Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-10-19
ANOTHER STATEMENT ALL

In view of the fact that I'm OF the speakers travelling through Me-
vada under the auspices OF the Womans Party have specously asserted
would prove nc barrier to the employment of children in the factories
OF the south and the coal mines of Pennsylvania and West Virginia the
Appeal is again reproducing the letter written by Senator Cummins of
iowa IN DENIAL OF tina statement. Prominent men all over the country
have criticized the Child Labor bill and pronounced it a splendid measure
and that 1t will stand any constitutional attack that can be made on it
in the courts, but Senator Cummins' views are given because of his anne
throughout the nation. For many years he has been a big leader in the
Republican party and n OF its greatest progressives. He was promi-
nently mentioned as a candidate for president at the recent CHICAGO cor
ventlon, but his independence of thought and action prec1uded the pos
shohhy Oh his Deng acceptable to the standpatters, so Mr.. Hughes was
named. Following are the essential parts of Senator Cunnins letter:
Criticisms of the new federal Child Labor law arc without
undahon whatsoever, and the persons who are giving them publicity
received a few days ago by Owen r. Lovejoy, general secretary IF the
National Child Labor committee. q have just read your letter" avs
Senator Cumnnns, Suggesting that certain critics of the recently enact
ed Ohhd law clam to lave discovered a joker or jokers in the act
which reflect upon either the integrity OF intelligence of those who are
responsible for it's passage. If Republicans are making any such charge
against n law in order to dscredit the administration, the effort is
currency to TIT charge. If Democrats are endeavonng o impeach the
good faith of the Republicans who helped Ito compose and sass the bill
they are guilty of a fragrant ofense against public morals"
oehat Nuhnnms oes o to say that II the Supreme court is called
upon Ito decide the constituhonalty of the law and grant that it is on
5ttuhona, 1T will end for all time the employment of children under
conditions forbidden in the statute. The claim, if it is made. that the
m m' quarry, MILL cannery, workshop, factory or manufacturing estab-
hshment 10 thirty days after children have been employed and that then
N output may be shipped from the state of production to some other
state IS TOT absurd for considerations. With rare exceptions these indus
they AN be SC organized as to employ children in a prohibited a
mon and then dismiss them and TN a month without children. after
which the output of the previous month will be shipped and then r-
employ children for another month and so o ad inGnhum, is supreme1y
1udrnous. venture the prediction that n o industrial concern will ever
attempt to evade the law in this respect. An honest examination of the
Dill VIII convince any person that it is just as effective as it could be
made without creating such a disturbance in the commerce of innocent
people as would have awakened a sentiment against the measur that
would nave brought about tits speedy overthrow. have reviewed again
the entire subject and am thoroughly persuaded that the act would
eifectuate thu humane purposes toward which the friends of child labor
legislation have for a long time been striving"