New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-29
by LUCY HUFFAKER.


wv yHoEVEF named Mother Jones did good piece of
Wv For this old storm centre wherever there
Is a strike on is just that-a mother There are two
things which believes with all her mind Those
things mothers homes 1t just of the irones
of life that she children having home
GOES "My home wherever people in trouble Ny
house is wherever that old bag of mine is"
Probably you've always thought of Mother Jones simply
old woman whole life in help
the OF labor Well she is thawith something added
TO it discovered this week what that something is 1t
The real mother heart Her bigness that which is bred from
the nstinct-and her limitations from that
Therein she IS true to type.
Woman the Mother.
what need" She repeated the question after me
when she had her in the hotel had IN
sisted that make myself comfortable with pillow from the bed
tucked in at my and these mohery administrations at
tended TO- we had spoken hearings of the Commission on
Industrial Relations things which result thereirOm
1--WE need a different economic adjustment
"IIow going 20 get THAR 800
an tell YOU how we could get If the of the coun-
try did what they should we'd have things different all right
$50 scornful OF women as you've oee" SHu "
be You're not anti-femnist?'
sv what does that NJ" she shot back at me- Her
laugh died away she said serousy ! oeie'e ia
r and what they can do They be good mothers ana
- Good homes When they've that, when they've brought
mn their children to be and and noble wen nave
real civzation-not thing which passes for 1t nov"
THAT sounds like Solomon, Mother Jones'
It's All woman's Fault.
.weu don't see any reason holding that idea
b child brought up in way it should just because
ms oid centuries ago do you? If the mothers
Of America brought their children as they should De ooug
up we have country worth living in But 90 they' MOST u
, don't They 80 and to clubs and to missionary
~ and to the social settlements and to the temperance
societies and all silly genowhere things. AND all 'ne
time they have the chance to do something f" " "'
in training their children.
m homes were what they should be herd be need Tor So
al settlements which ckspttle institutions anyway AND
let me tell you another hng-thered be no need OF temperance
tn a
stomach which has good food in it doesn't need booze but most
women don't know much cooking The rich woman way
above it. the weo-do leaves it to her servant and inc
working woman hasn't been taught 1t is Wonoer 10 me S
everybody the world isn't dyspeptic'
$50 YOU think that woman place is in the home'
oWbere else would be ?" Which question: asked in tone OF
surprise rather than aggression answered my question
peradcnure Of where Mother Jones stands as re-
d tho work of women would not let rest there
but went on 0 amplify her belief
Women in Industry? shucks!
Women out into industry? Shueks! That is my
answer any talks about the great desire OF women 10
sit in factories stand behind counters or run machines vi
course conditions arc now women have 10 get OUT Oh %
homes and work if the husband made enough money to
support family think the wife would want 10 20 away
from her home and children to work.?
But you know, Mother Jones' the feminists believe that
wife should be economically Independent of her husband
well as much as told you didn't know what feminist
was And now I'll tell you don't know what this economic in
dependence either woman entitled TO her
husbands money
you don't think who Is supported by her husanu
should be called a parasite?"
Indeed do sometimes Most women parasites now But
tell you any who makes good home and bears and
ars GOOD children parasite She doing the real work
If the world you again, it all depends the women
But after ALL most of industry controlled by men Aren't
responsible bad conditions for the workers.?
eyes but who brought up those men? Some mother It's
fault Take young Rockefeller who has been estfying
before the commission. He's nice chap really think
doesn't know anything about conditions.
His mother didn't bring him rghthat is all that is the