Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-13

become extinct. Whereas the fact is,
this class is completely overshadowed
in numbers and economic Importance
by the wage earning women of the
land. The conditions under which wo-
men wage earners perform their func-
lions as mothers is CT intellectually
more Importance to the race than are.
the conditions under which the leisure
class of women do not perform these
functions.
1.-THE working man and his employer
have to the best of their ability adj
justed the mans wage to the common
human burden which he bears.
He receives such remuneration for
his toll that he can buy enough of the
fuel of life; food, clothing and shelter,
so that he can keep up his steam, for
generating energy to do his work, and
have a little surplus wherewith to
keep the generator, his nervous system.
in repair.
"In order to keep himself in good
producing condition, the human being
must not only have the necessaries of
life, he must also have such comforts
and pleasures as shall keep his nerves
buoyant and steady and his mind ac-
tive. For many years, this has been
the ideal of the living wage for man.
and he has approximately attained it
only by using every means at his COM
mand. He has not had any power to
spare. and he can claim no margin Of
achievement, but in generation his
wage has teen multiplied and his
working hours much reduced
"A standard is set whereby a human
being with the average human
Il tot HI ~,
wholesome surroundings. 1t is posi-
BILE for man by the use of his every
weapon to secure to himself this
standard wage. Good ! The race needs
that its men shall live comfortably and
literally. Every prosperous citizen is
a national asset.
But what of that class of citizens
whose wages have not been raised to
the living standard-whose lives neces-
sarily lack the means of adequate re-
pair-whose lives in fact, suicide by
slow torture, and who sustain the adj
ded burden of the species Horrible,
ITO say that each one of them is a
national liability would be too feeble.
ut viii rot do to say that women
and children do not work long hours for
little pay. because there they are. 1t
will not do to say that they should not
work outside their homes, because the
machinery has been invented and left
n demand for cash in it's place. The
work must be done in the factory. The
women and children must do it to live.
ut will rot do to say that man is
the defender of women and children.
He has obtained living conditions for
himself but not for them.
rs the race ready for its women to
have an equal chance with its men to
earn their living? Or must the race
commit suicide Ftill longer. o Lord. by
means of the sufferings of this class
of OvCrwOrked, under paid women. and
their pitiful offspring-a class so large
that in the opinion of the U. s. Gem
missioner of labor they form an i'm
portant economic factor, and by the
same authority are said to be helpless
by reason OF not being a political fac
tor.
I'm seeking to apply a remedy for
race suicide it will be helpful to re-
member that it is the race that acts
and a large class of women and chill
dren who suffer. instead of small
class of women acting and the race be-
ing the sufferer
The News Letter contains the follow
ms 5OSSip NOhNGlllillB ldlG
meetings:
I'm November n number CT suffrage
meetings were held in Maricopa coun-
ty. On November 18th a parlor meet
ing was held in Phoenix at the home
of the president. in celebration of Mrs.
Stanton's birthday. The article on
Mrs. Stanton by Mrs. Ida Hustled Har-
per, which was published in the Re
view Of Review for December, 1902.
was read ana approved. A piano solo
beautifully played, was listened to and
refreshments were served, in which the
hostess was assisted by Mrs. McCor-
mick and Mrs. O'Neill.
We have had our being, in Arizona,
so far from the tide of the affairs
of men, that we do not al
ways know and appreciate the
life and labOrs of those even
who are of most personal interest
TO US; as Mrs. Stanton is to every
women suffragist. For that reason the
celebration Of these red letter birth
days is particularly good for US.
Later in the month, public meet
ings were held at Mesa and Tempe at
which Mrs. Robinson and Mrs Munds
member of rational executive commit
tee. were present, and some new men,
bers were secured.
The annual meetings were held in
Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa and officers
for the ensuing year elected. Scotts-
dale reports its organization as living
though some of the members have
moved away.
ION Saturday, November 49, the club
of Maricopa county assembled in con-
Vention at Tempe"