The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
WELFARE WORKERS
URGE PROTECTION
REORGANIZATION
Earnest Men and Women Tell
House Committee Youth Must
Be Safe-Guarded


nents in favor Of the passage Of the
hills introduced to regulate ehild labor
at the public hearing held by the
health, police and military committee
in the house Of representatives yestcr
day. Women preaominated ia mum
bers. The bills under confederation
were III b. 90, introduced BY Crockett
prescribing the hours and condition.
Of labor OF minors under fifteen years,
and II. b. 2Q8, introduced by Rawliusi
concerning the employment of children
IN certain establishments.
The coneensns Of opinion, and NO OPP
position was heard at the meeting was
that mo chillren should be employed
under the aye Of fourteen years, while
children between the ages Of fourteen
and sixteen should in no ease be allow.
Cd 20 labor more than eight hours a
day and that not at night
Dr. Dofemus Seudder acted as spolSesl
man generally for the public and rel
viewed child labor legislation He
said that the Palmer1Oweh bill had
passed the United States house Of rep
resentatives by a large majority ann
had missed passage in the senate only
when flibustering on the shipping bin
took up the closing days Of the last
session Of congress in that house. II
called upon Robert w. Breckons, wht
,dilated on the legal side Of the qpes
tion and likewise favored the passagf
Of wise Legislation for the protection
children.
Miss bergen said that she had
worked for many years in many States
and cities on the mainland among pov.
erty,sttieken people. That when laws
for the protection Of children had frs,
passed in Illinois and New York II haf
been expected that poor families would
nafurally suffer, but that women J
clubs were formed everywhere to as
sist the families whom the new law,
had deprived of the assistance there
tofore derived from the labor per
formed by little children.
80 Considering the area and popula
tion Of Honoinln, Il do not know of any
place in the world that is more phil
.anthropjc,,s said Miss Bergen. Tn,
women's clubs Of Honolulu would al
exactly as kindred organizations ar,
doing on the mainland.
Sin my experience on the mainland
~ saw many men Of thirty-fve broker
down IN health and strength--old mei
IN their youth because that they ha,
< been compelled to work when the,
Z were nine years Of age ~ I \ i f
( II Is Robbery, Says Fry y
Gin Legislation Of this nature WI
have 10 proceed with mucn care, plsai,
DR.. William H. Fry. uOf course, Their
are always special cases which woul,
appear TO make Legislation for the pro
fcetion Of children a hardship on som
families, Int we mist legislate for, tn
benefit of the majority--not the spec
ial cases. There are always specia
eases in all questions OF human inter
oct. Child labor means injury agains
the moral, physical and intellectua
welfare Of the child, as rule. 1t mean
poverty, iliiteraey and degeneracy.
gtI asked the warden of the Oahl
prison the other day how long the pris
oncrs labored each day. Eight hour
dav. :, was his answer. If the Law
prohibits prisoners from working NOR
than eight honrs day, and that no
Mt night, why should another law pei
Z nit ehldren to labor nine hours an
a half ~,
ga man goes ont and robs a bank,
Z grocery, train. If he is caught an
convicted he is sent TO prison for rob
berry. Why, then, rob children OF thei
youthf Is this not also robbery an
should II not be punished az sichfp
Mrs. wilmington speahs for Mothers
Mrs. ID. L. Wilmington spoke for TIL
mothers present at the hearing.
"a am the mother Of six sons and
watched them closely from the cradl
TO young manhood, = she said. "Ther
Is always work children can do, but
( 10 not ibelieye they should work befor
y they are fourteen years OF age. BE
tween fourteen and sixteen they ca
work. but insno case should they do 81
for more thnn eight hours day, an,
this not at night, We have nolright Ii
-oN children Of their hours Of play
their hours Of study and their hours 0
repose.S Y "
David Carey Peters, minister Of III
Christian church, spoke from persona
experience. He asked to be pardone,
for doing 50, but his experience was s.
m7ch to the point that il was prbpe
3 / Is case &
I was left without parents when
was seven years Of age said Mi
Peters, ''and j was then left with PEG
pie who worked me from that time nj
for all the money they could get ont O
me. Ky ~ t q y HI w. ,'t.
Twcn.y -hvs Years TO Recover
stIt required twenty-five years o.
my life TO recover from the loss Of vi
tality, the stunted growth, the loss o.
sleep, Of the recreation God and natqr'
meant ! should have in my youth an,
which the unjust laws of man ha,
robbed and deprived me Of. l am un
y aiterably opposed to all child labor"
Among other speakers were James A
jRath, Representative Rawlns ant
Chaigmap Coney. .Rawlins said that b,
was willing to have his own measnr,
tabled rs long as the bill RECOMMENDED
Tor passage gave the board Of health
authority to prescibe rules AID regu!a
tinns in regard to the premises Where
children would labor. 4s
Al GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME.
Make II rule of your home to al
ways keep on hand a bottle Of Cham
. batlain = Colic Cholera ana Diarrhoe,