Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-03 | Page 2 | Child Labor Bills Are Found in Many States

CHILD LABOR BILLS ARE FOUND IN MANY STATES Boston Mass Feb i. i Massachusetts as will In again Ko go o a stop further farther than an any otner part of ot tho tIme countr country In one of or Its child labor laws according to the tha na on- on child labor committee If It the th- bill to reduce duce the hours hour of ot work for tor all under 16 b becomes com 1 a n. law tl now has hns a hour ton day for workers under 16 16 which It Is it- proposed oed to reduce at on one step tep to a h fl hour five ur lIa day with the time requirement that all child workers under tinder 16 shall attend a time part dR day school Other Othe states state meanwhile nrc discussing If It they can establish et the hour eight-hour da day and md definite campaigns for tor this end arc aro on In Arkansas Call Cali fornia New Hampshire Pennsylvania Texas Texa Ye West t Virginia and r New w York under tho the recommendation of or the state tate t factory Inv Investigating com corn mission In Is considering bill bills co so drastic as at not on only I to prohibit to-prohibit child l labor In canneries anti and l tenements hut but to tn reorganize reorganize tIme tho factory Inspection department depart depart- ment as an Industrial commission with a a. greatly Increased staf of or In Inspectors Delaware Indiana Car Car- olina ohina and oth others are arc also talking of ot measures to make more stringent th their lr departments of Inspection I In Iii man many states minimum wage boards p pensions for widowed mothers prohibition prohibition I of or night nis work and methods of ot I determining ago age pf of children seeking employment ar are under discussion New Hampshire and some of the southern states will vill probably rals raise e the n age e limit for fOl working children n from 1 12 to H it years ars and It IP is hoped that a child labor las Jaw for territories will win b be presented to Congress Congre 5 A compulsory school attendance law haM has be been n Introduced in the North Caro Care line lina legislature and bills hills are talked of or In South Carolina Tennessee arid and Texas