El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27
WOMEN
DEMAND RIGHT
To HOLD JOBS
New Problem is Presented
as Result of Scarcity of
Men Workers.
NOW DO MUCH OF
THE MEMS WORK

- ARTS. France, Nay 2l--The ques-
- ton Of what the fate of the
women of France viii be after
the war is generally occupying the
French mind
Monsieur Brieux. the well known
author Of Ia Femme soule" and
member Of the French academy. writes
on this subject:
When our soldiers return from the
front and have received all the hon
ors due them and hung up their laurel
wreaths. they will want 10 take up
again their old occupations, but they
will then find their places occupied
by women who have been forced by
necessity TO take up their work and
who viii have TO persuade to get out
Inc women VIII say i have grown
used 10 making my own living / can
perform work of which you thought
me incapable and have proved it.
] have become accustomed 10 the feel
ing OF independence which a salary
gives. I am here and here 7 Will re-
main Go away and leave me alone
The men viii answer The war is
over. l have suffered out there while
defending my country. my freedom
and my right to work have come
back glorious. 1 was tired. but now
1 have had a rest. Give me back my
position "
u. Brieux says that II is well that
the discussion Of this dispute should
be taken up now and If possible some
means found 10 arrive at a solution.
Calls French Women Wonderful
He declares that the woman OF
France has been wonderful during the
war. that she has won the admiral on
Of the entire world and has thus
earned the right to be treated as the
equal of man
1T is not only on the farms that
our women have done mems work
In the towns and cities We have seen
Mattresses in the cafes and female
conductors on our street cars. Won
en- have Worthily and efficiently worn
the policeman's helmet We have seen
women perform work which we
strength and in the future It viii be
ridiculous TO speak of -wOman's weak
physique This weak physique has
been strong enough 10 do work IN
foundries and arms factories Women
have even helped 70 make heavy
guns
our women of today have eaten
of the forbidden fruit, forbidden 10
have learned and they know what
they are capable of doing. The veil
has been torn asunder-
some Proposed Remedies
What is going TO happen them We
DO not know. but We must find rene
dies. Here. are the only ones 1 see
Man must give up alcoholism. ana
we must help him TO do so by doins
away with the excuse that the saloon
is the poor mans club
Man must respect woman ana no
longer trust her as frail ignorant
creature, pred estined to Submission
The abominable insutu- ION OF
dowry must disappear. People mus
give up marrying merely TO 'estab is
themselves at the end OF their youth
They must marry while they are
Young with the intention OF living 10
eether. all their lives sharing the
struggles the failures and the sue
-Mothers must teach their sons TO
respect woman 49,
NO honest woman must rest as lois
as she knows that there exist women
who are forced to sell themselves TOT
physical or moral reasons
The whole number OF women en-
Moved in munition making N rance
aCcordfng TO the secretary TOT mum
ions is 1O9. 800. OF these 26,Z95 are IN
safe factories A very large pro-
norton have had to learn their Dusl-
ness from the beginning.
IN other directions the secretary
saws the branches TO when frsncI
women have mostly taken are L lou
'ndusfrfes- textiles and the meta
.rades- but many also are working ia
-1bber and at sack making