Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
ONE WOMAN To
FORCE NEW
DELAWARE LAW
Miss Margaret Malone Will Be
Responsible for Enforcement of
Ten-HoUr Statute.
$4,000 ARE UNDER HER CARE
Graduate Of Smith College Is the
Only Inspector Employed by
the State.

WILMINGTON. Del. June 2l.-One
woman in the State Of Delaware will
be responsible after July / for the
enforcement Of the ten hour law. and
VIII have under her supervision the
working hours Of the $1,000 employed
women Of the State
Miss Margaret S. Malone. "A grad
uate Of Smith College. president Of
the Peoples Settlement. has been
chosen by the chancellor Of Della
ware TO enforce the law, passed after
a desperate fight during the last SEES
sion Of the Legislature.
Miss Malone Is the only woman In
spector employed by the State Of
Delaware. Her work during the next
two years will not only test her abu-
fly but win establish a standard Of
inspection, viii demonstrate the good
effects of the law and prove 20 the
State whether or not the protection
II has afforded its working women is
adequate.
Woman Is the Law.
The effectiveness Of the hour
law now rests with Miss Malone. Il
has been said OF her by those who
were instrumental in having the
measure adopted. that her inspection
will be worth as much to the work
ing women Of the State az the meas
ure itself and friends Of the law are
as much delighted over her appoint
ment as they were over the passage
Of the bill
The new inspector has a tremen-
dous task before her She viii have
TO obtain the cooperation Of manu-
faCturers. many Of whom were OBJ
posed to the measure. She win have
10 inauRurate an educational cam
paign among employers and employ
ees to make known the actual terms
Of the law and TO explain to them the
necessity for rigid adherence 10 its
provisions The only way 90 do this
will be by personal visits TO all the
establishments of the State which
employ women.
Will Penetrate Rural Districts.
Not only the big factories and laun-
dries but mills and department stores
Of Wilmington viii be visited by the
inspector; she win have 10 penetrate
the rural sections, the corner grocery
store whore a girl is employed. viii
lage bakeries and dry goods stores.
millineries, trimming and notion
shops VIII have to be visited. Every
little hamlet OF the state that has its
quota of women workers win have
TO be made familiar with the work
ings Of the law through Miss Ma
lone's instruction and Inspection
1T Is fortunate she said yester-
day IN talking OF her work. that the
State is no larger I am depending
upon the cooperation Of the employ
ers as wen as the employees them
selves. ! hope 10 get the civic bodies
Of the State to act as vigilance com
mittees and 20 engage the club women
Of rural communities and country
towns in the work
Seeks Community Aid.
Much valuable aid can be given
10 an inspector by the community at
large. and. though my task looks Ike
big one. / think II will be made
easy by the people of Delaware who,
/ am sure. now that the State has
decided TO protect its working wOm-
en-. viii lend their aid to make the
ten-hour law a real force for improv-
ing their physical condition"
In preparation for her new posi-
ton she will visit New York and
Massachusetts TO see how inspectors
there enforce labor legislation.