Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-18
S-H0UR DAY FOR
WO1EN IS advocated
Consumers League Adopts
Resolution Pledging Sup
port TO Legislation
GOVERNOR TAKES
PART IN CONFERENCE


WIN the determination OF placing
before the Delaware Legislature when II
meets next wear bill asking for an
eight hour law for working women OF
This state. members OF the Delaware
Consumers League and others present
passed the following resolution last
NIGH; at the concluding meeting OF the
hrs, regional conference on the eight
hours law. which was held here yester-
day , *, .be
United STATES has upheld as cons'itu'
tional the California eight houi law 'o'
women. aud r..,,a
..,vbereas The Congress Of the On'eu
states has established the eight hour
dav for women wage-earners III inc N''
trict Of Columbia, and I'D.
..Nhcroas. -Four States have ar,"uy
nassod eight hour laws for Woin'n, 'u w.
4Whcrcas. Forty Legislatures WIZ =.
I'M session and can pass su'h ""s q"
1917. therefore be IT ara.
..Resoved. hat II be the issue OF 'n us
meeting that we urge the men nuu -
women here present 10 promote III me,
avn States the enactment AT tN' e"'
nos.ible date Of laws based upon .n'
raiifornia eight hour law ana loi'l
o;cbt hour week for women' ana DE ~
..pesolyed. That we approve the MIRO
Junction into Congress of Federal elsns
hou, lin for women based ON the P ,t
cinls embodied in the Federal N'''''
'" NJ samuel Chiles Mitchell, president
NJ Delaware College. presided at ine sSs
zion last night, which was nela J" wv
na,lors Of ihe New Century Ciuo'
Sneakers for the evening were DR.
,rbonas Parkinson. of Columbia
university and Miss Mary van
r<leech Of the Russell Sage Founda-
ZION Fund In introducing the SPEAK,
ora DIR Mitchell said. He looked
forward 10 a speedy triumph Oh inns
Dr Parkinson spoke on the Con
.,itnt,onalitv of the Eight-Hour Law
f4a raid the decision OF the supreme
Court OF the United States whlch
r,aces the mower TO limit the Worh
dav hours of women TO the STATES
ond called attention TO the tact tna'
Congress- can not directly limit 'he
hours OF work1n industries callleu ~
WITHIN a state as Congress can ohly
ayercise mower within the distrlcls
and territories subject to the govern
rental mower. Five states, saio III
parlinson. have an eight-hour law
Twelve the nine-hour law, p the ten
hour law and three the eleven-hour
day. ,.A ,,no is
Arector OF Industrial investigation OF
the Russell Sage Foundation spoNe
an "What the Days Work Means
pollowing the addresses there was
oeneral discussion and numerous
questions we're asked concerning tue
eight-honr law and its enactmeh's
elsewhere. s,,,o
AS an outgrowth OF the conference
y has heen decided by the Delaware
Consumers League to conduct an az
tive camnaign in this State from now
an until the Legislature meets toWaIu
occurring the passage OF an eight-houI
,s,v Cor women. Yesterdays confer
ence was held here under the d'rec.
ZION ~ the National Consumers
foague and similar campaigns VIII
~ conducted In Ohio, Wisconsin, lii'7
nois Missouri. Kentucky and Mary,
land PENNSYLVANIA, New YORK anu
New Jersey. oa viii,
, i,ncbeon held in the rose room OF
,ha Hotel DUPONT Miss Margaret
Hiues shearman, president OF the
no,aware Consumers League, IN IN
sroSucing Governor Charles R. Miller,
s,ho nresided at the luncheon said
nat ~ gave her great pleasure 20
Introduce one who by a single stroke
~ his nen gave to women or TINS S'a'e
The ten-hour workday." -.
Governor Miller said that he ten
honored that he had been selected &c
nraside at the luncheon ana auuev
tbat 1--WE have much to be prouo OF
III Is therefore quite proper sal.
~. covernor that Delaware shoui'
he IN the forefront in considering m
oo,tant social and industrial matter'
Of the day. ..,.,, 90 IN,
1,ho Governor called attention 10 ,i'
..seage az the ten hour law, the chhe
ishor hill and TO the factory ana can
nerv inspection bills in the enforce
Mont of which Delaware stands A NO
- he said. He received much ap
clause when he said that he firmly pc
iievad that the next Legislature woule
mass a workmen's compensation Dill
Mrs. Florence Kelley. secretary OF
he National Consumers League whe
acted as toastmistress. said that much
had been done toward the eight noul
law when through the power ana IN
anence Of Charles +. Hughes. then
chief Justice of the Supreme Court Of
The United States and now Republican
candidate for President. the Supreme
Court handed down the decision max
ing ii constitutional for the States 70
limit the work day of women TO eight
hours.
Tho Rev r. l.. Jackson, pastor o
Hanover Presbyterian Church, who wa
the first luncheon speaker 10 be intro
duced, said that the church was inter
ested II all social and industrial prob
lens. and that II stood back OF an.
movemsnt out OF which the creates
good might come
J. y. eokohl, general secretary OF tn
y. NJ. II. A., in speaking on the subiec
from the viewpoint Of a social worke
said social workers were interests
the bin ~not from business standpoint
but from the human standpoint
George Carter said that while he pc
sonally favored the bill, he felt that
was an inopportune time TO present SUE
a bill before the Legislature
1T has only been three years" sa
Mr.. Carter, 'since the ten-hour law WI
passed, and the splendid way in whit
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