The Labor enquirer., 1886-01-02
ll's WORK.
What Our Sisters Arc Doing n
the Large Cities Of
the East.
Opiniens Of charlotte Smith. the
President Of the Wsm-
ans League.
She Answers the Letters Of Denver.
Sisters. Through tho Celuhas
u ssThe Eaqairer.n
Editor Labor Enquirer.

81 "The knqalr0rs"
Editor Labor Enquirer.
/ WAsHIkaroN. Decs AL have great
reason 70 thank you for kindness IA
making public and giving circulation to
the ideas Of the Woman's League q Ak
pressed through me. For this kindness,
sincerely thank You in my own name
Is well as that Of the league.
The tone Of The ESouIRER is manly
and the arguments used in your edito-
riaIs are truthful, logical and to the
point.
S Our war here is steadily progressing
and in our battle with the Chinese laun-
dries we have reason to be proud ofour
progress. There is no doubt that the
number of these laundries here adds to
tho non-employment and consequent
distress of MANY wage women. Among
the impecunions women here land many
Of them come to US for aid) arethose dis.
charged from the towel washing of the
treasury department by Secretary Man
ming. Such bold-faced piece Of injus-
tice hss seldom been perpetrated in any
government. To save few pennies to
the general government, the washing
was taken away from necessitous women,
many Of them, if not all. widows of sol
diers with families dependent on them
for support. and given to contractor
who boasts that the machinery he pur-
chased to do this washing can do the
work offortY women at the tub.
This is sore subject with the officials
here and the bare mention Of q Chinese
laundry or q towel washing will cause
the brayest treasury official to dse.
The proper remedy to rid ourselves
of these heathen. leprous-producinR
Chinese, would be to boycott them, for
have Investigated the subject and found
to my pain and sstonishment that the
workinamen are the best patrons and
supporters Of these laundries.
In arecsnt visit TO Baltimors, and on
reprssentlng the question TO labor orr
q fine Of 81 on any member encouraging
these laundries. This is q practical way
of getting rid of the greatest foe the wage
women have to encounter here, for
places In government employ are inn
possible to obtain and the wash tub and
sad irons Is the one great avenue where
woman can find work.
mot to be outdone, and believing we
can accomplish much good bv our
projects, we will starta woman's co-op-
erative laundry here, whore persons can
call and leave their orders and have the
work done in first-class style. To further
assist others we will establish q general
employment agency, where women in
search of employment can register their
names, free ofe1pense, and no time or
expense will be spared to get them sit
uation. Our object is to help women
who wish to help themselves, and We
feel assured that generous people will
lend us their aid and countenance in
making our plans success.
We will also haveln connection with
the laundry an industrial exchange,
where articles made by our female in
dustrians will be put on sale.
These plans will serve to give many
unemployed women work, and our plan
to send laundry women out to wash by
the day. in private families, for 81 per
diem, works well and is very popular.
It seems to drive poverty away, renders
them Independent of charity and makes
them comforta BILE the present winter. It
also provides reliable help to private
families, as we are sponsors for all we
employ.
These objects seem to meet the appro-
baton of our citizens Of means, friendly
to our cause, and by diligence persever-
ance and honesty we can make it pay
all concerned and do a great deal of
good, and render q great many people.
and homes happy. Individually ! ask
no other reward.
These. remarks will be an answer to
the letter from the ladies Of your city
asking information, etc. of me. I haye
mislaid their address or should answer
them personally. OF course all indus
trians-male and female lin your city
must band together, work together,
show true manhood and womanhood in
the great endeavor to elevate labor, and
you will witness better confidence
among the poor, will see pauperism de-
crease, and smiles once more illumine
eyes that have Wept for years in poverty
and want.
The Inland Monthly and Woman's
Industrial Magazine, will be issued very
soon. From assurances / have received
it will have wide circulation and be .
powerful engine to work 1or the advance
ment of our female indusrrians and de-
fend us from the attacks of our enemies.
Yours truly, CHARLOTTE ShrfH,
Mems wool hats at so cents. rs cents,
and 81. Mems fur hats from 81 up.
Mems caps from 25 cents up. Boys
winter caps from 25 cents up. Polo caps
1t 20 and 26 cents, T.E. CLAYTON.