The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-02
RIG FIGHT OVER CHILD
|. LABOR AMENDMENT ON
,owER FUL ORGANIZATIONS
LINING UP FORCES FOR AND
AGAINST THE MEASURE.
THE BILL GETS A SINGLE OKEH

potiGcation Carries IN Arkansas, But
North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana
And Massachusetts, Reject Long
Sought Age Limit.
Storm clouds are gathering about
,be proposed child labor amendment
% the constitution of the United
c+ates With a winter season bring
mo with it sessions of many state
LEGISLATURES the child labor law passed
Nv congress and submitted to the
states for ratification is expected to
he the center of national interest. Al
ready one state, Arkansas, has ratified
be law. but three-Georgia, North
Carolina and Louisiana-voted to re-
ect it. The amendment also was dis
approved in a general election in Mas
sachusetts
Prepare for Battle.
Both organizations in favor of the
amendment and organizations oppos
np it are preparing for battle. Heart
ened by defeat of the bill in the three
southern states and popular disap
oroval Of it in Massachusetts those
opposed to the bill are carrying their
contest into every state in the union.
Advocates of the measure, however,
are not idle. Contending that defeat
OF the measure was almost sure in
these states, since they have cotton
mills and the mills are said to be chief
employers of child labor, these organ
izations are preparing to carry every
other state. Two-thirds of the 4S
states must ratify the proposed amend
ment before it becomes part OF the
constitution.
The amendment, as provided by
congress and submitted to the states,
regulates the employment of boys and
girls less than IS years old in all
forms OF industry, including agricul-
ture. The amendment provides tor
state cooperation in the extent to
which it shall be applied to local con-
dtons.
The bill was passed by congress at
ter years of work by labor organlza-
tions and women's associations OPP
posed to the employment of growing
bows and girls in the industries OF the
land
Say Bill Goes Too Far.
Those opposed to the proposed
amendment say that it carries the
power of congress too far They con-
tend that, under the bill, congress
would have the authority OF regulat-
ing the working hours, conditions and
remuneration of men and women who
complete their schooling before they
are Is and wish to go to work. ne
1 bill would work much hardship on the
farmers, it is declared.
1T would give the right OF inter
Wntion between parents and children
and federal control over the farm Inc
without precedent in the history OF
I the United States government" de-
cared Miss Mia F, Allen, former
chief of the child labor tax revision
OF the bureau of internal revenue.
Advocates of the amendment are
equally determined in their attitude
that limit on child labor is much
HttueQ III Ille OIllCQ CldlNo' Oiiis =
. in particular to the mills in New Eng.
land and the south, these persons ana
organizations declare that child labor
has become one of the greatest evils
in the American republic.
There are more than score OF or
CARNATIONS of all kinds behind the
law, and their leaders declare that no
efforts will be spared in the campaign
to win ratification of the amendment
which would be the twentieth
Fight Already Has Begun.
Already the fight has begun Advo-
Gates of the bill and its enemies, too:
are sending literature into all parts. OF
the United States. Each charges that
the propaganda of the other IS rather
extreme, but both sides OF the case
are being set forth in all details.
The real issue will come before the
several legislatures. A number OF state:
governments have given promise OF
8ready ratification of the measure, but
& there is less hope in other states. In
: not few states severe battles are eX-
pected to result from introduction OF
3 The measure in the legislatures, with
! The nnal outcome of the problem NOT
expected to materialize before many
months have passed.