Child Labor Bill

<p>This volume comprises the hearings before the House Committee on Labor regarding H.R. 8234 the Child Labor Bill held on January 10 11 and 12 1916. These hearings offer a detailed record of the arguments and evidence presented for and against federal legislation aimed at regulating and curtailing child labor practices in the United States. The testimony includes perspectives from legislators reformers industry representatives and other stakeholders involved in the contentious debate over child labor laws.</p> <p>As a primary source document this publication provides invaluable insight into the social economic and political considerations surrounding the effort to protect children from exploitation in the early 20th century. It remains a crucial resource for scholars and anyone interested in the history of labor reform child welfare and the evolution of federal regulatory power.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>