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OPPOSES PROPOSED CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION ASA BLOW TO AVERAGE FARM FAMILYThe Child Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Wbat do you think of ft ? H»tp it is;Section I.— Tbe congress shall bav** power to limit, regulate and prohih-it flu* liilnir of pfrMiriM under tin- ag° lt;'f 1* years.Section j.- The jm»wer of tlie several stat«*m is iiuini|wired |iy thin article, exi-ept that the operation of state laws shall la* suspended to the extent necessary to give eff*slt; to legislation enacted hy the congrcsg.The a I Hive is tin* promised JOtli amendment to the Federal Constitution. Ji«i understand its meaning? Itead it carefully. It uieuns just what it says; That congress shall have the right to pass such laws as it sis* fits, to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of all children under the ag* stated.Statistics shows that alwuit So^v of children of that age an* farmer’s children. We know that they as-ist materially in helping to support tin* family Also that most of them under the direction of their parents, earn enough to siipjH»rt thetnselves. Sup-|kim‘ congress should decide that they should not render sin h services’/ And stip|Mis#• again, that the parents are not able to ^npjMirf them without •'iteli assistant*'? What then? Think 11: iv overI'.hosc favoring f !i i — amendment say it is intended tlt; proliihit tin i'.:iig i f ehiidrlt;n iii faeti.ri' - inla! -1 ejfies. | 'i||ijn ve that is’ i e inIei:i ion. hut it applie- to ail eiiihin a. t'ondifau s ate Aa**tlv d; I ten-nf in tin- niral di-ti' •!, than in New \ o;*k lt;.tv. A !a. t.hat \\il! he. pthe child out of tbe factory in New York miglit keep him out of the cotton patch in Texas.I niMh-rstnnd that an amendmentwas offered to the proposed amendment to exempt farmers children andwas voted down. The adoption of this amendment carries with it the right to pass laws for It iuforcement. That ealls for a lot of federal appointees, who care for nothing hut their job and nothing for tbe welfare of tlie child. Parents will Is* furnished. I sti|»pose. with questioniers in regard to their children*s labor etc. Spies will probably ho aont to pry into onr private affairs to se if the law is Ih»-iug respected. How would you like for some F«*deral ap|H»infee to dictatc j to you as to what kind of work your child shall do or not do?Y«m love your child. He loves liilt; Job. Win n there is no limit as to tiu. j thorfty. as the above shows to Im*. the j wisest of us cannot for«*tell what a \ lot of |sditleiaiis will do. We know j they will give their heelers the np. isrfut incuts for political jobs.When the income tax law was pas. s*-d it was n««t tin* infenttion of tIi»* IGovernment to pray into tlie private |affair'' of the pe p!e. i»ut to infor •*«if. tlie appointee- to roller! haVi to lt;h» tlii-. They tried to keep secret flu* amount of tax paid l»y each hut ]»• •-iitical Inm( «*iitI) ha - secured a ruling to make t hi - public. “If you donl want to get .’lot. dont g:\e a patti U.v I C low a loU tied gun.If voti 11 * lit w ui fTiis atuctidm- ut* Iadopted w lite your represent a t i' e at ! \ ijsf i :i to \ »T • a -ra i iM i t. |\v. T ( Ain/rov.
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Harlingen Star
Harlingen, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 23, 1925
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