The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-02

Wdo OqoG dolIC IONtly Wy Wal AOl
n. Chambers, who expressed
amendment and urged ratifica
The first crucial test fC
amendment will come in the +
vote will be taken on accepta
recommendation TO withhold
approval.
Ratification has been recon-
mended by a majority of the
House Labor Committee.
mo individual or group" Judge
Chambers saio, should permit mere
technicalities over state rights to
prevent a favorable vote on such a
humane movement as the preven-
ton of child labor"
At the same time Senator Jacob
Weiss, ID, Indianapolis sponsor OF
a Joint resolution in the Indiana
Senate for ratification of the Fed
eral amendment, said that while the
association committee may be cor
rect in its Interpretation of the
word labor" in the amendment,
there is no reason to suppose that
Congress would adopt other than
reasonable and proper regulatory
laws.
American Bar Critical
During the campaign for ratifica-
ton in several states, including In
diana, opponents of the Federal
amendment have cited the criticism
bv the American Bar Association,
whose committee, speaking or the
use of the word Labor" instead OF
s.employment," argued that this
would permit legislation preventing
children from performing erranoS
at home.
Senator Weiss said the Bar As
ISOLATION statement, widely dlStrlo-
uted. quotes only part OF the testl-
monv of Miss Grace Abbott, chief
of the Children's Bureau OF the
United States Department OF LABOR
before the Senate Committee at
Washington. -
what Miss Abbott really said,
Senator Weiss declared, was:
was also in doubt about the woro
semployment,' which we had nao
considerable difficulty about in state
legislation, because especially on
niece work the children often WORK
with their parents, are not on the
nav roll and are not held to be en-
Moved. and we feel that 1t Is
dangerous word to use, as far as the
nrotection of children is concerned
on that account"
Pastor Urges Ratification
Citing reasons why the amend
nent should be ratified by the IN
diana General Assembly, the Rev.
" r Johnson, chairman OF the In
diana Church Federations lnouS-
trial relations committee, told the
House labor committee that II each
state had performed its duty toward
children there would be no neces-
sitv for Federal legislation.
There are states, he said, where
coi,3 labor has not been stopped as
II has in Indiana. This places IN
diana industry in competition with
low nr,ced commodities made by
children in other states, ne Saiu'
This point also was emphasized oy
Mrs w. u. Harvey. Kokomo, speak
ING for the Indiana League OF Wom-
en- Voters. t,r
Martin r. Miller. speaking Tor
railroad brotherhoods. urged aoop-
ton He asid there is not bona
fide labor union in the nation thaV
does rot favor the bill.
Holds Farms Not Affected
Milton Campbell. Cincinnati. O.,
adiutsnt of the industrial depart
n,ent of the American Legion, adVo-
eating acceptance Of the amend
ment. warned that with termlna-
ton of NRA regulations against
rhiId labor. induStrialists would at
fennpt to replace the hundreds OF
thousands of adults who took the
r,laces of children in industry when
the codes went into effect.
The amendment would not give
Congress unusual powers, MI
Campbell pointed out. AT present.
ne said. Congress may declare war,
conscript all persons and make
treaties with foreign nations.
No state that has ratified the
amendment, Mr.. Campbell said, has
found that it prevents farm chill
dren from doing chores or alolng
their parents. Farm organizations
have been told, he said, that the
amendment would prevent children
F-o,,, aiding on the farms.