Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-06

| He said that many manufacturers have
| told him that they will have to discharge
| thousands OF employees N the Cox bill is
passed in its original form.
| , Representative Habgood, OF Mexican,
who lined up 103 other voters against the
Governor last night when the Governors
veto of his newspaper bill came up, spoke
In favor of the amendment
Try a 5-hour law for two years" he
urged.
For the next two years the problem
will not be the hours OF work, but the OBJ
tanning of any job at all.
The manufacturers at present." he
contended, ARE splitting $3.50 with their
employees in order to provide work for
them"
RoNBY AGAINST LONG HOURS.
Governmental assistance to children
employed in the cities is necessary" con-
tended Representative Roney, of Phladel-
phia. Boys on the farm, working out
of doors. can work many more hours a
day than children employed In the mills
and stores of the cities" he said
"The child labor question has been dis
cussed this time without any politics." he
continued. IT call upon every farmer here
70 vote to give the children of the city
what you would give your own children
IL they had to go to the city and work"
Representative Cox then called atten-
ton to another "joker" In the Baldwin
amendment. The amendment did not in
clude provision prohibiting night work
he said.
Representative Baldwin agreed to insert
this provision.
Representatives Boyer. of Philadelphia,
and Cromer. of Allegheny, spoke against
the amendment.
GOVERNOR MAKES DIRECT APPEAL.
Governor Brumbaugh made an unpre-
cedented move today In his fight for the
passage of his own child labor bill He
sent a personal note to every member of
tho House soon after they took their seats
before the Cox bill was called up on sec
ond reading, and directly appealed to
them to support the measure as it came
from committee.
The Governor vigorously defended tho
continuation schools feature of his bill
THE hours are fair. attainable with no
essential sacrifice of service to industry"
he continued. His letter in full follows:
april 2. 1915.
MY dear sir-House bill No. 73O, the
Cox child labor bill, has been prepared
with great care and after frequent con-
ferences with all parties in interest who
cared to be heard. The bill Is an earnest
attempt to deal humanely by childhood
and Justly by manufacturers. Its one
new feature is the vocational school.
This is unique in this country. 1t is a
well-established system of education in
other advanced countries. In effect, it
will put the schools forward many years
and make them speedily the efficient
servants of the young people who wish
to prepare for an industrial career. 1t is
the most far-reaching and beneficient
feature of the bill.
"These schools can readily be estab-
lished. They are needed. The cost is
not prohibitive. The service is unques-
tionably of the greatest Importance. They
simply provide that eight houfs-arrang
ed in appropriate periods-of each work.
ing week shall be spent in school. This
breaks the present sudden. abrupt change
from school life to work life. 1t gives
q learner in industry exactly what he
needs-an intelligent director in his new
field of effort. 1t gives to industry in a
trained and more efficient worker. This
should have. This will as
suredly be to the advantage of our great
and important manufacturing interests.
1.-The hours in this bill are fair, attain
able, with no essential sacrifice of service
% industry in the interests of the work.
nE child and the Commonwealth.
"The bill is the outgrowth of my life
work In education. l earnestly ask your
support in its speedy enactment.
yours very truly.
"(Signed) MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH