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i r "It is evident-that, the cdnjmis-
sion was right when i't decided "to
investigate the wages,of, the girl
and women workers of Chicago in
its investigation of the ' white
slave "traffic. . . '.
"It is high time' someone in
vestigated the presentxconditions.
IHs high time the people of Illi
nois knew; under what conditions
their sisters are working and suf
fering. "I have received over a thou
sand letters this week from men
and women in all parts of the
state commending the Scommis-'
sion for the course it has taken'.
"Some of these letters are from
women, now happily , married,
yho tell' of fearful struggles in
their maidenhood days, with the
agents of the white slave traffic.
"Other letters are from "em
ployers who frankly confess they
are paying starvation wages, but
who say they wilL welcome the
day a state law compels all em
ployers to pay women a living (
wage, '
- "I give a pledge to the people
of; Illinois, not only on behalf pf,
myself, but also on behalf of every
member of the White slave com
mission, that the only ambition of
the commission is .to save the
womanhood of Illinois from the
dangers now-imperiling it; and I
say to the wOmen of Illinois that
their interests and the interests of
their sisters. will continue totbe
the first and only consideration of
this commission. We .shall pro
ceed fairly arid sanely, seekingHo
do injustice to none, but deter
mined tO'Strike at the root of-this
most infamous"; evil- In this" de
termination nothing will stay us."
JDGE "ORDERS ELEVEN
MORE WARDS RECOUNTED
Recountof the yote cast fqr
state's attorney at the November
.election was, ordered, in, eleven
more wards by Judge Jesse. Bald
win today in the contest filed by
William A, Cunnea, Socialist,
against Maclay Hoyne Demo
crat. '
In, granting Guinea's petition
for the recount Judge Baldwin
declared enough fraud, hactbeen,
found in the ten. wards already
canvassed to warrant his decision.
At the offices of the election
commission this afternoon it was
said the recount would prpbably
not be taken up before April 6, the
commissioners being busy pre
paring fof the alderrnanic conv
tests. This is a great scheme' to make
the Cunnea contest a dead issue
until after election, as the frauds
.uncovered might injure the
Hearst - Harrison ' .machine's
chances.
o o
Edward Schultz,1"6, 4831 S.
Marshfield avi, "who'disappeared,
from Chicago Ry. Equipment Co.
with $329 of .their, "money last
Monday, was arrested in Rock
ford, 111., and. brought back here.
A superior court judge at Los
Angeles is going, to. try. to make
Mrs. Annie Myers " show cause
why she should not be, restrained
from talking talking .about her
husband, aVthafc, : ,
