Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
AT the End of the RatnbotO
WHOSE OK is GoRED?


You are wearing a singularly beatifc smile this
evening, my dear Mrs Jiggers." remarked the star
boarder
1--WE had such a splendid woman suffrage meeting
this afternoon" replied Mrs Jiggers Mrs. J. De-
Puyster Smith, from York. was present and made
such helpful address! She has investigated condi'
tons in the cities country, and had facts to
back up everything said. She showed how the
working woman compelled to accept much lower
wages than the workingman, when she does as
much work and does it we'll Nothing could be more
unfair than that But VIII the women vote they can
remedy such things. and the working woman VAL
I admire your profound sympathy for the stricken
working woman Mrs. Jiggers said the star ooaraer'
with feeling. Il hope, with you, that the dawn OF
day hand for that unfortunate female nut
afraid if she has to wait for that better day UNI
til her sisters remedy her condluoh she wait un,
til the cows home I fear much that woman
has sense than man in the consideration OF
when the average has head or SPAWN
his off limb he wants to cure 1t at the polls me
man who is out OF work because OF ms own lhelIl-
cheney thinks the government is to blame and wants
somebody turned out Of office The clerk who draws
small wages wants TO nave law passed IN ms favor
instead taking off his coat and earning bigger
Now, it seems, woman has the same supersti-
tous faith in the political remedy and when you nave
full privileges at the polls you are going to right
every wrong that the endures.
THE other evening L the back porch, bask-
ing golden light of the dying day. if viii
pardon such poetic expression The window was
and you were seated near the WINDOW MIS-. jig
gers. interviewing applicant for position in your
kitchen. The applicant full grown young Worn-
an, able bodied and energetic. She asked 81 a week
as a return for arduous labors and you refused
to pay more than $3.50. The arguments you used in
support your conservative position were old as
pyramids you could get all the girls wanted
at your price. and you knew divers landladies who
paid only IS a kitchen mechanics, and forth The
unfortunate damsel evidently in need Of posi-
tion finally accepted your terms and 20
work.
1T is grievous work she is required to do, Mrs.
Jiggers. She has to at unholy hour in the
morning and until the sentinel stars set their
watch sky, and the work itself is of sort that
no refined gentleman would to do. She has to
greasy plates and slop around in unpleasant
looking dish water and mop floors peel potatoes
and so on. The wretched wages you pay her
remuneration. She ought to draw at least 81 day.
On that same evening a horney handed of :oil
collected $t25 from you for nine hours work doing
chores around the place. His task far
agreeable than that of the blonde handmaden in The
kitchen and he worked only nine hours while The
handmaden works fourteen
Now, my dear Mrs. Jiggers, why wait until woman
Nbaot to do justice to the tOing sster ool?
Why governed by the practices of other landades
who less advanced than you? Why don't you
the oppressed pot wrestler and tell her that
you going to begin the great work of emancipat
ing the working woman by paying her decent wages?
WALT MASON.