The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-05
.R WOMEN
STRIKERS
By NJ. QUAD
lDy11ght. 1915. By the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

w. tVc Wiilttii uOttS W tHTee wives
n - neighborhood- Perkins.
Nh syvhite and Mrs. Davis. They
W(g red to call at her house at .
delock a the afternoon to help bring
G<on4 . oocial revolution for the bene-
she female sex all over the
Mn1n the hour arrived the three wo-
- ohoo arrived. They were very
bUV vomen. but anything that prom
- - benefit the sex aroused their
eureo = duty.
W1ot have to say is this" began
- 0enggs as she took the floor and
cC1Io1 her voice THE men are on a
oD est, west north and south.
- are striking for higher wages.
~ 1T of them want eight hours
wuZk 3 day. Their claim is that no
- en- work more than eight hours
- md do his best and great num-
~ ~ them are completely tired ont
49, II eight hours have expired.
nave they given thought to us
W1mon amid all this turmoil and
con1olopn? Not thought-not even
a.. We arise at 6 o'clock in the
moE11ng and are through with our
ho0onWork about 9 In the evening.
That makes fifteen hours work for us.
an6 Dost OF the time we are on our
-6eoG Poor man, He can't work more
than eight hours a day without being
out, and he thinks we can
woEk 6fteen without having the least
cause for complaint. So 1t has always
been and always will be unless we 20
ct &C and raise a revolution"
LIST Us raise oner' was shouted in
chorus.
That's what wanted to see you
about, and I'm so glad you agree with
ne. We shall raise revolution. We
Vim raise 1t right here and now, From
~ Village 1t will spread all over the
0tpWn world, and If our sex in Eskimo
~ - well as at home do not bless us
~ 1eserve to be slaves forever"
~ oh0ught Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Davis
- grs. White, and the four women
~ md there entered into conspira-
- perfected the details. Each one
~ herself to die rather than sur.
49, and each went home with
IA 1ook on her face.
: Mt befell Mrs. Skaggs befen the
-yeAol1y When her husband came home
that ovening she met him with a
lusfy:
a an q trfl. f.t Af.rh
lourB day."
r "Yes, dear" was the reply.
well. / want to say to you that,
BEGINNING Wednesday morning, | shall
70 On strike myself. If you feel that
,0u can't work more than eight hours
day feel that ] can't either work
Utmost double that now and have work
ID so ever since we were married, and
Is no wonder look like an old woman
At my age of thir, weight Have you any
easons to advance why I should not
STRIKER
vhen she expected him to advance II
lo1on or more. Your work Is hard
long, and IL you can manage to
-naho Il easier shall do all can to
sncourage you"
Mn. EkaCgs was much surprised
md put out by the attitude of her
husband, but she was grimly deter
nlnod TO carry out the conspiracy
When Wednesday morning came she
raid to her husband across the break
at table:
Henry, this is the day
Yes. this is the day" he quietly
epIled.
But you will be home to lunch. as
gual. But after that Is cleared away
be strike begins"
Soon after o'clock and Just as
I'm. Skaggs was getting interested in
book Mrs links, a colored wo-
nan Of very ample proportions. en-
sred the house. she was chasing the
hree Skaggs children before her, and
she took Off her hat and made her
elf at home she said to their mother:
Dose chill'en need to have dar ears
=uifed, an III make great improve
lent In less dan a week Dis loah
eeds sweepin'. an I'll tackle dat fust"
" "And who on earth are you?" de-
landed the surprised Mrs. Skaggs as
he closed her book and stood up.
why, is Mrs links. of co'se," was
10 reply.
INT didn't send for you"
"0 o'se not. but your husband cum
IN - an said | was to be de second
sllok Gums on at o'clock an leaves
~ Dat makes my eight hours. an
SuGl1 my time here don't you have
- E1Qch to say about things. knows
y u<o6out runnin' a house an don't
- bossin'."
then. Mrs. links. or what
Tour name is, you take yourself
Mt of here or I'll have consta
- be you. You are not wanted
md it's singular that my hus-
ent you"
you is all tired out wild your