The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30
The Chicago Tribune Sheds
A Few Depression" Tears

rade dressmaker, YOU want TO be
especially sorry for Mrs. Eddy. She's
right on the edge Of eviction, it
seems; and you know what eviction
means. She told her sad story to
the Trib's girl reporter like this:
"'Of course, we aren't exactly
out on the street, Mrs. Eddy laugh
ed, but We do need the money.
I have cut down on living expenses.
I've gotten right down TO bedrock.
I've rented my house and moved to
an apartment. I have gotten rid
of all my servants except one maid,
and she has to take care Of my s.
year-old boy. He's in kindergarten
at the Latin school chats one Of
Chicago's most exclusive schools,
comrades. My 14-year-old boy is
at boarding school in the East >"
Now you know how bad it is with
her, comrades; but there's worse to
come. Mrs. Eddy assured the Trib
that she wasn't doing this for fun.
It wasn't fun, it was work.
TT would be fine to become a
home body and all that again, but
it would mean I'd have to give up
sending my children to private
school. OF course, I do think boys
should have some education in pub
lie schools. But you can't send
your children to the Chicago pub
lie sohools-that's Just out Of the
question.
Il was brought up in what might
be called luxury, I suppose" she
went on. I've never worked. ex-
cept working on hospital boards
and other charitable things. It
isn't easy to work now. IT'S much
harder than I thought it would be"
Here poor Mrs Eddy sighed.
you know" she conhded to the
reporter, "the persons who have
suffered most in this depression are
the upper 10 per cent. But there's
no use going around with long
face and wearing your troubles on
your sleeve, and I don't. After all.
we have to be good sports, don't
we?"
Are those tears of pity for this
poor woman rolling down your
cheeks, comrade women? But wait
save a handkerchief (maybe you
still have one left from before you
went on relief for her poor, poor
partner.
Mrs. Wolf you must know. is
active in Republican politics. Her
husband is one Of Chicago's lead
ing lawyers, not unemployed. He'd
be busy clipping coupons If he
wasn't occupied getting crooked
capitalists out of meSses.
Mrs. Wolf works full time in the
shop, the paper says. Early every
morning her chauffeur drives her In
from Winnetka Cthe citys most ex-
elusive suburb in the limousine,
and in the afternoon he picks her
up and takes her home again.
That's right, feel sorry for this
Woodworking woman. You want
to remember that when you walk
home from work to save carfare.
your feet feeling like they're fall
ing off after long day behind
a counter.
I'm not in business temporarily
! mean to go right on" says this
brave, brave woman, who really
loves this business. she saws. be-
cause clothes have always inter-
ested her-she'd always bought hers
in Paris.
Tn thinking Of the future. Most
OF us are hard pressed financially.
And it's really very much harder for
people who've been used to every
thing to do without. Of course 1
still have investments, but even my
bank stocks aren't paying very much
dividends, most of them"
She's reaching the end of her
rope, comrades. Listen to this:
Il have leased the apartment 1
own at 209 Lake Shore Drive. The
persons who took it could have got
ten others cheaper, but liked my old
French furniture. We're living in
my country place in Winnetka."
Didn't tell you it's a sad, sad
story? But hold on-get the han
kerchiefs ready here comes the
saddest part Of all.
And I've cut down even there.
Always before I've had four gar
deners to take care of the grounds.
Now I have only two"
There now, comrades, women; now
you know what real distress is.
When you look at your children,
shiyering in the cold house, pale
and thin and weak because they're
slowly starving "on relief" unable
to go even to those common public
schools because they haven't a de-
cent pair of shoes-don't forget,
comrades. that pain in your hearts
isn't really suffering
You don't know what real suf-
fering is. If you want to know. ask