Show I ADVOCATES OF I CHilD LABOR LAVI RAPPED 1 Head of Manufacturers Urges Resistance to Proposed Amendment FAVORS OPEN SHOP Edgerton Deplores Over Over- plus of Legislation and Reform NEW V YORK May 20 20 DeplorIng Ine Ing an of ot legislation and an excess cess ot of o John E B La- La Lio-gerton Lio gerton president of the Manufacturers association de denounced de- de deI denounced denounced the professional politE politE- politiCians politicians I clans the proposed child labor amendment nt and the closed shop In InI inan Inan I an address prepared tor for delivery the annual convention lI of the tlc atlon y tOd I It seems to me he ho said sd that tha Iha there is a al expectation of ottoo too much from congress both from the standpoint of lIf that body to tie tie- deliver de deliver liver and from that of Its proper functions RESIST RESIST- C CE I wish to point out that two ot of the concrete proposals by bye e ery honorable means should be resisted the tha called o child labo amendment It is meant to Ser sene the doOm Purpose o ot of so so- so 10 production as to compel economic advances In wages and expend the power ot of the tho federal as to require the crea- crea crea creation lion tion of ot mOl e public offices and It a further e excuse cuse for tor raising the Cost cObl ot of govern 0 me in nt By By prompt advantage which would be bo of Its provisions pro It would release e from froni profitable healthful and otherwise other Ise helpful ment thousands of ot oung oung- Americans Americana in communities ith inadequate educational fa- fa facilities fa facilities duties and force upon vast hum num- num an idleness hurtful alike to themselves and to n The committee on the open shop reported that strikes last lear ear cost the American public I 1 he wages nagos ages and ond standard of lIx- lIx liv living ing the continues are art the highest the world orld has ever oer e er seen Lvery Increase In closed shop eels con control con control trot of or American Im Imperils perils our national economic stand standards ards ard nd t-nd nd supremacy on I |