Denver labor bulletin., 1916-11-11

] DECLARATION OF Vi idpoi-
The practical development of this new
branch of the federal government was
assigned to the secretary of labor, w. b.
Wilson and the United States commits
soner-General of immigration Anthony
| Caminetti-men of broad vision and
/ keen appreciation of woman's need and
/ the need of women in the world human
! itv is making today.
/ The Investigations made by the United
| States Department of Labor thru its
women's division in the bureau OF labor
statistics, under Miss Marie l.. Oben-
auer, furnish an intelligent basis Tor
large part of the plan OF the women ana
girls employment division. These inVes-
legations, some of which are SHOWN oe-
low. cover a wide field and furnish valu-
able statistics relating to the cohdltioh
of women in industry:
Volume of the report on condition OF
woman and child wage-earners in the
United States, s. Doc. No. $40, sixty
first congress, second session especially
ware-earning women in stores and lac
tories in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis
and st. Paul, New York city, Philadel-
phia and st. Louisl.
Bulletin No. 81, working hours oil
wace-earning women in selected INDUS
tries in Chicago.
Bulletin No 90, working hours, earn.
mos and duration of employment OF
women workers in selected industries ol
MARYLAND and of California.
Bulletin No. ll6, hours, earnings, and
duration of employment OF wage-earnlng
women in selected industries in the DIS
trict of Columbia.
Bulletin No. ll9, working hours OF
women in Wisconsin pea canneries,
RuIletin No. l22. employment OF wom-
on in power laundries in Milwaukee.
Study of Infant Mortality.
In addition to the work done by the
,,.,r,eu,s division of the bureau OF labor
statistics. under Miss Obenauer, the
limited States Department OF Labor
tbru the childrcn's bureau, under Miss
TrIio G. Lathrop. has contributed Valu-
able studies relating to infant mortality
and street trades OF children, and mas
the following publications for the Use
Of teachers and others interested:
Infant Mortality Studies IN johns
town, Pa. by Miss Emma Duke; the
Investigations OF the Street lIades IN
Boston; Infant Mortality Study no"
beinp made in Baltimore, Md, and many
others.
The children's bureau appropriation
was increased in 1915, from $4,000 to
slG5, 900.
Tho men were instrumental in the for
nation of this great modern movement
for women and girls, 100000 women
identified with the National Council "i
Women and the General Federation oi
Women's clubs have voiced their CO.
operation to make the project success
The plans of the women and girls
division were put into operation Nay J.
but back in January, 1916, at mass
meeting in Washington. Mrs. Percy v.
Pennvbacker, then president of the FED
Grated clubs, gave indorsement to the
movement and shortly afterward the
National Council of Women. in biennial
convention in the same city, passed |
strong resolutions in its favor.
Helping Girl Wage Earners.
Official recognition of this pledged '
cooperation later found expression in
the appointment OF two representatives,
of the federal government-Dr. Kate
Waller Barrett and Mrs. Grace Porter
Hopkins-to attend the great meeting oi
federated club women in New York city |
May 24-June 3.
Meanwhile San Francisco caught the
vision of a time when every woman and
girl who wanted to become n wage earn
cr should be given an opportunity, and
the United States Employment service
DegHn 1HcTe us tD-'IlfldNl'H WIN mum
cipal employment offices. Chicago and |
Philadelphia quickly followed. Mary
land. closer to the national seat OF gov
ernment. was the first to offer state
and federal corporation, with headquar-
ters in Baltimore.
The greatest problem in the industrial |
world today concerns the unemployablc
or the unskilled. To aid in making the
proportion of these people less and es-
tablish a system whereby the blind alley |
trades cannot claim the young workers,
the United States Department of Labor
has opened bureau to be operated for
the especial benefit of women and girls
OF the industrial world
Scope of the Denver Branch.
The purpose of this new branch of
governmental service is to supply en-
ployment to the women and girls of the
state. If no positions of the kind de.
sired are available in Colorado, an effort |
will be made to secure them thru an |
interchange and interstate system be.
tween zones and offices of the United I
States Employment Service, cooperating |
with other states and municipal en- |
ployment offices; also with cooperating |
employment committees in church and |
women's federated clubs.
Special attention will be given to re.
quests of women wage earners for work, |
and every effort will be made to meet |
the demand for female help in farming |
and rural communities as well as in the |
cities Girls and young women will also |
be helped to select suitable vocations |
and directed to elementary and voch
tional training, with n view to develop !
ing more efficient wage earners; the I
avoidance OF occupations and places
where evil conditions exist, as well ne
protection from exploitation and misdi-
rection, will be no small part Of this