New-York tribune., 1899-11-18
A "WHITELABEL" CRUSADE
CONSUMERS LEAGUE IN ACTIVE WORK
AGAINST THE swEATsHOP
CITIES IN THE COUNTRY IN RESPECT TO
TENEMENT HOUSE LABOR


TENEMENT HOUSE LABOR.
The Consumers League of New-York City held
a business meeting in the chapel of Calvary Bap-
tst Church. in Fourth-ave.. near Twenty -hrst-st
yesterday morning
Mrs. Frederick Nathan, the president. announced
that the meeting called for a double purpose
to give fun report OF the work done and 10 ask
for volunteers 10 work committees for one or
two hours a week
Funds are needed for printing and distributing
information concerning the work in answer TO in
quries made from other cities and countries also
TO print and distribute the white list and copy
OF the white label This label has lately been
made and accepted. and Will be placed upon all
manufactured white goods such muslin under
wear and other womens supplies which made
under conditions satisfactory to the league. This
label bears the words:
Made under clean and healthful conditions. Use
OF label authorized after investigation. Official
label, National Consumers League, Registered
License No. -"
The league desires also raise funds to advertise
this label In the electric OF the city and asks
the women 10 note whether white goods bear this
label or not. II It is demanded the league claims
that the market will be filed with garments made
under proper sanitary conditions.
An effort is being made 10 have all shops closed
in the evening or open only two evenings In the
week has been done in GreenpoInt by the
Brooklyn league. Your committees are needed Tor
the work, and volunteers are asked.
Helen Phelps Stokes chairman OF a committee ap-
pointed to investigate the Christmas shopping
district reported the following result OF invest-
CATION: Two hundred and thirty shops in the dis
trlct included the stores In Broadway between
Eighth and Fourteenth SITS. IN Fourteenth-st be-
tween Fourth and Sixth aves. in Sixth-ave. be-
tween Fourteenth and Twenty third SITS, and In
Twenty -third-st between broadway ana siAtn- sdr-
open evenings. ffty-seven Of which Will give supper
money 10 their employees. -.
this was a gain over last year, when there was
no extra pay. supper money or suppers o.,
Sixteen stores VIII give supper TO cashglrls ana
time equivalent to saleswomen; one gives supper
10 all who work In the evening; one hires extra
women for evening work at $ and 81 week; one
gives supper money 10 all women enpoye%I 20 Hno , r.
ceiye less than s. a week. one gives Chrlstmas
presents one gives premiums one & an enr gTrI oS
cashiers typewriters and sten0graphers; tlree pi
could would not tell and three give noshlhs an
The full st Of these merchants VIII pe on ne a
the office OF the Consumers League In the United
Charities Building at No lO5 East IWenty -seGohu1
ST.. where it can be Inspected. IL VIII De Pil'i'eu
Mrs Florence Kelley secretary Of the National
Consumers League. who has had four years
ox1arinnce as factory Inspector, Is authority Tor
the statement that New-York and Chlcago ere Il
cities in the country IN reSpeGI 10
StaIIe SI ~ is the worst Mr.. Kelley, who
SPUke IPSdfe Iabei goods in New England is so great
mai other goods cannot be sold by the best stores
ssCroate n demand for white label goods, She
a,I aend the work is done. When you see a
wonderfuI advertisement in a magazine OF PapTr %
a,tS az as Won have hitherto always had 10 pay
meney FOR write 10 the Factory Inspector ana
hI,n ',bat arm investigated before buying. Nhen
' u,ant a new tailor made dress first have your
ysror Investigated All you need 10 do Is 10 write
" nostai "a rd addressed 10 the Factory inspector,
SSaPwsYork City and he will get 1t and attend 10
ft too