Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
Wherein Lies Nations Safety.

Mr.. Low was cheered to the echo by
all elements when he said:
IF the United States is to prevent
the antagonsms and hates of Europe
and it's age-long traditions of empire
from finding lodgment on this conti-
nent after the war, it must he by the
strength of our own right arm and by
the Willingness to die for what is GER
tainIy precious to ourselves and for
what we believe to be no less precious
to humanity.
Today's sessions of the convention,
which took place at 10 am. and go
pm. were not intended to be devoted
to the subject of military preparedness.
That viii come up in a special session
of the organization tomorrow morning,
but the subject of adequate defenSes
for the United States Is largely engag-
ing the attention of the members, and
the woman's department intends to
play a very large part in the discus
sion of this public question. having or
eanized what is called The Woman's
Section of the Movement for National
preparedness. The latter organiza-
non, which is amalgsmated with the
rntire woman's section of the fedora
ton. is composed of the same promi-
nent women who SO efficiently handled
the wonens end of the Belgian relief
work. The whole womsn's section of
The federation intends this coming year
70 interest itself in the work of in
creased military preparedness for the
United States
To-day. however, many other impor-
'fht SUBJECTS came up for discussion
~ the convention sessions as the result
OF various important reports presented
one OF these Was the report of Louis l.
'oolidS. Of Boston, former assistant
secretary OF the treasury now treas
ug"r OF the United Shoe Machinery
'"mpauN. who is chairman of the well
iare department of the federation lie
surpr'sed his hearers by declaring. that
representative leaders of Organized
labor are opposed to the practice of
proft-sharing between employer and
employe He SAID labor men believe
that employers hnd proft-shariny use
ful 20 weaken and disrupt trade unions
Wage Commission Recommendation
A. J. Porter, chairman of the mini
mum wage commission Of the fedora
tion, recommended that the Depart
meuts of Commerce and Labor make
Joint investigation OF the relation of
labor to the location of industries and
the effect Of legislation on behalf of
women and children on industries and
workers. p. Tecumseh Sherman, chair
man of the social insurance department,
said that the higher wages of the
United States with appropriate means
TO insure ones self is far better than
the low wage systems of Europe with
compulsory insurance.
Thomas W. Shelton of Norfolk Va
chairman of the uniform law commit
tee of the American Bar Association
declared that If Congress assumes TO
direct the manner in which courts
shall act that is equivalent to directing
the result of the deliberations of the
courts and maintained that Judges
ought to be selected by ORGANIZATIONS
OF lawyers. Other reports included
those on pension problems industrial
hygiene, changes in labor conditions
and the growth of employers welfare
work
Miss Maude Wetmore. in presenting
the report of the wofnan's department.
said:
Any plan of military preparedness
which makes the flag under which We
live the emblem of our life our all. and
not a rag with which to protect the corpse
from which the spirit has fed. ] vel
come
She spoke of the work done by the
District Of Columbia section of the
woman's department of the federation in
glowing terms Reporting on the ac-
itvities of the District section Of women.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. chairman of the
section. described the work of the surgical
dressings committee for relief in
Europe: the school committee, working
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