Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-16
1882 CHILDREN
WORK IN TEXAS
Other States Have Child Lanar Problems
no Mere Serious Than these OF Texas,
But They Have Better Laws Tor Pro-
lection Of Children.

MurEius n thc iudH rir ot Trya-. cX-
elusive ~ aaricultrrr. n ffr11 children.
hy ihr authority WI ilr occupation
census. Wi-cur in. N Oklahoma
and Arkansas have " y.,I .lh.r problem
which il no more -triru- 'hu that of Tex
a-, but they ha,o tar tri.or ian ior thc
protection M thrir rI'Dn.
"TrNi- ha- the hor, aud most
m..-.r rh.i labor m lHitcd
>~tatr-. ral sseI t,muI-.u I Labor ~.
IN. sl%..ii.l Nh thc Tenth Ans ,uuicr
rIh " ui tD, NATIONAL tIIiu Labor com
mIftcr. "N pros ldcs that rh.idr q un
drr lr 't.r~ ui aar shall Hut hr rHnr nNrd
in Misunderstanding wv industrial enter
rrl-t> hrfr dangerous machinery A. used
nor Ivy places uhrir gp"l. Irv mnnIllr
turei tor immoral plrnH- nor where
thrir morals viii hr n.hi ur health iu
IGrcfl." The eufurrtmtut ui this law i>
icit iu thc hands rf One inspector. Oh
lnlnmH hH. \. k,uta,L, h.~ n and Wis
cou-.n has lG Inspectors. on. Inspector
iH Tr>n~. ac-.r'I. il Inst report ~ the
AHNN NNA 'N fHHHH.N 1851 ""Mf ~
cover even iiftf r.F r.ff 81 tie industries
ui ,hr state Itr l.- --It WI establish
m,u's nlt" ai r lllt much smaller.
IN addition in rnr. ldcpuat" in>prc
som. thr LAWS uf W.-rul >iu. krutnrkv.
Oklr hrma aud Arkansas include >uch
provisions a~ in. hour d.4 un night
work fur ,lii.r.. under lF. ui I'm wv ~
wear limit for ri.ht m~r~~pngrr~: u H.
year limit iur wv ur- W which chill
drcn commonlt .~nul-cI. Y fl1clr limit
for bows nnd Swear limit tur girls in
street TRADES. work nrruii. tur aIl rhil
Gren under If. based ul documentary
pr,ni Nh agr thc completion nr I "r >
grades "f school and physical rNImina
iiur f"r fitness.
1--WE hurr in Tc1. emit r.tir, WI wv
p%ruzimat.lt coo uuu inhabitants ana ia
those n ehf cities arr -uftr I -nn fn LOO
children whom uur present laW dts~ NOT
cover said Commissioner Startling.
There urr ihr tri, graph Hrd telephone
services me .ncrr %>rrticc and
hunthlfrl~ rud n~ru-hnt~: Wr need II law
fIrr hiug enough ~ c",rr lli street
Trades"
-cirfta MrnlWrnfN hrIi- hlu ctaniu -hr
NH attempt ha~ rtr- ieen made. com
missioner sterling states ,l lpplv tn the
messenger service thr r%.ta~r WV thr rrt.~
emf law relating tu OCCUPATIONS "%tlclaS-
iHg tu morals ilthuUnh ihr night mes
>rr-lf >"trt.rr i> considered w. daug ruu~
rrrHnaf o1 F~ i~ evidenced hv Che fart
ihTt eight states have established Y ~
wear limit for such messengers. and n
STATES an l>Ncar limit. a child ut amy
ug' may W. employed HS y night mr~>rn
ger ln Texas and NAV be- sent to any Sr.
tiln ~ the riIy Ii anr hour ut rhr night.
~ Alabama. wh,rr there ~ also up ~.
>tricti"n IF the service. an invest gator
TOR the National child Labor Committee
recently found a lG-year old messenger
who had lcrn b the Scryic. fnr six wears.
"Nuu bet. J know every crooked house iu
town. ho remarked a. the Investigation
The National child Labor Committee
has made q careful study T The dangers
ui ihr night messenger service and AZ
clarrd that this Alabama ease i> trpic
1l ot The conditions in the state, where
thc employment NJ hntS und- y H. ~ pref
crahly II. ~ night messengers T. not FOR
hidden hv law.