The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-24
THE EICHT-HOUR DAY AND
OUR WOMEN AND
CHILDREN WORKERS
ny EDWIN >. BROWN. ID. ID. =.
TI3 First Avenue, tnion block

ny EDWIN >. BROWN. ID. ID. q.
TI3 FIRST Avenue, Union Block.
THIS may be the last article that
shall write On the Eight Hour Law.
as ! wish to write one on Prohibition
that does not prohibit--and tell
how the evils Of the liquor business
could be abolished without harm TO
any person and Ia the interest of
the public good.
LET'S DO SOMETHING FOR LABOR
Every political party inserts tie
declaration for labor In It's platform
with great care. 50 that the plank
can be removed and the hot air al
lowed 70 escape while the politicians
shout for "Liaa Bboorr" But when
there IL real danger OF labor secur-
Ing any measure Of It's natural right
and better living conditions howl
from the anvil chorus rends the air.
and they shout. Your Goctu1sG1
measures viii destroy industry aud
thrift- OF course. there arc few
politicians who know that what they
call Industry and thrift represents
the surplus value exploited from
labor. and that prosperity for the
enpioitcrs means slavery and dsgrR-
dation for the tofling millions. who
are bound to the institution OF wage
slavery As securely as the CALLER
slave TO his oar. or the slave OF old
TO the milestone. becRus. they are
compelled 20 sell their human en-
srgy uAeor-powsr) for wages in
their toll goes TO the masters. The
masters use this wealth taken from
labor 70 control our Institutions Of
government and further enslaTe the
people: and this the system compelo
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
IL r. said that about ten mrffoo
women and children In our land are
compelled 10 sell their labor-poweg
In order 20 live. while there are az
all times ten or twelve million men
Ia our country who cannot get work.
when a child or a woman IN thsa
country has to ask for a job they
really are asking for the privilege
Of living Many OF these live n life
Of slow starvation. But Brown 10
only an aiarmiet. an insincere DEM
for what's in it." says one. but (
challenK. not only Seattle and the
state Of Washington. but the world
TO disprove the following stAte-
ments OF fact.
There are 10000 GOO people n
poverty In times OF normal prosper.
ity in the United States Head
Robert Hunters Poverty
There are 100000 children under
fourteen years Of age In the United
go's book on "Underted school Chill,
drrn in the United States"
DR. Maxwell. superintendent
the New York public schools. Al
Or II. NJ. g.echstrecker. OF the bosrI
OF charities, examined sixteen1
schools. Twelve thousand eight
hundred children were privately ex-
aIuined. and nearly eight per cent
Of them had not had any breakfast
at All, while over fifteen per cent
only had tea or coffee and bread.
In the poorer schools eighty-two per
cent OF the children We're underfed.
In Philadelphia. Buffalo and Chi.
cago a0.4ss school children were ex.
amined and nearly thlrty-five per
cent were reported as going to
school without food or with Insults
eieni food. See ~underfed school
Children" by Spargo.
DOMESTIC sERN ANTS AND
woRi>iN6 WOMEN.
Nearly every person In this world
has desires higher than to remain {
house drudge. and nearly all work.
ing women and girls have others de-
pendent upon them to some extent
The longer the hours of toll. the fese
time they have and the less TIT they
are for study and mental develops
menL The greater the number who
are idle. the heavier is the burden
on those who have work. because
wages are lowered by the uners.
ploycd seeking the Jobs of those who
are employed, untii wages are
brought down TO the sulristencs
suppose we who are able TO en-.
ploy house servants tdomeSticsl are
compelled TO hire an extra girlY
Are we not part human. a; least.
aud can we not consider ourselves
fortunate that we can afford to hire
housemaids while thousands and
millions OF our good housewives and
mothers in this world raise families Z
do their work and are faithful and
honorable enough 60 go out and a.
day work and washing for othse1
dear little ones9
What is your civilization Va
and what has become of Your
hoasted Christianity when you
would deny TO women an opportu-
nifty To be fully emptoyedg sun
pose YOU who are wont TO look upcr
all human kind as your legitimate
prey think that because Jesus said.
'rhc poor ye have with you sIwnvs~
that " is your Christian duty to
keep them poor always. hut a new
commandment has been given unto
the poor OF this world. It is the
commandment OF Socialism, s.Recor-
nize your material class Interests
and use your political and economic
pc yer In the interest OF your class =
teal power 20 vote themselves into
Jobs which they themselves own nv
voting for the collective ownershfu
OF the Industrial and economic insti-
tutions OF this country, and then nv
their industrial organization reru-
late their own wages and hours Of 4
toll so ms to enjoy the wealth they
create, and put on end TO their rob- H
berry and degradation, Working
people. unite at the polls and vote 4
solid for the Eight Hour Day. You
have nothing TO lose but your chains
YOU have world to gain"
After you have voted Yourselves. Il
into the dignified position Of MAX
Ing your own hours OF toll ana
shown your organized political
power ana ability to reason In Tire
interest OF your own class Your ma :.
ters VIII honor and respect you. nnHZ
the next battle for better living con.Y
ditions and fuller and higher me
VIII he easier for you.