20. A penal law of May 28, 1888, relative to the protection of children employed in the itinerant professions, forbids the feats of strength and dangerous exercises, inhuman, or of a nature to affect the health of children and youths under eighteen, employed by those who carry on the profession of acrobats and mountebanks, etc.
20. A penal law of May 28, 1888, relative to the protection of children employed in the itinerant professions, forbids the feats of strength and dangerous exercises, inhuman, or of a nature to affect the health of children and youths under eighteen, employed by those who carry on the profession of acrobats and mountebanks, etc.
21. There exists a special regulation which puts under authorization and special watchfulness those industrial establishments, which, by their nature, threaten the safety, health and convenience of the public, or offer certain dangers to the health and safety of the workmen who are employed there. These establishments are known as “Classified Establishments.”
21. There exists a special regulation which puts under authorization and special watchfulness those industrial establishments, which, by their nature, threaten the safety, health and convenience of the public, or offer certain dangers to the health and safety of the workmen who are employed there. These establishments are known as “Classified Establishments.”
22. See particularly the discourse of M. Renkin, Catholic Deputy of Brussels, proceedings of June 13 and July 2, 1901.
22. See particularly the discourse of M. Renkin, Catholic Deputy of Brussels, proceedings of June 13 and July 2, 1901.
23. This discussion is based upon the Report of the U. S. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, on Labor Legislation.
23. This discussion is based upon the Report of the U. S. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, on Labor Legislation.
24. Report of the U. S. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, pp. 100–101. N. H., Me., Mass., Vt., R. I., Conn., N. Y., N. J., Penna., Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., Minn., Neb., Del., Mo., N. Dak., S. Dak., Ga., La., D. C., Wash., Mont., Wy., Md., Cal., Tenn. These range from complete acts, like those of N. Y. and Mass., to fire-escape provisions only, as in N. H., Me., Del., Va., Ga. etc., while Ala., the Carolinas, etc., are still entirely outside of the group.
24. Report of the U. S. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, pp. 100–101. N. H., Me., Mass., Vt., R. I., Conn., N. Y., N. J., Penna., Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., Minn., Neb., Del., Mo., N. Dak., S. Dak., Ga., La., D. C., Wash., Mont., Wy., Md., Cal., Tenn. These range from complete acts, like those of N. Y. and Mass., to fire-escape provisions only, as in N. H., Me., Del., Va., Ga. etc., while Ala., the Carolinas, etc., are still entirely outside of the group.
25.Child labor.—(14 yrs.) Mass., Conn., N. Y., Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., Minn., Col.; (girls 14 yrs., and boys 12 yrs.), N. J., La.; (13 yrs.), Penna., Ohio; (12 yrs.), Me., R. I., Wis., Md., W. Va., N. Dak., Tenn.
25.Child labor.—(14 yrs.) Mass., Conn., N. Y., Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., Minn., Col.; (girls 14 yrs., and boys 12 yrs.), N. J., La.; (13 yrs.), Penna., Ohio; (12 yrs.), Me., R. I., Wis., Md., W. Va., N. Dak., Tenn.
26.Hours of labor.—(Women and minors), Mass., Me., N. H., R. I., Conn., N. Y., N. J., Penna., Wis., Neb., S. Dak., N. Dak., Okla., Va., La.; (Minors), Ind., Vt., Ohio, Ill., Mich., Minn.; Cal., Md., Ga.
26.Hours of labor.—(Women and minors), Mass., Me., N. H., R. I., Conn., N. Y., N. J., Penna., Wis., Neb., S. Dak., N. Dak., Okla., Va., La.; (Minors), Ind., Vt., Ohio, Ill., Mich., Minn.; Cal., Md., Ga.
27.Night work and meal hours.—N. Y., Mass., Neb., Ind., Mich.; (meal hours), La., Penna., Ohio.
27.Night work and meal hours.—N. Y., Mass., Neb., Ind., Mich.; (meal hours), La., Penna., Ohio.
28.Ibid., p. 40.
28.Ibid., p. 40.
29. Report of the U. S. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, p. 100.
29. Report of the U. S. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, p. 100.
30. Studnitz Nordamerikanische Arbeiterverhältnisse.
30. Studnitz Nordamerikanische Arbeiterverhältnisse.
31. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, p. 48.
31. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, p. 48.
32. Report of Industrial Commission (1900), Vol. V (pp. 3–4).
32. Report of Industrial Commission (1900), Vol. V (pp. 3–4).
33.Ibid., p. 10.
33.Ibid., p. 10.
34. See pamphlet upon “Child Labor in Alabama,” “An Appeal to the People and Press of New England, with a Resulting Correspondence,” obtainable from the secretary of the Alabama Child Labor Committee, P. O. Box 347 Montgomery, Alabama, and from Room 614, 205 East Twenty-second Street, New York City.
34. See pamphlet upon “Child Labor in Alabama,” “An Appeal to the People and Press of New England, with a Resulting Correspondence,” obtainable from the secretary of the Alabama Child Labor Committee, P. O. Box 347 Montgomery, Alabama, and from Room 614, 205 East Twenty-second Street, New York City.
35. Alabama Child Labor Committee: Edgar Gardner Murphy, Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Montgomery; Thomas G. Jones, ex-Governor of Alabama; Lucien V. Lataste, Montgomery: J. H. Phillips, Superintendent of Schools, Birmingham; John Craft, Member of Legislature, Mobile; A. J. Reilly, Member of the Legislature, Ensley.
35. Alabama Child Labor Committee: Edgar Gardner Murphy, Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Montgomery; Thomas G. Jones, ex-Governor of Alabama; Lucien V. Lataste, Montgomery: J. H. Phillips, Superintendent of Schools, Birmingham; John Craft, Member of Legislature, Mobile; A. J. Reilly, Member of the Legislature, Ensley.
36. J. H. Nichols, Treasurer, Alabama City Mill, BostonEvening Transcript, October 30.
36. J. H. Nichols, Treasurer, Alabama City Mill, BostonEvening Transcript, October 30.
37. Report of Industrial Commission Vol. V, p. 10. J. W. Daniel, dissenting.
37. Report of Industrial Commission Vol. V, p. 10. J. W. Daniel, dissenting.
38. Report of Industrial Commission, Vol. V., pp. 4, 5, 7·
38. Report of Industrial Commission, Vol. V., pp. 4, 5, 7·
39.Ibid., p. 6.
39.Ibid., p. 6.
40. Report of Industrial Commission, Vol. V., p. 9.
40. Report of Industrial Commission, Vol. V., p. 9.
41. 41 Neb., 127. Nebraska (1899, 197).—No female shall be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishments, hotel or restaurant in this state more than sixty hours during any week, and ten hours shall constitute a day’s labor. The hours of each day may be so arranged as to permit employment of such females at any time from six o’clock in the morning to ten o’clock in the evening; but in no case shall such employment exceed ten hours in any one day.
41. 41 Neb., 127. Nebraska (1899, 197).—No female shall be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishments, hotel or restaurant in this state more than sixty hours during any week, and ten hours shall constitute a day’s labor. The hours of each day may be so arranged as to permit employment of such females at any time from six o’clock in the morning to ten o’clock in the evening; but in no case shall such employment exceed ten hours in any one day.
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