The daily critic., 1890-09-24
CHARLoTTEs MEMORIAL.

Mrs Charlotte SNrru, the rcsile,s,
busy toncued president Of the Woman's
National Industrious League Of Amer
ica. Of which organization she Is the
soul, Is always raising o storm 10 some.
body's teapot and yesterday, with the
aid Of Senator PLuMu Of Kansas, she
raised little cyclone in the Senate. to
the great annoyance Of Senators IIoAH
and DAWES OF Massachusetts,
In a paper entitled a Memorial ot
the Woman's Industrial League Of
America for the protection of women
aud children employed in the mills and
factories throughout the United States.
ard addressed TO the Senate, Mrs. SMITu
made several statements that should
challenge the attention Of the country.
She States
l. Tariff protection does not protect
labor
2. Women and children Of tender
age are virtually the slaves Of powerful
corporations.
3. The proof Of this is in The follow
ing facts
10 the cotton mills Of PENNSYLVANIA,
New York and the New England States
women and children work for from 35
To 70 cents day. and work ten hours.
In Massachusetts, % per cent. OF all
persons empl Dyed in cotton and wooden
mills receive only S21O TO - 80 per
week.
ON May 81, last, Il was decided that
sn advance Of 80 per cent on the al
ValoTem duty should be given to the
cloak manufacturers Of the country,
and on June s, following, they notified
their women workers that their wages
would be reduced % per cent
The silk Weav5rs Of Bethlehem, Pa,
have been notified that a reduction Of
40 per cent. Of their wages has been
q, c.ded upon And this reduction is
made IN face Of the fact that Our silk
Tibton manufacturers have been given
sn advance Of 20 per cent In the tariff
dufy on tueir goods
Women IN New York city are max
ing Toys jackeJs for Is cenls-a whole
iackel for the price Of two l0aves Of
lTsad and pautaiOons for II cents a
air
Do Pennsylvania women fnishers in
woolen mills receive only As cents a
day spinneTs, Il cents spoilers. from
~ % a cents WeaEeTs, 40 70 50 cents
In The knit-go0ds factories Of Penn
sYlvania women sp0ol-WindeTs receive
only 55 cents per day spinuers, 80 cents
yarn twisters, 63 cents yarn spinneTs
G6 cents and Teelers, 6j cents
IN the boot and shoe factories 0f
Pennsylvania, girls receive only 50 cents
PeT day
In The textile fabric factories tie w0-
msu spinners and spoilers receive from
"a 10 55 cents per day The windeFs 66
cents and The dTessers n woven textiles
only 43 cents
10 Aassaehus elt5 sl childTeH from
10 70 l8 years ~ age are employed 10
factories. and 90 s97 girls Of from "A %
- yeaTs are doing factory work.
AA tAAH HtaNa HHs.AA.aA ll Aaa AAIaat.-t AA
15.53S receive 90 average Of S83 10 q
year Of 3l2 working DAYS or a. the rate
~ 1855 cents per day for work done
ID home
senator PLUME moved thai th.s me.
m0rial should be referred no the Com
mittee on Education and Labor for iu-
gestigaiiou 81 Tie charges made by
Mrs smith League The Senator
proposed that the committee should
have p0Ber % send Tor persons and
papers, and take testimony under oath
and report iu December next
Imme liately Senator SHERMAN, tIsm-
Lliug at Tie dangerous step proposed %
he etakeu bg Senator PLUHH' S resolution
% Tie direction ~ Capitalization. aui
Do yindicaliol IF lhe doctrine Of State 5
dghn. iuterp0sed Tie objection that
PLUaB' 8 resolution would aulhorize the
luVesligafion 0f matters which fan
clearly within ne jurisdiction of every