Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1914-12-03
NATIONS LABOR
PROBLEM
OVER A MILLION AND A HALF
WOMEN WORK AS FARM HANDS
IN THE UNITED STATES.
BY Peter Radford

Our government never faced 30 tire
mendous problem as that now lylng
| dormant at the doors OF congress and
the legislatures and which. when
aroused. will shake this nation from
center TO circumference. aud make
| civilization hide its face In shame.
That problem is-Nomeu IN the field.
The last federal census reports
show We now have $4,000 women
working In the field, most Of them
south Of the Mason and Dixon line.
There were approximately million
negro slaves working in the fields
when liberated by the emancipation
proclamation We have freed orr
slaves and our women have taken
their places IN bondage. We have
broken the shacklcs on the negroes
and welded them upon our daughters
The chaln.Gsnn Of Civilization.
A million women 90 bondage in ths
southern fields form Tie chain gang OF
civilization - the Industrial tragedy
OF the age There Is no oycrsccr quite
so cruel as that OF unrestruInei greed.
no whip that stiugs Ike the lash u
suboruod destiny, and no auc,'Ouoer's
block quite SO revolving az that Of or.
ranIzed ayarice
The president OF the United states
was recently lauiod by the press. and
very properly so. for suggesting modi.
alton between the engineers and rail.
road managers IN adjusting their
schedule Of time and paw The ongi.
noers threatened 20 strike 10 their
wages were not Increased from ap.
proNimdtoly ten 90 eleven dollars per
day ard service reduced from tom 20
eight hours and q similar roadi.st.
ment o. the overtime schedule our
women are working il the field. many
~ them harcf0oiad. FOR less than 30
cuUts per dlv and their schedule IA
the rising sun and The evening star.
and after The DAYS WORK IS over they
m.'E the COWS slop the hogs and rock
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