The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
How She Manages Strikes and
Lockouts-Holds Sway Over
More Than $4,000.
GREAT MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND

taat there are now in Great Britain about
4s''v'V women organized out OF "a uo.sihl,.
hve million, while there are bus p COO
men trade unionists out OF a poasibi.,
encouraging. '"'
would like to rcfute one or two f,t-
iacious statements concerning v,or,,.,,
generally ia these matters First th.
- no inherent sex inability TO recogriz..
ttie necessity for combination. Secondi..
1Iie pIVDao'llty on marriage is not tho
lhsufmouniabie obstacle We are often la
20 believe that 1t is OF course. w. a,..
FORCED 90 recognize that iudlre.ffv 49,.
consequent lack %: pcrmauenro in ,,,
mems employment initiates a.alnst ~.
iaeiNty OF their organ cation. because II
u'ecourases the acquiring % technical
instruction and lowers tne standard Of
womens work.
Result Of Low Wages.
The cause and CONSEQUENCE. 81 ,......
lack OF organization b. tho low Wa
for women woik,rs These yae.. 80.
unskiled trades average 81 -u ,,.et..
and Ne cannot get efficient organic. ,,.,,
until the wage standard l- raised lytr.
protective industrial legislation viii d,
much Ia this direction. much can ais, l.
done TO raise che low wage az ,,,,...,
workers in unsk!lied trades bv eroott..' ...
organizing the higher grades % .gon...,
labor This is seen lu Lancashire. whore.
the strong Organization ~ women t.st..
workers has indirectly ruised tho ,..r.-
paid 70 many other classes O., women
workers
IN attempting O. organize women
there ls, as ln everything else, "A par.i,-
loslcai moment tide which must e
taken az the Hood. u is slHrlnranf fr.-
many 81 the successful organ lzltfor- r..-
Gently formed have been the rss..t %
some sudden cncroachmeut on tho r.rtt.
OF women workers.
Women are often Incapable ~ a-..,-
Ing anything which doe. not ai--I......
10 their immediate wants. and 10 n..I-
the practical object lesson af i'd r...
grievance TO appeal 20 Thorn. u r. f..n
that the lesson Of permanent unity ,.r
De presented o. them. and o. is fleu f
me Opportunity % forinine them at, a
union may b. taken. a strike ~ uno-e r.
lied workers should always g.. utilized
10 form trade union among them
New recruits 10 the army of a-caniz,i
labor among women must learn ta4t a
union IA not an automatlc machine into
which they can drop their pennies. 40
from which they can Immediately draw
out good conditions and higher wares
without any further trouble
They must learn that trade unlorl.rr
Is not magic, that u entails loyalty. ..Is.
sacrifice, seif-coutrol. that 10 stands far
the greatest good 20 the greatest r.ur.-
ptt ana L4at Ll-c interests ct tnc iHli-
Nidual must always 30 slbscr.leut to t.s
common interests of alI
'Womeu's trade unions are Gevrlo..rs
IN their'ricuucrs the facultits % oh..r...-
tion and deduction. and tle capa. %. f.r
administrative work Trade union. ars
bringing new and wider Interests f,
women workers and educating tl-,. 10
Dc better citizens. 20 thar. living O. Cllcr
he they need no longer look to mag
rage as way - c-rau. from t.. moe
notony and drudgery of existence Bv
united interests they are better able 20
undertake lies respons .hiltles. targ be-
come better fitted physically and u..u -
tally 20 lss the mothers 90 The coming
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