The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04


of the civilized nations have made
some effort in way to provide for
outdoor paupers. Even the Industrial
corporations have agitated this Ques-
ton and in trying to satisfy the pro-
tests which have been made in recent
years against the capitalistic system
established Industrial schemes, to
which some OF their apparent victims
have contributed. That such schemes
are unscientific and should be correct
ed Is apparent when studied BY COM
parison with the Canadian government
annuities, we find that the contribu-
tons are inadequate, and consequent
ly can expect that in the early future
condition Of affairs will prevail such
as resulted from some of the fratsrnal
and friendly societies operating upon
inadequate rates.
Surprising person at the age OF 80
should be guaranteed $4,000 annuity
after the age of 60. An immediate
payment of SLIPS would be required
OF female for this benefit, and ST.
GAO of male. The companies which
operate these annuity schemes know
very well what the cost of the opera
ton is, but they deceive the workers
instead to obstruct any attempt made
by them to organize into unions. A
calamity will result from this deceit
| unless the government interferes. 1t
is not too soon now to inform the peo-
pie of the predicament into which
they are plunging themselves. 1t Is
well to agitate for government control
of these and secure the necessary
protection for the future. A simple at
tempt has been made to provide COM
pensation for the victims of Industrial
accidents, but nothing has been advo-
Gated to care for the sufferers from
occupational deceit and to this we
will later refer.
1t will be noted in connection with
the pension plan why organized labor
has scientific arguments against the
employment of women and here
comes the argument which must
necessitate development in connection
with the question of woman suffrage.
More deceit is found in connection
with the agitation against 1t, by an as
ISOLATION in Illinois, which instead OF
treating the subject, attempted to
men the right of franchise by tackling
the problem of socialism. Such abuse
is reactionary, and defers from argu-
ment by the fact Of it's presentation.
Generally speaking, woman has ex-
pressed her ideas through man upon
affairs of state and government. The
present industrial system is respon.
sible for her inability at present to
do so, and where the home and the
married state was reality in the past
generation, now 1t is the reverse.
Whatever fact can be deduced from
this argument will require some at
tention, and the thought can not be
disproved by prejudice.
In his connection it is sufficient to
say that single people ever remain
the families play the entire register.
Woman, having lost her opportunity
for expressing ideas either directly or
indirectly through man, on account OF
being forced into the industrial field,
rust find remedy somewhere, and that
somewhere is the present day agita.
ton for her suffrage. Generally, she
has invaded the industrial world and
left the home with disaster, as shown
by reports recently circulated in this
country. wherein it is claimed that g.,
! 100000 women work for less than sc
per week Another report from France
shows that in the past decade women
/ workers have increased from 4,500,
/ 600 to 7,750,0oO.
Uniform divorce laws are argued
for by a great many and it appears
they are necessary only to propagate
the heresy for we find that one out oil
every eleven married couples are di
vorced. For the year ending July LIST
a divorce was issued in the Cleveland
courts for every six and half mar
riages. Disregarding any scheme, the
court then ruled that the hearing upor
| any divorce petition could not come
up for six months after the filing
That is what modern industry ha!
done for society and no prejudice
whether in argument against social
ism or any other can disprove thu
fact.
Labor unions have consistently ant
persistently attempted to discourag,
the introduction of women into thu
industries by requiring for her thu
same wages as are paid the men. Onl.
recently an editorial in a leading dali!
paper dealt with the question o
crimes among women, and showed
that according to President MacChes
ney of the American Institute o
4 Criminal Law and Criminology, tina
one in every $50 women in the Unite,
States is classified criminal, a
against one to every 1,764 in Grea
Britain. In conclusion, the editoria
saws: 1--WE cannot believe that womel
are any more criminally minded tina,
thew were when their lives and wor
were confined to the home. Many Of
lenses now classed as crimes wer
not then made public when committe
by the sex. Yet, 1t is not denied tina