[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.
[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.
[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.
[28]. Ibid., p. 40.
[29]. Report of the U. S. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, p. 100.
[30]. Studnitz Nordamerikanische Arbeiterverhältnisse.
[31]. Industrial Commission, Vol. V, p. 48.