Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-20

They are going into the court rooms
and staying there until O'Clock in the
morning that justice may be done the
working girls.
Among the women who have stood
true are Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, Miss
Anne Morgan, Miss Elizabeth Marbury,
Mrs. DIR. weyl, Miss Mary E. Dreier and
OF hers.
To the city reporters, Mrs Belmont
said
"There win be different order OF
things, when we have women judges on
the bench.
"Let me assure you too, the time is not
far away, when we will have them.
"I have witnessed wrongs and injus-
tices here tonight which can only be rec
titled by the greatest amount Of publicity,
and this publicity cannot be obtained
through the newspapers, they do not
find it profitable to give space" etc.
Those striking women have been un-
Justly arrested and roughly handled by
the police, and arbitrarily punished by
magistrates; and II Is this aspect OF the
fight which has won the respect and
sympathy for these women wage earners.
Facts have a SOLDERING effect upon the
people at large--w hen knnwn.
IN the fall OF 1908, there was a chauf-
feurs' strike; less than three per sent OF
those men suffered any punishment and
that only in the smallest fines.
Over 500 of the girl strikers were
arrested, convicted and girls in their
teens have been heavily fined and COM
mitted to the work house, when their
worst otIense was throwing a rotten egg,
which invariably missed the mark.
Rarely is girl discharged, when once
she is arrested. Why9
In sharp contrast, note the treatment
accorded the male chaufieurs during their
strike, by practically the same police force
and magistrates.
During five weeks OF violence, when
men were being continually taken to hos
pitfalls as result OF free-for-all fights be-
tween strikers and "scabs," there was
not q single arrest, not even for a case of
murder and only six small fines.
s'Why was this ~ asked the reporters
OF the chaufieurs, IN the union head
quarters and the truthful answer came,
because tho gigis haven't any votes"
The same condition has been repeated
in Philadelphia recently.
Do you tell me these things are right
and just and that "women have their full
rights before the law ~
Men know perfectly well, and 30 do
women, that the man with a vote often
receives greater consideration than does a
woman without q vote.
Again, men know perfectly wells that
a man or woman OF means fares better in
the hands Of public servants than do poor
men snd poor women.
L this justice Is It according to the
intent aud purpose OF sbe law2
Again. a mans life is often considered
Of greater value, from a money stand
point. than is q woman's.
To illustrate In q railroad wreck with
in two years, a man and wife were killed.
The courts awarded the heirs only one
third Is much for the mothers life as for
the fathers
This woman was known to be a good
wife nnd mother, fully as competent in
Der lines o. was the father in bis.
VIII some one please tell us upon what
scale a woman's, or a mothers true worth
is based
within year dog killed brood Of
chickens end injured q baby SO that
aeath resulted.
The mother, grief stricken, applied to
the courts for redress. This is what she
Eof-Pay Tor the ehiexens. bat 20 paw Tor
her child. The brilliant editor Of the Sc.
Alhans Messenger has well said. Women
and babies sre cheap
Women have accumulated property. ia
spite Of some men, but men have taxed it
e. much g they pleased and used the tax
noney 10 further their own schemes and
women have been powsrlesa 10 prevent
them.