The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03
FARM LAB0RERS
FEW In ENGLAND
Recruiting Thins Ranks; Shortage
Due Largely TO Small Wage Paid;
Children Are Exploited.

Nuil0TPU Are kNuIOlteu.
InNnnN ,t,..l, , II v.s orly
manual na, ,hn n,,,ct ~ rr,ruIting
unnn IN. Iakor ,,arlo, sh,uIl IA, falt
snona.t II, tba ht, citIes vh,r, th,re ls
/, rao,,inr r,..,',,,,.,, n,,, Ia IN, rural
distr,ct. IN nn,' u,t,nrol r,vement
On Apgpst II "a. Lhnr ,,rhoppn de.
uortmnnt ~ I'm, L,,rl ,f trodn ssnt
ant , circ,,I,r T., formnrs mnuIrInp
vboth,r ro.r,i,l,,.. f,,. m, ,r,nv hnJ
,.usaJ or,, yhort.... of farm inhnr In
tho l,rgs nojnr,,,. ,f ,.,,ns IA, answer
yns thnt thcrn vo. mn ,hprt,gn thot
IrnuII pnt Il. mot
n, Ortoh,, t.. .iuotion wns re.
pnrtnl J., nav, .r,o,,raJ At moot.
Inn, nf fine Y,,l .nIrr Farmers I.nInn
In ,n. rh,p Jn,,r,J tl,p, XIV mnm.
farm hands had lrrp chilled mn thnt
the farmers won. nrrnmlp., ,pylous
Iuhuu tbrlr .u,,l.. ,f mon Ti,rh I'm
Inn. r,y ,a,r r.. ,I..tt,u. y.,s h,tpg
IJisrus-.I uot ,.., .r fnrm.. moot
Iug, hur by rn,nr councils. and was
Opr nl,yInps ,u,,..rinu u1. tbut
belgian refugee. .nouIl bee rmnIo,rd
tn nm fine pun uut A sn l,pprupd
fnut yrr, few ur rr,.r frlruJ, aliens
Iurr accustomed ID. Vnr, oy lnr land
According fo ru.r.- issued h hc
rrpl,lrpr general uY, ,uu oh. of "a
900 returned Themselves p~ pr,lruItur.
Ist. nf amy kind uud several of these
nu,r prnyrd op nluiry tn Lave hnd
IUtlr nr mo pru,.I.II pyuprIarrr The
Irzoduy fo Euplam has been mainly
,frnm fine ritir, r.. up1,pp.. having
arurrully prnfrrr.I rn r,mDlp of home
Am -pipa Of the Crrmgu occura,iou In
certain instance. ur.piuus Ar been
NOT ,ImpN cmpI.,,d mt NpIoitrd
Mr. Cheney mgn orrrIa, of the
hnprI nf ugrirulfur. mention, d ro.r
Ian which refugee. urrr uut mid am,
rrgunr wages. hnf inr farmr. simply
provided them v.u. LolnI nnt LODGING
and a small sum .f unrkrf Nancy
EMPLOYMENT VI Women
Another propu-a. f. fhnt rnr service.
Iuf women should lr more ,.ncrolly
IutlIzcI I'm recent wears there nns
Ihrpn u distinct mn.rmrnt rn urnmurr
the inclusion of u.r..r.uirr among ur.
Icupntions for women Nt this Inns
been mulply wifi. lrirw ii finding
Ia pruftnblp investment for .n,. nome,
land skin Of prr~uu, NJ education nud
mean, IN running fruit and ypgrta
lille farms of their own. for instance.
| The call now. however is for InhororS
lnnd what the farmers wan ps the
Times points ont is "rs4rutil, man.
lwork puughIug and .ovipl tne
handling of horses and machines. and
the care II animals" II ls posibIp
las some suggest that more u,, might
| he made ~ womru's pssistuu.., I'm the
IGnlry The traditional miIkmnd of
ballads Is NOWADAYS almost extinct
| The country girls NJ these times. II Is
said. IL more likely TO bp able To plav
the plano than In milk "A COW An
Inppeal hns been issued by several
well known farmers for the grpatpr
EMPLOYMENT " women m the everyday
work of agriculture. but critic, Of the
Inppcal call attention to two serious
Omissions I'm this document II SAWS
Ilothlng about the wages to hc paid TO
women thus cmployed. and Il Is silent
AS To any steps that will be taken 10
see that work I'm the fields does not
Interfere with these wompn's proper
and necessary work at home
II IL not really To women that most
farmers are looking as source Of
Their nm, main eftor, Is to obtain germIs Ms