Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-13
woHES sReULD nAvE EaUaL CON.
PESsATleS wITu mEN.


PEksATleN WITH mEN.
By what principle Of justice i 10 that
women IN many cf oar large cities Ret
only tvo-thir1s No much pay a. m~n
ans m many eases only half ? Here - q
Rizantie injustice for work equal
" Vel. II moi oester done. woman re-
eetvss TAR lees compensation than mar.
StaFt vita the National Govsrnment !;
women clerks ~ Washington set 500
tor doing that for which men reeve
tlea The wheel Of eppressaos 10 roll
In2 over the neeks Of thousands Of ~
men Who are ~ this .oaaent IN despair
sooat What they are 10 DO. Many Of
tue largest mercantile establishments Of
our cities are Aocessoey to thsss ahomi-
nations. and from their large establish
msnts there are scores Of souls being
pit he'd OF into death, and they know il.
IL there q q rdp VIII there be iude-
mentl | tcll yo1 II God Kises up 10 re-
dress womAnss WRONGS many Of our
large establishments will be swallowed
up quicker than South AmericAn
earthqasks ever tos'k dOwa 9 oity. God
viii catch these opsressors hetweea the
too mill stones of ais wrath aud grind
them 20 pssder.
Why Is 70 that = female principal Ia a
sehooi gets only $Sa6 e dOiaR . rk for
soieh = male prisaptl gets 3l65af I
or.r from all tals land tns ~aai ef
sosaanhOod- Nan hss nothing q.
Ansser 20 thai wall bat batteries. He
says she 10 an angel. Sc l. not sbe
kno1s abe 10 nol, She h q human
being, who gcte hungry whenever she
has no food aud cold when ste has 40
are. Give her no more batteries give
her jastioei There ara $500 sewing
girls iE New Yetk and Brooklyn.
Across the sanlieht comes their death
groan. ID 10 nos slich Q cry as comes
from thoss who are suddsaly hurled out
Of life, but q el0s, Rrindine. horrible
wasting Away. GaiAer them before 700
and look into their faees-pinchsd, :,
seAstly. haAger strtick Look at thsir
nnRers. nesdle-psicked and blood
tipped See thAt pge0ature stoop In
the shoaiders. Hear that dry, hack
ing. nesciless cough
AZ q large meeting of thsss women
held In q hall IN Pniiadelpeis grand
speeches we're delivered. has needle
woman took the stand, threw aside Der
faded shawl and With her shrivsled arm
huried . very thunderb ID OF eloques +,
speakina out the horrors OF her oun ex
psricnoe. Sand at the corner OF q stre~i
IN Nss York at 8 or O'Clock In q Q
eaorninQ, a. the women ~ TO toeir
work. Many of thesn had no breakfa Z
rxoept toe cru0bs thAs we're iefs over
from the nigst 6esoFo OF tho crumh.
sbey ehsv sa their way through the
.srest. Here they comsl Tue warkins
girls Of New York rnd Beooklybi Thee
engaged IA bead work, th-s- Ia h1wef-
making. In millinery. psp-r-osx msk-
tng, bot, m0sf overuorked Of ell aud
I a-t oompsnssted, tue sewing womsr,
Why do thsy not t.lts tne city cars on
sneir way apf They cannot afford the
dve oeassl
vsstibuis Of this church after SERVES q
woman fell in oonyulsiona fhs doctor
said she needed mrStiuine not 90 much
e. something TO eat. AZ shs began 60
revive IN her dsliFinin she said, grasp
insiy: "E'ghs esntsl Eight csnts
Eight centsi sish Ioould I u dsnel
sm % tiredi wist feoaid get -one
sleep. bat must gst it dousl u Rlt
oentsi Eight oents. We found altar
ssrd thst she gas making garments for
eight csnts apiece, and thai shs could
make bot three OF them In . day.
hear iti Three times eight are twenty
four. Hear II, men and vomea who
have comfortable homesi some Of the
worst villains OF our eities ars the sm.
ployers Of these women. They beat
them down 20 the last penny and then
try 70 cheat them cut Of that. The
woman must deposit a dollar VI two
before she gets the garments 20 work
on. when the work 10 done it 10 sharp.
" inspected, and the most insignificant
flaws picked out and the wages refused
and sometimes the dollar deposited not
given back.
The womsn's Protective Union 70
ports case whsre one Of these poor
souls, fading placs where she could
eet more wages. resolved 70 change ea
ployers and went 70 get her pay for
work done. The empioyer says; ~
hear yoa ere going 70 leave me 7"
Yea" she said, and | havs como 10
get what you ows me- He ade NO
answer. She said .Are you not going
70 pay me p Yea" he sAid, - uiii
pay you." and hs kicked her dosn
stairs.
Oh. that women's Prcteotiss Union,
No. 10 Clinton place, Eev xsfk. The
blessings OF heaven be ON u tor the
msrclfal and divine work - u doinG IN
the defeaos OF tailnig won ,bho d
shst tragsdi.s of snf-fiaR are prs-
at~d ~ shem day oy dayl Apra-
graph from ths report sAyss
a. Oan zoo make Mr. jones pay me :
He owea me for shree weeks, 90 $3.50 .
seek. und can't Ret anything. aad my
chiid 10 very siak.' Tue speaker, .
young woman lately widowed. burst To-
10 hood OF tears as Bhe spoke. bhs
uas btdden 30 cone aaain tue nexs 81
ternoon and repeat her story 20 The
attorney at his usual vsekiy hearing Of
frauds and impositioiss- Means were
found By which Nj. Jsnss was induced
70 pay the "a 5o.s"
Another paragraph from their reports
fortniRkt hsd passed shen sne
modestiy hinted desire 90 knos hos
mnsh her seFvioes wore worth. %. my
DEAR be replied. 'you ARE getting 70 De
one Of the most vaiuabiu hands tu ~
trade; you will aigays Rst ths vsry best
price. Ten dollars . Eeek yon wiil q
able 90 earn very easily ant tue Rifit
argsrs hsw on With her work ~ mar
sslo1s rata. TIE vielrFs Of tioa Heet
NAG Amos t3f1t4 01t 8r8Ns tsN
nights later shile crossing The ferry ehs
overheard the name Of her snpi yer u
shs conversation Of aiFls xho stood near
what, J hn eaipesf Wby be dom
pay. Lock Gus Tor him svess tinss
dell keep yon en trial - bs esiis u, To-
weeha, aud tnsn hs'ii iss you 90 and ze'
come osher fool Add thus jams smits
zsinrd her wafaias against ths swind
lsr. Bat NJ union h.id him ~ ths tcii
% shs iaw until bo paid tbe sofsb d
sseh Of tboss days Of stsiai'
| Hoe are these svsis - No cradle .tsd
SONS sss, Give wsman tbs bali0s
What edres such bAlio. niaht have %
other questions sa Nos here g. DIS
eazs; bat what voaid Be ths ~ g o
seuais sn1fsQe en w8maas- Wagsssf
DO not beii-vs that yoman uiis sysr ee
iassies hy womsh's bslioss indeet