New-York tribune., 1907-03-23

Lady Dixie sent for her and enlisted her in the
work OF enlarging the British Women's Trades
Union League.
. Trades unionsrn among women IS thirty years
Old IN Great Britain. and II is barely three years
old IN the United States. Nevertheless. Mss Mac
arthur says Great Britain is indebted 10 the
United States for the first conception Of the idea
When Mrs Patterson came TO visit this country
= in 1873 she stumbled across little union called
p the Female Umbrella and Parasol Association for
New York That union died soon after, and the
ambitious women who formed II had iTnitators
"a this country for many years but Mrs Patterson
carried the idea home 10 England with her. and il
took root and nourished. In those early days the
organization was mildly called the Womens Pro-
tective and Provident League. Now IL sails under
its true colors as the British Women's Trades
Union League and numbers 10000 members
Public opinion in England is favorable 70 the
organization OF workingwomen.' Miss Macarthur
told Tribune reporter yesterday. Employers
welcome il. They often send contributions 10 the
league or the various unions Of which Il is formed
Inc English government IS very friendly to trade
that IL VIII meet and deal with the heads OF trade
going to preside over the meeting Of the Postal
Clerks Union. Arthur Haldane our War Minister.
IS q champion Of trade unions too.
'One reason that trade unionism among women
mas aILalhed sueh growth IN England IS that the
help them 10 do il. They realize that so long as
for ne Tgoring1aea horde 81 Inscriptions cons
PeuloIs' Keeping their wages down. The WOnen's
Weavers Union-that OF the men, I rnean-aad
from other workingmen's unions. When the
port on wornen--the well-to-12 7ronen who we're
champions among yss me yo5 sSe @ ls ava a. had
Asog =; ~ biAe @ SIR Chares Dixie. hy the way. sends
g But the English workingmea'' Miss Macarthur
/ aaaed are inclined TO be suspicious Of women OF
tle middle ana upper classes. They Ike p woman
VINO mas come up from the ran;1s They feel that I
r one Of Tho v-r,t i hest ess fca+ fcih. -. 81. -
for women, Miss Macarthur said was The sduca-
poorly paid factor7 -frs NJ, .-a,'-, -4-,
union ana WORKING with /. nj sDeTn Si} }olnng a
10 one Would have dreamed thov posseesad
lng less than 81 week she Joined ,5nio g Fe-
Yellow workers and became very acti1-e IN 81
iocsl nep E sae vas nonl.nated :or member Of the
known known men. manufacturers. ran agai2st her she
As 10 Other results OF trade ,,,,ionisrn among
, 9..eii Mss Maeart6rr quoted the recent rise of
wages ..s @ "a the jrte and fax industry.
sald. Inen came that disastrous strike Affer
!n getting the tute and FAX workers. wages raissj
..5 Per cent. You know Miss Macarthur added
action The STANDARD ~ lj,i, 1iS l.eea concerted
lower than in America And we have T-obIen1s yo1 ~
cont have the food Of Enumeration ifor rets, :"
but the average physique OF cur people Is 1of so
600 Eooa as that ot yonrs You see. We've had genera
here Is a splendid field here in America for
w wsle0e union YORK among women Miss Macarthur
but simply long 10 stay 10 take of my coat and
- ~ IL AOlE NOfk30GNOTnGQ of q higher
intelligence than ours, they impress NE as being
more businesske. I'm thinking particularlv n
women like the telegraph and telephone Operators
FN'hom met IN Chicago. And I met some splendid
Women there among the Nvell-to-do. who are work
-ng Tor social progress, such women, you know as
Jane Adams ana Marian Sturgis.'
- Miss Macarthur insisted that she had not been
long enough in America TO have very many i'm
Iressions OF II. America" she said finally has
everything 70 teach England in the organisation
OF the capitalistic class II has nothing 10 teach
England IN the organization Of laboring men and
women ] think certain types Of your men are
rnore-Weil, susceptible than the kind of men
. with US. Men are bought n England but i'm a
more subtle way. They don't take money. What
they are bought with frequently. is social posi-
tOn. They more about that"