The evening world., 1911-05-19

% Dor. For the in.
rSssstssIGo corporators Of his
css-2 society of 800 wom-
en- devoted to the interests and the or
ga~nization OF female workers In indus
try plan eventually to have a central
palace or temple where the headquar-
tiers OF all unions will be located,
where there will be halls for lectures,
floors for dancing and other merry
making. clubrooms and a large central
restaurant.
Tie present headquarters OF the
league, at No. a. East Twcnty-second
street, exemplify IN miniature the
larger and more ambitious project.
For there every week some group OF
the 10000 organized working girls as-
ISOLATED with the league assemble for
lectures, for singing and dancing
classes or for club meetings, whicn
are begun by a festive supper served
In the leagues own restaurant.
The Incorporation OF tho Women's
Trade Union League wa for the pur-
pose OF accomplishing wider and larger
things for worI,ns one In New York,
and TIE ~lncorpor1tors are the same IT
lie group wGo won a famous victory
for the girl s,irtwa.st strikers AMI 50;
"A rcw record OF loyalty AMI effective
service fo- ONE by Other woa:ei.
Tiey are Mary pre.er, prssiden, Of
tho League; Leon ia O'Reilly. vice.
president: Garcia Wershjfrer. treas
urer; Eliza beth butcher ard Helen
Marot, secretaries.
To Reach All Kinds.
The fundamental purpose OF ne
League Is. o! course. the o"EIniza.ion
os womcl into trade unions" said Mss
O'Rcilly yesterday, in telling me Of the
Leagues new plans. I'VE have .Iin1
out that 10 lntccost girls u the lled OF
iclrt1S 4 us;en Se have first o! n! 10
consider many questions. THc JEWISH
gil FOR, cXaup.e, = an ia;clis'.aai.
Lectures and Books attract her at;en-
ton, Bring her Within the influence OF
the League. For dancing AID singing
she has NJ use. Tley are not intel
lcctual cnouGn. Yet it's our dancing
and singing classes that bring the
ligh;-hcarted Irish si-ls. who love "a
dance and sing. The native Arle can
cir. likes a ii,tle clUo meeting with a
80 ~ ~ Afsl - = W. VI 49, 80 49,
here together f0s s-Ip-r, paying from
l. to q cents c1.. ana rave a i'iy
t!ro talking ;'sctGer We Sc; the
lta.sn girls interested w.:A the IDEA
u A sickness and death benefit So
u.cty.
1T tock us time to learn these things
Now We know that to reach the FOR
cign girls you must interest then IN
something they knew about before 'hey
came TO this country.
Snobblshness In the Way.
Perhaps the greatest diiiculty
We o,counter IL the little %snohb!sh
feeling OF the English-speaftng
gi-I that sEe - better thar tho for-
eign girls, srd that 81 IL had for
her socially to belong with them
in a union. YOU see. our churches
and our schools have 40 riiscdu-
Gated MS that very few persons
realize the worth n tho dignity
Of the labor they perform. When
you put your best thought and sf-
fort into sweeping 4 crossing you
are entitled to just ns much re-
spsct as tho man or woman who
makes an exquisite gown or statue.
And Incidentally the poet ana the
sculptor have n perfectly beauti-
full time while doing their work."
"Do you find snobbishness a create,
impeachment TO organizing women thai
the average girls ide Of the impo.
maupnce Of her Job mean tn
chance of marrying AMI giving 1t lp"
| asked,
we don't encounter that idea a
ALL" Miss O'Reilly answered. 81 hin
girls are losing It. If they ever had II
And more and more girls realize tha
they are in industry to stay, even I
they get married. They prefer to keel
their Jobs. IT Is all very well to sa,
the mill girl doesn't need 10 worI
after marriage. but that's liking tn
standard OF living For some one else
The girl herself Is the only prone
, Judge of mat question.
The new. or, rather, the enlarge
I work OF the league means more traiua
workers, more organizers. We ha
2 one organizer coming from Italy I
work among the Italian girls mere.
1.-THE organisation Of the foreign
. . srs IL very important, otherwise
they undermine the rad by
working for lower wages. Knowing
nothing OF the American standard
or the cost Of living, they agree to
work for less money "a a Amert-
can girls are getting. was at
the bottom Of the sairtwr.st strike.
a the attempted substitution Of ST.
a-weok foreign girl for Sl2-a-weeg