Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-09
WORK OF THE CLUB WOMEN
Appropriation for National Investigation Of
Woman and Child Labor
ANOTHER PHASE OF PaOsltM PREstSTtD
Physical Cost OF wOman's Entrance
70 Industrial Field A. Considered
by DR.. Jacob An Recent
Magazine.

The legislative committee OF the dehefA
Federation has issued the following CONF
munication TO club women through the
February Bulletin:
IL obviously Il. or ought 10 be. a work
Of supererogauon 10 urge the legislative
Sister AIMS among club women 10 sNalch
S SsaE 70 SSt ,i 20 inf snIsstisston into
woman 8 work. This bill authorizes the
secretary Of commerce and labor 20 investi-
moral. educational and physical condition
of women and child workers. The bill was
endorsed last year bS the General Fedora
by womens clubs in its behalf. Its present
form Is an evolution from the PROPOSES
investigation of Child labor, but made no
provision for an extension of the investlga-
ton into Industrial conditions, under Which
the rapidly increasing number OF women
wage-earners now working.
accommodation IN the presidents mes
sage and the effective work OF Woinens
organizations brought about an expansion
OF the scope of the bill which. when re-
an sppFopriS RAJ U Of sSOecoc. necessary 10
make the bill effective. The senate CONF
mittee on labor reported II with me sR,
has passed in this form. Any Intelligent
EFFORT 10 Increase the skill and productive
be based on unquestioned data concerning
Industrial opportunities for skilled workers.
Since the passage of the bill without the
Appropriation the clubs have been appealed
to for active and unceasing work and hun
dreds of kilograms and letters have been
sert to congress urging that this neees-
sary money be granted to make the bill
effective.
Physical Cost Considered.
The physical cost of work of women in
factories and shops is graphically drawn
out OF his own experience by the famous
specialist, DIR. A. Jacob. In the February
magazine issue Of Charities and the Conn
mons" He says:
The wholesale homicide committed by
our recklessness in lavishing untold men
and women and children should stop. This
investigation should relieve our ignorance
OF a great many things which can De
taught only by careful and persistent sta.
know under what circumstances, at what
age. how long, people work, by night or
should be enforced; whether more school,
ing. more physical education should be
insisted upon; what i is that IN some
feriority: why there Is less resistance to
disease and death in certain classes; why
there is more injury done by some trades
than by others; why workingmen show
greater mortality above 90 why working
women exhibit longer duration OF disease
other walks Of life; why the girl OF factory
age is less developed than the average;
more disastrous: and whether what have
brought out the personal experience OF
those who have 9pportnnlt,i,eS 70 leSTn u,
the collision OF physical labor with child
bearing. Is correct through the breadth OF
We have no statistics to guide We
have never cared TO have them, contrary
70 every poor absolutisuc OF hali-eiviltzed
doing things" Here is something that
America can do.
Death of Mary Anthony.
The death Of Miss Mary Anthony at
Rochester, N. Y. last Tuesday removed
one Of the ablest women from the ranks
OF those few remaining pioneers in the
work for the emancipation Of women. Miss
Anthony was a sister OF Susan B. Anthony.
and like her illustrious sister. hads given
her life to the work OF broadening the
opportunities of her sex. She was 50 years
old, and although fragile. had been UNI
ceasing in her work in the National Woman
Suffrage association. She was chairman
OF one of the most important committees
on arrangements for the associations con-
vention to be held at Chicago next week.
and has been prominent figure In these
gatherings for many years For some time
she served as secretary TO her sister. She
has been in poor health for several years,
but has failed rapidly since the death Of
her sister eleven months ago.
The Mothers Circle Of LothrOp school
held one OF the most successful meetings OF
the winter. Tuesday. at the school, at the
close of the afternoon session. Mrs Gard
ner assistant leader OF the circle, presided.
Miss Edith Tobitt Of the public library
and Miss Kate Swartzlander OF the chill
dren's department OF the library were the
speakers, Miss Tobitt giving a talk on
Books that Children Should Read" and
Miss Swartzlander a talk on Books that
Children Should Not Read" Vocal num-
bers by Miss Jeanette Newlean. Miss Ipez
Latey and Miss Lillian Rylen and a piano
solo by Miss Bessie Latey. completed the
program. About fifty women were present
Suffrage Among Colds.
The newly organized Equal Suffrage as
ISOLATION OF the University OF Nebraska
recently held a meeting at the home of Dr.
Inez Philbrick in Lincoln. The new club
has a membership OF twenty and has under
taken the work of extending the organiza-
ton to other colleges OF the state ana
bringing suffrage speakers before the stu
dents.
WOman's Club Notes.
Mrs. T. J, Fletcher has resigned the
Craftsmanship of the committee on ex-
hibIts OF the Industrial Committee OF the
Iowa Federation OF womens Clubs and
Mrs. II. l. Spencer OF oskaloosa. Ia. Is
her successor.
The executive committee OF the Illinois
Federation OF Women's Clubs has formu-
lated bills regarding child labor and wife
desertion. TO be presented 10 the legislature.
The Chicago womans clubs and other clubs
of the state have endorsed the bills and the
club women Will make every effort for their
passage