Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
"a RAYMOND ROBINS
Mis- HOW GIRLS WHO
WORK ARE ORGANIZING
I .;dent of National Woman's
rrade Union League Says
Conditions Are
Improving
,orE A BOON TO WOMEN

-. kNTIC CITY, sept lo,,... - *.
y. y,eblns, OF Chicago presu s,,s is
><''cnal "Sy "Ssy3n,nle OF that rapidly increas-
<uiklns ~ women who. born TO weauh
< ffoup s,.,,ton. give most Of their time
<ni tociai as we'll as their money, TO
80 hrenso ~ their downtrodden sisters
" ~ -,,,. has devoted her entire life
rfs w. "a tradeswomen. and has PROB
n he "uoy " araa,er service In solving the
~ peeh s,ris who work In shops ana
rchcns NAN any other woman In Amer
tsefles rs been spending the week at
| e sns-,,'oroueh- ~ Bienheim. and IL was
/ ~ . aorsented to talk about her WORK.
nv =, ,,nlon Of the working girls raola.es
~ s..,.h and energy. she Is NeIy 81
+ 1< .~,,raa. of the German-American
f>ri'w a. endowed with keen sense
/ NJ ~. ana the merriest laughter.
''', a., az n girl lived in a home
~ ..w representatives OF all the
v>rs sn.,,sr-the ~. wealthiest. the most In
Hs*s ,hs most exclusive, even the poor
tflrrluA', - was a home where charity
~..st something.
.,.d as an active agent TO aid
Hc ne was eighteen. and has been
fr 49, sInce. OF her main work she
,,.,onai women's Trades Union
lands for self-government in the
fA.n We have league printers pot
soFhsnoyL FgIL,rs wooden shoemakers. textile
Wy .na rarrnent workers. The ma
.,.' v''ss,s employed include American,
cn c'na,''.s c.,man. Irish, Russian and Polish
sonen.
-. ~. now organizing a sch"ol for the
,'.s. ~ active leaders in the labor
-.,rnsu, and we OFFER scholarships TO me
s.s. who show the most aptitude for
s.e.h,n Four months Is given to schol-
IN, training Some of our girls nave
-..,,eed for university courses. The other
| .'shf months are devoted to neld work
- ,.sch the girls how to organize clubs
IA classes. and we also teach 'henh Wna'
| n a. IN case OF strikes.
GETTING AN ATTORNEY
.r,r instance, II the girls are arrested,
| :. ,.l them never to accept the services
q professional bondsman. for there are
. sxsss women of privilege who will come to
| htlr rescue
| n remember during the strike in Phila-
a.ehia. we didn't have to spend a single
| i.,nf for bail. for the wealthy women OF
| NJ ol:y were so generous.
.we also tell the girls never to accept
/ A, seryices OF any lawyer who approaches
1 h isle their case to the leading attorney
| a ihe city, We have had the best legal
| advice In America given to this work
| 47hs girls in the various industries meet
| md study the history of their trades, and
| hu learn Just how keen the compensation
/ h. ana the big problems that confront their
/ employers Through committees, capital
md labor is brought closer together than
/ 4, has ever been brought before. and in the
nd greater community of interest is es-
ublished
I Womsns Trade UniLn League are probably
/ The most democratic conventions held in
his country, and we have some lively ses-
sonk All the women meet on terms of
] equality and membership. The expenses are
paid out Of a general fund, otherwise, the
delegates could not afford to attend.
And l quite assure you" added Mrs.
Robins, That the delegates to the National
Nehsn's Suffrage convention would have
blake of their hats to many of our women
iQ ne manner in which they present their
tfznents and discussions"
Aprppos OF suffrage, Mrs. Carrie Chap
nan Gait says, that when women are en-
mnchised, men will respect women as they
aye never respected them before. You
nave had the vote in Illinois for three
ynfs what has It done for the women
Hnere you have lived?" asked the inter-
WEer Mrs. Robins answered.:
a have been tremendously impressed
s1h the way the poor foreign women of
ny district have taken hold of the suffrage
weston Mr. Robins and 1 reside on the
. .4 noor OF tenement house in the Seven
.:snin Ward of Chicago. where there are
ewv people to the square mile, and you
r'u'n be surprised to see the interest these
'emen are taking I'm the ballot.
lou know in Illinois, women are only
Hmitted to vote for the municipal off,
~ ~ and the President Of the United States.
sdore we had the ballot these poor immI-
..nt women were only regarded as beasts
owden They sewed, and scrubbed, and
sso ana nursed. and in fact making ends
| h M. ~ '"' o'''S interest 'hey "Su
tne husband bought the newspaper and
- nut he never thought of talking
~, @nsirs with his wife. He never gave
- ~ paper. Now these women are form
~. rfic clubs to discuss the problems of
W WARD. They have a new outlook on
u, ney feel they have a part TO play. in
,emmunty. You should see the respect
naian boy pays his mother, because
X " y kolng to vote for the President of
United States!
~ Illustrate Just what mean. am
!" tell you OF little incident I wit
poor washerwomar was coming
Inc street, trying Go balance a heavy
of Clothes on her head. A man
up TO her and said, Can ! be Of
and he promptly. proceeded TO help
-. roman carry the clothes basket home
man was the alderman of the ward I"
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