Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-09-08
WILL ATTEMPT To
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SENATOR m'coRMick or ALI-
Nois TO OFFER AMENDMENT
TO covYPyoS
BELIEVES THIS THE ONLY WAY
II UT HIS JEENICl
proposed Change sln the country.s
Basic In ia Dessan Up and stb5
ported by. Mary. QrsanIzstlonsT
President. fhinks states should Act
ay LANES P. HoRNApAY

sy JAMES p. I4oRNApAY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. attempt 80 to
anend the Censtitntion Of the Unied
States as to prevent child labor is to
20 made, It seems regardless of WHAT
the states through their, legislatures
may do ON che .sub5est Senator sMsdir
Mccormick Of Illinois is the author OF
the new proposal. He is acting at the.
Instance Of the Permanent Condolences
Cor the Abolition Of Child LABOR.
After several recent sessions this
conference. witch brought together
Representatives. OF the American FEEDER
stion of Labor, women's clubs, church
organizations. THE League Of Women
Voters and other Aofgamzationss drew
q constitutional amendment which was
presented to Mr.. McC6fmIck. @EE
At q conference Between Senator
acCormIck and Samuel Gompers,
/, teesldent. and Frank Morrison. secre-
txry. OF the American Federation OF
Labor. who represented the conference
COMMITTEES. Senator Mccormick agreed
70 press de proposed legislation, I Il /,
"The child labor situation" said
SENATOR Mccormick, .'can be met only
by constitutional amendment, and !
&ill sfrer the amendnienty agls |
Amendment to the Constitution Is
oroposed following two decisions of
fhe Supreme court invalidating child
ihbor laws passed by congress. The
Grst law declared void was one bar
ding products Of child labor from In
eerstate commerce. The second placed
q prohibitory tax upon persons en-
uioyiag child labor. The Supreme
court said both laws were unconsSf-
tuttonai and an invasion Of the rights
OF the states. Advocates OF child la
Dor then turned to an amendment to
Ire Constitution to make possible a
Jaw that would stand <the test ZIP tho
courts. = - . I'D =
These Support H. oiy e.
Organizations indorsing the pro
posed child labor amendment to the
Constitution were said by Senator Me-
Cormlck and the conference commit
tee to include the foliowing: 2fidi u
uenerai Federatfon OF women's
Clubs National Congress of Mothers
and Parent Teachers Associations,
National Council OF Catholic WOMEN,
NATIONAL omen's- radess-su Union
league. American Association of Uni
versity Women, National Council Of
Women, Young Women's Christian
association, Federal Council of the
Church Of Christ. national child Ia
Dor comnittee. Public Education and
Labor ASSOCIATIONS of Pennsylvania,
sociaiy, action department National
Catholic Welfare council, National
Consumers league, National League
OF Women Voters.
The committee named TO represent
the so-called permanent conference
for the abolition OF child labor includ-
ed President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison Of the American Federation
Of Labor; Mrs. Thomas G. Winter,
president Of the General Federation
of womens' Clubs; William Green,
secretary OF the United Mine Work
ers; Miss Grace Abbot. CHIEF OF the
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