New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-10
SWEATSHOP GIRL TAlLOho'
rt1ry HAVE GRIEVANCES AND PROfo'H
AIRING THEM AT EVERY TX
PORTUNITY.
-.,x WITH MISS MINNIE RoShN
o.REI1IY MISS STONE AND
,xcoNAS-TIIEIR HOPES AND
EXPERIENCES


-. tho New-York sweatshop mas
Inc e-l4 '".o sne purposes airing IT in ever!
- - s,t,erau in East broadway. DeiahceS "Nl
Ca,al s,s though her mother ana SISTERS H"Ne ,l
serious doubts about the proprle'E Vi hono ~ ac
49, -, ,bo-oh she herself has little nope u ~
co.lYshng mecf thereby l., M, ,aqis.
Sic wonders why the sweating sys'ei" i NV a,.os
80 o,t ~ existence why factory inspectors 80
arc 81 poor and why Jewish posses W nv y,
/, ,ds with the bosses OF other nationaliues am 80
,bs city all Of which goes 10 snow ua' ,t,,,n
~, bread and pickles does not XII! the ui'N-'s
&C o..ar all nor does eighteen hours "o'h
= ~ do a. much harm some OF the iaoor az
,s.ors say /, does She thinks SOMETIMES 49,
ADDITIONAL hours needed TO create peri
c,,,os mi" she adds, "of what use Is machine
that thinks? .on - the
,b,rktne kind saws that all the girls defhahu are
living wages and fifty-nine hours WORK VIZ
,.o5 ~ the present system Of los hours worh "ee~
" on salaries ranging from s. to - weekly a'oo'U
inc n the size ard OF the worker.
sfss Rosen is a fnisher and lives In three-rooii'
fat on he top floor OF No. PAS Monfoe-s' ""'io
she is assisted in providing the iaini! "Nii.s -
sister and two brothers who make cigars anu 49,
around the tenement districts. She speaks n'duisn
With the usual gurgling sound and speaks EhelSh
with her tongue two most expressive HANDS anu d
cultured sbrug Of the shoulders that says No'u'hes
and must eventually straghten the shouidoi'' now
slightly rounded by the sewing machine.
we'll IN a way tidt HO 4i'S"''' O'
can properly translate. II she says IL aoou. u.
contractor If may mean anything; II she speaks OF
che boss" it implies all manner of things ana Il
apried 10 herself, 1t means that there Is ITO o'ie
like unto her in woe.
Nuss Rosen does not work now. Even tho worm
will turn and after vainly trying 70 obtain justice
from her employer she gave up her place ana
Instantly six others tried to obtain It, ana that Is
al the turning of the worm effected
She Was seen a few evenings ago surrounded by
,,f,,N G.il nal To-
faced women ever looked upon; women who were
as Incapable of meeting issue and acting upon 1t
as 50 many babes and whose faces showed lack
OF stability Of character but great deal OF indie
6a si0I 70 ana i1y Wien She became enthusiastic thy
looked calmly at her. and when she spoke quietly
loon Cjewish girD. they looked help.essly at each
other cd .,ora u.ero . few executions. among
them Eleonora Reilly whose name ana religion 90
not interfere with her fellowship K1se nuont ,boi
Miss o'Reiliy is forewoman of shirt factory Tory
uptown ana is not personal suffer- bur .,ro Mfg
Stone has lost her plaee ana spe r,H strongly
Il worked twelve hogrt gay f9r - ain MOE ne Re-
tCry inspector that were all working oyeItiinr,
, ,HaI ie"y yys i9 was in f progress looked
curiousy at me-. and. suppose. spoke TO me DoSs
some 'kickers' who ought TO be dead. bui i9id
him that il they worked in his SHOP a h''e "ni'e
longer they would be too dead 10 KICK l. ~,
This kicker destroying shop. 10y the way Is MI
Shadow sky's. 30. i CathariEe-sl- ana NJ. Snau-
iowsky evidently attended the LeXow invesusi-
zion and picked up some valuable points, becd!Sc
he declared ne was u big fellow. had "A pun! WIN
every government on the earth, ana tnat ne ulu
no, care two cents for the Factory laws.
Miss Stone wanted 10 prove TINS. 50 sne ucSIu'ui
~ work nine hours d day and received Only ),
s.larv AZ The end OF the week. she stCrIntd anu
Treatened and pointed 10 the minors and me Jaw
aud a lot OF other things, but Mr. SnadloWSk!
laughed at her and got another glrl IL hei pd'c.
All row Miss Stone is supported by hcr 81 yer ~
a ii,,ie djngy furnished room at NO "a" Madison
:, for which they pay s. a month ier sister Is
au have many rivals soon" said one of the
vel so that In selling pretzcis and shoe
laccs W. need not support tho con- "C.Di anu '
n,tor ,o.bc.wecns as we have 70 do now
tra,,lcr Inpoman a German Socialist, Is anxious
N o, 80" iris organized into protective sOcl''y
~ INV Of Them say that clubs are only ior men.
mat r. Is only money thrown ava! III Ic,ss .i,o ma
me never can win anything from the DOSES. anu
ths, thcv will be discharged II they )olh Vi say
snvtbint. against the task system. 49, 49,,
dr. ~ ~ 20 avoid IL all by huhunS, up "a
,chatc64n who promises them husDann S ga
the frsuIcin 'but when they get MN tneS ma
thai h. 100 is the slave OF the contfarIoi "r'
thai HON have 10 20 to Work 10 SIPPoi ,'n
selves and keep up the home 30 tnd . W., il,
riage dc CONVEYANCE Is no more sfitIaI.i ana
Hester-st than In Murray Hi. sincere! r.ope
tha, Mice Rosen 4 &C. can DO sometimes W
edy the SAD state Of affairs az they cAist "on
know that something ought TO be do"e' anu WA
Ger who will do IT.