The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-01-31
SAUNDERS WILL LEAD
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN
#Pasquotank Member @Enraged Over
Latest Vicious Device of Cotton
Mill Men

W.. o. Saunders will undertake to
lead fight in the General Assembly
to secure child labor law with teeth
in it. Saunders has, in fact, already
introduced a bill proposed by M. L
Shipman, Commissioned of Labor and
Printing, which bill provides a labor
commission with powers to enforce
child labor legislation in North Carolina
Saunders was inspired to lead the
fight by a dannably vicious move made
by the cotton mill men to destroy Com
missioner Shipman as soon as he pro-
posed an effective child labor law
Representative Love of Lincoln, cot
ton manufactures and chairman of the
House committee on Manufacture and
Labor, introduced a. bill in the House
Tuesday to abolish Commissioner Ship
man and his Office. Interviewed by a
reporter of the News e Observer Tues
day night Representative Saunders, of
the committee, declared that the bill,
was one calculated 'tto make red blood
ed North Carolinians hot in the collar. .
ct have had a rising temperature
ever since. I saw the blamed thing this
morning." continued tie Pasquotank
member There may be some argu-
ment in favor Of abolishing Shipman
and his office but it tscomes with bad
face from cotton mill representative
on the heels Of Commissioner Shipman's
Recommendation OF a bill to put an end
to the employment Of child labor in
North Carolina. Everybody knows that
the cotton mills violate every child
labor + ON the statute books and
maintain a lobby in every legislature te
block child labor legislation. Their lat
est move, though, is the rawest thing
u have ever seen. 49, )
"Mr. Loves bill should act as q BOOM
erang," Mr.. Saunders thinks. NORTH
fCarviinians will resent SO bold an efferi
| to behead an honest man just because
| he attacks an evil which has been g
source of profit to the more powerful
manufacturing interests in the State,'
he said.
| eThen menace Of Boishevisn," added
Mr.. Saunders, sis abroad in the 1ant
to-day just because of the arbitrar,
spirit of capitalism. If thought sth'
sovereign people Of North Carolina Wer'
to be run over by the cotton mill In
jterests in any such way as indicates
Iby the Love. bill, T think would bol
the Democratic party myself and enlis
under the red flag.
The cotton mill men pretend TO D
lin favor of child labor legislation. The
} always do. And they Always kill chill
labor legislation They maintain bi
Hobby at the capitol and tho House
ipacked with cotton mill owners, thei
lawyers and representatives. Attorney
tfor the cotton manufacturers have ac
ltually come into the House. sat in tn
lseats of members and 1obied for the1
: Interests in the House while the Hous
was in session. Saunders has his tight
ling clothes on and says he is not goin
to mince words in taking up this ffgf
in behalf of the children of the ol
North State.
The cotton mill mel are indorsin
Governor Bickett's views on chill
Labor. Governor Bicket1;s views as ez
! pressed in his bi-enniaI message ar
: as the Raleigh Times well says, Les
/ pleasing to his admirers than any othe
tportion of his splendid document; e
: 1.-The governor did not g1asp this sur
! lject by the TAIL head or middle oil
1 merely pointed at it"