Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-01-30

states viii be raised un y bit.
III seemS 10 me that the men who
oppose this amendment can not Know
What they are doing, Some Of them
say that the enactment Of this law,
would moan preventing boys and girls
from working Tor their parents on
farms until they we're ever eighteen
years af age. Men and women who
aro responsible fer this law, would he
glad exceedingly glad, II all the
ehildfen la eur nation, could be taken
cut into the country on the farms and
given work, between school hours, M.
der the supervision Of their parents
IN the open such work as that on The
farm.
In discussing the 2nth amendment
to the constitution. on Monday after.
noon, January 18th, 1919 at the Uni
vetsis Of Illinois, John NJ, Glenn,
Secretary Of the Illinois Manafae
turcfs' Association, said There are
two elements back Of the movement
FOR the adoption Of the amendment
One Mas composed of Nomenss organ
lsalions, which he fidiculcd by saying
that the knowledge of these sisters
on economic subjects, l. net Away
infalihle."
~My guess about 1t Is tha, these
women understand the effect ot labor
IN mills and factories on little I'M
mature children. better than most
men do. and speaking cut of cnnsid
efahle knowledge my Judgment Is
that those women must be woefully
lacking In knowledge on economic
subjects. II they have rot as clear an
understanding Of them as some men
have
"lle said "the ether element h cum
posed Of leaders Of organized labor
the policy Of whom always has beeN
10 obtain an advantage by lrnisla,lpa
that will reduce the nnabef of err
ployes. cur,ail the education Of ap'
prentieos. give an unfair advantage 10
labor controversies and rnise tAs
wages Of the members of the orgau
lied iradea."
III giving these children affected
hy this amendment. an education. Is
going TO be an advantage 90 all the
working men and women of this nns
ton, | would favor IL, IL for no other
reason; land | believe that most real
Americans who understood that II
would have that effect would fayot
| II as we'll, but If in addition 20 that
II will give these children a chance,
viii make them better men and women
| mentally. IN standards OF knowledge,
IN character enable them 10 be better
citizens, | would favor it, II nnly Tor
those reasons
H'I'ho trad. anioHs always favoi To-
most thorough training for appfen
| ticsa. How he can eonstfue giving
boys and girls better general etlnea
ton 10 mnan euflailing the ednea
ton Of apprentices. Is beyond me. The
facts are, that Il viii have just the
opposite effect How he can eonsirue
giving an education 20 the boys and
girls of our country aa meaning that
Il Will give an unfair advantage te
labor controversies. Is also beyond me
The facts are that IL will have the
effect, only Of giving those children
better chance in life.
II am opposed to keeping people in
ignorance. | want them TO have an
education, TO be intelligent, and
think the ayerase American does.
fel quite sure that the higher the
standard OF knowledge and intelll-
geneo that the people OF our country
have. the more effective steps they
will take to get the right kind Of
homes, food, clothing, education,
forms of recreation, standards Of
morality.
"Mr Glenn raises the question Of
state rights, aud points out great
number Of federal boards aud com.
missions created, as evidence of a
tendency In that direction The facts
are that We are dealing with praeti.
caly all national problems In a ma
lional way. This foblem has been
recognized "a being national prob
lem. Almost every state Ia the
United States Is accepting Assistance
In educational matters, from the fed
eral government. Immigrants com
ing into this country, must pass, not
an educational test, provided by the
state 10 which he is going, but an edu-
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