The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-05-05
BRAvEDA|SYMAN
Risks Her Daily Bread to Aid
Fellow Workers.
GIRL TELLS PATHETIC TALE.

Describes Conditions In San Francisco
Cracker Factories to Help Along the
Eight Hour Bill For Women Toilers
of California.
Every age. every country and every
avocation among men has ITS heroes.
One has just come to pubic notice in
the cracker industry of San Francisco.
This Is Daisy Mank. cracker grab
ber'' In a big factory located in that
city, says the Minnesota Union Advo-
cate. She went before the committee
on labor and capital of the California
legislature and in the presence of the
employers and their representatives.
including one from the factory In
which she worked. tearlessly told how
girls Ike her we're cruelty overworked
and oppressed In their efforts to earn
q livelihood in the cracker factories
The committee mad before it a bill
limiting he working hours tor women
to eight 10 every twenty tour. Big
business was we'll represented be
cause big business dIdut want thu
bill passed UuUn labor was repr"
sented Deca use II wanted justice tul
tine working women. Labor though,
the plain tale OF one working glr
would offset the powerful lobby OF TIM
manufacturers. and tor TIM purp"-~
II took Daisy Niank from IT.. factory So
San Francisco 10 tht slate capit"
building. wnere the Committee was ~
ting
When Daisy Mank enter~o the con.
mittee room The first mau liz saw WI
an employee OF the >laodr'n RiScur
company OF "a Il Francisco. tie cuuCp.t.
FOL which she worked. The labor rep
resentatis-~ told Der she Ueed ~.
speak, Dul llaisy Mank oever hesilar
ed
I'm speak II l lose my job" 81.
said. AND 9Th. spoke.
When ~ arose TO speak she Wa
deathly pale and she trembied Us su,
looked INTO the faces OF the rich m-o
who lined the room, into thu faces oi
the men upon whom shp must depend
for her daily bread, We'll showing th.u
the words she was about IL utter might
cost her Der position.
Simply and without thought OF drl
matte effect she told her story. ST..
described how she stood for uiue houi~
o day OF the bottom Of a chute down
which crackers swirled IN a stead,
stream. how she kept the crackers 20
ing steadily into the boxes and bow
had her Fingers fumbled for az instant
her job would be the price OF the r.
sultant pile of broken crackers Mer
cilessly big business" representative
questioned her.
Don't you know dema nded one
employer of women. THAI We have
raised the number of employees al the
cracker chute from fifteen 70 eight
eenT
"Yes" she answered I'VE raised
the number by strike"
SO bitter Oe'ame the questions bur
ed at TIM girl hat Stale senator CAM
nett finally demanded that lie be al
lowed 10 tell hef story without inter
ruption
Then Daisy Mank went on 10 tell
how, wiih The exception OF he noon
hour. the girls were allowed 10 leave
their positions for only ten minutes
each day; she told bow hundreds "i
other working girls In the state had
the same experience and that Sur
risked her position that The condition
OF all might be known.
ave have no strength OF desire for
amusemenf after the crackers are pack
ed each day" she said "Al we want
Is rest
Thai 1as Daisy Marks story. but u
made greaier ini"r>Sl"h on tue