ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 157, 27 March 1908, Page 7

ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE.

CHILD LABOUR. . ' BY TELEGRAPH—PBESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. - (Rec. March. 26, 11.44 p.m.) , Now York, March 26. 1 President Roosevelt's Message to' Coii.gress recommended, - besides!, the:.;,pomts cabled, a child labour, law and legislation for the regulation : of tho use of- injunctions .•inlabour. disputes. It urged the institution of savings banks. SUFFERINGS OF CHILDREN. , "One pressing matter," writes a New.York correspondent,. " is - to end in some way. the shameful • nice between tho poorer States to attract capital by permitting child-labour upon ever-easier terms. At least a dozen,' States are'-almost- equally -guilty; 1 and even in- the older: States,-,such: as Pennsylvania and New York,... the ,laws; protecting, children are, .in many cases, loosely enforced. There are thousands ,o£ American-boys under 12 years of age, working in mines, who in' : winter the sun only on Sunday; and in tha textile factories int some'localities scores,of;thousands' of -chili dren of. both, sexes toil ten and, even .twelve hours a day, and in busy seasons- make : overtime as well. - The; oiily conceivable way ofending this infamous rivalry is to. find: some means of bringing,' child-labour . within ■ the jurisdiction'. of thonation -;as'-a. j whole,-,y and Senator.,. Beveridgp. has ; .'already; introduced ... a Bill ' which forbids . all common 'ca'rriera' ! ' f6 accept; goods/for'' shipment, unless the' shipper .declares under oath that, they have not. besn produced by children _under a given age." It is said that, the child sufferers number -, at least 300,000. . - ;, •• . . ,