The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
state And Child Labor Amendmel

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. Z4,l 1SZ4. ;
 State And Child Labor Amendment. To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 We are sorry to learn, from your issue of l October 11th that the Morgan Kiwanis Club is opposing the ratification of the Child La Dor Amendment, on the grounds that the State should have the say-so as to child labor legislation. May we not make use of your columns to state our view of the implications of the proposed amendment? The Amendment will not impair in the slightest the right of any state to protect it's children. It will merely give Congress the power to set up minimum standards, and thereby to give protection to the children of those states which refuse to provide it by their own laws. The power of every state to 20 as far as it likes in the protection of it's children will be unimpaired; in fact, the kAmendment specifically states The power of the several states is unimpaired by this act except that the operation of state laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the con- gress."
 Those states, such as Alabama, which have long recognized their obligation to keep little children from working, and which have linn ited hours and regulated the type of employ ment for older children, would probably no- tice no change when Federal law becomes operative. In fact it Is highly probable that they will never even see Federal inspector
 It is possible to say this with high de gree of certainty for we may turn to history for light on the administration of Federal Child Labor Law. Miss Grace Abbott, at present Chief of the Children's Bureau, was in charge of the enforcement of the first Child Labor Act during the nine months of it's operation. At that time, in all states whose standards measured up to the Fed eral law, state officials were sworn in as Federal deputies, and entrusted with the en- forcement of the Federal act. Miss Abbott has stated that she intends to follow the same method in the case of new Federal law. If SO, then every state which has laws of the type of Alabama may rest assured that state officials would continue to be the en- forcement officers, and that no outside off cial would interere with the local situation.
 THE NATIONAL CHILD LABOR CON-
 MITTEE,
 Jean MacAlpine Heer,
 Department of Public Information.
 New York, Oct. 22, 1924.
 Senator Randall Strong For Democracy. To the Editor of The Age-Herald: - With thousands of other Democratic read CTS, I wish to compliment, congratulate and Ina0K you TOT sSuPpoAS SANSA the Democratic party in it's fight to restore faith and honesty and to banish corruption, graft and malicious special protection to the favored few for their healthy contributions to keep in power the Republican party-the makers and defenders of the most unscrupu- lous, pusillanimOus and indefensible tariff measure that was ever put upon the backs ot the people of any nation. Today, besides this tremendous privilege tax, so to speak, that IS | AL NAin troo ury, the American people of all parties are donating, indirectly, $145,000 daily to this same fund.- For has not Mir. Coolidge's own commission recommended fifty cents per hun dredweight reduction on sugar tariff, and IS not every breakfast table in this nation, whether Democrat, Republican, Independent, or whatnot, making this donation to further the cause of the Republican aspirants! The Intelligent reading public can read between the lines as they draw it down to state and even counties in such practices by unscrupu- lous politicians using directly and indirect lily the assets of the counties and the states and in this case those of the nation for their own self-aggrandizement
 Your editorials have run the bell every day and your open pages with the reports of Democratic activities and the speeches of the matchless Davis, and just the other day, the interview in detail of McAdOo from his hospital bed so wonderful and convincing. Such contrast with the pussyfooting Cool lidge-like silence of another big Birmingham daily that daily features the pieces of MT. Lawrence the super Republican propogandist of the nation I would like to ask the read ing Democrats of Alabama if they have seen a Democratic editorial in the Birmingham News in the last fortnight and if they saw McAdoo's wonderful summary of Democratic achievements and terrific arraignment of Re publican rottenness and fight to prevent Coolidge and chaos in the Birmingham News and if down in their hearts they do not think the Birmingham News is acting the Sycophant to the little wing ill Birmingham of the big protected interests in tho Eastg If not in- tentional on their part, it certainly looks that way for did you readers not see that subtle little squib a few nights ago in regard to Mrs. Coolidge's wonderful housekeeping and working qualities?
 I am enclosing you a list with names and amounts for the Democratic national cam paign fund. The time is short, only ten or twelve days but wonders could be done in next two or three days if championed by the true-blue Democratic press over the state under the leadership of The Age=Herald, by editorial page and otherwise by setting, say Tuesday, October 2S, as the day for every red-blooded militant Democrat to make Q whirwind canvass in every county of the state, reaching every nook and corner or rural and city life and wire in results that night that it might be flashed to Clem Sha- yer and Gerard Wednesday morning that Alabama raised $100,oO0 in one day for de- mocracy and the hope of an honest admins tration that will absolutely banish eorrup- tion and special privilege.
 Not counting the bigger donations already made and a few more that ought to be made, there should be 5000 citizens of Alabama who would give with smile, $10 each-mak- ing $5O,OOO, and there should be 5000 to give gladly $5 each, making $20,O00, and there should be from 25 to 90 thousand to give a dollar apiece and thus go over the top, and mot only be tremendous help but the effect over the nation would be magical in the minds Of the voters.
 John w. Davis, that matehless statesman and patriot, with Woodrow Wilson mind plus, draws the indictment That Hughes has