The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-04-17
FOUR WOMEN
STRIKERS
BY Nj. QUAD
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

! MIS-. White and Mrs Davis. The,
We're asked 10 call ut her house nj
O'Clock in the afternoon TO help brina
about social revolution for the bene
nj OF the female sex all over the
world.
W men the hour arrived the three wo
men also arrived. They were very
puSy women. but anything that prom.
lsed to benefit the sex aroused their
sense of duty.
W nat have To say is this" began
Mrs. Skacgs as she took the floor and
cleared her voice. THE men are on n
strike east. west. north and south.
Some are striking for higher wages.
nut most of them want eight hours
work a day Their claim is that no
man can work more than eight hours
day and do his hest and great num-
pers or them are completely tired out
When the eight hours have expired.
liaVe they given thought TO us
women amid all this turmoil and
eonlusionF Not thought not even
one. We arise at . o'clock in the
morning and are through with onr
housework about o in the evening
mat makes fifteen hours work for us
ana most Of the time We are on ON
feet. Poor man. He can't work more
than eight hours a day without being
tuckcred out, and he thinks we can
work fifteen without having the least
cause for complaint So it has always
been and always will be unless we 20
at 1t and raise n revolution"
Let us raise oner' was shouted in
chorus.
That's what | wanted to see YOU
about, and I'm SO glad YOU agree with
me. We shall raise n revolution. We
VIII raise 1t right here ana now, From
this village 1t will spread all over the
known world. and II our sex in Eskimo
land as well as at home do not bless us
they deserve to be slaves forever"
So thought Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Davis
and Mrs. White, and the four women
then and there entered into a conspira-
cy and perfected the details Each one
pledged herself to die rather than sur
render. and each went home with n
grim look on her face
What bcfcll Mrs. Skaggs befell the
others. When her husband came home
that evening she met him with a
query:
Henry. you are on strike for eight
hours a day"
YES. dear" was the reply.
We'll, | want To say to you that,
beginning Wednesday morning, shall
go on a strike myself. If you feel that
YOU can't work more than eight hours
a day feel that | cant either. | work
almost double that now and have work
ed SO ever since we We're married. and
its no wonder look like an old woman
at my age Of thirty eight Have you any
reasons to advance why I should not |
strike
"Not single reason" he replied |
when she expected him TO advance IA /
dozen or more "Your work is hard |
and long, and IL you can manage to |
make IL easier | shall do all can 10 |
encourage YOU"
Mrs. Ska.gs was much surprised /
and put out by the attitude of her T
husband. but she was grlmly deter
mined To carry out the conspira V.
When Wednesday morning came sl
said to her husband across the bref.K.
fast table:
Henry. this is the day"
Yes, this is the day" he quietly
replied
But you will be home to lunch. a.
usual But after that Is cleared away
he strike begins"
Soon after o'clock and just as
Mrs. Skaggs was getting interested in
4 book Mrs links, colored wo.
nan of very ample proportions, en-
cred the house. She was chasing the
hree Skaggs children before her, and
Is she took off her hat and made her
self at home she said to their mother:
Dose chill'en need to have dar ears
.uffed, an I'll make "A great improve
nent I'm less dan a week. Dis floah
reeds sweepin an III tackle dat fust
And who on earth are your de-
handed the surprised Mrs Skaggs as
he closed her book and stood up.
why. is Mrs Jinks. of co'se." was
he reply
But / didn't send for you
"Of co'se not. but your husband cum
ur me an said was to be de second
elIef. | Gums on at o'clock an leaves
L 10. Dat makes my eight hours, an
lurin' my time here don't you have
90 much 10 say about things knows
n about runnin' house en- don't
leed no bosSin"
Now. then. Mrs links. or what
ver your name Is. you take yourself
light out of here or I'll have a consta-
lie take you. You are not wanted
ere. and it's singular that my hus
and sent you"
"But you is all tired out wild your
york an am strikin' fur eight hours
vas the reply