Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-10

The following interesting account OF
one OF the most important organiza-
lions OF women In England was writ
ten IN the Lexington Herald by Miss
Sophon isba Breckenridge OF the law
faculty In the University of Chicago,
We have In this country as yet no or
ganlzation which has undertaken a
work exactly parallel TO that of the
Womans Industrial Council of Great
Britain. OF which the Countess OF Aber-
deem Is president and whose object is
ito watch over women engaged In
trades and over all Industrial matters
which concern women. leaving to sis
ter societies interes, In professional wo-
men, the poor as such, and children
except so far as they are occupied In
trades"
This care over Industrial women the
council exercises IN four ways, the first
and most important being that OF IN
vestigation considering this the basis
OF all the rest, since nothing at the
present day needs such patient, accur-
ate examination MS labor questions, and
OF all such questions none Is more diff
iicult to understand and deal with than
those which affect women The re-
suits OF these Investigations are pub
lished In the organ OF the council and in
scientific journals, and upon them de-
pend the other activities Of the council
one OF the most interesting results
Of this branch of the work has been
the establishment OF bureau which
seeks to encourage girls TO tain for
skilled trades az the sacrifice of Inn
mediate wages, and 20 find openings for
them IN such trades" when they have
acquired the skin.
A second branch Of the work Is that
done by the Legal and statistical COM
mittee. which watches Industrial legis-
lation, reports violations Of the factory
legislation. which is so much more com
prehensive in England than IN this
country, and takes care of individual
victims of unIusi or Illegal treatment
on the part OF employers.
There Is, In the third place a COM
mittee on education and technical
training, which has made many I'M
portant recommendatio (especially
with reference to the establishment Of
trade schools for girls) 10 official bodies
entrusted with power over the educa-
tional system OF Great Britain.
The fourth impor ant work undertake
en- is that or organizdtion--a work cav-
ried on especially among the least skill
ed ana most helpless classes i'm the CONF
Clubs are formed among wo-
men In different trades for various OH
Jects, all looking to the bctterment Of
the conditions Of the members In some
there Is opportunity for larger social
experience; some devote themselves to
training, while some are
means of increasing the skill ami the
bargaining power OF those who ioln.
similar work 10 that done by tho
council IL impossible In this country.
because OF the absoute dearth OF ma
lerial SUCH as results from its inves-
tlgation Of national scope. there viii be
opportunity for Il like organization TO
prove Of grelt value and effectiveness.
An EFFORT is. being made TO organize n
State federation in Virginia. one of the
Few states left In which no federation
exists. only one club I'm the state is
affiliated with the general federation.
his Is the Mutual Improvement club |
Of Clifton Forge. II is altogether nos
slble, however. that Virginia viii be
ro presented AT The 81. Paul biennial nv |
several additional clubs, IL no; bv n |
newly formed state body, as the general |
federation committee II working hard |
Tor this result at the present time.
Mrs. Sarah A. Evans. president Of
Tie oregon State Federation has been |
appointed inspector OF meat markets
~ Portland. Mrs. Evans Is also an the |
sditorlal star OF a Portland newspaper |