The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-04-05

goods. This is one of the absolute
prohibitions provided for in the law,
and among other limitations it is pro-
vided that minors under IS. years of
age cannot be employed in or about
docks; in the operation of any emery,
'tripo1i, rouge, or emery polishing or
sives or in the electric wiring of any
building. Minors under is years of
age are also forbidden to work in
railroading as brakemen, firemen, en-
gineer, (motorman, conductor, tele-
graph operator, or in the cleaning or
oiling@ Of any dangerous or hazardous
machinery.
AS regards children under the age
of 16 forbidden employments include
work in bakeries; in the handling of
dough cakes or cracker machinery of
any descriptions; in any factory for
the adjustment Of belts or sewing
belts or the operation of boilers or
steam. generating apparatus; about
any brewery, distillery or bottlins es-
Enlistment where liquors are. sold.
The employment of female children
is forbidden in any employment which
compels them to constantly remain
standing and the employment of fe-
males in any capacity around mines
or quarries is forbidden.
The employment of boys under Is
years of age as pin boys In bowling
alleys or around stores where tobac-
co is sold is forbidden in added
clauses to the present labor laws.
Both Of these clauses are advocated
by the Industrial commissioners, who
claim that boys under 16 years OF
age should not, even with permits, be
allowed to work in bowling alleys
where the employment is likely to
keep them up late nights or in to-
bacco stores where there Is tendency
that they will at an early age con-
tract the habit of using tobacco. Some
of the clauses in the bill may be con-
sidered rather drastic, and it is
probable there will be opposition to
some portions of the measure. AS a
general thing, however, the bill seems
to find favor with the manufacturers
and others in this state, and 1t Is said
a. great many manufacturers who
have already been consulted in re-
gard to the terms Of the bill will ap-
pear at the committee hearings upon
the measure in favor. Of the bill.
The most striking feature of the
bill is the power that it places in the
Industrial commission. This feature
of the bill is not, however, general
ly objected to by manufacturers, and
is claimed by friends of the industrial
commission to speak volumes for the
Itch cd
by that commission during the two
years of it's existence. It is claimed
that one of the best works which
has been accomplished by the COM
mission has been the educational
propaganda which it has conducted
for the benefit Of both employers and
employees in showing the necessity
and real economy in the furnishing
by employers of sanitary and safe
conditions for the work Of their e;~'
ployes and. in bringing about better
feeling among employers In the hand
ling of the orders necessary for the
compelling Of these conditions.
It is claimed that only in rare In
stances has the'commission been COM
PEELED to resort to drastic action to
prevent disobedience of the labor laws
by employers, and that as a matter
of fact it has had the cooperation
Of many employers in the enforce
ment of labor laws and that this fact
has been one Of 49, --~-~-~ it has
been able to accomplish SO much
during the two years Of it's existence
in bringing about a. different view
on the part Of some employers in re-
gard to labor legislation.
It is said the commission has prac-
ttcallv eliminated violations Of the
child labor law in this state. and that
there are now only one of two manu-
facturers in the state who ever make
any attempt to deliberately Violate
the child labor laws and that these
manufacturers have been so closely
watched and brought to time SO often
on the subject that they will probably
abandon the practice in the future.
The commission has brought about
this condition of affairs in regard to
the child labor laws without vary
much friction.