Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-06-18 | Page 4 | Criticises Churches for Expecting Contributions from Working Girls

Criticises Churches Chuiches for Expecting Contributions From Working Girls I A ANSAS SAS CITY June 17 Working Working K J f. KANSAS girls of or Kansas City CUr suffer from S lack of spiritual training because as a rule they are arc too proud to attend chur church hurch h services when they do not earn carn enough nough to permit them to drop a dime dim In n tho the collection basket according according- t to testimony today by Miss Louise lIt Mit- organizer of or tho romans Womans Trade Union league at the opening session of ot the state wage committees committee inquiry Into Kansas City wage condi condi- ions Miss 1158 said the churches churche wore were responsible for this condition The girl Irl who must support herself hersel b by working In factory factor or laundry after paying aying room rent board carfare am amthor and thor other necessary expenditures has no noa not nota a cent that she can cnn contribute toward the tho ho church Miss said Ons One On Is s expected to contribute if It she goco goes goc to o church The church expects it ant antho and ho tho average factory tt girl Irl cannot give he Miss told of oC her experiences working In a a. laundry laundr and in a oather factory she said At the feather eathor factory the the girls are paid b by tho the piece scale with a a. guarantee of 3 which few o ot of them hem ever over are able to exceed The Tile laundry aundry work in Kansas City is the worst vorst of ot all Tho The highest paid in most mos of oC f the laundries here is 16 6 a week lat flat salary rate Mrs Van Sperry deputy city factory Inspector testified that social caste plays lays a n prominent part In Influencing girls In the work theY choose The Tho girl wants to bo bo ho independent sho ho said and working in tho the household household house- house hold lold of another docs does not permit much of f that Perhaps it Is because of these facts that the servant girl is Js looked down upon b by the factory girl who In turn Is Js considered b by the shop girl as Just a 3 little below her own level But nut the shop girl is looked down upon b by the tile stenographer and so up through I the whole gamut I I