FEBRUARY 7, 15, 16, 27, 28, AND 29, 1924
MARCH 1, 6, 7, and 8, 1924
Resolved, That the hearing held before the Committee on the Judiciary,
Sixty-eighth Congress, first session, on the proposed child labor amendments
to the Constitution of the United States be printed as a House document,
and that 2,000 additional copies be printed for the use of the House Com-
mittee on the Judiciary.
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 1924,
HARRY J. HUNT,
Chief Bill Clerk, House of Representatives.
Page
Statements of-
Hon. Louis A. Frothingham, Member of Congress from Massa-
chusetts -
1
Hon. Walter F. Lineberger, Member of Congress from California---
Hon. Frederick W. Dallinger, Member of Congress from Massa-
chusetts -
Hon. John Jacob Rogers, Member of Congress from Massachusetts-- 12
Hon. William P. Connery, jr., Member of Congress from Massa-
chusetts
13
Hon. Henry Allen Cooper, Member of Congress from Wisconsin.--- 15
Miss Grace Abbott, chief Children's Bureau, Department of Labor-- 17,
30, 58, 261
Mr. Edgar Wallace, of the American Federation of Labor, Washing-
ton, D. C.-----
59
Miss Mary Stewart, chairman, women's committee for a chíld-
labor amendment
61
Hon. Peter F. Tague, Member of Congress from Massachusetts.-- 66
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, vice chairman national executive com-
mittee of the Republican Party, Washington, D. C----
70
Miss Agnes G. Regan, executive secretary National Council of Catho-
lic Women, Washington, D. C.--
71
Mr. E. O. Watson, secretary Federal Council of Churches of Christ
in America, Washington, D. C------
72
Mr. Owen R. Lovejoy, executive secretary National Child Labor
Committee, New York City-----
74
Mr. George L. Cooley, Cuyaboga County, Ohio---
77
Dr. W. H. Walker, representing the American Farm Bureau Federa-
tion, Willow, Calif.
78
Memorandum submitted by Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, vice chairman
of the National Democratic Committee.
81
Austen G. Fox, Esq., New York City---
82
Mr. Ira Jewell Williams, Philadelphia, Pa--
87
Mr. Willis R. Jones, attorney, Baltimore, Md.--
98
Mrs. Ruben Ross Holloway, representing the Women's Constitutional
League of Maryland.--
106
Mr. Simon Miller, Philadelphia, Pa----
108
Mr. David Clark, editor of the Southern Textile Bulletin, Charlotte,: .
N. C.---
117, 223
Mr. John H. Adriaans, attorney, Washington, D. C-----
121
Mr. Henry W. Moore, Philadelphia, Pa.
129
Dr. Charles O'Donovan, Baltimore, Md.---
130
Mr. Charles T. Rawles, Baltimore, Md.---
140
Mr. Thomas F. Cadwalader, attorney, Baltimore, Md.
145
Mrs. Rufus M. Gibbs, legislative chairman of the Federation of
Democratic Women.
150
Miss Mary G. Kilbreth, president of the Women's Patriotic Publish-
ing Cound
158
Mr. Edward F. Dickinson, of Massachusetts.
180
Mr. E. F. Carter, executive secretary Child Welfare Commission of
North Carolina -
188
Mr. James A. Emery, general counsel National Association of Manu-
facturers of the United States.---
201
Mr. Louis A. Coolidge, chairman of the Sentinels of the Republic,
Boston, Mass...
216 :
Mrs. Kate B. Johnson, chairman State Child Welfare Commission
of North Caroina, Raeigh, N. O--
220, 251.
Dr. James A. Hayne, executive officer South Carolina Board of
Health, as quoted in "A study of the cotton industry of North
and South Carolina,” by Ashmund Brown -
250
Mr. Gray Silver, Washington representative of the American Farm
Bureau Federation
251
Mr. Chares J. Webb, Phiadephia, Pa-----
255
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Abbott, Miss Grace, chief of Children's Bureau, Department of Labor-- 17, 30, 58
Adriaans, John H., attorney, Washington, D. C.
121
Blair, Miss Emily Newell, memorandum by---
81
Cadwalader, Thomas F., attorney, Baltimore, Md--
145
Carter, Mr. E. F., executive secretary Child Welfare Commission of North
Carolina
Clark, David, editor Southern Textile Bulletin.
117, 223
Connery, Hon. William P., Member of Congress-
13
Cooley, George L., Cuya hoga County, Ohio-
77
Coolidge, Louis A., chairman Sentinels of the Republic, Boston, Mass_ 216
Cooper, Hon. Henry Allen, Member of Congress--
15
Dallinger, Hon. Frederick W., Member of Congress_
3
Dickinson, Edward F., of Massachusetts_--
180
Emery, James A., general counsel National Association of Manufacturers
of the United States__.
201
Tox, Austen G., attorney, New York, N. Y.
82
Frothingham, Hon. Louis A., Member of Congress-
1
Gibbs, Mrs. Rufus M., Federation of Democratic Women.
150
Hayne, Dr. James A., statement of_--.
250
Holloway, Mrs. R. R., Women's Constitutional League of Maryland.-- 106
Johnson, Mrs. Kate B_.
220, 351
Jones, Mr. Willis R., attorney, Baltimore, Md..
98
Kilbreth, Miss Mary G., Woman Patriot Publishing Co--
158
Lineberger, Hon. Walter F., Member of Congress_-
2
Lovejoy, Owen R., executive secretary National Child Labor Committee,
New York, N. Y.
74
Miller Símon, Philadelphia, Pa..
108
Moere; Mr. Henry W., attorney, Philadelphia, Pa.
129
O'Donovan, Dr. Charles, Baltimore, Md -
130
Rawles, Charles T., attorney, Baltimore, Md--
140
Regan, Miss Agnes G., executive secretary National Council of Cath-
olic Women
71
Rogers, Hon. John Jacob, Member of Congress-
Silver, Mr. Gray, American Farm Bureau_
251
Stewart, Miss Mary, women's committee for a child labor amendment_- 61
Tague, Hon. Peter F., Member of Congress-
66
Upton, Mrs. Harriet Taylor, executive committee of the Republican
Party-
-LH
70
Wallace, Edgar, American Federation of Labor..
59
Walker, Dr. W. H., American Farm Bureau Federation.
Watson, Mr. E. O., secretary Federal Council of Churches of Christ of
America_
72
Webb, Mr. Charles J., Philadelphia, Pa.--
255
Williams, Ira Jewell, attorney, Philadelphia, Pa.
87
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
GEORGE S. GRAHAM, Pennsylvania, Chairman LEONIDAS C. DYER, Missouri.
ROBERT Y. THOMAS, JR., Kentucky.
W. D. BOIES, Iowa.
HATTON W. SUMNERS, Texas.
C. A. CHRISTOPHERSON, South Dakota. ANDREW J. MONTAGUE, Virginia.
RICHARD YATES, Illinois.
JAMES, W. WISE, Georgia.
IRA G. HERSEY, Maine.
JOHN N. TILLMAN, Arkansas. ISRAEL M. FOSTER, Ohio.
FRED H. DOMINICK, South Carolina. EARL C. MICHENER, Michigan.
SAMUEL C. MAJOR, Missouri. ANDREW J. HICKEY, Indiana.
ROYAL H. WELLER, New York. NATHAN D. PERLMAN, New York,
PATRICK B. O'SULLIVAN, Connecticut.
OSCAR J. LARSON, Minnesota.
J. BANKS KURTZ, Pennsylvania.
GUILFORD S. JAMESON, Clerk
M. D. TURTON, Assistant Olerk
PROPOSED CHILD LABOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTI:
TUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday, February 7, 1924. The committee met at 10 o'clock a. m., George S. Graham (chairman) presiding
The CHAIRMAN. This is a hearing on House Joint Resolution 66, giving Congress the power to prohibit the labor of persons under the age of 18 years and to prescribe the conditions of such labor, and on all similar resolutions now pending before the committee. If there is no objection, all of the resolutions on this subject will be printed as an appendix hereto.
Mr. Frothingham, you want to go away, so we will hear you first.
STATEMENT OF HON. LOUIS A. FROTHINGHAM, A REPRESENTA
TIVE IN CONGRESS FROM MASSACHUSETTS
Mr. FROTHINGHAM. Unfortunately, I have a meeting of my committee at 10 o'clock. There are numerous others here to go into this subject in detail; so if it will not inconvenience you, I will say a few words only.
All these measures have the same object in view; they differ somewhat in wording. The idea is to enable Congress to have authority through a constitutional amendment to get uniform legislation. Other methods have been tried without success. As a rule I do not
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