As chairman of the local committee I desire to express our deep appreciation of the efforts of the National Child Labor Committee to secure a model child labor law for the District of Columbia. I deem it a special privilege to preside over one of the sessions of its meeting when the subject for discussion is &dquo;New Legislation, with special reference to the needs of the District of Columbia.&dquo; Child labor as a menace to industry, education, good citizenship and to the health of the children has been forcefully presented in most effective and instructive addresses, and will doubtless be
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