Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1919 — Tubs May Strike Next. [ARTICLE]

Tubs May Strike Next.

Add to the strikes for higher wages that of negro washerwomen of Louisville. Aunt Katie (last name not known even to patrons) was asked the other day if she could do a washing the next day. “ ’Deed no, chile,” was the reply. “An’ any more washings I do is goin’ to cost yuh .ten cents moah.” she added. = —Pressed for an explanation, Aunt Katie said that she and “seb’ral other washer ladles are goin’ on a picnic today and won’t do no washin’ for nobuddy.” “Furdemoah. dis ten cents moah goes all the time now. • De street car men is gonna git moah dan dat fer strikin , and so is us,” was her explanation.— Louisville Courier-Journal.