The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-13
CHARGES TRAFFIC
IN WORK PERMITS
President of State Federation of
Labor Says Magistrates Are
Selling Certificates.
ALLOW CHILDREN TO WORK
Labor Men Hold Important Con-
ference-Want Sunday
Laws Enforced.
ALLOW CHILDREN TO WORK

Candidates indorsed by tho Virginia
state Federation of Labor will be put
in the field in the next Legislative cam
paign in all cities and counties where
the present representatives. are not sat
isfactory 10 the unions
That plan for the better protection
or union workmcn and the advance
mcnt of til" interests OF organized la
Dor in this state was practically do
cidcd upon at q special meeting of the
executive board Of the Virginia state
Federation of Labor held in Murphy's
Hotel annex yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was called by President
Emmett t. Dawson. of the state Fed
GRAFTON. who returned last Saturday
night from tho coal fields i'm tho west
orn part of the state. where he had
boon assisting in the adjustment of
questions involved in the miners strike.
In the settlement Of the principal
points of controvcrsy between the
miners and the coal companies. Mr..
Dawson acted in conjunction with ma
tional representatives, OF the American
Federation of Labor, officials of the
state Organization and representatives
of tn" government. the mining COM
panics and the railroads.
He reported that under tho new
agreement. the miners arc gradually
returning to the mines. and conditions
throughout the district affected by tho
strike are again becoming normal. OF
the l65 mines i'm the strike region. only
) per cent have been worked in the
last three months, the State fedora
tiou head said.
lniPUtrt NJ LABOR
QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
The object of the conference called
by Mr. Dawson was to consider sew
eral Important labor questions which
have been recently brought conspicu-
ouslY before the public by the activi-
ties Of the state Department Of La
hor. Principal among these is the dis
regard of the law prohibiting SUNDAY
labor. the Illegal employing OF chill
dreu under ace by manufacturers and
the sale of permits by peace justices
In different magisterial districts
throughout the State
President Dawson openly charged
certain magistrates in country dis
tricts, whose identity he made known,
with selling permits at 20 cents each.
enabling children Of tendcr years to
he put 10 work.. lie accused one mag
istrat" Of selling $50 of these permits
at 80 cents each. Present at the meet
INK of the executive board were the
following members: William T. Doh
, crty. Norfolk: W. -. Morgan. Ports
mouth; Il. L. Hickman. Roanoke; J.
. T. Reynolds. Richmond; II. Il. Colvin.
/ Alexandria. and &. II. Perry. Alcxan-
dria.
D
/ discussed in executive session at some
length. and remedies were suggest
I eel. Among other measures for the
correction of existing conditions. it
was decided To call upon the police
department of ali Virginia cities and
the county authorities to enforce laws
enacted by the last General Assembly
which are apparently being ignored
IN the matter of women employees of
department stores who are required by
their employers to labor ON Sunday,
marking goods. arranging stoc'. dis
plays and doing other work in prcpa-
| ration for the coming week. the board
Instructed Secretary ColViu TO commu-
nicatc with the chiefs Of police of all
| Virginia cities. directing their atten-
/ tion To the violation Of the law which
/ is going on in the stores behind drawn
| curtains each sunday.
! WANT VI! NICIPiI.
/ EMPLOY AIENT nUREAu
The qvcsiion Of urging upon city
I Councils ana city commissions The ne
cessi.y for establishing municipal en-
n!oNmcnt bureaus was discussed at
/ some length Mr.. Dawson stated that
/ the proposition is now being consid~
/ cred in Norfolk and that he had AN
/ appointment To meet the Mayor OF
/ that city to-day for u discussion Of the
subject
/ 1t was the CONSENSUS Of opiuion
/ that Impeachment procedure against
/ magistrates who are abusing and CAPT
/ taliZing their authority To issue per-
I inlts in certain case To children under
/ legal are enabling them TO enter
workshops would not be effective be
i cause Ot peculiar conditions in rural
/ districts. /, was stated That efforts
At Impeachment had been made in
vain. UU" 10 community sympathy with
tie offending peace Justices and re-
sentiment against the union labor Of
. hclulS. who were regarded by the
country people rs iutcrlopora when
| they sought TO bring the sNaricious
magistrates TO justice.
The question OF revivine the of
/ fetal organ OF the Virginia state Fed
/ Grafton. the Union News. publication
/ OF which was suspended some time
ago, was decided in the Affirmative II
was definitely decided to resume pub
llcntion about August l. Tho paper
VIII be published in Richmond. as here. 4
.~totoro, and The editor will lac Howard
T. Colvin, Of Alexandria. in all prob
b ahiiiiy.
FARMERS FEEL
SCARCITY u| I&HUU
President Dawson said that he was
constantly IN receipt or letters from
farmers IN different parts of the State.
soliciting his aid in finding farm hands,
iie said that in the southwestern and
middle western sections Of Nirginia an
actual labor famine existed There is
abundant employment for the uncm-
pioNcd. but medium like the muni-
cipaI employment bureau Is needed TO
send the IDLE thousands from the cities
10 TIA" agricultural districts. he said
Fhe labor famine in the districts hc