Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
! CLUBWONEN OF THE NATION
Miss Ldngton and Other Women Voters Attend Institute
of Pacific Relations--Prison Labor Interests Clubs
IT. Women's Party to Convene.

and possibly France, the Netherlands,
Indies and Mexico.
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PROGRESSIVE prison labor legisla-
ton, in which the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs holds q slls-
tanned interest, is assured continued en-
thuSiastic support by the State fedora
lions, as indicated in the recent pledges
made by State groups to their govern
orS-Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, I'LL
nois, Kansas, Florida, Montana, Me-
braska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ten
nsssee and Virginia--and in the pledges
Of personal cooperation made by the
presidents Of the State declarations of
Indiana; wisconsin, Maine and Mary
land. 80
A reorganization of the prison indus
tries necessary for the functioning of
the Hawes-C Cooper bill is earnestly adj
vocated by the clubwomen. It was
through one of the State federation
groups that Gov. william Tudor Gardi-
Mer's attention was brought to the
Halves Cooper law, with the request
that he bring it before the New England
governors conference. The Maine ex-
ecutive, upon studying the problem of
the future enforcement of this law, de-
cided that it was matter of SUFFICIENT
W i0LOuBnb UClOLC J1lC
national conference of governors.
The Maine Federation, of which Mrs
j. T. Skolfield is president, was respon-
sible for starting the wheels grinding on
this particular problem. Gov. Gardiner
emphasizing the responsibility of the
several States in putting into effect laws
enacted by the Federal Government,
brought before the State executives the
problem confronting the States IN put
ting into effect, FIVE years hence. the
provisions of the Halves Cooper convict
labor law, supported by other club
groups, as well as by the General Fed
Grafton.
At the time, Miss Julia K. Jaffray,
chairman of the division of correction
of the General Federation. addressed
the conference briefly, prefacing Gov
GARDENERS remarks by calling at
tention to the fact that the proponents
realize that additional legislation will
be necessary in every State and hope
that with the constructive developments
that are being planned, a newer and
better system will have been brought
about, so that flve. years hence the
question of the taking effect of the
Hawes-C Cooper bill will be but an aca-
demic question.
1--WE ask each Of the governors to
interest himself in support Of the new
measures which the penal authorities OF
his State will bring forward" said Mrs.
Jaffray, land to cooperate with the
State declarations of Women's Clubs to
the end that legislation may be secured
and also that popular support for the
administration which may be secured
can rightly develop the new and effec-
tive penal system"
Gov. Gardiner called attention to
the necessity of beginning at once on
plans that will make possible putting
into effect this new prison labor law at
the end of five years, which, he re-
minded listeners, will pass quickly. Gov.
Gardiner said, in part:
ION January 10, 1884, the several
States will face very common prob
lem. That is the date upon which the
Hawes-C Cooper bill, signed by President
Coolidge last Winter. will become ef-
fective. The bill is short, its terms are
simple. but its effect may be far
reaching. Prison-made goods are d.
vested of their interstate character
upon arrival in the State of their desti-
nation, and therefore the sale of such
goods, whatever their origin, is a mat
ter of absolute regulation with each
State.
"At the present time some sixteen
States have various provisions regarding
the marking and licensing of prison.
made goods. In five States there are
requirements that establish a market
for such gcCls by making the use OF
them com.S sorry upon governmental
agencies, as far as possible.
1T is only reasonable to suppose that
In the next five years many States Will