Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-04-07
MRS. ROBINS
SPEAKS BEFORE
LARGE AUDIENCE


LARGE AUDIENCE
"The working women of America
enpoy economic freedom much In ex-
cess of the working women of Euro
pean countries" said Mrs. Raymond
Robins Sunday afternoon at Rialto
theater, where she was the speaker
on the program of the Twin City
Federation of Labor mass meeting
committee.
This meeting was the largest at
tended of any of the meetings held by
the Federation, probably because
| Mrs. Robins is so well known for
what she has done internationally for
the cause of self-dependent women.
A large part of the vast audience was
composed of women, and it principal
Iy was to those that she made her
appeal in behalf of the worlds wom-
en- workers.
She related in detail her experience
at the Second international Congress
of Working Women of the World,
held at Geneva, Switzerland, last
October, at which meeting Mrs. Rob-
ms was elected president, an honor
bestowed upon her because of her
great knowledge of the needs of wom-
en- workers, and because of her
splendid ability as an organizer and
leader.
That the women workers of Europe
are not further advanced, she laid to
lack of organization, women workers
of many of the European countries
being considered as a mechanical in
strument in human form, to be
worked at will and under whatever
conditions of employment enforced
by the employers.
But the example set by American
women in industry is looked to as a
means of obtaining better conditions
for Europe's women workers.
At the Geneva Conference were
delegates from over 40 countries. An
interchange of ideas and experiences
is expected to be the means of bring
ing a Fastening of better conditions
in those countries, and it is up to
American women to lend a helping
hand to their sisters across the seas.
Everywhere in Europe is told the
story of the tragedy of unemploy-
ment, Germany being the sole ex-
ception, in which country the usual
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have been the means of finding way
to keep the workers fairly busy.
| Suffering throughout Europe is acute,
and the children are hungry. She
made no special reference to Russia,
! but inferred that this misunderstood
nation was the worst sufferer of all.
Working women the world over
must do what is best for the move
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gether," said Mrs. Robins, in APP
pealing for united effort toward
| better conditionsfof living, "and they
must stand for the right Of obtaining
the best there is to be had in woman
hood and manhood"
Mrs. Robins entered strong plea
for support of the proposed school
tax assessment. Without education,
4 she said, working people had less
chance to succeed than would be the
case where school facilities were am
pie to provide a proper educational
training to the growing womanhood
and manhood of our country.
Mrs. Robins spoke Sunday evening
at the First Methodist church in
| Urbana.
\ Prof. II. A. Hollister and Rev. Rob-
erts spoke previous to Mrs. Robins
address, urging workers to vote for
the increase in taxes to maintain the
public schools, which, they said. was
more of benefit to the workers than to
the rich, for there is no other medium
through which the workers children
may obtain an education, while those
endowed with wealth may send their
children to private institutions,
Therefore, the public schools are
maintained principally that the chill
dren of the workers may not grow
up in ignorance. "The workers are
the bulwark behind the schools said
Mr.. Roberts, and it is to them we
appeal to see to it that the schools are
properly Supported.
Ii was made plain that no one
would profit financially by an increase
in school funds, that it was not con-
templated to increase any salaries,
that salaries were not to be reduced
The additional revenue is simply
needed to take care of the increase
in enrolment, which is increasing so
rapidly that the present Institutional
force, buildings and equipment is en-
tirely inadequate to the present needs,
Chairman Brown presided. In his
introductory remarks, he stated his
belief that working men and women
generally We're in favor of the in
crease, and stated that labor would
undoubtedly see to it that their chill
dren be furnished the means of OBJ
tanning an education.
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School orchestra, an organization in
which Champaign may take a great
deal of pride. Playing their selec-
tons in professional manner, they
held the attention of the audience,
and We're amply encored. The orches-
ira was under the direction of Prof.
Ira Mckinney.
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