Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-19
FOUR WOMEN
STRIKERS
BY NJ. QUAD
Copyright. 1915. hF the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
By NJ. QUAD

Win lniff NAll'il lifl'N W ihi'' WINS
IN the neighborhood Mrs Perkins, I
Mrs. White and Mrs. Davis They
were asked 10 call III her house at =
o'clock I'M the afternoon 10 help bring
about social revolution for the bcne-
iii of the female sex all over the
world
When the hour arrived the three wo-
men also arrived. They We're very
busy women. but anything that prom
ised to benefit the sex aroused their
sense of duty
What ! have TO say is this began
Mrs, Skaggs rs she took the floor aud
cleared her voice. '"rhc men are 0n
strike east, west. north ana south
some are striking Tor higher wages
hut most OF them want eight hours
work day Their claim Is that no
man can Wolh more than eight hours
a day and do his best and great mum
bers OF thcni are completely tired oui
WHOM the cIeht hours have expired
Have they given q thousht 90 rs
women amid ul lhis turmoil az
confusion Not thought not oven
oue SIC arise at g O'Clock hi tho
morning ans are through with our
bwl~cwork about % in tAe evening
That makes atccn hours work for us
and most of the time we are on our
fleets Poor man he can't work more
thau eight hours day without being
ruckcred out and he thinks We can
work fifteen without having the least
cause for complaint 80 il has always
been aud always will be unless we 20
at it and raise revolution
Let us raise one was shouted in
chorus
That's what ! wanted to see YOU
about and I'm 80 glad YOU agree with
me- We shall raise a revolutions We
Will raise 1t right here and now. From
this village It will spread all over the
known world. and If our sex in Eskimo
land as well as at home do not bless us
they deserve 10 be slaves forever"
So thought Mrs. Perkins. Mrs Davis
ana 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 sAr
render and each went home with
grim look OH her face.
What befell Mrs. Skaggs befell the
otlRrs. When her husband came home
that evening she met him with
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. II you feel that
YOU can't work more than eight hours
A day i feel that | can't either | work
almost double that now and have work
ed so ever since We were married and
it's no wonder | look like an old woman
at my age of thirty eight Have YOU any
reasons 70 advance why | should not
strike"
Not a single reason" he replied |
when she expected him to advance d !
dozen or more Your work is hard
and long. aud IL you can manage Ia
make 1t easier shall DO all can q
encourage you
Mrs. Skaggs was much surprised
and put out by the attitude of her |
husband but she was grimly deter
mined TO carry ont the conspiracy. |
When Wednesday morning came She
said to her husband across the break
fast table
Henry. this is the day
Yes, this IS the day" he quietly !
replied
But YOU will be home 10 lunch az
usual. But after that is cleared away !
the strike begins"
Soon after o'clock and just as
Mrs Skaggs was getting interested in /
book Mrs links, a colored wo- /
man Of very ample proportions. eu |
tered the house She was chasing the I
three Skaggs children before her. and .
as she took OF her hat aud made hei
self at home she said TO their mother
Dose chill'cu need 60 have dar ears |
cuffcd. an LII make great improve I
ment in less dan week IBIS noai \
needs sweepin am IN tackle dat fust
And who on earth are vouf' DC /
manded the surprised Mrs. Skaggs a.
she closed her book and stood up
Why. Is Mrs links Of cose." was
the reply
But / didn't send for you.
"Of co'se not. but your husband cum
fur me an said ] was 10 be de second
relief. ] Gums on at o'clock an leaves
at 10. Dat makes my eight hours an
durin my time here don't YOU have
too much 10 say about things. / knows
all about runniu house an don't
need no boSSin'."
Now, then. Mrs. JinkS or what
ever your name is you take yourself
right out OF here or III have a consta
bic take you You are not wanted
here. and its singular that my hua
band sent you
But YOU is all tired out wild y0ui
work an am strikin fur eight hours
was the reply
And I'll be striking You If YOU don
move on When 1t is time to get sup
pcr for my husband shall do SO"
When Mr. Skaggs came home he
found better supper than usual pre-
pared FOR him. and his wife had slick
cd up a little IN matters OF dress an
he said as be took his accustomed seat
was.
Il see, dear. that YOU have won yonr
strike. and I am glad Of Il"
Mrs. Skaggs looked at him indlg
nantly and rcproashfully aud made no