"They don't dare."
"Don't dare? I'm afraid I don't understand."
"Who has the keenest interest in keeping wrist-twisting out of sight?"
"The police?"
"No. Who loses if the girls win? Who suffers if they organise, raise wages and improve conditions?"
"Their employers, I suppose."
"Just so. And who are their employers?"
"The department stores?"
"Well, then, isn't it perfectly clear? Who are the newspapers' heaviest advertisers?"
"Oh,—"