| Show Child Labor Laws Now In L Limelight Those Con Con- Congressmen Congressmen Congressmen Become Suddenly Popular With gressmen Seeking Support of Women Voters B Dy Dr CAROLYN Special Co C of o The Copyright 1323 1923 WASHINGTON Dec Deo 8 S Ing Cuiry-Ing ing favor or with women omen ornen voters bY 1 Introducing child labor amend amend- amendment amen amendments ea I ments ment ent Into congress Is a method with the solons Already twenty such auch haVe oe been Introduced 1 by congress congressman man with tile the prospects ot of many ina More rore entering entering- Into tb till the game games no that the president has recommend recommended ed el such sueh motion leg In ht his A prominent western mid sena- sena sen toi sena-toi tot tOI makes a n point pf sending wo- wo women w wo women appearance on LI men of o pleasing ess about his state elate to speak the before women's clubs dubs on of child labor They The mention the senators senator's amendment that to make mike it appe In such soch su h way sway lost child child- childhood childhood he alono alone can con retrieve the million Im- Im In Im than a hood of moie e matulo Some congress congress- congressmen congressmen es are ech ich picturing men of nf the children be- be before bc be before a sa loul fore their constituencies The women's organizations wh who working with might and main mal malto are o amendment to push pOsh n a a child labor through congress look with 1010 ance such foibles ot of the con con- con congressman ance man on It makes mLles little tittle differ difference ence enee gres gressman gro to them who grabs Tabs the glor glory gloo the author of L the lh amend amend- amendment of being r VI ct- ct ef effective the Instrument i Is 13 e so Co ment mont just the Ui prohibiting 0 in actually labor of nf children FATE TE OF OU federal laws hM hai have e Already Aready two i- i ii i- i id declared d each being been passed unconstitutional The first was Wa passed In 1916 and nd declared void ob obin in 1918 The second federal law was Vas passed pass passed ass ass- In 1919 and declared unconstitutional unconstitutional ed cd be bI In 1922 Thus It can that wise Ise Ice state statesmanship Is I seen will wil needed to frame a II law that hold water rather than the make make- makeshIft makeshift shift shIft legislation of ot opportunists who L fame In L- L a popular are aro The following form torm ed edthe e ethe cause the approval of ot the majo of ot or- or organizations or organizations supporting such as an amendment The congress shall have ower to limit and prohibit labor of nt per persons er- er sons under 18 IS years vears ears of ot age and Is also reserved resel to them them- themselves themselves power such selves to also limit or prohibit not way which does doea labor In any lessen essen any limitation ot of such labor or the extent tent of ot any prohibition noW before congress LETTERS The latest figures received cd by bythe bythe bythe the United States Childrens Children's bu- bu bureau bureau bu bureau reau report an Increase In child labor In 1922 as compared with 1921 and in 1923 as lIS compared with 1922 28 cities furnishing monthly figures the Increase was 46 per cent Nearly Neatly letters have hale been ed this year by the childrens children's bureau from parents and other In- In in individuals dl who asked Information about some phase of ot child care Some of these thesa letters Jetters are aro pathetic but more are amusing Some Ot the writers of ot these letters thor thor- thoroUghly thoroughly belle believe that Uncle Sam Is omnipotent and his ad advice adIce Ice Is so- so solicited so solicited on any real subjects Here is a n simple letter Kindly send me mc books bonks on the care and prevention of disease how to can meat and vegetables how to eltre for tor and raise ralso s how hOlY to care for tor and raise chickens how to care for tor and raise babIes and small mall mahl children how to cure meat PRAISES BULLETINS Another writer wants ad advice adIco Ico on do- do de how to reduce Still another su suitable for a a abo bov list of names a a II bo The childrens children's bureau alwa's always al- al to oblige Its ita corre corre- correspondents correspondents anxious ways was list sent the latter a dictionary Old copied from a II any did not slight Noah Webster kunji endangered endangered At T names and the baby Was his parents par- par to the he extent that names a as eats might select such tivi etc If they Dra Sigismund i happened to prefer happened West's bulletin on infant In- In i Mrs Max beIng being be- be still LihI parental care re are lant fant and the bureau bY b out from sent Ing ot of Many the tho millions are being their efficacy writes I sent In One mother appreciation of ot wis to express my ray ww eight noW these books My baby Is had old and has never months complaint or any summer c colic trouble and he was Infant other ather Yorks York's East ELst Side and New born In there summer spent pent the booklet saved having haing I I belle believe the tho birth and saved saied sa ed tile the the- his La a doctor at j s and and nd nor nor- nerv- nerv usual sual heavY overhead Ku first birth to con con- con contend of ot the Since my with tend born Iha e noses no beers been has 1 baby have never and needed a doctor or phy- phy personal had rad to suffer any of steal ical Inconvenience Incon all nn because u utho tho ho bulletins |
