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During the past twenty years, a number of men and women outside of the labor movement have done and are continuing to do valuable work for labor in promoting protective legislation for women and children workers; legislation improving the health conditions, ameliorating the unemployment problem, etc.

The associations include:

American Association for Labor Legislation, Dr. John B. Andrews, Secretary, 131 East 23rd Street, New York City.

National Consumers' League, Mrs. Florence Kelley, General Secretary, 44 E. 23rd St., New York City.

National Child Labor Association, Owen R. Lovejoy, Secretary, 105 E. 22nd St., New York City.

Peoples' Legislative Service, Basil Manly, 605 Fendall Bldg., Washington, D. C.

More purely educational groups which utilize brain workers in activities that relate to the labor movement include:

The League for Industrial Democracy, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

Public Ownership League of America, Carl D. Thompson, Secretary, 127 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill.

Church League for Industrial Democracy, (Episcopal), Rev. F. B. Barnett, Wrightstown, Pa.

Fellowship of Reconciliation, Bishop Paul Jones, Secretary, 396 Broadway, New York City.

Fellowship of the Christian Social Order, Kirby Page, Hasbrouck Heights, N. J.

National Catholic Welfare Council, 1312 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, D. C. The Rev. John A. Ryan, Secretary.

Research Council, Social Service Commission of the Federal Council of Churches of America, F. Ernest Johnson, Director, 105 E. 22nd Street, New York City.

Social Service Commission of the Methodist Church, Harry F. Ward, Secretary, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

The Young Men's Christian Association (address 347 Madison Avenue, New York City), the Young Women's Christian Association (600 Lexington Avenue, New York City) and various other church groups have committees or separate organizations which give increasing attention to labor problems.

The American Civil Liberties Union, Roger N. Baldwin and Albert De Silver, directors, 100 Fifth Avenue, New York City, does an invaluable work through its national office and volunteer helpers for the protection of labor's civil rights.