MILLIONAIRE REFORMERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 10

MILLIONAIRE REFORMERS.

' WEALTHY 'NEW YORK LADIES TO ' i ; WORK IN FACTORIES. ! • The New- York correspondent, of' the London- " Daily Mail" writos-:— ' . V, _ *' ; - L '. Under' the, leadership ' of' ; Miss' Anne Morgan,, daughter of Mr. Piorpont-Morgan, ' and: Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, a.largq. number of; the- wealthiest ■ ladies, of New York liavo decided- to prove to the - world .the 'falsity of the Suffragettes' l taunts that the#, !aro mere- butterflies, . incapable of; taking a serious interest in."the grave problems, of the- ; day.--. " If." we, do, not caro to., agitato, for- tho.V vote,," they declare,? " we' : none! the- less- have , .deeply at. heart the- social welfare of our poorer, sistors." .In. proof of this, they- have, J' -formed! hn 'organisation, *tbe. : : members' of j- which ! jvill b.e drawil mainly from the, ranks': • of the .''Four Hundred,"' and' who 'will: go ': into, factories, and eat, sleep; and'work with J! .the. working, girls, with'the object; of gaining first-hand'.information as to tho way 'in, : . iwhicfy the existence of the latter can bo , rendered .healthier and:'happier. Miss Anno Morgan has-already .spent much, time; making . ; herself personally conversant with tho conditions in glass factories, while Mrs; Joseph; " MedlU "M'Cormick, of Chicago, has dbvotcd 'her evenings this winter to acquainting lierr self' with tho manner in ' which women' are [ forced to work at .night time. I understand . from Mrs, Harriman that tho efforts'of the . lady i reformers, when they have acquired' a practical knowledge of the problems thev are [ about to investigate, will be directed not to forcing;' fresh legislation but to convincing thfe'.'great. employers of female, labour ;of. the \ necessity of'reforms. ." Wo shall," silo observed'; bring each individual casa to the , personal notice of those responsible, and in. : this way- onsurtf tliafr American factories ba • raised iotho highest possible standard of- • coiiifort." ' - :