Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-09
TIL" WHITESLAVES"
1 YoWmlnt Directed lSlilSt The
Sweat Shop System.
METHODS OF RlrORn SUGGESTED.


CmCAuO March 9.-rho sweat shop
and the system that supports II were
under consideration In Central Music
hail last evening. Nine speakers, repre-.
seullug the pulpit, the bar, tue state
government aud tbs trade that IL most
closely Identified with the sweat shop,
explained lite history, III operation, the
evils Of It, existence ami its tcnacity Of
lie, aud suggested methods Of reform.
\ large audience was present. A
glance showed that II was composed OF
people in all stations Of liic. From
men and women with loil.hafdened
hands to practical working philEn.
ihropists, professional men AMI women,
thinkers, and, lastly, men anu women
from whose hearts all sympathy is not
shut cut by garments OF silk aud seal.
tkiu.
ia the tpoeohos mAdu was criticism,
both implied aud expressed, for the
manufacturing wholesaler who iattens
On the misery Of the "tweated" aud
excuses itby referring TO circumstances
beyond his control; lOt tho miIdleman
% contracting "swuatei;" uumensured
pity for the toiling victim wearing
away body and soul for a pittance, Hud
an appeal TO the heart ana brain VI the
whole people for public sentimert
powerful enough 10 lead from bondage
the white slaves OF the sweat shops 90 II
scattered the letters VI the black slave
IN the Southern cotton field.
Finally resolution was adopted,
indOfsiug a bill intended TO give the
national government power 10 wipe out
Au evil IN tho presence OF which state
governments have been impotcnt.
Jane Adam,, who has found life
work In the noisy district where the
twoat chop most iloufishes, presided.
Ia brief address she explained tue
object OF the meeting. John Fmney,
VINO has given nearly twenty yoars OF
his lie 10 factory inspection IN New
York, aud who, after ten yesrs Of toll,
hss nHa!iy framed anu hsd introduced
10 Congress a measure TO dflyo out tins
sweat shop by national legislation,
save n history u the syttem aud tut
in,hioiency Of even stringent laws
against H.
Mite. Mitchell spoke ~ sweat shop
worker,
DR.. Thomas Hail, DR.. Jos. stoltE,
NJ. NJ. Mangasanan aud hhbbi Lew
Offered appeals basei on PRACTICAL anu
ethical grounds. Mite. Florence Kvl.
ley told now and way tue state law
IN Illinois had JAILED. Secure In
tue CONSCIOUSNESS, OF bis own
position Hs lawyer, anu
Juuge, In stirring words, not devoid u
SARCASM, Judge NJ. f.. ruluy, Of chi.
cage, advised workiagmen aud women
that legisl ,tufes anu C.uttB would give
them little relief until they should
manifest their power by organization.
Judge Iuley's speech In part 10 ~
follow:
"ltall mon aud women were what
they ought 10 be-, ~ they could treat
UuCn Olner gs human uUiug-, there
would he NO need OF legislation 10 get
Tid OF tue sweat shop, recommend
- our preachers that they make mis-
slouaTies U, lhumselvta,gO to tho manu-.
LECTURERS anu sweat bosses anu convert
them 10 Christian lie. admit lhey
would have hatd job. The only other
way Is to appeal to tho law. That has
been tried.
"But when remember tue fate OF
every law ever ps6itd In this state 10
HmellOTate the COuuitiOn u the, imm0n
people, / hang my head Ia snf .ue. II
passed by the Legislature A. hat gone ~
the supreme court aud has been ue-
olafei unconstitutional.
I'VE now talk Of appeal 10 Federal
law anu Federal couTp. have not
made u crit cal review VI this Ulll, tut
know our Federal cOurts aru 40 more
progressive than our state courts. The
court that could not nnd warrant IN
the Constitution Tor an income
tax GOULD nnd warrant Tor
tax on oleOmafgarine. A
court that could nnd warrant
IN the constitution to suppress a DeDs,
ought to tiEd q warrant Tor bill ~
suppress sweal shops.
"rhe OleOmafgRtine bill became a law
because II benefited the farmers aud
farmers have votes. 1 soy u you That
the power 10 suppress tho sweat shUp
lies IN organization, IA your unions.
When you have your unions organ
lLsu anu your votes under yauT own
control, then you Will gct legislation"
The resolution which was adopted
by the meeting IL ms follow;
Resolved, That tnis mass meeting Of
eltlE us assembled In Central Music
HAL, Chicago, declares It's approval Of
tins proposal now before Congress Ia
tue SuiZrr bill for the federal fegula-
ton Of tenement house manufacturer,
requests tue Senators ami hepiesenta-
uVes IN Congress from Illinois to vote
for 1t, aud instruots the secretary OF
this meeting 10 send copy ~ this
resolution 10 each OF them,