The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-10

50. representing every industry in the
city. Miss Bresette organized the club,
and on account of the necessity she is
under to be often out of the city, she
asked the Alumnae club to interest
itself in the organization.
1.-The Kansas law" Miss Bresette
said. "places very few limitations as
to hours and wages, on the employers.
In the past five months 1000 work
ing women have been interviewed, and
so per cent of that number are making
less than 81 a week. The establish
ment of the industrial commission was
a step toward the protection of the
workers. That commission is empow-
cred to investigate the standards of
living among the working women, the
hour limits and minimum wage In
one of the cities of the state, it was
found that in laundry work none Of
the girls received less than Sc weekly
In other cities the wages We're not so
good"
Mrs. Left spoke of the special need
of foreign girls in the American fac
tories. Many of them" she said, ''are
from good homes in their own coun-
try; they have some education and are
accustomed to refined surroundings.
In this country they are laughed at
because they do not know the Ian
guage. and they are stunned by the
American girl that works with them.
They try to initiate the slang and dress
of their fellow workers. which puts
them out of touch with the women of
their own class and nationality and
does not help them with the Ameri-
cans These girls need the help that
can be given them by those interested
work her school for foreigners was
trying to do. The school has fifteen
minutes of music at each session, and
many of the pupils are learning the
music of the violin and piano, whereas
they formerly used their native instru-
ments almost entirely.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. Y. Ismond cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary Sunday at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. D. P. Paxton. in West
Tenth avenue. They were married in
Earlville, New York, April 9, 1866.
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The West Side Reading club has
postponed it's meeting for Tuesday for
one week. Tuesday of next week the
club will meet with Mrs. C. o.
Knowles.
The coming of Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch this week with the suffrage
special from Washington will be of in
terest to the older suffrage workers,
especially, since it was her mother.
Mrs Cady Stanton who was one of a
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Kansas. Mrs. Batch is anxious to
meet some of the oldtime suffragists.
especially any who may have known
her mother at that time of her cam
paign in this state. Mrs. Blatch, in a
letter, explains the position of the
organization with which she has af
filiated.
some people say che writes. that
we have not party government in this
country. In the sense of having
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which follows with him, it is quite
true that we have not party govern
ment, but in all essentials We have
party government in the United States.
Throughout the Wilson administration
the Democratic party has been in COM
pIete control in both houses of con-
gress. The Democratic congress doTni-
mates every committee. and decides
what measures shall be brought up in
congress, and how the business of the
! house and the senate shall be con-
Quoted 1t is not possible in congress
any more than in the house of COM
mons for private member to push a.
I bill to its final conclusion unless he
has the cooperation of the dominant
party at the moment
Had the party in power wished to
/ push the woman suffrage amendment
/ to favorable conclusion. ii could
have done so any time within in the
last three years. It is impossible. I'M
4 der the system that reigns at our ma
! tional capital for any private member
/ of either the Democratic or the Re
! publican party, to get a vote on the
woman suffrage amendment. The
handling of our amendment has de-
pended absolutely on the wishes of the
! dominant party, which for the mo-
I ment happens to be the Democratic
party. Since individual friends in con-
! gress, however helpful. tactful and
! eloquent, are not able to advance the
woman suffrage amendment one STEP
/ there is no possible step for US to take
other than that of holding the party
I which dominates congress absolutely