Evening journal., 1917-12-19
{. A. HAGNER NAMED
LABOR Inspector
Three Members OF State
Commission Agree on
Wilmingtonian for Place
WOMEN ADVOCATED
WOMAN FOR OFFICE

Members Of the Labor Commission oi
delaware at a special meeting held in
the oflce Of Charles Warner, president
Of the commission. yesterday afternoon
40 elect a successor to Charles H.
Grantland. who resigned as child labor
inspector. elected Charles A. Hsgner. Of
no. 2li5 Washington street, this city 10
the position. Mr.. Hagner received three
votes. the other members casting their
votes as follows. For Or. Cecil d. Har-
hordf Of Dover 2; Miss Elsie J. Nor
reil. Of Philadelphia. !. Efforts 10 have
the election Of Mr.. Hagner made unanl-
nous proved fruitless, Miss Helen ,.
GARRETT who favored the election Of .
woman TO the position. as did the Cen
fral Labor Union, refusing to vote for
Mr. Hsgner.
lanes O'Kane, Of the Central Labor
Union and a member Of the advisory
hoard Of the commissicA made an
earnest appeal FOR the members to elect
Miss Mary {. Malone. as also Old Miss
Margaret H. Shearman, Mrs. Ethel Ban
Etaniar and others present representing
the Consumers League. the Nisiting
Nurses Association. the Delaware Equal
Suffrage Society. the Central LABOR
Union and other organizations.
The following telegram was received
by Miss southwick. secretary or the
Consumers League and read before the
slection took place
aWashington, D. c., Dec. is, 1917.
Miss Clara southwick, Secretary Con
sumers' League, Public Library Build
ing. Wilmington, Del.
"Teleram to Grace Abbott dated Dec.
Is received this morning Unquestion-
ably thorouehly qualified State inspec-
fors essential to success In protecting
children IN industry. Delaware certln-
Gates have been accepted tentatively
fer six months, depending upon enl-
cheney Of State administration. Can be
Withdrawn. at any time for cause. Have
not wired commission. You arc at I'D
criy 90 use this teleeram.
JULIA LATHROP.'
Prior to the election. the committee
Of women representing the consumers
League and other welfare organlza-
iions made the following statement 10
the commission.
"The special committee OF represen-
tatives Of welfare organizations OF the
state are taking deep interest In the
appointment today by the Labor Com
mission Of a Child Labor Inspector e
succeed Mr.. Charles Grantland. tn
fhrao laws which the Labor Commls
SION administers are welfare laws-th
Child Labor; the Ten Hour and th
sanitary laws They were passe
through the initiative and work Of tn
welfare organizations. The work
these agencies and Of the Labor Con
mission are closely allied. The inspe'
TORS and the trained social workers az
often in conference over their Worl
Families of children refused work pei
miis are often cared for by the Asso
claied Charities and Scholarship Com
miitee Of the Consumers League.
can easily be seen how this work dove
tails and ovorlaps.
For years these welfare organization
have considered II necessary TO have
trained salaried workers. If the labo
laws are not intelligently and con
siructiveIy enforced the welfare wurl
of the whole State suffers in proper
fion. Therefore this committee Of vel
fare workers believes that its COM ic
fion that only trained and CNpeIi
onced person should hold the imnor
fant ONCE Of Child Labor Inspector
should have weight with the commits
sion.
Moreover this conviction is held b.
several progressive Labor Commissions
is embodied in the laws Of leadinl
European countries, Of many liD o
our states. among them being Con
q. ..aIH HHH IHN ~
New York and New Jersey, and nov
has received the unqualified approya
Of the Fedora, Government.
The following Is letter receive
rom the director of the Child Labo
DIVISION Of the government.
Also ,ye would cali attention 70 Oh
act that the nature of the work re-
1ui7es special training and expericnc
allied lines Of work Many Of n
applicants for work certificates involy
problems Of delinquency. poverty d
physical or mental deficiency Boys an
kris. o. school age. who defy The
parents. children whose earnings seer
needed by the family children wh
ssem 20 be doing no good 90 sohOO
Tno may be found 40 have adenoid
1oor eyesight, or hearing. or oths
physical or mental handic8ps. Tr
Inspector needs TO have w0rkiu
knowledge OF an our welfare agencie
The workings o. the juvenile Court
he hospitals. % the Associated Char
les TO enable him or her 20 deal q
diligently and constructively wii
.hese problems. Can this sort Of know
sdge be picked up by the socall
practical man Of affairs some Of th
snowledge can be acquired after Sc
sral months, but trained work
would lose no time IN entering at on
ln the duties Of the onice. Can we 7
l0ok 20 our Labor Commission TO &
Us the already trained worker and
set Delaware forward five years in
Important work Of conserving, espt
aliy now in war time, the health
Welfare OF our women and children
industry.
Following the convenins Of the cI
mission Mr.. Warner presented a reI
rom the committee appointed by
commission to Interview the applies
-or the position He stated that u
we're eighteen applicants for the pl
he majority Of them being men. 81
II whom had no experience IN s
natter. =;;--;;s =s:ss
The committee. he said. had redu
The list Of applicants TO four, they
ing Miss Norrcll, Mr.. Hagner, Or. j
5,JI,5sss and fsr Affr Gibbs, teacher
he Wilmington High School. II
il this point that attention was cal
10 the factthat Miss Malone, who
aad considerable experience in