The Washington times., 1924-06-04

s. PasSage of the child labor
amendment il q matter OF. con.
graduation to all the forces thai
gchanptpned It before Congress-.
add that I am unreserVedly in
favor or the amendment, and I
think the vote In the Senate is
an actual index Of the sentiment
OF the country. The fight Of the
Hearst papers for the. passage Of
the amendment has been notable.
SENATOR JONES Of Washington:
OF course the child labor amend.
ment 10 q great victory for all
the forces who are seeking to i'm.
prove social and economic condi.
tlpns in the United States. All Of
the newspapers that worked for
the passage Of the law are entitled
to great credit for public service.
SENATOR WALSH Of Massachu-
sets:
The amendment ought to be
ratified by the States without
great delay. Undoubtedly II Will
be. II everybody works together
to that end. think the Hearst
newspapers gave splendid support
to the amendment during the
period u was pending In the Sem
ate.
Lauds Times For Aid.
Katherine Sloane. assistant mem
bership director, National Child
Labor Committee, writes to The
Washington Times: This II just a
note Of appreciation for your CO.
operation during the Child Labor
conference in Washington. The
publicity given us was most salts.
flying and feel confident the work
your paper did had real influence
on the public at large"
James 7. Lloyd, president. Board
Of Education: II have always been
heartily in favor Of child labor leRis.
lation which does away with the
sweatehops. am indeed glad that
the Child Labor amendment has
passed and hope to see its early
ratification by the States"
Congressman Elton j. Watkins.
Of Oregon:
THE future Of America depends
upon the children Of this day and
age. Consequently It is to our
interests to see that the children
are protected and given the adj
vantages that will develop and make
OF them the very best Of citizene
Tnere are several million children
In this country who are not getting
square deal. They are being
robbed OF their time to plav and
OF the schooling they. ought to have
Sno are being made to work at
naro, tlrcHome, tedious manual labor
IN the factories. mills, mines and
on the farms" -.
Child Labor q Crime.
congressman John M. Nelson of
Wisconsin. leader Of the House prc.
sressive bloc: "It goes without
saying that child labor In anv form
rs crime against modern civiliza.
uon. The Constitution, under the
cnarter Of American liberty. ought.
70 suppress child slavery. Il is
unnatural, 1t 10 inhuman, it ia IRE.
concilable with the moral sense az
mankind. No argument is Yleces.
sary 70 prove child slavery a moral
svh. 1t is self-evident. It is an
.ntultive fact to every unbiased con.
mo man or woman would dare
70 defend child exploitation. In ali
CHRISTIAN communities spiritual.
mlnoeo men and women resent +ha
very idea OF child bondage: thew are
~ III arms against 1t, and thew
nave resolved that it shall end An
0'ery portion Of our country"
Importance Transcendant.
Congressman John J. O'Conror =,
New York: mo mora in,nnS.to Ut
question could ever nossihiv oorne
before US than the protection ~ the
ou1en or our republic. It tran
- IN importance any question
VI locanty or State and deserves
seater consideration than some
a T previously appended to
Our constitution. II we are to deal
eiIeclVeIy with this vital problem
arom national standpoint an
necessary"
Congressman Samuel E. Cook Of
inolana: The question of a child
Aoor amendment has been agitated
Tor many years and has been dis
cussed TO such an extent that it has
certainly become a national question
and the people of the States are en-.
utled to an opportunity to express
their opinions thereon"
Must Be Protected.
Congressman William I. Swoone.
OF Pennsylvania: Under the Ameri.
can flag, the standard of liberty.
fraternity and equality and of free.
oom under the law. there must. be
no child slavery. We have secured
the rights of man and the rights