Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
ALL WOMAN WORKERS
Auxiliary to American Fedora
tion of Labor Agitated at
Trade Union Conference
WIDE SENTIMENT CITED
Hardly Half of Philadelphia Female
Industrial Army of 100000 in
Affiliated Bodies

Agitation for wpman's division of the
\ T.. of H.. to give it's entire attention to
the organization of women lin all of the
trades OF the country, was started today at
the afternoon session of the first city con-
ference of the Woman's Trade Union
League at 2is South Eighth street
The situation among the women workers
in this city was covered by the report of
Miss Agnes Burns. organizer tor the league.
II was stated at the conClusi II that there
was a general sentiment throughout the
country for the establishment of women S
auxiliary department of the main labor
body. The marked advent of women IN
tho numerous lines of trade. II was pointed
out had brought about condition dan
| gerous to organized labor, as they lacked
organization or atliliation with any central
| labor body to a very large extent.
Miss Burns stated thaI fully loo.ooo
| women and girls ave today employed III the
| city of ph ladcphia. and estimated mat
hardly half Of them were organized, or
| gauizaton plans are on foot. h"NeNer there
/ being today an organizer, Mrs. Hurley from
! Boston working among the mattresses mere
| aud many other trades are in line Tor ap-
! uroach on She subject
II is estimated that there are 500 women
machinsts IN the great manufactures OF
| this city aud Efforts are being made TO
| unionZc them. Tho telephone operators,
| the cracker and confectionery workers
teachers and many other lines are among
| the future labor union possibilities.
Miss Juliet Stuart poyutz, former col
| lcgc professor and trade school teacher oi
| New York in speaking AT the mornihs
| session on THE Local Union aS an Educa'
| tional Center" said that the iiussion Jew
| girls In the trades throughout the country
are intellectually superior to the girls II
the colleges The latter, she cNpla ained. nave
not the mental outlook. ambition vital pC
pose and practical accomplishment that Il
tho characteristic of the former
The League passed a resolution farorini
the Incorporation of trade education 10
| girls in the Phil tdelphia school system, un
der the condition that il he approved by
Joint committee on which organized lab
| H. adequately represented. re 'onImenda
tion was made that the public school build
| irgs of the city he opened for the educa
| tionaI and social use Of tho people
Ghc session was opened by Miss Agne
Brown. president of the league; the pre-
! siding officer being John \. Phillipst fire
! vice president of the state Federation q
Labor. md an interesting program Of ad
dresses on subjects of interest - wome
workers was carried out.
) Miss LeOnora O'Reilly. Of the Women
Trade Union League. Of New York, dis
cusscd "'rrade Training and the Trad
Unions"
: The afternoon session was preside
over by James A. Maurer. president of t,
state Federation of Labor. and the program
Included speech by Miss Rose schneider
man. of New York.
Mrs. Samuel Semple. of the State Boar
of Labor and Industry. VIII be the on
} speaker of the evening session.