Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-05-29

I'm recent letter 10 President
Henry Rroening ot the Maryland
State Federation Of Labor. flesijeni
Green emphasizes The necessity Zen
keeping up the fight and stresses the
need for placing The facts hefoic the
people.
THE organised propaganda thai
has been used 10 defeat the Child
Labor Amendment demands that labor
shall take finn stand on this most
Important issue says President
Gpen. Who continues
The criticisms Of the amendment
have been SO false that the people ate
gradually learning the truth. They
have found that the charges made
against the amendment afe not only
pure insenuon, but absolutely ndic,
ulouN.
Congress passed two child labor
laws, neither of which was objected 10
by other than the industrial exploit
ers Of children. Since the last child
labor law WAS declared uneunsiltutiau-
al the employment of children IN in.
dusdy has increased greatly. State
laws are not being enforced because
Tho eNploitera of children have sull-
cient influence Ia minimize the aetivi.
ties Of inspectors.
u hope Your State Federation Of
at its coming meeting will take
strong stand Tor the ratification Of
the Child labor Amendment by the
ncNt session Of the Legislature of
your State. 80 much mlanfnfmatiun
la being given cut IN reference 10 what
can be done with the amendment that
Il Is necessary FOR yau Ca give the peu.
pie the true facts.
Congress can not either withdraw
| or repeal the amendment, IL Il the
property now Of the State laRislas
tures aud wall remain there until rati.
fed, States which have ratified the
| amendment can not reverse their ar
| ton, but States which have refused 10
ratfy ean at any time change their
vote In favor of ratification. Accord
ing 10 the Supreme Court "a proposed
constitutional amendment ean be rat
| lied by two methods by the
Legislatures of thrce,foufths of the
states OF by conventions IN three.
fourths Of the States, the choice Of
method being left 10 Congress In
| a decision on the question of referring
the ratification Of the 18th nmendment
TO the referendum, the Supreme Court
| said
The action of the General Assem-.
bly, of Ohio fatlfying the proposed
18th amendment can not be referred
10 the electors of the State, the pro-
visions OF the State constitution re-
quflng such a referendum being in
consistent with the Constitution OF the
United States
let me urge You, therefore, to set
aside "A day or part of day of your
convention for the discussion of this
amendment II standing committee
Is appointed, 10 include the officers of
your State Federation Of Labor, 90 nc.
quaint the people with the value Of
the amendment, It will be great In
ceutive to It's ratification IN States
that have not yet voted and for the
changing Of the votes In those States
that have refused ratification You
will be opposed by well organized
propagandists, but as they must rely
on falFehood instead Of truth, feel
you will be successful in exposing
them.
'"fhe American Federation of Labor
child life. II has fought for them
every day IN the Al years since its
organization ! feel that you and
your associates can be depended upon
TO continue the struggle. Let your
slogan be:
SAVE THE NATIONS chill
DREN FROM INDUSTRIAL EX-
PJOlrATloN."