Evening journal., 1915-02-12
Given
ON child LABOR
BY LEGISLATURE
Continued from Page l)


the machinery under the present laws,
it does not justify a change such as
the pending laws contemplate, said
Mr.. Warner He did not object seri-
ously. he said, to a change that would
give the Governor rather than the
court, the appointment of members
of the Child Labor Commission. With
the appointment of the inspector by
the Governor. the commission would
become merely a detective agency"
Mr. Warner contended.
Rev c. l.. Candee, pastor of West
Minister Presbyterian Church. of viii
mington. said recent occurrences had
not shown inadequacy of the present
child labor laws. while he believed
the amendments pending in the Leg
islature would seriously impair them.
Mr. Candee said the work contem-
plated was too large for a small COM
mission 20 accomplish successfully.
He argued that to get the best results
the commission should have power TO
inquire into the qualifications Of APP
point, supervise and. if necessary, re-
move the inspector
Repeal or amending of the present
laws. Mr. Candee contonded would
J be q serious blow and the work Of
securing reparation would be doubly
hard He pleaded for the Child Labor
( laws 10 be allowed to remain as at
present, with eight commission mem-
/ bers.
do You think the commission
should have the authority without
4 fair and impartial hearing to discharge
an omploye," inquired Speaker Grant
land.
81 think the commission should have
/ tine same authority as large cor
poiation or any other business house
over it's employees" replied Mr.
Candco.
Speaker Grantland also asked Mr..
Candoe IL he favored that section of
the Child Labor Law which states
that the Inspector can be dismissed
by the commission forthwith without
a fun and fair hearing He thought
it was all right If the reasons were
sufficient, In answer to questions.
Relative to the size of the commits
sion Mr. Candcc did not think a
commission of three members would
be representative enough
Speaker Grantland asked Mr..
Candee what ne thought of COM
mission of five members two to be
named at large and one from each
county.
THAT would be better than a COM
mission OF three, replied Mr.. Candee
How many women would. you
have on it," asked Mr. Grantland
81 don't know that replied Mr.
ICandee
Speaker Grantland asked. Your
present plan is to stand for the pres
ent commission of eight members and
make It mandatory that there be
women on the commission"
"Yes sir, l think that would be
best"
Mr.. Grantland reminded MIR. Cande,
that i'm the present law there is NJ
provision that women should b
named on the commission. Mr.. Cando
had an impression the pendini
amendments would bar women from
the commission.
Mr. Warner az this point remarked
that at the meetings in Wilmington
where the matter was discussed Tin,
personnel of the commission was no
gone into.
Mr. Warner was then questioned by
Speaker Grantland as TO whether Il
was his opinion that the ten-hou~ Law
and child labor law should NOT b'
disturbed and Mr., Warner replied
that was his opinion.
Mr. Mendinhall expressed his opin
ion that the eight member commits
sion is necessary for the best super
vision and enforcement of the chile
labor laws.
Speaker Grantland asked Alr Men
dinhal if he thought an inspecto
should be dismissed forthwith with
out charges being preferred or he be
ing given a hearing.
"Onder certain conditions. thin
SO. said Mr. Mendinhall. "by review
p ing his work and on his record
Mr. Hazel, the next speaker. sal
o he believed the Ten Hour Laws an
G Child Labor Laws steps in the rigf
e direction and wanted them to sta
T. on the books. Mr.. Hazel, howeve
thought eight members of the Chill
l. Labor Commission unnecessary, an
\ believed five better than one fro
c each county and two at large, and h
'- man Of the Revised Statute Commltta