Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12

J 0hle OEBdLlANCQ tk16 1dI1tOuS MATCH Oh
the Little Children, and 1t Is this epi-
sode that she seems TO remember With
the greatest pride
During q strike I was called for"
| she said. while I was talking to the
! committee three or four boys came In
with disfigured hands. asked them
how they were disf1gured. and they
said, In the mills asked them how
old they were, and one boy said, 10
years old. but my mother says I'm IL,
because she needs the money
"r gathered up bunch Of those chill.
dren and we marched to the city hall
where spoke to 5000 people. looked
up to the city hall and said, Mr..
Mayor, you do not dare to raise your
voice In defense Of these little ones
because but for these, your wife and
daughter would not get q vacation
at the seashore. These are the future
citizens OF our country. II we con-
tinue to disfigure them we will have
imbeciles!
II drew up a bill and went on TO
| Oyster Bay to see President Roosevelt.
He had left before we arrived. So we
marched into New York City. The
chief of police refused to give us a
permit to march. then got an inter-
view with the mayor After lot OF
hot arguments got q permit and we
marched up Fifth avenue to Madison
Square where we held our meeting and
took pictures Of the children's hands,
which / told people we were cruelty
ing for dollars.
Got Bill Passed.
I'VE drew up a bill, which was pre-
scented to Congress and which was
passed and which was the mother Of
| the child labor law"
Mother Jones has been called the
Angel of Mercy, who placed human
rights above property signs.
"It feels fine to be 100 years old"
Mother Jones confessed. II wish I
could live to be another hundred, Just
TO see the changes. In another nun
bred years all the industries will be
controlled by the people"
Many noted gentleman will re-
member having tip-toed into that
sunny upstairs room only to have his
well aimed shaft Of wit or irony from
the invalid"
Savory odors came floating up the
| stairway. One Of those good old-fash-
Toned dinners was being served down.
stairs. CThey eat so early on the fArmD
After poorly camouflaged excuses to
Mrs. Burgess Tor having to hurry on
| We gave Ia W AeA SoHSaOo~oAAes oaiN
stayed
| ooh, can't begin to keep up with
Mother JONES'" chartered Mrs. Burgess
over the dinner table that day. Il
read the papers to her every day and
take her correcting of my comments
on certain public matters and pronun-
citation of certain names as gracefully
| as I can. She never misses q thing
and you can't trip her on anything.
An interviewer once asked me for her
opinions about Soviet Russia and /
told him that was subject she didn't
| follow She overheard me and after he
had gone she said to me, Don't you
dare tell them don't know things u,l.
less you tell me first! Then she pro-
ceeded to expound to me the golngs
on in Russia since before was born.
Lixes che Country.
"She's been with me over two years
| She used to live In the city. We were
| good friends and her visits out here
kept growing longer until finally she
just came and stayed. tried to prevail
on her to remain in Washington last
| Winter because thought she would be
more comfortable where she could have
| city conveniences, but she said, Dam
NIT, If you 90 Of and leave me I'll take
taxi and follow you'll Mother likes it
| here in the country. It's sharp con-
trast TO the turbulent life she has AL
| ways lived. Nos she hasn't living
| relative, although she gets many letters
from 'Joneses' who claim to be rela-
| tives."
The homemade ice cream and cake
| were being served and In the midst Of
the POPULARITY which Mrs. Burgess was
| creating lusty call sounded from up.
| stairs, which was Mother Jones signal
that she wanted something.
Sometimes when she calls me-" re-
marked Mrs. Burgess, she says its be-.
cause she doesn't know whether she's
all right or not, and tell her. Great
and scare me like that Is far from deadl'
| Then she says she'll live long time
| just to spite me-"
Incessant bantering went on between
these two women, very divergent in age,
but both very young ct heart.
| Before her Tooth birthday Mother
had been right on her back for five
| she had told us that when her birthday
came she would dress and celebrate.
| True to her word, on the morning Of
last May day she got up and dressed
| and went out and sat under the apple
tree Just as she had said she would DO.
| The temporary recovery was psychology
ical, for she hasnt been up again since
/ EAAA udy 0Al4 nAkOA y tAS4O CNGAAA&AT DAAC AVS
ceived callers. Her first caller that
morning came down the road at z
| o'clock, half hidden behind armfuls of
lilacs. Her last one came ct IL pm.
| One reporter came after she had gone
| TO bed. He wanted her picture for his
| paper and rather than disappoint the
poor fellow she insisted that she get out
| Of bed and let him take 1t. 90 ahead
and shoot she said, II 1t will help you
with your employer
Knew How TO Talk.
There were 325 visitors here that
day, yes, and we fed them all. Mother
always wants people to be fed. We had
tubs full OF punch, dozens OF home
was almost barnacuei
Just before the novietone man had
her perform for him, he tried to instruct
her regarding what TO say. What the
b. do you know about it7' she
retorted, I was making speeches before
you were borni'
"She was dressed In her best black
silk, her cheeks were pink with excite
ment, she faced the cameras, took a
deep breath and drink Of water and
launched into merry, impromptu speech
she told them, lies In the hands OF
labor TO retain American liberty, but
labor has not yet learned how to use
the power. A wonderful power is In
the hands of women, too, but they dom
know how to use It, Capitalists side
track the women into clubs and make
ladies of them. Nobody wants lady.
They want womenl Ladies are parlor
parasites!"
Saw Only Purposes.
AS you sat by the bed and talked to
Mother Jones her irish eyes seemed to
burn with fire born of the combustion
of timid thought. You felt as though
YOU could almost see through the world