The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-07-07

ENGAGED, WILL BE PKEShN1.
Next Monday night marks the begin
ming of what is to be thirtyday or
ganization campaign under the auspices
of the Trades Council and Ladies' Label
League
Mrs. Rose b. Moore, of Spokane. whose
services as special organizer have been
secured, will arrive in the city on that
date and will be present at the big open
meeting to be held in the Labor Temple
next Monday evening.
Mrs. Moore took up active organiza
tion work among women as a result of
Ithe equal suffrage campaign of last fall.
She and Mrs. Phillip Stafford, of Spo-
suffrage amendment among the union
lists and did splendid work. Both are
women of refinement, culture and edu-
cation and in their suffrage campaign
were deeply stirred by the knowledge
brought to them of woman's economic
dependence and the necessity for thor
ough organization with or without the
ballot. This conception of organization
stimulated by splendid qualities of mind
and heart led them to a closer study and
analysis of the union labor movement
than ever before and as a result they
became well equipped for future work.
Failing health compelled Mrs. Stafford
to lay down the burden of active work
at the close of the suffrage campaign.
Mrs. Moore "evoluted"-if she will par
don the word-from the suffrage move
ment to the field of trade union activity.
Returning to her home city of Spokane
she took up at once active service in be
half of her sex on the economic field.
She was made a special organizer by the
Spokane Sectional Council and shortly
organized the Womens Protective
League. The object of that league was
to furnish an organized home for women
wage -earners of whatever calling, segre
eating them later into their respective
craft organizations as they grew strong
enough to maintain them.
Early in the year the laundry workers
strike occurred in Spokane. The laundry
workers were in an unorganized condi-
tion and it was not through choice OF
the union forces that the struggle was
forced upon them at that time. I'm
bearable laundry conditions precipitated
the struggle and unionists did not shirk
the issue. Into that industrial melee
Mrs. Moore plunged and gave herself
freely and mreservedly. She became
mother, elder sister, protector and friend
all rolled into one, to the girls who came
out from the Spokane laundries. From
early morning till midnight has been the
length of the workday for her. Eight
hours days work has not been Mrs.
Moore's portion.
Taking into account the conditions
under which the laundry strike had to
be waged it called for almost super
human effort. The desperate fight
against the trust laundries was made
possible by the personal support and en-
couragement to the girls given by Mrs.
Moore throughout the struggle. She
now holds a commission from the a. F.
of l.. as local organizer
The meeting Monday evening. will be
an open one and the wives, sisters and
mothers of union men are urged to at
tend as well as all women wage-earners,
whether organized or not. An interesting
musical and literary program is being
arranged which will prove thoroughly
enjoyable.
Bring your women folks out Monday
evening, you men, that they may meet
Mrs. Moore personally and learn some
thing of what the labor movement means
to women.