New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-23
AGAINST SUNDAY WORK.
Women Won't Patroni2e T'radesmen
Who Rob Employees of Sabbath.

The members OF the Woman's National Sabbath
Alliance bound themselves anew, at their monthly
meeting yesterday morning at NO 100 fl'n ave
nue 10 have no dealings with any butcher baker
cardlesticI, maker florist ice cream dealer or mer-
chant Of any sort who obliged his employees to
work Sunday $500
Our object" said one speaker. ''is not to inter
fere with anybodys liberty. but to induce the we'll
TODD TO refrain from doing things that ROD "oIA-
ing people Of their Sunday holiday
They devoted some attention to the charwoman'
discussing how they could secure her immunity
from labor on Saturday afternoon and SUNDAY.
The Saturday Half Holiday was the suoJect "l
an address by Mrs. Florence Kelley. OF the Con-
sun,ers. League Mrs Kelley pointed out how
Sunday observance depends on the Saturday nan
holiday. since the person who works up to the very
end of Saturday hardly do otherwise than use
Sunday morning for mending stockings Wasrhhs
the dog and the rest of the little odd JOBS that
must be done
Most of the reputable shops In New YORK.
Mrs Kelley said ARE on the white list OF those
which give their employees Saturday haif MONDAY
in the hot months. But to law, the SUNDAY
closing law is about the only buffer New York
working people have against whatever deiilaiuS
their employers choose 10 make Of them
I'VE are wondering now whether the courts mean
70 have New York on the black list OF states whlch
will not protect women and children Ihere Is d
case before the Court of Appeals at present. -
New York City magistrate decided, and the court
~ General Sessions affirmed the decision. that no
restraint could be placed on woman's hours Oh
labor. because the question of whether she began
work at 9 in the morning or at night was mo- o0
that affected her. Iordy OF PS commissioner
sherman when he took Office found that the girls
moving good deal Of strain certain seasons
IN the month work until O'Clock IN tle NJ. E. u.s.
time tables are out they allowed 10 rest lie"
days-at their own expense Any one i Knows Sabo d
woman cannot recover from such eAGessloe Tben
by days res-and at her own expense, nLien
mere Is 6t i'oi coTne TO the number Of
they make Any woman found on the street after
acter ANY of these girls going to their homes
therefore. may be the victims OF policeman ahA-
The conditions in many offices where periodicals
are gotten out bad, too. girls worKIng uat
seem 10 be quite defiant about IT. o..,.,,.
1T IS unfortunate that thu form Of our country
keeps US from joining the fourteen European tcuh-
tries that are signing the treaty at i}eTne Ter inc
better protection OF women and children from eN-
cessiva iabor' Russia and the United states din
not join. The federal government cclld not pind
Ne have the anomalous spectacle OF Massachusetts
declarfn. that TIE hours Of labor for women and
ana illinois declaring that it is not Which results
in Illinois in the spectacle 81 n9G-o women, Hcl
and BOYS working together almost unelotnrd, IN the
ferce heat of the glass works. unt IN the morn
ing then out into the cold night. and-llsl any
enough-to the nearest saloon for hracer before
Mrs. kelley spoke Of the long hours REQUIRED Of
men who work for light and power COMPANIES , rs
THAT IS a subject that comes home 70 me, she
said because / have young son VINO ms eyes
giving out went - work for Hs!!t anu 49, O"eI'
oofop8n.- as a change from schooling II was agteeh
that he .houlL not be required o Work sundays
but he obliged TO work twety-' .,o3
tive SUNDAY. besides y-orking every weekday atld
some nights. Eventua y he broke down and II a
The strain what must II be for the average work
ingrnan vita hll poorer physique! know one
IIIoo1trinior and his ie common case. who has not
had a free Sunday ia. I'VE years We cannot use
90 ,rf,,~ace with I ilt ard power companies, as
- 80 ,iti9 orr Ia kerr bl.t refuse to en-
tertain the erroneous idea that because we must
ave light and eat and trolley ser'-ice all tho
,,,ne the same men must ontnue 20 work week
dayi am Sunday, MIA 1t and DAY.