Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-14
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LONDON, Eng.-The saying that
woman's place is in the home has lit
tie application in war time. There
are now in the British Isles 3,2l9,OO0a
women employed outside their own
homes. 1t is generally recognized that
their rally to work ''in the national In
terest" is going to make it difficult
for Parliament to refuse the demand
for suffrage which will be renewed
when hostilities end
During the first two years of war
the increase of women workers, ex-
elusive of purely feminine occupations,
was S66, 900. Of these 10000 directly
replaced male labor. In other words,
more than three-quarters of a mil
lion women left their homes to re-
lease that number of men for mill
tary service In most instances the
women went into the munition plants,
where considerable number of them
have given up their lives in doing
their bit.
Women Rise to Opportunity
There seems to be no limit to the
class of work women can do. At first
ii seemed strange to see girl con-
ductors- on the buses, girl window
cleaners, van drivers and messengers.
But as the war progressed the field
broadened and row even in build
ing, mining and quarrying scores OF
women are employed. The metal
trades also have claimed their share
of the new industrial army. 1t must
be understood that this is an army in
skirts. AS a matter of fact, skirts
are worn for. the most part only in
those occupations which bring women
in touch with the public. In most of
the factories and shops, the breweries
and the railway yards, jumpers and
regulation oyeralls are the approved
costume. The bus and tram conduc-
tors. or "conductresses, are Jaunty
in their neat blue tunics and skirts
reach Just below the knees-low
enough to overlap close fitting black
leather puttees. There is seldom
glimpse of stocking. The bus com.
panies issued an order recently tnat
| no silk hosiery should be worn
War Workers Are 100000
It is stated that probably lVo,ooo
of the women "war workers" have
heen recruited from those formerly
engaged in purely feminine occupa'
tions-domestic dressmakers, mlllln'
ers. etc. The servant problem IS De
coming more and more acute, Tor the
demand for munition workers Is IN
creasing day by day and the wages
offered are far beyond the dreams OF
ayarice to a majority of the Englisn
domestics.
The number of women employed IN
railway work has increased more tnan
200 per cent. Ordinarily the only ran,
way posts open to women were clerK'
ships and carriage cleaning tasks
Now there are women ticket coiec.
tors. porters. engine cleaners and
workshop laborers. In Glasgow ana
SOME other cities women are Delne
tr;ed out as tram drivers and motor
women.
| Statistics Are Compiled
Interesting statistics regarolns
woman's part in war work have peen
collected by the employment bureau
of the Board of Trade. The number
of women recruited to industrial oc'
equations between July, 1914. and
July, 1916, was 100000 OF this mum
| Der 2e3,e00 directly replaced men
In commercial occupations the in.
crease in the number of women work.
ers was l9S, 600, while the number OF
| women replacing men in this class
! was POI, 0o9. This apparent discrep