The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-29
Child LABOR TO
CRUSH UNIONS
SAY BOSSES
Illinois PlutOcratS Also
Control Schools

The Illinois manufacturers,
who are now engaged in bitterly
fighting the proposed amend
nent to the constitution of the
United States, which would per-
NIT congress to regulate child
labor, are the very ones who
own or control the Illinois col
leges and universities, it was
admitted by John M. Glenn, sec
rotary of the Illinois Manufact-
urers' association.
Glenn's speech before the Illinois
League Of Women Voters showed that
the manufacturers are fighting despa-
rately to keep thousands of children
Of school age in Chicago and Illinois
in the factories. At the same time the
manufacturers control the schools and
colleges.
1--WE Own The Schools"
who are the manufacturers of the
United States?" asked Glenn with
amazing frankness. care they not the
men who build and support the col
leges and schools. who support the
churches, who are back Of almost
every philanthropic movement that is
inaugurated?
Where would the University Of
Chicago or the University Of Illinois or
Northwestern University, or Harvard,
Yale and Princeton or hundreds of
others be without the help Of the
manufacturers?
Child Labor In Schools
Glenn and the Illinois manufacturers
association have been actively spread
ing propaganda for the industrializing
Of the schools, attempting to bring
child labor into the grammar schools
thru the so called platoon system.
They have constantly advanced the
propaganda that only the intellectual
superior" should go to high school and
college.
The grip Of the Illinois manufactu-
rers association is upon toiling thous-
ands Of Illinois youth. A persistent ef-
fort is made by the manufacturers to
force the young boys and girls
Of Illinois into the factories, where
because of their extreme youth they
must work at lower wages than are
paid men for the same work.
The Illinois manufacturers associa-
ton keeps in close touch with Superin.
tendent Of Schools McAndrew, as
does the Illinois chamber Of CONNER
ce. McAndrew often speaks at ban
quets teAdered him by these associa-
tons, and has more than once promi-
sed that the youth of Chicago will be
brought up to serve inerests Of the ex-
ploiters and factory owners.
Fight Union Labor.
Glenn admitted that one of the prin-
cipal reasons the Illinois manufacturers
association is fighting child labor is
because it is "In the interests of I'M
ion labor" The manufacturers Of the
state are banded together in a power
full organization of Illinois employers,
and they have sworn to do all in their
power to keep the workers from organ
izing. BY trying to block the ratifica-
ton Of the amendment in Illinois, the
manufacturers hope to keep down the
standard Of living Of the workers.
Ten Children Killed.
Meanwhile report has been given
out by the U. S. department Of labor
of ten children being killed and mutt
lated while illegally employed in fac
'ories, grain elevators, and stores
} 'wo of the ten children were killed,
and eight were severely injured.
The Workers (Communist) Party,
local Chicago, is running candidates
for alderman in the coming elections.
These candidates demand that the
workers have control of the indus
tries, so that they can regulate the