The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-06
STANDARDS OF LABOR
BEING RESTORED IN
WARNING COUNTRIES
Experience Proved That Loosen
ing Up on the Laws Failed of
Its Purpose Excessive Hours
Reduce Worker Efficiency.

81 Associated Press
Washington. Dec D Labor
standards OF the warning European
countries, which were relaxed ~ the
beginning ut hostlitlcs when mobili-
cation made necessary the recruiting
Of omc aud children for work usu
ally performed by men are being re-
stored in most countries and strength
med IN others. according to mforma-
ton complied 10y the rhildrcn's bureau
Of the department Of labor.
Experience proved hat the relax
ing Of standards failed oi It's pup
pose says the report Definite steps
Norc taken boy the governments ITO
restore the provisions of the labor
law because they were found to h'
essential not only 20 the conscryt-
tiou OF the available workers, hat to
the quantity and quality OF their out
put
Increase lu the number OF women
and children workers. according to
the report has made more widespread
and serious the effects uf relaxing
employment standards IN France
Germany and Italy there has been %
great lucYca-" uf home work ON gov
orumout contracts. with its custom
ar, evils of long hour "a low
wages lu Eussia. school attendance
has been WuI, Irregular thar usual
because of the work children must
Ito at home and an the fields High
wage for boys iu uu-killrd occupa.
ttou-. thereby drawing them from
| school ai tu lucrra-, of young boys
Ion street tratee wor" reported from
England
Tn, most general luoscniur OF re-
str.ctiou- M woman ana child labor
was fouua to have been l-ouEthcninE ~
hours ~ work Including night work
and sunday work There has also
been Il lowering of the age require
mcbt foy children entering iudusttN
and women and Young persons have
been employed iu dangerous miurt-
OTIS ur heavy work formerly prohibit
eel hy law such as ,u powder plants
and cuul mines
The point whi.h stands out uu-
mistakenly from tho foreign 'Np"tI-
onco The report continues els the
general realization that the labor
D .|N I|''INN no. NNf Nf'. \. '||..f. '| ~ N''
are nom" too high 90 promote the rfti-
| picuc, OF work 'N, INTENSITY Of out
put lud The general level OF health
which are thsulut, , essential To- the
nations welfare ,u war time
"lu practically aIl countries suut"
! movement tor restoring standards ts
! reported IN England. France and
/ Italy official action has h""u taken
! From these countries and others
come reports uf dissatisfaction ~ tn"
workers and testimony of PHYSICIANS
concerning tn" effects uf excessive"
hours Tho greater efficiency Of q
reasonable working day ,s mentioned
Frequent,
England and Frnurc have gone oven
further than the restoration of old
standards and are planning new -ys-
tems of continuation schools and ad-
diuoull opportunities for industrial
education Part time school attend
lurr 81 huvs and girls now exempt
from rumpulsurN attendance laws Will
be required I'm England It is recon- q
mcudrd that the sDhoul leaving age
bc raised Go - wears without rNotnp-
uous and tina, Jll other 70 prn-
pile under "a hr enrolled tu part itmo
classics France proposes Go require
part-tlm- attendance ut gjris under
Is and bows under su after They fin.
l-h IA. prescribed number of NroIs
ur tulI attendance
There has been uo Weakening u'
l,nur laws affecting vumc aud ,hil
dron 900 Canada or Sew Zealand Man.
ituhn has rctu,rI M, uyrrtim, per
mtttcd 90 women and girls TN, rr.
port adds
at D. hoped the rrpor, VIII ca'
attention FOO 10, growing concern 30
the warning countries for tine welfare
Of children and the earnest effort.
ruw hciuF made .u the midst of W.
go miprov, their condition and tina
, il Will all 100 Showing NOT uu'1 th'
Importance % fW.untaiutuE here rI
'hr present industrial protection at
ford,l 10 om tud ohlldr'u hu
ut carrying this protection furNIr
Notwithstanding war conditions