The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-03
One Group Seeking Restrictions
Meets Violent Opposition Of
Wage Farmers.
FAVORED BY LABOR CHIEF
Opposition at Hearing Is Led by N. j.
Manufacturers' Association-Soiu-
ton Of Utility Chaos Offered to
League Of Municipalities.

womanhood radically opposed to each
other lined up ct the hearing given by
the judiciary committee on the bill
presented by Majority Leader Evans
of Passaic county and designed to pre-
vent night work for women.
In the seats on the floor of the as
sembly chamber were representatives
of the women's committees of both po-
litical parties, of the various women's
organizations of the state, such as
mothers. clubs, housewives leagues,
suffrage associations and the like,
while around the room, standing, were
nearly a hundred Of night workers
themselves.
1t was a very interesting presenta-
ton of one group of hlgh-minded wo-
men attempting to persuade the mem
bers of the legislature that the passage
of this bill meant much for mother
hood and wOmanhoOd, while on the
other hand those who would be direct
ly affected and supposedly benefited
by the salutary provisions of the meas
ure stood out In violent opposition.
Mrs. Lillian f. Felckert called upon
the Republican members of the legis-
lature to keep their platform pledges.
Mrs. Feickart is the chairman of the
women's division of the state commit
tee and says that the women Of the
party expected this particular plank
of the Republican platform be lived
up to and not be treated as one mere
~ to get in on.
Mrs. II. N. Simmons, former chair
man Of the women's division of the
Democratic committee, addressed her
self to the Democratic members of the
legislature, and in the name of all the
women Of the static of all political
parties demanded the passage of this
act. She quoted Governor Edwards as
being in favor Of the bill.
Plea for Future Generations
There we're many other speakers,
and they represented every phase Of
the women's organizations in New Jer-
sey. They told o fthe necessity for
proper hours of rest If the future gen.
erations were to be fairly dealt by.
Arthur Quinn, president of the Fed
Grafton Of Labor, placed labor's APP
prevail on the bill and said that it vas
part of constructive legislation spon-
sored by organized labor.
The opposition to the bill was led by
A. Dayton Oliphant, counsel for the
Manufacturers Association of New
Jersey, but Its impetus was gained by
the presence on the floor of the nearly
100 night workers from the mills OF
Passaic.
These girls were hearty, healthy
specimens, and they resented the I'M
! asked for interest of those women in
favor of the passage Of an act which,
. they claimed, would only serve TO de-
prive them of 4 means Of a livelihood.
Robert NJ. Reinhold. representing the
Observation-Disclosures Company Of Pas
sale. pointed to the husky group of
girls lining tie assembly chamber and
challenged the female proponents Of
the bill to pick out the immoral ones,
pick out the unhealthy ones"
"Whfle you sit" he shouted in deri-
sion. "they stand!'
The girls applauded every statement
made against the passage of the act.
It was represented by the opponents
of the bill. who were mostly manufac-
turers, that its passage would bring
deprivation TO a great many homes
that were just beginning to cover
from the hard times that had been ex-
perienced during recent months.
Unemployment Argued
1t was charged that to prevent these
girls from working at night 1t would
throw out of employment, not only an
equal number of men engaged in
night work, but would also seriously
affect a number of employees during
the day, as much of the preliminary
night work had to he lone by the day
force.
From the standpoint of both the pro-
punents and opponents of the measure,
the hearing was spirited and filed
with human interest. The Legislators
were clearly confused.
The hearing by the House judiciary
Committee on Assemblyman Persons
hill to authorize Il bond issue of $780,
100000, for the construction of new
roads developed into a quest for in
formation and suggestions for changes
rather than any real opposition to the
principal features of the bill. The
bill carries a referendum and, like all
measures that must eventually he
passed upon at a general election, did
not bring about any violent opposi-
tiOn to its progress in the Legislature.
County Counsel Arthur T. Wander
bilt, of Essex, thought that the bonds
had run Is instead of 20 years, while
Jerome T. Conglet0n, city counsel of
Newark, requested that the entire
matter be delayed. A committee asked
these men to present their arguments
in the form of a brief to h COM
mittee.
There were many enthusiasts in
favor of the passage Of the bill and
they represented all phases of the
automobile industry as well as h adj