Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-16
WOMAN m rAE NEw sourA.


The Southern man and the writer Of fiction, says
iersche Jones in recent issue of the New York Trb.
une stl cling to the traditional picture Of the south
cn girl, a bright charming figure in lowered organdie
and delicious poke bonnet adorable happy sheltered
from the realities of life"
Herschel Jones may possibly be an unfamiliar name to
the reader If So the reader is unfamiliar
with the recent work Of the National Child Labor Commit
tee Mr. Jones has been the leader in campaigns for
better child labor in hv states in the past two years
successful campaigns. The laws in Kentucky, Georgia.
Mississippi Arkansas and Alabama are not yet what
the child labor opponents hope day them but
they are better than they ever we're before
large part of the credit for this improvement goes by
right to Hersche Jones Mr.. Jones passes on to the
with whom he worked His tribute to the present
day Southern is only interesting but because
Of his years work with them authoritative He says
southern are no longer merely figures Ct ro-
nance. They something bigger and better great
hearted who responding not only othe need
of their families, but the needs of their communities
as we'll All the South they are building up ideals
Of social service They taking the lead on social
questions especially in child labor and education With
out the help of the women the child labor legislation Of
The South could not have been obtained"
southern women make good lobbyists In all our re-
cent child labor campaigns they proved invaluable
They seldom srident They have a graciousness and
sense Of humor that smooth the way in argument IN so
far the Southern is ineffective in politics II is
due to her lack of experience and her navee The first
thing she has to learn lobbyist to expect thar the
men for whom she has probably entertained the greatest
respect viii try evade her or failing that to double
her hoe ,1,-e
1t is indeed new picture, The poke bonnet and tow
cred orsande of fiction sheltered life give place
20 the trim tailor mades of the lobbyist Hand embrod-
cry on fine garments for the fine ladys babies must
wait until she has done days work towards providing
for all the babies of the community fair chance at fe
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
Nor is it the less gracious picture nor one uniting
the of the South The oldtime southern lady
looked after the needs only own family but Of
the interests necessarily narrowed in their scope became
more intensive To-day like her sisters of thenorh she
realizes that is selfish to housekeep merely ones own
home-and not only selfish but Ineffective To safeguard
her own children She must reach to safeguard the
homes of other children She has learned that members
Of a community must stand and fan together
In the South elsewhere the womans club has been
a vital factor in the growth woman- interests Says
an. Jones:
THE potential power Of the clubs in the south
7 just beginning be realized Little by little fewer Of
their programs Of the sweetness and light variety
and more of them deal with live social questions In
Georgia and Alabama is the who have been able
TO forget the Niger in The woodpe and work for com
ulsory education Through this network of clubs women
ave the greatest single agency educating puolic
ipiDfon