Evening journal., 1915-02-12
WONEN'S TEN HOUR
Law Condemned
Directors OF Chamber OF
Commerce Endorse Bill
Providing for lis Repeal
TWO OF MEMBERS
VOTED IN ITS FAVOR

with dissenting votes of two mem
bers the Board of Directors Of the
Chamber of Commerce. at meeting
yesterday afternoon endorsed Senate
Bin No ST. introduced at Dover by
state Senator Hickman providing
that all women can work as long as
they please providing they are paid
for the time employed over ten hours
This measure. known as the Hick-
man amendment 10 tue frn-iiuui Law.
was approved unanimously by the
legislative committee OF the Chamber
of Commerce, of which Colonel George
w. Sparks is chairman The an
nouncomcnt that the Chamber OF Com
morce had gone on record as favor
ing this proposed measure caused
much comment among the advocates
OF the Ten-hlOur Law today and last
evening When Il became known that
such action had been taken. the Con
sumers League of this city. which had
waged the fight for the passage OF the
Ten Hour Law two years ago. and
other organizations adopted resolu1.
( tionn and sent open letters 10 the mem
3
tee of the Legislature
Advocates of the Ten Hour Law
! here today stated that with the pass
age of the Hickman amendment. tho
/ freedom ol contract new enjoyed by
the workers would be merely a by
word. II was pointed out that "
/ an employer desired an employc to
work longer than the prescribed ten
hours day she would have no alter
native because he would dismiss her
and secure a worker who would WORK
as long as he deemed II necessary
The lnter-Church Federation at "a
meeting last night endorsed th'
resolution adopted at the recent meet
ine at the New Century Club. whcI
owen LOvoioy of Massachusetts. ih'
Clildrens Statesman. spoke Thi.
resolution also protested against fh,
passage of the Hickman amendment
Al the meeting of the Board Of Di
rectors of the Chamber of Comerct
yesterday afternoon twelve or more
bills now before the Legislature were
approved, while a number of meas
ures now up for consideration in the
various committees we're disapprovcd
II was learned today, however. that
only one Of the measures effoctinc
labor or child labor acts now on the
statute books was considered this be.
ing the ton-hour law. The legislative
committee. II was said. was unani.
nous in accepting the Hickman
amendment. but two of the directors
Of the Chamber of Commerce opposed
il passage and their votes were regis.
tered.
All other measures considered wer,
approved unanimously These wer,
Senate Bills No. 1888, relative {,
street markets in King street before
the new County and Municipal Build
ing; No 1886, TO prevent misleading
and false advertisements: No. {, pro
viding that all vehicles carry real
lights at night on the public roads
House Bills No 43. relative TO thi
Street and Sewer Department collect
ing garbage here; No. i50. dehnin'
the right OF City Council TO contro
the street markets here; No. 159, pro
viding that all five foot pavement
shall not commence at the curb line
No. 100, authorizing the Street an'
Sewer Department TO extend tn
sewer system outside the city limits
No. 21S. providing that the city treas
urer shall be custodian of all cit!
moneys: No. 304. City Councils new
system of taxation. and Joint Senate
and House Bill No. s, creating a vo
cational educational committee {,
, consider such a system of education
in this State.