The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-10

and the system that supports 1t were
under consideration in Central Music
hall last evening Nine speakers, rep
resenting the pulpit, the bar, the state
government and the trade that is most
closely identified with the sweat shop,
explained it's history, its operation, the
evils of it's existence and its tenaclty
of life, and suggested methods of re-
form. A large audience was present.
A glance showed that it was com
posed of the people in all stations OF
life. From men and women with toll
hardened hands to practical working
philanthropists, professional men and
women, thinkers. and lastly men and
women from whose hearts all sympa-
thy is not shut out by garments of
silk and sealskin.
In the speeches made was criticism,
both implied and expressed, for the
manufacturing wholesaler for fattenlng
on the misery of the "sweated;" excuse
in small degree, excuse of circum-
stances beyond his control, for the mid
dlemen or contracting sweater; I'm
measured pity for the toiling victim
WEARING AWAY BODY AND SOUL
for a pittance, and appeal to the heart
and brain of the whole people for
public sentiment powerful enough 10
lead from bondage the white slaves of
the sweat shops as it scattered the
letters of the black slave in the south
ern cotton field.
Finally, resolution was adopted,
endorsing bill intended to give the
national government power to wipe
out an evil in the presence of which
state governments have been impo-
tent.
Jane Adams, who has found life
work in the noisy district where the
sweat shops most flourish, presided. In
a brief address. she explained the OBJ
jects of the meeting.
John Franey, who has given nearly
twenty years of his life to factory in
spection in New York, and who, after
| ten years of toll, has finally framed
and had introduced in congress a meas
ure to drive out the sweat shop by
national legislation, gave a history of
the system and the inefficiency of even
stringent laws against it.
! Mrs, Mitchell spoke as sweat shop
worker.
! Dr. Thomas Hall, DR.. Joseph Stolz,
M. M. Mangasarian and Rabbi Levi
1
ethical grounds.
Mrs. Florence Kelley told how and
why the state law in Illinois had fail
! ed.
Secure in the consciousness of his
own position as a lawyer, and judge,
IN STIRRING WORDS,
not devoid of sarcasm. Judge M. E
Tuley of Chicago, advised workingmer
| and women that legislatures and court:
would give them little relief until they
should manifest their power by organ
| ization.
Judge Tuley's speech in part is al
! follows:
| IF all men and women were wha
they ought to be, if they could trea
each other as human beings, there
would be no need of legislation to ge
rid of the sweat shop. recommend t.
our preachers that they make mission
aries of themselves, go to the manu-
facturers and sweat bosses and con
vert them to a Christian life. | admi
they would have hard job. The onl.
other way is to appeal to the law. Tha
has been tried.
"But when [ remember the fate o
every law ever passed in this state t.
ameliorate the condition of the com
mon people, I hang my head in shame
If passed by the legislature, it has gon
to the supreme court and has been de
clared unconstitutional
We now talk of appeal to fedora
law and federal courts. I have no
made critical review off this bill, bu
/ know our federal courts are NOR
progressive than our state courts TIL
court that could not find warrant il
the constitution for
AM TNJCtOnTU, NAV
could find warrant for a tax OIL
oleomargarine. A court that could fin
warrant in the constitution to suppress.
a Debs, ought to be able to find a war
rant for a bill to suppress sweat shops
THE oleomargarine bill became lay
because it benefited the farmers, an
farmers have votes. I say to you, tina
the power to suppress the sweat shop
lies in organization in your unions
When you have your unions organize
and your votes under your contro
then you will get legislation"
The resolution, which was adopted b
the meeting, is as follows:
Resolved. That this mass meetin
of citizens assembled in Central Musi
hall, Chicago, declares its approval E
the proposal now before congress in tn
Sulzer bill for the federal regulation {
tenement house manufacturers. re
quests the senators and representative
in congress from Illinois to vote for. i
and instructs the secretary OF thi
meeting to send a copy of this resoJr
ton to each of them