South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-09
ENGLISH WOMEN
READY To Do MEN
WORK DURING WAR
Labor Suggested as PanaCea
For Sorrow Brought in Brit
iSh Homes by Casualties
Some Objection by Men.

LONDON. July Q. The discussion
assuming "a more important part in the
cOunciis OF high officials OF the
nation. All effort now viii be made
20 place this female reserve in p0-
sition TO take the places OF men who
would be available for the volunteer
army
The efforts do not always meet with
success, however. 1t was necessary
for the Birmingham committee 10
withdraw women from work on the
tram cars In order 10 avoid a strike.
The women had been trained and
placed En- readiness for the work ana
it was considered a fOregOne con-
ciusion that hundreds of men would
quit the service 10 don uniforms, but
when the day came an ultimatum was
served instead 1T was wOrded to the
effect that as soon as the women went
10 work all male employees would
quit
This resulted in a hasty conference
Of the committee and the announce
ment that because of the fact that the
trans we're carrying thousands of mu-
milton workers who would be unable
TO reach their places without tram
service the women would be with
drawn.
The chairman. in his statement
characterized authors OF the strike
threat as small minded and unpatri-
otto but conceded them the victory.
At a meeting in the Manchester
town hall at which Lord Derby was
the chief speaker the subject OF en-
plOyment Of women was received with
acclaim. The meeting was so crowd
ed that an overflow gathering had 10
be held in an adjacent hall.
VIII Make Worker Lists.
nnETfF0n was
taken that women and men unit for
military service should register with
the board of trade branches in all cit
les of the kingdom, stating at the same
time the work they were best fitted
10 do. With this registration COM
pIete lists viii be compiled and kept
on file in the war office and workers
will be summoned whenever and
wherever they are needed.
Stress was laid by Lord Derby on
the fact that every care should be
taken not 10 'supplant men with wOm-
or and ne warned any prospective
women workers that they must yield
their places as soon as the end OF the
war gave the men they had Supplant-
cd am opportunity to return to their
duties.
The speaker also had shot for the
many men who refuse 10 enter the
army because they cannot obtain
commissions He called attention 10
the fact that the training of an Off
Ger is a long and tedious process and
that the best way to obtain this train
ing is in the ranks.
Work as a panacea for the sorrow
that Britain's long casualty list mas
brought into thousands of homes was
the suggestion of Capt. Williams of
the board of trade at this same meet
ing Less time to- brood over the loss
of loved one who had died for his
country would result i'm the falling off
of the trade OF the public houses and
add to the strength of the nation, he
said
Ask Women to Get Recruits.
Lord Derby told his women auditors
TO go out and each of them find
man who could go 10 the front If as
sured that his work would be done
" lille away and that he could have
the place back on his return, TO offer
20 take the places of these men and
learn the duties SO that the work
Nigh be well done. and finally TO lead
the man for whom she was ready to
substitute To- recruiting station.
The response to these calls from
women OF every class is surprising
when one takes into consideration the
difficulty which is being experienced
I'm finding recruits among the men.
Not alone women of humber walks or
lie, nut EenbeWoineh VINO nave never
done a stroke of work in their lives
as well are offering 20 take up work
of any kind if their services Will help
If the war continues as long as 1t IS
now expected to continue - the ma
iOrity of LOndoners, II may well be
possible that before the end The whole
work Of the nation VIII be done by
women. And if interest and intense
patriotism can help the work Will be
well done.