Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-11
MERITS GENERALIZATION And
THANKS or THE STATE.
GALVESTON Ncw>.)

needs ONLY the>i.natHrc ~ Nnfffh"f Ter
gssnn H. make u : lass. lis passage ~
the rnair J. not surprising. lhr MAJOR
il, Ly which il pass Il i. The stubborn
ess of the opposition gave reason !" sup
pose that more than ten senators were
opposed 10 il: but only ten Notcd against
ii. Ii may he that the support OF some
WAS won with the two amendments
agreed 10 hv the friends of the bill. Nv
en- If the support WON was unnecessary
IL save the bill. nevertheless the price. II
seems 10 us. was not dear. Mr. Doughty
by whose Judgment one may well be- gui-
dcd in nppari>ing the affect of these am
{ dmcnts. j. quoted ~ saving they strcns
then rather man weaken the hill. Some
othr ,d, ncalcS nr the legislation 10 not
- 90 he frli length that he does IA e.
timaline their effect. liut there j. a gen
eral agreement TIA The amendments put
into he bin ~ th- senate do not scri
onSl. impair its value.
The News thinks tl1t view is well
warranted. one Of these amendments
prcScrillcS that no child sail bc taken IN
10 custody Nv the attendance officer with
ont an order of court. Since he penalties
of the law are made applicable. and prop
erlly -. on the delinquent parrntlu>tcad
of on the child. and since = court proceed
urr must in anN ease H. prcqui>itc fnr
exercising the con>trainine force Of the
law. The News can not Sry that TINS am
Cldmcnt can weaken the law in amy prac-
teal sense. |; i more likely To fortify
il against prejudice. Its most Sub>tan
tial elect will Lee 10 diSpel ! Spcctcr. the
spcctcr of an ore,iSh attendance officer
ruihlcS>lv Invading the sacred pre-
cincts Of the home and darssing a tru
ant child 10 school 10y the napc of its ten
der neck. There will h~ no attendance
officer who Will be- restrained 10 amy irk
some degree bv the operation oi this pro
vision.
The other amendment could not. per
haps. h2 defended in principle. but is
practical effect il not apt 10 be harmful
If indeed %perceptiblc. Originally the bill
provided that if q child's labor was nee
essary to>the support If its pitenlS. II
could be excused from school attendance.
provided the child should hc L. wears 81
age. and provided furthermore. il had
finished The course ia the sixth grade
The amendment substitutes fourth" for
sixth" - that The Law viii lc that only
children who hiv, finished The cuur>r IN
the fourth grade shall he cXcilSahlr from
school attendance ~ least eighty DAYS
during the scholastic wear. aud hen on
~ on conditions il shall hc proved that
their labor il necessary for the support
OF their parents. There will not le mann
children, AT best. who can claim the priv
relief of parents who are 80 low reduced
will he further reduced hv the operation
Of th provisions that ii makes for the
relief OF parents who arcSo low reduced
in dcstitution thai the pittancc 4 child
can earn il indispensable 10 their sup
port. There are clccmosynarv failures in
his bill which alone would render il
notable rs "A measure uf social and char
itlhe provision. and one may. without
being thought unduly optimistic. f0rcScr
results from their working that will r.
lirNc the demands for charity that rrr
NOT NOW in other aud less rational wr'>
en- the whole. III seem, "a The y US. tAr
bill comes ont Of nj, ordeal little III amy
deprived of its ,igor and bcucficicurc. H.
enactment 1--WE anticipate. Of cuur>r the
governors approval j. an event Of cp
ochal Importance. The principle j. r>iah
lishcd. and in way that Will give e
practical aud effective operation Nor
will what HIS been done ever hr rcranictl
" cNrrrino should reveal defects ir the
law. they will he corrected. Time Will
strengthen the law. if time shnud show
the need of strengthening il; timp will
not weaken il. This il hui to prophrSy
under the inspiration of faith ia the
righteousness and wisdom "f the prin
ciplc. II viii hc supplied with what in
MIGRANTS time may show II "a nr II. AMI
our confidence IN the ptn,rl,ting pnNrr
Of this measure i too >trong. and our To-
lief III his mmcuihilitv tp the lc>sauS ~
experience - firm that We venture The
prediction that Senator IlulSprth him
self. If h. should then bc 4 member of
the legislature. will claim the privilege
of offering amy amendments that may br
thoughtful Ia render il more effective.
The congratulations and thanks az thr
state are due To- tn" men who have work
eel aud fought-an d ma, hap. PRAYED for
the enactment II this measure. which AL
vances Texas. ~ one point at least. IT,
the frontier of educational progress
These congratulations thanks are due
To too MANY Ia make the naming of them
here practicable. However. Nc eau not
furbrar a particular mention of senator
Bee aud Of senator I;rrl>ford. who bore
the brunt of the battle - hraNrly and
patiently IN the senate And. If not a
laurel. al least a palm should hc award
ell to Senator lIudSDcth. lie was aS con
spicuous and a. I'M, irlling in opposition
rs senator Bee aud senator ErrlSforl
were in advocacy. lie made the contest
memorable. And IN act 80 cpochal mcr
its the emphasis of such Il contest.
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