The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14
AN APPEAL TO
WOMEN'S PRIDE.

The Women's International Union
Label League is voluntary association
which admits to membership women, re-
gardless of occupation. 1t also accepts
men, but without o vote. The initiation
fees and dues are within the reach of ALL
The chief objects are to promote the
sale and consumption of union made pro-
ducts, regardless of craft or callinf, to be
helpful in advancing the sale of goods
made in sanitary work shops, to secure
better wages and shorter hours for women
who may work at trades not yet organ
lied, and to be helpful in building and
Strengthening all labor and industrial or
CARNATIONS. 1t is strictly non-partisan
and non-sectarian, and welcomes all with
in its ranks who would assist the workers
to establish better social and economic
state for themselves, their families and
dependents.
AS the shop conditionsof the bread
winner of the family improves, as wages
increase, and hours grow shorter, just in
that proportion will the home and social
conditions of the whole family improve
and grow better.
only means whereby this can be accom-
plished. Trades unions, which keep vital
statistics, have demonstrated through
them that the lives of the wives and moth
ers of union men have been prolonged
since the advent of the short hour work
day, and fair wages and better treat
ment in sanitary workshops, all brought
about by trade-union workshops, all
brought about by traden-union efforts.
What women will deny trait little children
should be kept inschool instead af woeoin.
should be kept in school instead of beingc
forced into the factories7 None, and
none can successfully deny that it was
the trades unions which took the first
stripes toward prohibiting child labor.
Better wages for the head of the fam
lily means a better home and living for
wives, mother, sisters and material well
fare, as well as your duty to assist in
maintaining the union.
woman spends the major portion of the
family income in purchasing the daily
necessities. The earning rower-the pro-
wider, has right to expect that she will
spend money.-union wages-received
through trade-union efforts, for union
made products, and goods made under
sanitary conditions by fairly inclined en-
ployers, and where women do this we
have shown they help themselves and the
whole family
If you believe in maintaining reason
able hours for the workers in the fac
tory, as well as for yourself in the home,
become one of us. If you believe in
keeping the little children in the schools
and the Fairgrounds, and thus develop
ing more sturdy race of men and wom-
en-, instead of having them competing
with fathers in the shops, under condi-
tions that stunt the growth, often lower
the standard of morality, and frequently
resulting in premature deaths, do your
share toward maintaining the unions.
If you believe in fair living, good
home, better clothing for yourself and
the children, instead of letting it all go
to the favored few, then do your plain
duty by joining the Woman s Inter
national Union Label League.
The wives, mothers and sisters of trade
unionists constitute an irresistible army,
expending an enormous sum of union
made wages, which, if judiciously, proper
ly and rightfully spent for union-made
and union labeled products, would be a
tremendous force for good, and would
go long way towards completing the
work of organizing the yet unorganized
forces, and toward finally bringing about |
a social and economic state more BETTING
the workers.
Information concerning the league, its
death benefits, how to organize, etc, can
be obtained from the undersigned,
ANNA FITZGERALD, Pres,
1909 Adams ST., Chicago, Ill. |
MRS. ANNA B. FIELD,
Secretary Treasurer,
Harting Block, Elwood Ind