The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-22

.,,o.o is no reason Appearing "
u,bv This protection of the cniia
rights and prevention of wrong ana III
iustice should be limited to consiueiA
tion of that one object, the chiids ID
Dor
Hinder the Senate amendment any
producer manufacturer, or dealer 10
nrohibited from shipping or delVerlhe
for shipment in interstate or loreien
commerce any article or COMMONLY
the product of any mine or quarry AZ
which within 80 days prior to lts r.
moyal from the mine or quarry cnl'
dren under the age of IL years naVo
been employed or permitted TO WORK.
If a manufacturer or producer per-
mits a child under the age OF 10 years
to be employed in producing an ar'i-
Gle or commodity, dealer in that ar
ticle who ships or delivers for snip
ment in interstate or foreign COLL
merce that article or COMMONLY
nv oversight, accident, or neglect Sec
ton 5 is not complied with, violates
the law and may be arrested anu
punished as the act provides. He may
have had nothing whatever to do with
the employment of any of the LABOR
employed in producing the article be
NAV have had no knowledge or infor-
nation regarding the means employed
in its production The article or
commodity may have no Objectionable
feature whatever on any ground, per
Ise.
Again, no producer, manufacturer
or dealer shall ship or deliver for
lshipment in interstate or foreign COM
merce any article or commodity the
product of any mill, cannery, work
shop, factory. or manufacturing estab-
llishment situated in the United States
] in which within 80 days prior to the
removal of such product therefrom
children under the age of IA years
[ have been employed or permitted to
work. or children between the ages OF
t IA years and 16 years have been en-
ployed or permitted to work more
than eight hours in any day or more
} than six days in any week or after
the hour of o'clock p. m. or before
/ the hour of a. m.
: Congress undertakes to say in ef
> feet by this bill that in no State shall
! there be employed or permitted to
5 work in any mill, cannery, workshop
factory, or manufacturing establish
: ment' of any kind child under the
q age of IA years.
t Further, that no child between the
y ages of IA and 16 shall be thus EN-
g ployed or permitted to work more
: than eight hours in any day.
= Further, that no such child shall be
!, thus employed or permitted to work
t before the hour of a. m. and after
+? the hour of p. m. nor more than ST,
n days in any week.
l. These are all matters which Con
n gress is granted no power or authori
t ty, express or implied, to control Of
regulate. Any person who violate.
5 these provisions may be punished TO,
}. the first offense by fine of not NOR,
t than 5000 and for each subsequent of
Tense by fine of not more than 81
|. 600 nor less than $1OO, or by impris
onment for not more than thre,
o months, or by both such fine and i'm
l. onment. The bill gives authority I,
the Secretary of Labor, or any perso,
s ne may select, to enter and inspect a
any time mines, quarries, mills, can
l. ner1es, workshops, factories, manu-
e featuring establishments, and othe
e places in which goods are produce,
l. or held for interstate commerce" an,
= to employ assistance for the purpose
e of the act.
e The opportunity for oppression ur
der this bill is unlimited The MOVIE
1t to drive to bankruptcy and ruin mr.
ducers, manufacturers, and dealers !
v given Federal agents in unmistakah,
a terms.
h These inspectors and assistants ON
1t ployed by the Federal authority Wi
o have in their hands the means RI clos
Al the doors of mills, canneries. wor,
b. shops, factories, or manufacturing q,
d adjustments and other places wher
y goods are made or held for interstat
commerce and harass and have fine
n and imprisoned their owners and .,
orators practically at their will
1t Mr., President, perhaps I should -,
n let pas the suggestion of the sanotr
r from Iowa in regard to the legislat,o
ct In connection with the tax on stot
lie banks and in connection with the mr.,
N hibitiVe tariffs as being unouestio,
ably sound and proper and constit,
to tional. believe myself there :.