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Philip Kozlowski 5/27/13 English A1

Dear Governor William Sprague IV,

I am writing to inform you about the importance of passing the KeatingOwen Act. Can you please just listen to what I have to say. The bill should

pass because there are many jobs that are hard for the young, weak children, there are many dangers that can seriously injure a child while they are working, and many people already want it to be stopped. Children should not

be working and people should not use this terrible way of work force to perform menial tasks that adults could do instead. (Keating and Owen 1) Children work many hard and enduring jobs and often for a very long time too. Children are often forced into jobs because their parents are not able The children The children

to work, so they take the place of their parents as workers. need the money and if they cant get money, they will starve.

also are paid less than adults are, and therefore they have to work longer to get the same amount of money. Some of the many jobs where children work include farms, mines, glass factories, textiles, agriculture, canneries, and home industries. They also work as newsboys, messengers, bootblacks, and

peddlers. (Bennett, Hodne, Sherer and Child Labor in Onion Field, Rice County, Minnesota) Children are sometimes very young and very weak when they have to work, yet they are forced to do things that are too challenging for them to achieve. Many of the jobs that they perform are dangerous and can lead to

serious, sometimes fatal injuries. Children who have to work are exposed to many dangerous objects, and they can get hurt by misusing them. Children often have to go to hospitals,

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because their injuries are so severe. In the picture, Dr. William Buck

Treating Migratory Worker's Child in Clinic Okeechobee Migratory Labor Camp, Belle Glade, Florida, a boy is being treated by a doctor for serious injuries
that he obtained while working in a factory. (Dr. William Buck Treating Migratory Worker's Child in Clinic. Okeechobee Migratory Labor Camp, Belle Glade, Florida.) A child would not have sustained this kind of injury if they are playing instead of working. The injuries the children can experience

cause them to lose their lives at a very early age. Numerous people are against the injuries that the children bear, so dont be afraid to vote for the bill, because many people are on your side as well. If you do vote for the bill, you wont be alone. protest child labor. Many people already

In the picture taken on May 1, 1909, Men, women, and The people in the picture refer child

children alike protest child labor. labor as child slavery.

(Protest against Child Labor in a Labor Parade) There is also the National

With the help of others we can stop child slavery.

child labor committee who can also help support us in the cause of abolishing child labor. (Bennett, Hodne, Sherer) So dont be afraid that you will be a laughing stock, just do what you believe is best for the poor, innocent, young children. When voting for the bill, remember the children who are working and just getting enough to scrape by. injured every day. Remember the dear children who are getting

And remember this letter when taking the right and just

choice for the path of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act. Yours truly,

Philip Kozlowski

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Works Cited
Bennett, Robin, Hodne, Carol, and Sherer, Jenifer. "Child Labor in U.S. History." - The Child Labor Education Project. N.p., July 2011. Web. 27 Apr. 2013. <http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/us_history.html>. Child Labor in Onion Field, Rice County, Minnesota. 1939. Photograph. Library of Congress. Child Labor in Onion Field, Rice County, Minnesota. By Rothstein Arthur. Web. 27 Apr. 2013. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1997012137/PP/>. Dr. William Buck Treating Migratory Worker's Child in Clinic. Okeechobee Migratory Labor Camp, Belle Glade, Florida. 1941. Photograph. Library of Congress. Dr. William Buck Treating Migratory Worker's Child in Clinic. Okeechobee Migratory Labor Camp, Belle Glade, Florida. By Wolcot. 1990. Web. 27 Apr. 2013. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa2000037728/PP/>. [Protest against Child Labor in a Labor Parade] . 1909. Photograph. Library of Congress. [Protest against Child Labor in a Labor Parade] . Web. 27 Apr. 2013. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97519062/>. United States. Cong. House. Proceedings. 64th Congress 1st sess. Keating-Owen Child Labor act of 1916. Comp. Edward Keating and Robert L. Owen. Washington: Keating and Owen, 1916. 1-2 Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-2008. Lib. of Congress. 27 Apr. 2013 <http://research.archives.gov/description/5730381>