New-York tribune., 1903-05-24
c0rE EXPERTS FOR FIFTY MILES AROUND WILL HAVE Til

4 chance 10 get rid Of their servants They just
keep them for style. The union would be an eA
cuse for doing without, and it wouldn't hurt 'heii
social standing whatever that Is
Let me tell you what my last place was hAe
-r,e ,o.a,oes had to be counted-nind you. counted
one for each person. and no more one DAY ""S
eating Of an apple when the missus came IN
~ don't want those apples wasted said she
IN not waste this one said J. going on "'th
my eating / left at the end of the Week Ia,
Tn. Young woman's Christian Association. Elth
building High-st-, is well IN touch Win i1-' ~
servant girls. -,
~ do moi believe the union will go through. said
she secretary yesterday. The good girls are Keep
ing out of Il. So are many OF the more lsDOA"
ones We have largely attended COOKING ciASoes Glass; :,
connection with the association. our stNoei'H O. O. :.
two kinds one is the factory girl who is aoout -
1a -,orr3e5 She has always worked in the factory
snd never had time to cook or sew She VIII nav
to keep her own house, and often comes 10 US ~
soon as she is engaged for q thorough course.
.-1,e other class consists of servant girls 1ieH
,,ss,resses nav the tuition and in return reCelNe
much better cooking The girls appreciate "at .b -
heing done for them and are not hheiy '0 '
WIN Every rye spring for several years company OF
sren irish girls has come over and entered domes-
g se-xtce This wear none came, though the reS-
son is not apparent OF recent years scores q S,tb
bee girls are easily and make good d se1 ,
wants II is to the South aolyohe VIII turn IL 'ilo
union girls begin turning the screws a. - olorai
An Interesting point arises here wa tIre -
girls be pefFtfsse M Tee fS Sozen Chinaen who tried to
break into the laundryman's union II "ouiu S'e-"
Tb. chinese heard one day that the laundry1nen
were forming & 3ni9n 1eP bnases hn9 They trsied the
business agent for days with the CT! tao g. a.
ce6 os 10 80 oi the national officers and found that
Mongolans were TO De ekelooeo; Thousand men held
IN their right hands and swore never 70 - 80 de-
chinese laundry again For n}1s1 tben the unions
Of the Chinese fell Of % per cent 'iie" 'ii0
forgot -. ,,..,,, i = s,ccess some in
+eresting situations possible Many n O1 sre sI
skilled workers in the mills goo IF the ser
Ie 5oin ,be union there viii be bono oeIMeIn Hi
t3S kants 3Sa 80 - esrysnt What wife viii sit calmly
husoa1a & aiq beT husband 20 off meeting WITH
the nired grip Perhaps theIe az az. IN meeting
signs which the union members give on 4ad ~ for a
- Tare = wife in the land who could stanu LOT t+S
servant setting the breaKIasl tb,,S oL ~ 70 her but
union hourishes which meant hosntts sIs II the
a whole host Of things to her huspaiiu o.1ad aud
servant is prepossessing her doom IL Se'-'eN
But that would make the wife un1p dI r,sbsd
~, a strike against his wife? 1t is Nllal qOe'4>
and Hoyoke wants 10 know tb,s ,ronositton If the
Holyoie girls make success OF IT, seTscan
e 9srs4ion 9le of Labor has more than one th2usamq
organizers in the United states a n oe 20 exerS
plsn is carried out the idea VIII spTeao ~ ciy7a
cifx where the maid" is factor the eIlshGIl r
1ion OF the American housenoiIo ncjsi Elevation
hours less work more pay, and a socl@i e1e' -0--
,t+ n9S Of IT. 50 many times that it is posluF99 e
leasure in this instance TO say a man QUO ~ 1I
ne is Edward F. Dowd. secretary and business SIZES
agent Of the Central Iabqr Union, e s ls nionis1n
FJa vas elected two years ago after IlVe I otIeI en
had refused take the position Many n.y. uiiip 4e ran
for Mayor the laRor ticket a gga1 t Sse come 10
he known as THE invfncible having been elee'7'
hor r5S,ne reporter found him in his office an
swering letters from girls who are ANXIOUS 80 bUsT
unions % in & GsheT IS good looking man of powerful
figure His red hair is close croppea, 60 a1i him
handsome. which may have somethlng t 10 G gi-1e
5l;e e,creee as an organizer OF the servant sras,
r-1a movement started this way, he said sPeaAT NJ
sng rapidlv and looking one square IN Ine . ho+ai
-ss Considering the expedency Of forming no.; nUtei
I'd ree+aT-arf employees union. and the quesuon
arose whether it would not be adEisoI 10 ot % call
them servant girls. happened to be aeguaanfgea go
-1th few Of the girls VINO are eil-p; ; then, on
,nestics and one day enanceo 10 Ihee' 'iNA O
Ns re- su u5sinr their social statGs-he could not
have spoken more pro gpsted That their condi-
81 socs.s " InIcb improved if they should form
, 1io'! b 11 were strong for the plan right away,
s :, . short time a delegation of girls waited
or me and made a formal demand for union
10, Ts 20 decide on schedule for several
weeks No immediate demands VIII & pe ln@oT @ ua r
names Of members on the probable list OF ofhceFs.
SIe SIui0 T. s. seldom the custom when organizing
union among any tradeSIneh 70 & fIN bt0io1i-,o 90
IIi ot he an innovation Our first meetings will
be held behind closed doors and the closest secrecy
win be pledged by all concerned
Il hone YOU will understand that mere Is ho
chance for ridicGle in connection with TINS new
union 1 sincere in this matter as am satlsIle9
that il will bring about better condition ana
ultimately do the whole nation a benefit The work
az the average servant girl is laborious. The hours
are too long the evenings for recreation not sum
Gent and the compensation entirely inadequate
Mr. la brought twenty-Six unions into the
fold in the last years, which is two more than
there were altogether when he took charge II this
citv He organized the majority Of the new ones
He holds the record Of organizing seven unions In
ten DAYS. 1t is said that he hunts through the City
Directory for unions to organize He certainly
IS an organizer and if Holyoke servant girls don
get real nice and close together under his direction
II is foriorn hope the servants Of other cities
When the servant girl rules the Paper City il is
probable that Mr.. Dowd will be crowned king OF
the kitchen mechanics. Would any mere man prefer
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