Evening journal., 1916-01-22

ing establishments would be a real
help in the enforcing Of the law There
are so few places where females are
employed at night work that il would
seem well to have it prohibited Ivy law
in the above named establishment as
soon as possible.
There should be a provision for
bidding the employment OF females
more than six days a week.
"There is no mention OF a lunch
period in the law Il is provided in
Section 3 that no female shall be en-
pIoyed or permitted TO work for more
than six hours continuously at one
time in any establishment or 0ccupa-
ton named in Section 1 OF this Act
without an interval Of at least three
quarters OF an hour Almost every
establishment gives a rest period be-
fore the emplOye has worked six
hours continuously and is therefore
not Obliged TO give the full three
quarters Of an hour. There are a
few, a very few | am glad to say. that
give but fifteen minutes. This is much
too short II would seem we'll TO in
sert provision that every female
shall be given a lunch period of not
less than thirty minutes.
"A requirement that every procurer
Of a license should register as TO
whether he or she employees females
or not, with penalty attached for fail
ure to register would, / believe. not
only make II easier for the inspector
to be sure that all such establishments
were being inspected. but would make
employers realize more acutely, their
responsibility in complying with the
laws that affect their female employees.
George Price, formerly director of in
vestigatiOn of the New York factory
commission and author of standard
book on The Modern Factory, makes
similar recommendation.
Il would again draw to the attention
! Of the state Board of Health the fact
Z that the health of females is endan-
gered by other conditions OF employ
ment besides long hours. There is a
great need of properly enforced sani-
| tary regulations and adequate laws
against fire.
"ln many places toilet facilities are
I inadeauatc or nsanitary, in places they
! are simply nonresident. In certain m
dustries the nature of the work is sucl
/ that the smployc should change hcl
| clothing before leaving the establish
ment In some cases dressing rooms arr
not provided nor are proper washing Ia
/ cilities There should be a law requir
inc. as many States do, that any persol
| who employs or permits any female e
work in any establishment in whicl
poisonous or injurious dust, fumes q
gases shall be created hy the machincrl
or the material in process of manuiac
ture. shall provide proper hoods am
mines connected with exhaust fans q
sufficient capacity TO remove such dust
I fumes OF gases at their point of origin
and prevent them from mingling Will
the air in the room, and such faus shal
he kept running constantly while sucl
dust. fumes or gases shmll be generated
Suitable seats should be provided for th
use of the female employees and reason
able use thereof should be permitted.
"The fire conditions in many OF
the factories are bad, the stair
cases are mostly Of wood. often mar
row and unenclosed. Boxes of in
flammable stun are sometimes piled
under them or near them. and in
several cases / have found the stair
ways themselves lined with boxes
leaving barely room for one person
To pass. A few Of the staircases arc
alongside OF the elevator shafts
There are few fire escapes and many
OF them inadequate. Only a few
factories have FIRE towers, ana not
very many have fire doors. Many
exits are not properly marked anS
are Obstructed Many of the door.
do not open outward. ! know of bu'
one establishment that even pretend.
70 have nre drill. The need q
adequate fire regulations cannot b.
| 5vorestimatcd."