no law at
/ all The Wilmington Chamber Of
Commerce, for instance. has proposed
amendments demanding that the
, hours OF labor be not restricted by the
day at all. but that no more than So
hours be allowed in one week, except
during 10 weeks in the year when
! they want 65 hours. But the essential
need in such labor laws is to fix the
number Of hours allowed in one day,
both on grounds OF health and OF adj
ministratlon. The exhaustion which
/ follows consecutive days Of II TO 10
hours work is not made up'by shorter
days at the end OF the week. More
over. on the administrative side il has
in all countries been found impossible
to enforce these laws unless fixed
number of hours IS set which may not
be exceeded on any day. For instance
il an inspector finds girls working l.
hours i'm a laundry on one day he has
lno means of knowing that a shorter
day will be allowed later in the week
so that the total hours will not eX.
ceed 55 in one week. But If no more
than 10 hours Of work are allowed OF
any day, enforcement Of the law is a
least possible.
II seems incredible when three
States, California. Colorado ant
! Wasingtom now allow no more thai
e s hours work in one day and so larg
e number OF states have The 10 hour
p day in force and the courts have de
= clared this reasonable limit thar tn
, employers of Delaware should go ol
record as demanding an unlimite
: work day
! write all this because L may pos
! sibly be useful to YOU, If YOU shoul
r care 10 talk over the subject more a
length. before You go To pelawar,
2 please do not hesitate to call OH M,
+ Possibly you VIII be in New York bo
J. fore then. / should be glad TO NEE