The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-15
Express Disappointment.

, Express Disappointment.
When the news came. Representa-
tive Heating of Colorado and. Sena-
tors Robinson # Arkansas and Owen
Of Oklahoma, who had. been chiefly
responsible for the bill while it was
+ on the floor of the house and. senate,
issued statements showing the keen
FEST: diBa z:1Br: a. J:McKe1-
way, national legislative agent Of the
Child Labor committee, who had spent
10 years in lobbying the measure
through congress, was no longer here.
He died on the day that the co11stitu-
tionality of the law was urged in the
supreme court.
Conferences thus far held indicate
that the whole country! will soon be
aroused to undo the wrong. Repre-
sentative Keating and Senator Owen
have re-introduced the same measure
that has just been declared to be in
valid. To the end Of the bill Senator
Owen has attached a special clause
which forbids the Federal courts to
review the constitutionality<. Of the
measure, and which declares that
congress has determined the bill to be.
fully constitutional. It ,is not H;ex-
pected that this method of bio king
the supreme courts assumed right
to nullify acts of congress will be
passed by either the senate or house.
Representative Nolan Of San Fran
cisco believes that the original law
should be enacted once more, and
that the court should then be called
upon to make another decision. He
points out that the decision just given
is contrary to the series of decisions
previously rendered on similar points
involving the right of congress to
regulate interstate commerce..
Would Curb Court.
Meantime, several other sueees-
tions are being considered. one is
that constitutional amendment be
put through congress, requiring that
the vote in the supreme court must
be unanimous in order to- declare an
act of congress, unconstitutional. An
other is that the Constitution be so
amended as to make it possible for
congress to legislate without hind
rance upon all subjects involving So
cial or industrial justice, regardless
lation is involved.
Representative Dillon OF South Da-
kota has already introduced a bill re-
quiring a three-fourths majority for
any decision by the supreme court
nullifying law. - . . .''.- -, :,
Mothers May Protest. y.
1t is possible that the friends Of the
child labor measure will publish a .
million leaflets, containing the names
and pictures of the five justices at
tached to the majority. opinion Of the
court, and the names and pictures Of
the four justices who signed the
minority opinion, and that these leaf
lets will carry to the women Of the
nation the story of what has been
done toward the Industrial degrada-
ton Of childhood in this case. An
other suggestion which is being con-
sidered is that a Mothers Protest day
be organized, as one OF the events Of
the Children's year which is being OBJ
served through the efforts Of the
Children's bureau. On Mothers. Pro.
test day the mothers of the country
would be called to give up sewing Tor
war sufferers and for Belgian chill
dren long enough to gather in ass
meetings In every. town and cross- {
roads Of the United States to pass
resolutions Of protest at the defense-
less condition Of the children Ii indus
try. $3.50 ]. I !,
Some action On this subject WIN be