Show Uniform Labor Laws for Women and I Children Problem Facing Congress W WASHINGTON Dec 8 AP AP- AP The working woman has made her ber debut as a problem In the present session of congress with tho the Introduction Introduction introduction intro Intro- of a resolution reso providing for fora a constitutional amendment empowering empowering empowering ering congress to establish uniform labor laws larva for women and children Representative Frederick W. W Dailinger Dallinger Dal- Dal linger Republican Massachusetts I author of the declared that his sole purpose in ip tire the ana amendment amend nd- nd ment is to obtain uniform labor laws aws and that the only reason he confined his amendment to laws pertaining pertaining per per- taming to women and children Is that working men have always had their well-organized well unions through which they have been able to protect protect pro- pro themselves against unfair workIng workIng working work- work Ing conditions EQUAL RIGHTS BILL Concomitant with this proposal is another proposed constitutional amendment dealing with the equal rights proposition This in direct opposition to Dallinger's bill would provide that any legislation favorIng favoring favoring favor- favor Ing or discriminating against women women wom worn en would be unconstitutional The Dill bill was introduced in both houses last session in the senate by Vice President-elect President Curtis and nd is now In the Judiciary committees of at both houses awaiting hearings The national womans woman's party which has for Its purpose purpose now now that womans woman's suffrage has b been n secured the the passage of ot the equal rights I amendment will fight Dallinger's amendment t though it would give its hearty support to the tho proposal if IC the amendment vero were changed to read Uniform hours and conditions of labor omitting all in reference reference- to women Dallinger's pr proposal Is the tho outgrowth outgrowth outgrowth out out- out out- growth of a conference of t all representatives representatives rep rep- from Massachusetts a afew afew afew few weeks ago MILLS MOVING OUT Our state has been hard hit economically by the stringent labor laws we wo have said sald Dallinger Textile mills have b been en moving out of Massachusetts in great numbers to open up In southern states tates where the restrictive lab labor r laws are not so 50 strict Besides the economic Inequality that results from different state laws there is the humanitarian as as- as States with low standards that are inimical to the health of the tIre working wom women n should be forced by federal legislation to make proper provisions Representative Dallinger Iras has Intimated in intimated intimated in- in that he Ire would g gladly gadly adly I change the wO wording of his proposed i amendment line thought he could secure its passage more mora easily without without without with with- I out the tire discrimination in favor of of women I. I The womans woman's party is expecting to have a a. hearing before the house judiciary committee some time be before before before be- be fore the holidays and hopes to place its case before the senate committee commit commit- tee some time in January |