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Socialists in Europe to help you out. They're a bunch of wind-bags who, after all their talk about "industrial freedom," were among the first to run a bayonet through their Social ist brothers on the opposite side. Fight hard for more rights, if you wish, but also be glad of the privi leges you already enjoy in the good old U. S. A. Jack Doyle, 1953 Le land Av. LIKES H. E. SCHECK. There is one Day Book Forum writer who has never to my knowledge had a knock against his writings, that is, H. E. Scheck. He deserves boosting, for it is easy to tell when one reads his stuff that he is on the square and has his heart in the right place; credit where it is due, hey, editor? Mazie Stuart, 712 N. Dearborn. THE MARSHALL FIELD SYS TEM. In regard to section 300, Marshall Field & Co., instead of the firm giving the employes a bonus the employes have given the firm a bo nus. It has been customary there if if any of the girls were off sick to pay them half-time. In most cases it was the fault of the company when they would get sick because of the way they have to work. They are sent out in all kinds of weather to sew carpets in churches, halls and every place imaginable, and they have to sit and lay on cold floors. I understand when those girls are sent out the company collects $5 a day for their labor; they pay them starvation wages, less than $2 a day. I have noticed them many times myself, when I would be going through the store, sitting on that stone floor, sewing a carpet which should have been tacked and laid by men. I often asked some of them if it was not hard. They would always say it was very hard. I often felt like calling the attention of the hu mane society about the way they treated the women. Is it any won der they would be sick from all those draughts. A big forelady stands over them while they work, jwith her hands behind her back. This is the way the employes give Marshall Field a bonus: During the past two weeks there was one of the girls late 15 minutes; they docked her 23 cents for the 15 minutes; she receives 15 cents per hour as wages. An Employe. THE WAITER'S JOB. I have been a daily reader of The Day Book, but have never seen anything regard ing a waiter; a waiter has a hard life for the little returns he gets. There is what is called the "vam pire system," by which the waiter ddes not get one penny salary, does not get anything to eat, must pay for everything he gets the same as If the public were buying. To go to work he must pay the head waiter $5 to get the job. After that you must pay him $2.50 every week to hold your job or else you get "canned," and someone else donates $5. The management does not pay a head waiter any salary. He hires some grafters with the understand ing that he must get his from the waiters and public. The waiters must also see that he gets his from the public, so that he can pay his rent and havS a place to sleep. What do you say to that, Mr. Public. While you are paying big prices for the drinks and "eats," Mr. Prop rietor is getting an interest on the waiter's salary, while you, Mr. Pub lic, are paying the waiter's salary." We must slave for the management , for nothing. What does the public say in regard to this? What have the following cafes to say: Congress cafe, on Wa bash av.; Fountain Inn, 53d and Hal sted, formerly the Bristol Casino cafe, and a dozen others? Why should the general public be made to pay the waiter's salary and also give the proprietor his profits. J. W. R.f A Waiter, AAiiatffeAi &&. sASfrdaaMSWhA