The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-10

ientire wage scale
These now getting ST. would de
Imand 500 he said.
Senator JUL replied:
No servant should work for any
master in the state OF Illinois for less
money than is necessary to provide
ifood, shelter and clothes Now sou men
of wealth DO not seem to realize that
flor years some members of this com
mission have been busy enacting laws
TO protect your property and life.
You ought TO cooperate with and nos
resist the efforts of the commission.
I.ytton promised the probers he
would do all he could but he said he
could not speak for his firm. He was
questioned about the operation OF
semi-charitahle homes for girls where
they get board for $3.50 a week.
Il believe a meeting of employers
with this commission to consider the
adyisability of establishing homes for
girl workers who are .adrift' would be-
he said.
Joseph Basch. vice president aaf
General manager OF Siegel Cooper ami
Company. Was the next witness.
His firm employs 1850 women and
girls with minimum wage OF s3.5a
and an average wage of $3.50. Ii,
swore.
Social workers from several cities
ali over The country came to Chicago
today to get information for similar
probes. Among these at today's SEES
sion We're: Mrs. T. A. Rogers OF
Sterling. Kansas. president OF the Y.
w G. u: Mrs Thomas News OF
Youngstown, Ohio: Miss Chole Stew
enson of Lincoln. Neb.. and Miss Della
Christopher OF Saginaw. Mich, and
Rev. G. P. Nixon of Kingsley, Iowa.
Iowa VIII Take Hand.
DIES MONIES, Iowa. March 10
Governor George ". Clarke and sen.
ate and house leaders are holding !.
conference in the executive Office this
afternoon to make plans for a thor
ough probe of white slave conditions
and causes by the legislature. Cover
nor Clarke has writ en- to Lieutenant.
Governor O'Hara of Illinois that he
will aid him in every way possible
and will particularly Investigate the
reports that Des Moines and other
Iowa cities are recruiting grounds for
the Chicago tenderloin. It is very
likely tina. social workers will aid
legislative committee and it is not at
all improbable that Attorney-Ge
George Cosson will conduct the probe
in person
Indiana Probe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 10
An investigation similar to the probe
Of white slavery now bein- conducted
by the Illinois senate commission,
may possibly grow out OF womens.
minimum wage commission authoriz-
ed by the state legislature. which
adjourned sine die today. The wage
commission has power to investigate
the working conditions of women en-
ployes in Indiana and to make recon-
mendations to The 1915 general as
sen1bly. The argument which result
ed in the bin for the commission pass.
ng both houses was that the low
wages paid women workers drove
many into wf-ite slavery, The COM
have not been appointed
and the opening date of the inves.i-
cation was uncertain.
Sent No invitation.
NEW YORK. March 10.-At the >
ices of John d, Rockefeller. Jr.. to-
lay denial was made to the repre-
from Chicago that he had
nvi.ed the Illinois legislative white
.lave investigators to visit this city
IS his guests and cooperate with the
commission financed by him which is
making an investigation of the nefar- !.
GUS traffic. II was stated hat Rock /
.felier, Jr.. was leaving town tenor
'ow on six weeks vacation So far
IS the basis of the story was con-
,erned his private secretary said that !
Rockefeller had received etter from 4
.ieutenan- Governor O'Hara of Illi-
lois a week ago asking whether the
egfslatiFe committee could not come
lare and confer with him nd get the
lenefit Of his experience
In reply Rockefeller wrote the COM
nittee that his commission had no
'et got far enough under way with
IS work and that while he would be
Had 10 aid the investigators If ne
:onld. there wss nothing available at
'resen that would be Of use to them.
Social Crime.
DENVER. Colo. March 16.--"The
Illinois Investigation in connection /,
With the law for minimum wage for 4
Women will do grea deal of good.
The same kind Of probe ought to be
nade everywhere
This Is the opinion Of .robn Nit
he'll. former president of the Uniteo
line Workers and now second vice
resident OF the American Federation