Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
LABOR COMMISSIJR
SEEKS LEGISLATION
Says Funds Are Inadequate and
More Money is Required TO
Do the Work Properly.


president Charles Warner. Tcnth q
king strcc,4. Vcs.erla tsruonn Comes
at tho fourth annlpl rcpnrt were provided
for the mcmbcre reading m part as toll
lows
To the Hon John G Townsend ir
Governor 81 Delaware.
Dover Delaware
pur.nr the year lois the l'hNr "u-
mission had If i7 charge the ruiopr#
mcnt of three pwS r1lu,lN. the tn h'1T
law ior frm1lt. ruplrN,@ fae chlld la',r
lav and ~, ~auttap l3V tor female rH
plo>s. teinadcu with fht~ lu. rc.ec fn
NH a. ~. pertpruCl p, Ihc dior Com
nt-ston n v4s confronted With the dr
mapd iar "a tremendous ucr,aso ~ em-
ploXfucit 81 Woncu and ri.Htr'u hN
rrn~on af ~, ludstual War r,cle ii~
call 49, women aud thdIreu rut' ciu
plnvmert lu uslrh lnrgrr VaHctN :"
service than htrrtoiore md INTO uauv
establishments and hslpc>S crtcrpri,
where women and CMldrcn had never '.'
fore bccu employed
RESTRICTED ~ n vas ~ llw ta the cm
plovmcnt ii ON, ,hd labor inspector Z 4
salar, 81 81 SOO pr N,ur ono Zen hnui q"
t,lsprctor ~ r -4IarN 81 s nNu pcr 2ar
and an expense budget q lUt - WN
year ~ provide lpr aftrc- 4f1utfN
phv9cinns phy>lc1l inspections traNe'lnr
az ipsperfor- etc tho lahor toil uN~elnl
ri DcltWarf found itsrf unable tn sdt
n,af.ly meet the conditions IonprrarN
assistance from the Defense "unrl 81
Delaware. was provided ON january
1918 the r,spmatten tnNm me inrn
child inhor Inspector harier I'll 6I1l'
lnnd took cncct and the comrus.t'u
aprointe.l Charles \ IIarTer tN i.'l th'
vaean-, On lune loiS th, resignation
vas rcccivcl from Nliss ldalsli" steven
eon a. ton hour Inv inspector and NJ
NJ Edna Palmer WAS nPpHnftd ~ ''ll th'>
,-,ran,., The occupants ~ fhC%c pos
,,on4 have served faithtdll> aui prrfnrw,l
rrrellert ser.lcc urdrr the seven conc
tlons with winch we have ham confront
od during the year lalN
During the ytar l9lN tho number oi
establishments employing women N the
STAT ~ Delaware was rcccrtcd es J 5o3
husincrV places. IN increase ~ .tl1 'Ttai-
lrvhments ovvr that ~ no prccciinc wear
While thcrr Will douhtlcs IL some N,
cs~sion IN the cNtent II this employment q
.ou,en during tho Reconstruction md
r~prmanent reacc pruod our Inspections
asT,d Investigations iudi that "a, mCn viii
h. psrmanentlN employed m many 81
she~c new fields ~ 9cry1re
The new tanltar, law for female Crn-
rsrrrs. The enforcement - which has
n~re-xarlN come murc largely under tho
direct supervision 81 the ten hour law
inspector haa 80 FAR had recorded 90
establishments which have been STUDIED
and inspected with ~uch thnrouEhrc~ A~
was pc~0ihlc under the pressure 81 'Ntrl
work Seven hurdrcd and rrrtN cah'
were found satisfactory And .aN ausatl-
fartorv There ], stiil larr, amount a
this work to ~ done and r,rWaf,'N
followed with = mrrc adcC44ft rrnNl-ia.
for inspection farrc~ and acihttN Il. "a
covered ~ our later rnC lmuru3At
far tho Improvement 81 the sorynt
The 1hld labor dlvisor 81 ar U'rA ha- /
seen expansion and sh ne .rrA
wear lalN + fudN ot individual ecS ( /
issuance 81 cert hrafc irirr 'Ac 1.r"
general hcadnC~ agrre-titre til ,4~t~
These fNrr, 81 ~st- Uses gf t..f f'lsiI
selvr- ior sstaug pup <cs Idtr tat tim.
general head
Frst General certificates affecting 4
employment 81 children hc'wcs, ~, te.-
of II and Ib ear. of tuc Who have shows
a propcr phvslcal dcvel 'pm,lt ~H
able passac, % The fifth grad ~cans'
studies. and who dcsIrc eortnua ,n
ployrnent under the general slper7laoi
uf the comm nIsslon
second Provisional employment Ger
uhostes. used for permitting children II
be employed dunng vacauon perNis al.
after schoo hours.
Third Spcclal permits covering case
wfs~-t, the commission n empowered -
vaivc several Of the provisions o. tho law
n e-ass@ where u finds extreme iauulN
rcd incorrglbihty or otherwise
During the wear 1915 fbe lsbOr Com
rnlsSaon. IN spite az IT. efforts al economy
and m spite of tho clerical assistance
r~nder~d by the Defense Council has
shown a gradually accuUulatlnC de-
e,~n~v under ~ expense budget allow
anoe of 81 900 annually which de- |
hciencv IN December 81 l9lN amounted |
to s425 % We vii request that this 1
need re giver consideration under de- /
hcaency headings 10y the forthcoming /
session Of the Legislature thst tins de- /
feiencv NAV not bc carried over rs .
charge against any new budget allowance /
Tor the commission for m, year l9l9
For the future development 81 ths .
d~partment. the Labor Commssl1r -
Delaware presents the following general
fsrts A. a basis for legislation - improve
sbe service which II viii further SUBMIT - I.
the forthcoming scssion ~ the Legislature
- n bass Tor improving the present Labor
Commission laws.
Irst The work II he commission has .
been permanently increased q large oE-
lenf bv reason ~
"a Administration of the new SAM
tan law
10 III, permanent employment uf
women and children t. 4 much broad
extent in industry and business houses
Tins requires q suhstanflal increase q
Inspection forces - properly MAINTAIN
these ha1t employment standards tlr
the ~tato = ll1lavafe
Second Tie cost d cvcrythl Las u
creased
Itud 3- raluauar of th working
force d 'l c.um-..r - much C,-If,d.
50 thai H.-f.ad !. ' sIoe T th,ld labaf rs
spectlf atd toH hasr i4p in~gect. 5,fI
SOM INTERCHANGEABLE functions. lhr l.at.r
COmmi~-i9u Way Lav inor, fpN.Ht,
III WOrF4Iu o4t economies of admins
tration ard r~p.etla, ltrpugl tl, c.t.i,-
lishneut q working organization ..Y-
proXimafcIv f. iall.p- Gnr rHIcf hh1r
Inspector as-l-t t.uf labor instructors rI.rE fl
etc Nlth tae labar Canlais-.gn cp,
powered {. 9rg4rl1e aud a-~ .u It- vorb
ING forces on i better ,0.,,rt. t.f..f,g I.-.-
and empowered 4. III. lp Fl, ra--lt,,
Withu rcasotabl statutory irut- r.rl-
peh-ailoh II itls #iit 'le E;le ~ tl.
service. and thc HI arl qs.l,re.,ti...
al thr Naunu- cup.au fu f..rtafr# t4.t
antlcs. tHr t.aaauu--a,t. t,.|. ttlta Ir fut. .
ter py> lau ta .atn .H ft- r. -9.sn.l.Ilt.
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