The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-18
Wide Variance of Laws in States
to Eliminate the Child Labor Evil
ny MILTON BR0NNER

ErrhN hhH tuhttUd n revenue NH put
ting 10 per cent tax ON child labor
products The Childrcna bureau OF
tho Department OF Labor IL prepar.
Ing 60 cooperate with state author.
tiles 10 cut down tho number OF chill
drcn In factories who should DO In
school.
II has been found abuses from
child labor arc premature work. ex.
haustinE work. and aha"nce OF cdu.
cation. These lead 90 Juvenile dciin-
qucncy. Increased disease. and NOR
tally.
In America Il has been found the
three prime requisites 60 prevent
child labor are.
l. Child labor laws:
2. School attendance laws:
.. Genuine sincerity IN enforcing
tho above
There r. wide variance in laws
adopted by different states. Mon.
tana makes 10 the minimum age for
employment in factories and stores.
Ohio. California. Michigan. South
Dakota and Texas stipulatc Is. In
Ohio II Is added the age for girls be
is. In Mississippi the ag. Is IL for
boys. 10 for girls. In North Carolina
the age is IL In New Mexico. Utah
and Wyoming there n no age stipu.
iRtion other than one compelling
school attendance. In all other
states the minimum age II ~.
Exemptions Weaken Laws
hut the force 81 those laws u
weakened by liberal exemptions al.
lowed, In some states children under
is obtain vacation permits 90 work,
or where their services ara necoa.
vary for support 81 themselves OF
parents. OF Go work out of school
hours. In many states the prohibl.
ton only applies 10 factories. can.
norlea or packing establishments: not
to stores, In many states. employ
rnent IN agriculture OF domestic ser.
vice Il exempted.
In most states the maximum work.
ing hours for children under ia arr
eight per day and ~ per week.
Texas permits io-hour day. but not
20 exceed IS hours per week. Con.
necsicut. 10 per day. IS per week
Delaware. New Hampshire. Mlchl
Kan and Rhode Island. 10 per day. 90
per week. Florida. Idaho Maine. .
hours per day. 50 per week. Penn
ayivaula. . per day. 81 per week.
Wyoming. 2 pr day. 80 per week
Virginia. 10 per day. Alabama.
Georgia. Louisiana. North and South
Carolina and South Dakota permit
90 hours weekly. Washington per.
mlts hours per day.
OF states nxing IN. standard n,
eight hours per day and ~ per week.
Arizona. Arkansas. Colorado. Illinois.
Kansas. Massachusetts,. Minnesota.
Missouri. Nebraska. Nevada. Nc~
Jersey. North Dakota. Ohio. Okla
hoEna. Oregon. Wisconsin and Won,
Virginia aion. permit no exemptions
Hours Of Night Work
There IL varlanco in hours durine
which night work Ia prohibited Tor
children under ie In factories ard
stores. No children arc allowed O.
work between Mt night and ~
tho morning in Indiana. Kansas
Kentucky. Ohio. oregon and wlscon
sin. Tho hours prohibited are n m
TO 9 a. IN. In Alabama and Connect
cut: .. m. 20 a. IN. In Arizona.
Illinois. Minnesota. Missouri. New
Jersey and North Dakota. .. n
20 a m. In Arkannas. Washing
ton and West Virginia. 6 .. m. &C.
$40 a m. Ia Massachusetts. 7 p. m.
TO $40 a. IN in New Hampshire
: y. IN. to 6 a IN. In Nebraska
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. .
y. m. TO 9 a. m. In Idaho. and 10
o. m. To 5 n m. IN Colorado. In
these states no exemptions are AZ
lowed
In many states exemptions are al
lowed In special cases. The most pro
lection II afforded the child In New
York. where prohibited night houFn
are from 8 q. m. 10 s a. IN Next
best are Iowa and okiahoma--s y. m
TO ! a. m; y. m. TO a. m. ars
prohibited in Michigan; 8 .. m %
so A. m. in Maine. y. m. TO :
a. m. I'm Maryland. ! y. m. 10 Z
a IN. In Delaware. Georgia. Loulsi
ana. Mississippi. Tennessee. Yer.
mon, and Virginia: .. m. 90 a. M.
In South Carolina. and . p. m. 20
9 a. m in North Carolina
Tho second way 10 prevent child
labor Il by compulsory school at
tendance laws. The longest period ia
In Maine and North Dakota. where
children from 10 ~ have 10 attend
full time.
Next arc the fun attendance ages
OF from to is In Connecticut. IIl
nois. Indiana. Massachusetts,. Michi.
gan. New Jersey. New York. Rhode
Island and Wisconsin. In Iowa and
Nebraska only part term In required
Eight 10 10 Is required In Arizona
Colorado. Idaho. Minnesota, New
Hampshire. Montana. Nevada. Ohio,
Pennsylvania. South Carolina. South
Dakota. Vermont and Washington
all stipulaung fun term attendance.
Missouri. Oklahoma. Tennessee and
Utah consider part term enough.
| Full attendance from 20 is IL re.
quired In California and Kansas. In
AiaDamh, Eortn carolina and West
/ Virginia part time Is allowed.
Tho seven 10 IA states are New
Mexico and Wyoming fun time. and
Delaware. Louisiana and Mississippi,
part time.
Eight TO II IL tho law in Florida,
Georgia and Texas. but only part
time Is required.
| II. y.
10 rs, part time.
Maryland requires seven to 10
Kentucky, seven 10 IL.
In Virginia the required age Is
from eight 10 ~. ana 10 weeks II
the minimum attendance allowed.
But these attendance laws are
often set aside by the child getting
n permit 10 work or because the
home is far from the school.
| Seven states have laws rennirino