New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
Girls, Tired and Aching,
Glad They Go Back to
Work To-day.
MOTHER JONES' AIDS
IN MAKING PEACE
| 900 Women Join In DeniOnstra-
tion-SOm Independent En-
plOyers Still Hold Ont.

"l'm standing ever since lef; the
house. Pfui. Some headache and I'm
aching In the feet from cold"
The speaker, 4 rawboned girl Of un
certain age and OF German sntecedents
smiled ruefully at her two companions
The trio was one Of many groups o,
striking garment workers who. most OF
yesterday. had gathered in the lobby o.
the Union Square Hotel.
On the second floor, the headquarters
OF the Labor Forum had been crowded
with wrangling representatives % cap
ita and labor As Baker. the room
clerk. closed his books and made room
for the night man. a long-legged young
man dashed down the stairs, pencil in
one man. large sheet Of paper in the
other.
"Trimmers and cutters" ne called.
The stolid groups moved rsstlessly.
One tall Scandinavian pulled his derby
closer over his ears.
Eve 80 back to work" ne inquired.
In the midst OF the ensuing turmoil,
the babble OF many tongues and restless
swsying, came q quiet figure. Almost
automatically the crowd parted, open
ing a path from the door 70 the ele-
yntor for the quaint, white-haired ole
woman in her shabby black dress. She
was Mother Jones, active worker Tor
labor for the last forty years. and most
prominent, perhaps. in the strikes IN
West Virginia and Colorado.
"l'm tired to-day" said Mother Jones,
a few minutes later in her room, as she
pulled off her thick rubbers. ~ talked
to more girls in Progress Casino, 2s
Avenue A. this afternoon. It's tire
some Job fighting for the workers.
Glad There Was No Violence.
Pm glad the strike was not violent.
What you get to-day By violence you
lose tomorrow. There IS tender
chord In every human breast II you can
only touch it. This is an. age OF rea-
son, and it is reason not force tina
brings results.
The upper classes are as badly IN
need of education as the working peo-
plc. The two must be taught that both
are helpless without the cooperation o.
the other. Both must realize their
duty toward each other. But | have
talked with manufacturers who, bred IN
greed for dollars, had no more compre-
hension of the psychological reason for
strikes than child. Revolution there
will be and bloodshed, too. But / am
optimistic. see in the future pet
ter comprehension Of the brotherhood
of Man. And realize its lnevltaDility'
because | have given my life TO the
cause OF the people, and can see the
step. forward that have been made.
but the beating Of women is into!-
erable. And the condition OF wage
slavery. too, for il is running the wom-
snhood OF the nation. These WORKING
girls are going 20 be mothers, ana
hence what affects them affects the fu-
turc generations and the economic
strength Of the whole country
Mother Jones was born IN ireland
cighty-fve years ago. Further thsn
that she would not talk OF herself.
'Pd rather talk about these poor strug-
cling wretches than throw bouquets
at myself" said she.
Strikers Win in $50 Shops.
A tall. spare young man entered the
room. lie was Carl Beck, of the Labor
Forum.
cts almost over. Mother" said he.
Not much thi. time. The next strike
will be a big one. The workers. IN
most cases have been given forty
hours a week. They want forty-eight.
They won't stop yet. Just about 10000
out this time"
Employees of $50 shops go back 70
work to-day, was the announcement
made at the headquarters OF the Ladies
Garment Workers Union, 81 Union
Square. yesterday afternoon. Of those
who recognized the union 100 were said
10 be members of the Waist and Dress
Manufacturers Association and nifty
independents. An orderly demonstrs-
tion in Union Square. in which more
than 900 young women took part, fol-
lowed the announcement.
Employees Of independent shops. how
ever. are still az variance with the own
,rs. Following a meeting yesterday
l...oor ha,waap Tho yeoular aSsocia-