To the Baltor of: the "Nonri-Cutwa Dany News"
Sm—Some days ago we had occasion to try to employ as house coolie'a likely young lad, perhaps 17 years old, who has been serving an apprenticeship in a small local laundry for three years. The owner of the laundry was - approached—who stated that according to long-established custom this lad belonged to him for a further period of two years—and in any ease the master Would not release the lad under any Tt seems such apprentices receive food, a place to sleep, and ten cents every two months as remuneration for unlimited hours of work daily.
There must be literally thousands of such lads sweated for years on end with no remuneration—and no hope of gelting away from their slave-driving masters even if an oppor~ tunity of advancement should occur.
Could you, or any of your readers, tells if we may take this lad as
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