Evening journal., 1915-02-11
Child LABOR LAW
AGAIN Defended
Century Club Meeting
Adopts Resolution Protest
ing Against Appeal
Mr.. LOVEJOY
DISCUSSES SUBJECT

owen r. Loveioy. Of Boston,
known throughout this country as
"the Children's Statesman" delivered
an address on Child Labor and the
Ten-Hour Law" at a mass meeting IN
the New Century Club last night.
The meeting was largely attended,
and was held under the auspices OF
the Labor Legislation Committee OF
Delaware Charles Warner presided
as chairman.
In addition to Mr. Loveioy's re-
marks short addresses were made by
the Rev Charles L. Candee, pastor or
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Mr. Warner, Edgar Rhoades and
James OKane. The members OF the
Committee of Seventy occupied seats
on the stage.
During the evening a resolution
presented by Caleb h. Burchenal,
providing for a non-partisan Child
Labor Commission. composed OF eight
members, and also providing that the
inspector be appointed and controlled
by the commission rather than by an
official of any political party was
adopted without a dissenting voice.
In opening the meeting, Mr.. Warner
explained the status of the child labor
bill in this state and also noted brief
" some of the troubles which have be-
set the present law. He spoke of the
one hearing given the proposed re-
pealer of the ten-hour law and in re-
spect 10 the child labor law, ne SAID,
II had not been entirely satisfactory
but fortunately. the dust that had got
ten into the eyes of some people had
been removed and they were begin
ming to see more clearly.
Mr. Candee made a strong plea IN
behalf of the present child labor
] commission. He said: Some of as
are deeply concerned in the problem
/ that is before us. Too many persons
are perfectly satisfied to let this mat
ter 20 by without doing anything 10
prevent It. You are contented to sit
by and let the committee of seventy
do all the hard work. This is q
time when we should all do clearer
thinking and palmer speaking. We
believe that the issue has been cloud
ed" The speaker declared that The
matter should be kept out of politics
In conclusion he said that the com
mittee should be of sufficient numbers
that Il will assure non-partisanship
/ There should be women on the com
mittee to serve the best interests o
| the State He said that the chilC
/ labor law has been tested by expert
ence in a dozen other States and VIII,
should Il fail here?
MIR. Loveioy pointed out that the pre-
lection of children in industry is com
/ Hals
years the trade unions have attempte
to keep children out of Industries, bu
lit is only within the past decade that
constructive program has been evolve
TO provide for laws governing child laho
. IL was not until the figures of the l9l
census were revealed that we in Ameri'
realized that the child labor problem wa
one of particular interest to us at HON
, The speaker said. "Most people agr,
that children under IA years of az
, should not be employed in industries
, 1908 only thirteen States had laws gov
orning child labor. but today there al
forty States having such laws. No
, twenty one States have laws governin
labor OF children under 10 years of ag
, land "a States forbid night work fC
children. Today 80 States have factor
inspection laws" In giving theses st'
tistics the speaker showed how the Sci
Z timent has grown within the pa
. decade.
- The speaker in this connection eN
I planned that we here in America ar
4 but children in the promotion Of thes
, laws. He noted some of the standard
we are working toward and note
e some of the standards that most rigf
, thinking people have adopted.
, He continued. 1--WE are not theoril
ing when we talk about an eight-hou
day, since 1t already exists in man
states. Thirty-three states have
adopted an eight-hour day for adult
An eight-hour day is experienced b
% persons who are incarcerated
prisons. Certain labor organization
provide for an eight-hour day TO
their members"
u was shown in this connectio
that standards have been lifted ste
by step. He went on TO show that Il
II administration OF these laws is Il
e really important matter. The mi
3 chinery used for enforcing the law
y an important consideration. In tn
q matter we are still in our infancy el
I in America.