St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-11-06


children on their feet grinding that
machinery for twelve or thirteen
hours a day; running that machinery
hour by hour; and in their fever al
night hear them moaning 20 what
shall I do | can't make the machine
go. II won't wind" Il is hell, worse
than hell. Think of these children
standing in the midst of these
spindles every thread of which must
be necessarily watched 50 that II
,ay be instantly pleced together In
a hot room amid its roaring machin.
cry, SO loud that one can not hear
himself no matter how close at hand.
Amid the whizzing wheels and
bands and switch racks that would
snatch off limb for one seconds
careiessness. all this in hot air SO
that In summer a great thirst scoreh-
es their throats, the weavers are en-.
c'",led by twenty-four terrific looms
m steamed atmosphere which is
worse than hell. A method OF com.
municaion has to be used as II they
were dumb animals. A loose skirt
may be siezed by wheel or n strap.
and then the horrors of the accident
can better be imagined than told.
Their mentality II dwarfed. and
IL they say n word the cruel boss,
who is scab goes after them. They
tell me that when they get thirsty
they cannot get water enough to
drink They are all victims of some
ailment. They are never free from
headache. Owing to the necessity Of
cleaning machinery they do not eat
at noon. An unpleasant odor comes
from the oil and grcese while the
rumbling OF shafts and drums with
iqueaking wheels and spindles, make
them sick. They rise at 4 o'clock In
the morning to prepare to enter that
slave pen at half past five. They are
pale. dyspetic. hollow chested. and II
seems as II life has no charms for
them. They can not go and seek
other employment because the en-.
ergy has been all used up from child
hood In their pe-.lcular line OF Indus
try. Mr. Roosevelt makes no allusioi
o those undesirable citizens who
murder these children for gold. |
believe that the god OF justice will
yet rise and take Il into his own |
hands and punish the deyourers OF
shildren's life for profit.
This is the democratic south. my
frlends-this Is a democratic admins
tratlon. This Is what Bryan and Mr..
Gompcrs want 10 uphold. I stand for
the overthrow OF the entire system
that murders childhood. | stand for
the over throw OF n system that can
sNesC.0 900 Jobs TO labor leaders who
have betrayed these infants In their
stand for the teachings
of Christ put into practice. not the
teachings OF capitalism. and graft
and murder.
stand for the day when this rot.
.en structure viii totter OF It's own
'ileness. | stand for the day when
he baby will live In Gods fair land.
'njoy Its air. Its food. It's pleasures.
When every mother will caress Il
warmly. when there will be no para
'ites. no slaves. when $4,000 won't be
'aid 10 cover the skull OF the desir-
'ble citizens daughter. when the {
'hild shall not be taxed for such {
liabolical infamy; when poodle dogs ,
will not be caressed on the life
u innocent childhood, when these {
hildren OF Comer's hell-hole will live I
lnder Gods heaven without any mas
er TO rob them OF their lives. q
The high temperature OF the mills I
ombined with an abnormal humidity j
( the air produced by steaming as c
one by manufacturers makes bad
laterial weave easier and tends TO
iminish the workers power OF re-
isting disease. The atmosphere pro, v
notes Precipitation. but makes eyap. :,
ration from the skin more difficult, =
nd in this condition the operator r.
hen he leaves the mill, has TO face
much reduced temperature which
reduces serious chest affections.
hey are all narrow.chested, thin,
lsheartened looking.
found yegy few Uf them who
'uId read or wriIs as I vent 10 take
leir names to regis er Il for their
harter, | found they would cone
nd ask me you " lite his or her
anne" whoever they voted for. No
onder the governor could send his
ipghter to the sea shore, no won.
sr he could have the audacitY to
'iye miners back at the point OF the
.yonet. No wonder men and women
'mmit suicide. They are too tired
It at the end OF the day to engage
any mental pursuit, They want
mething or some one to cheer
EN- up.