New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-09

Is no inspection of these establish
ments at all reported for 1922. Int
this omission can be read only on'
Interpretation. These places inspect
ed by the men were so few in mum
Der that report on them would cal
attention to the inadequacy Of the
work. To omit reference to them was
protection.
"Still another fact must be men.
toned to make our review of the re-
port complete. Eleven prosecutions
are reported for the year ending June
| 80, 1922. One was for employing @
woman In excess of ten hours day
and after 10 o'clock at night in a
laundry and was probably brought by
the woman deputy; the other ten
were for employing children under
sixteen years of age In excess of eight
hours a day In factories and were GER
tainly brought by the women deputy.
Courage, brothers, courage for the
fight.
1.-The greatest temptation to employ
women after 10 o'clock at night is in
the restaurants. Since there is no re-
port on these establishments from the
men and probably therefore no great
amount of work done in them, 1t Is
quite natural that there should be no
prosecution of any one of them.
THE extra duty laid upon the wom-
en- deputies in 1921 needs little spe-
cial attention; that is, the enforce
ment of the eight-hour law for chill
dren under sixteen. The woman dep
uty has done this work with special
interest as might be expected of
woman. Her method has been as fol-
lows:
First. every child has been inter-
viewed In respect to age. hours of
work. physical condition, etc: second.
his statements have been Tailed with
the employment and health certih-
Gates kept on file in the office of the
company; third. reports have been
made to the state board of education
when children have been found en-
ployed without a certificate. All this
has taken a. great deal of time.
Women Prepare Report
"Other fact that do not appear in
the report are worth nothing. since
they show the burden of work car
ried by the two women deputies. The
biennial report 1922 of the labor
was prepared entire
y by the two women deputies with
he help of the stenographer. with |
he exception of the report of the |
boiler inspector. 1t took them over |
/ month to accomplish this arduous |
,iece of work. Accuracy. system, |
completeness all tax !
he power of the brain, and here we |
NIT expect the men certainly to |
.ome to the front. But. no, this task |
vas assigned to the women in addi-
ion to their other work
Also, the women have done their
wn card and file work. The men
ave simply turned over their slips,
for slips are filled out for every in
pectlon,-to the stenographer who
as transcribed them to the cards and
led the cards for them.
1T is rumored that the women are
D be given only the stores to inspect
i the future, that the work done with
he factory women for the last l6
ears by the women deputy is now to
e given to the men. They will have
, enforce the child labor law, too, IL
his is true, and no woman is 60 be j
etailed to work in the factories
ne order given by the woman deputy
as to prohibit children wearing
leir hair hanging to protect them {
ON the danger of getting caught in '
II will be UP to the men /
ow to notice details Of this kind 8
hey will have to enforce the law ]