Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-11
Strike. in the Kitchcn.

iFron the NeE York Christian AdrccAte1
 The question of capital and labor Is not fought out alone in workshops and rolling mills and among men It rists 10 the fore constantly in cur kitchens. The contest between the mistress and her maid, the woman hired by the day and her employ CT, Is going on every day and all the time There are some mistrssses who are go wise and firm and tsctful In their management that their servants are not disposed to be other than willing and fsIthful, and there are some servants who need not the eye of the mistress to stimulate them 10 fidelity and industry. NotEithstAadinz, inc aver sge employer needs to be held within linn its of law and usage, and the average ena- ploye Is no worse for being rtou!red to keep within the same nuits.
 A cushion of hearty good will between mistress and maid is the best guarantee of their mutual interests When the maid sees that her interests are cared for by her mistress, If she has any nobility in her. she will be melted thereby 10 stesifEst de votion to the welfare of her mistress. If, on the other hand, she Is male aware that she Is valued exclusively for what csn be got out of her in the way of service, she will naturally give ss little ss she can for what she receives.
 In the csse Of the woman hired by the day matters are somewhat different Ten hours is the limit of days work, and for ordinary services required s dollar 6 day is the usual recompense. If sn appearance Is not put in at seven in the morning. time may be made up after six in the evening. But where this last is refused, and the em- ployer must lose su hour of service or have a contest with the employe because she declines to psy full wags for & short days work, she is compelled to decide ei- ther to be cheated or to fight Ten cents isn't much to fight over, but the principle involved In paying one cent auearned is worth fighting over.
 Some years ago a wash woman in su- burban village near ihe great capital de termined to establish the precedent. and compel all the women Of her class in the villsgs to follow it, that one washing was worth dollar. She went ont by the day. snd when the washing was done at twelve o'clock, or one, CT two, or three, as the case might be, sue got her dollar and went nou1c.~ Small families who could have had washing and ironing easily done in one day were obliged to do their own ironing or pay dollar more for having it done, This state If things lasted all ore summer. but was finally broken up by q combina- ton among the hoasskeepers, they resol- wing 10 insist or fen hours work from all women hired by the day, srd that il should inc!ude washing. tLe ususI c!eaairg uo af trr washing, s''3 i-oa:rg anlI iAe len hnuTs had expired.
 This article Is written iE the interest of city people who go tn the country in sum- msr 10 live, and who DsY. # they are not hrm, be caiI-d upon to pay full wsge for short hours The wise policy Is to pay ex- sctly what is earned. Aftsr that, if you wish to rsuperize your employe by mak- ing her a present that is quite another matter. It is real here i. to an encrosch- ing employe to be paid only for wbs. is lawfully esrued.