The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-10
The.FAlsehOGd OF Mrs, barry Expos
ed, by a Gentleman Who Worked
Over Twenty Years In
England,
Interesting Discussion For LaborinR Men
70 Glance over Very Carefully, aa
II The Truth,

NuIhlNk lAtn Nlu Nplntn,
One II u Mrs, Lenora M, Barry OF
Irish birth. She says she canpOt de-
scribe the exact condition IN Europe,
~ she was Ouly away four or live weeks,
but NJ the same time she seems 10 have
lllled up with egOtlgm aud false intor,
nation which sue llrra " on at random
In the cent Press
She says Ia England women work In
u pen factory
Is that any disgrace to women Not
u bit OF II,
She admits that all the employees were
satisfied who worked there
But women work ~ chain makers
aud DlaCksmitha
In Il district called the Black Coun'
try, near Dudley, women work az the
auylls, making cnalns and nails, aud
the dwellings arb not llt for human be-
ings 10 live ln,
say won't believe 10.
There was time when women did
do IT,
Hut / thank God that the English
government has put u stop TO that Kind
OF women labor,
say " Is shame to any one who
would cast Il reflection on The Churao.
Ter and standing Of the Englshwoman;
the honest, the true, the noble, the
pride Of England,
Where eau you find noblOr women
than the wives OF Englshmen, and
what have they done 10 America that
they have to be held up before the pub
lie As pictures Of misery.
She visited London, with Ito 10000
paupers, who would gladly work II they
could get ",
suppose We have no paupers In this
country, and that everybody Is employ
ed. Bah
And with all lts paupers she admits
there are some who aio wealthy who
do good.
am glad Of II,
she visited u match factory and the
Prudential Insurance company. and 10,
women worked there, Well, 10 that u
disgracep | think not
inc women IN the Prudential com.
pany earn $500 per year. Mark! They
have q large dining hall In connection
In the building; the food 10 furnished
by the company at cost price; eight
servants prepare and serve IL NJ the
COmpany's expense, Further, u fine
reading room, Il library aud n banquet
hall. How does this compare with the
American institutions under Protec'
tionY
Women she found living in dark
rooms IN lodging houses making shirts
for Is cents each,
Can you not find women In New
York City living In dungeons making
shirts for 10 cents each. Yes, lots OF
them. know | can find them; aud |
can lind some making shirts for Mr.
Postmaster Gen, WaDamaker ut 10
cents.
Mrs. Barry next visited Manchester
aud found the cotton factory where the
employees get better paid than they do
In America and are more robust In
health.
When Mrs. Barry was on her way TO
England she interviewed three girls
who we're going back to England be.
cause they could not make 4 living In
| America. This Ia the conversation,
"Three girls seated on the main deck
were questioned,
Yes, ma'am, ] have been sea sick ever
since the ilrst day out, said the eldest
| Of them, 1 have eaten nothing for two
days, | could eat II | had something
nice, tut | cannot eat the food here,
For % cents could get extra from
the cook, but | have no money,
What brings you acrosap was asked.
| am going homo TO England, l
worked In q cotton mill at Fall River,
| | have been In America II month"; and
America docs not agree with me- and
my sister and are going home. |
have no parents, but have four sisters,
| heard OF good wages in America for
weaver, and In running eight
| looms could make about SS week
and paid $3.50 for my board and very
poor at that,
Al home can make 30 q week run.
ming three looms and got my board for
| SO per week and my clothing cheaper,
| And as tho bright blue eyes filed with
tears, she exclaimed, 0a! but 20 be HON
again"
Well, might II make one en-.
quire what's the matter with Protec
ton? In conclusion she says her re-
port Is incomplete and inadequate. But
one thing she does say without fear OF
contradiction, and that ls, no women
Of any land enjoy the same privileges
and opportunities as the American wo.
men; none receive the homage and
thoughtful Kindness from men that the
American women do. | say IL Is q lie
How Is it there are no many divorces
and separatlonsp Is IL because the
men are too kind to themp | think
not.
Now, sir, as she claims that women
takes the place of men in England
do they not do II In this country They
do, Have we not women telegraph Op
orators, women working In lock factor.
les, box shops, toothpick shops, tailor
ing shops, harness shops, watch
factories, clerks Of every descrip.
ton, and even working at
farmers, and worse still, are they not
women working at the cinder ovens
| IfMrs., Berry wants tofee apicture oi
destltutlon let her go into our Goa
repions, and into the slums and dens Of
our large cities. She need not trave
over three thousand miles to find pic
lures of misery, let her stay at home, as
we have enough OF IL here.
am proud to know that we have
such noble women Us Mrs. Kate Brown
ing Sherwood to no abroad, who hal
given the public such true and NOBLE
| decription Of England as che has don,
from time TO time, during her travel