Telegram-herald., 1888-07-09
CONDITION Or WOMEN
Asts DISCUSSED ss MAS |, MsAaav


frekably fhs most feprunentouyo eA0-
snss OF the vorkias vokasa snd g1zts -
6and Rapids thai has yss ssns tsgstha
were present - the Peoples Theatre last
evening 81 The oecssion sf Mra l. n.
Bsrry's lecture On ~wsnan. Asr Wsrh
and Her Condition" There we're ssms
msa present sat net enough ts convey sAs
impression thai the lecture vss meant fer
ths sterner sex as well shortly sftsr 8
O'Clock Andrew Fife. Clerk OF the Superior
Court. introduced the lectures - lazy
whose sissnesd theories on the elevation
Of woman bad not been gained by reading
cheap literature.
hIs. Barry stisf.srds se,s ,. ga. =, -. =.
sifh q dsSl3saiy- soDoaon fssFessejees -
eoantsnaAce. Approaching the front OF the
stage. she Was greeted vish applause and
then started out on her subject - saying
that before goiag Into the organ1.afion of
female labor extensively, II would be neces-
s4ry 70 see Just what the vsrd organization
implied. Very fss women knew what the
objects OF the Knights of Labor are; very
few can comprshend Why snsA IN organi.
kation Is needed In this free repoblie oi
ours- Such cannot see the Thousands oi
defsnssless women wearing out their lives,
snriching hssrtless employer BY doing the
formerly got 81 day. IL they could they
would fnd that instead of . free
country il is ruled by . horde
Of despotic and merciless aristocrats and
monopolists. The natural resources are
controlled by vast monopolies. and no
where do We see q chance tor the countless
millions who are being psupsrizod into
perdltion. The object Of the X. of l.. is TO
form and TO secure the greatest amount ol
good to the greatest number of people; te
make . government by the people for the
people and Of the people. Some may ask
what this has TO do with woman. What ID
there that oonceros man that does net
concsrn his wife II by the fruits of his ID
Dor he enjoys life. 90 does she; their interest,
are inseparabls. The working women. de-
fenseless as they are, are becoming more %
every day iust for lack Of organization
Ten years ago there were tour hundred
branches of industry in this country en-
ploying women; now there are eleven hun
dret and thirty-two. This is another reason
why women should be organized. Unor
ganized she stands q menace 10 man and tC
herself but all through her own ignorance
As women take the place OF men IN the
different branches OF industry labor be
comes cheapened and the latter is forced u
work for starvation prices or join the army
OF tramps. Ii woman will work organiza
| ton will command for her equal pay fo
equal work. The great trouble with womer
| is that they do not think for themselves
that they are the mothers OF the futur'
rulers of the land. 1t is for the purpose o
| thinking that they are asked to organize.
Branching of TO the condition OF women
| the lady offered some figures and pnce
| paid for articles of clothing produced b,
women. In New York and Cincinnati the,
| get 5 cents apiece for making articles o
underwear, and ut the very most can onl,
| make 20 cents a day. This il mainl,
| caused by competition which comes from
| different sources. Some women in fair cir
| cumstances are in part responsible; the.
| want 70 make some pin money, and beini
/ ashamed to work, take sewing 10 do al thei
| home. They are readily employed becaus
| they work for less than the regular sswin
girl. Thus do they injure the poor defense
| less woman who is driven to starvation an
thirty cents . day. IL this same woma
knew what she was doing would she do II
OF course not. 1t is only by organizatio
that she will be taught the lesson.
Az Mrs. Barry drew her lecture to clos
she grew warmer and more eloquent ar
was frequently heartily applauded. Closin
she said that homes and asylums might
built missionary societies might be forme
tor the benefit of fallen women, but Just
long as women are not organized amor
themselves to nip the evil at the bud
demanding for women fair wages for "a
work, the homes, asylums, etc, would q
| WAYS be supplied wifh inmates.