The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-10-07
W0MEN'S TRADE UNIONS.
What the League Has Done For the
Workinc Girl


Working Girl.
It is but six years since the Women's
Trade Union league began its work in
Boston. The national headquarters
are in Chicago. and the president Is
Mrs. Raymond Robins She is fired
with a religious enthusiasm for the
welfare of the young working girl
There are new local branches in New
York. Boston. Chicago. st Louis.
Springfield. H.. and Philadelphia,
Cleveland and other cities are coming
in line.
The league is IN expression of the
mother spirit of the women of this
continent. watching over the young
growing girl. helping her to relate her.
self to her brothers in the labor union
and to her sisters who are in the serv-
ice of the home and the child Every
one can belong. 1t is not only il gather
ing together of women'S unions 1t
provides fellowship to which can be
long the working woman and the wo-
man of leisure and the wOman'S club
anxious to help in bringing about the
shorter working day. IL wage on which
the girl can live and in Fastening the
time when all dangerous machinery
will be protected and every factory
well lit and ventilated. Anywhere and
everywhere the man or woman who
wants to see the precious gift OF the
girlhood of each generation conserved
as carefully as the forests or the
waters can help by joining.
1t is Il wonderful training school for
its members. The inexperienced work
girl and tho woman who has never had
to earn her own living come into touch
with some of the wonderful prrSonali-
ties who. under the prosaiC title OF
business agent. are helping other work
ing girls to know their own powers
Here is how one business agent. Me
linda Scott, handled situation that
the UNPROTECTED factory worker has to
face. A little Polish factory girl was
insulted by foreman She complained
to the superintendent. but was told II
must have been her own fault. she
sent to the owner of the factory reg
istered letter and obtained the official
receipt. No reply was Forthcoming
Melinda Scott. as business agent. was
now appealed to. She went slrllSht 10
the superintendent and told him she
would call shop" within fifteen min
utes If this foreman was not made TO
publicly apologize The employer was
telephoned for He came in his motor.
and within fifteen minutes the fore
man was asked for an explanation ne
could not give VERY we'll said Inc
employer. pointing to Miss Scott; you
do as she says and apologize.
The foreman did what was asked
and the same day received his walking
papers
Could church or priest have preached
a more forceful sermon on morailty
More Wages For German Workers.
II is reported from Berlin that the
conditions under which the building
trades workers of Germany VIII re-
sumo work atter slTlhe VI W
months duration are II considerable
Improvement over former conditions.
About 100000 masons and 'O,oOo as
slstant masons have secured raise III
wages of 8 cents an hour. Seven thou-
sand masous and 5000 assistant ma
sons have secured an advance OF
cents nm hour. Besides. 250000 car
penters will benefit by slsht III
crease In wages.
A maximum ten hour day Is agreed
upon for all Germany. This means
reduction In working hours III "o
nloces where the workday was more
than ten hours long Moreover III
afty-six towns the workday was re-
duced TO nine and one-half hours.