Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-10

and the gentleman from Alabama
{Mr. Burnett) worked himself up in
to frenzy while he shouted:
The gentleman from Maine (Mr.
Hersey, who opposes this amend
ment. does not say anything In
the interest Of the farmers In his
county that work from sun to sun,
while their poor wives work is never
done. He says nothing about the
lumberjncks working for the lumber
industries Of the country. These very
industries are now complaining be-
cause Congress is threatening even to
make an eight hour law for their
employees, and yet not word in be-
half Of these employees is heard.
Yes; it is good politics, no doubt,
on the part Of those southern Repre-
working girls in Washington because
she has no vote. but they are as ST.
lent as The grave when 1t comes to
appropriate the millions to pay the
big salaries Of those roller-d desk
patriots who are serving the Govern
ment for the pay in it's time OF need.
! want further TO say to these
gentlemen that the constituents of
the gentleman from Maine, the farm
crs and the umberjacks, are not
finding fault with the small pittance
you give the working girl In Wash
| ington. Many Of them have daugh-
tiers in the employment Of the Gov
eminent here. and they want to know
always that their girl from home has
the necessities Of life from an honest
employment and that she has reas-
enable hours of labor; and while
believe the working girl will find more
congenial employment at home. with
better pay. | want 1t understood that
they are here at the urgent request
! OF the Government and because the
Government has sounded the call fat
and wide that 1t was necessary to
have the extra clerical help to carry
on the work Of the war. They are
doing honest work with more patriot
ism than the gentleman from Mis-
souri, is now doing In trying to ridi-
Guile and Cypress them. They are en-
titled to as much consideration from
this Congress as are those who fatten
their greed from the Nations mis-
| fortune.
/ The people at home are very
anxious as to how the billions we
have raised shall be spent: they are
troubled about these Hog Island
contracts. made by the chiefs OF
these new bureaus and commissions
but they do not worry about the ex-
travagance of the working girl in
Washington for they know she is
not liable to become either Stacker
or CRATER.
When the working girl in Wash
ington has performed her seven hours
Of work in a hot sitting superheated
room. shut away from the sunlight
and Gods fresh air. and with tired
hand and aching head longs for the
rest of home 1t will! not win this wal
or satisfy the unrest Of labor to say
to her she must remain another hour
at her post with nothing to do but
watch weary hour go by that has
been lost &c her forever.
At the present time. when any
emergency comes. when extra work
demands her attention. she cheerfully
works not only s but 10 and IL hours
far into the night. including Sun
days. without any extra. pay or addi-
tional compensation. This she is
willing 20 DO. but she will not be
satisfied to have forced upon her an
extra hour Of useless waiting to sat
isfy the political ambition Of the
gentleman from Missouri who. when