The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-26
ENGLISHWOMANeT
 TELLS OF WOMAN's x TASK IN BIG WAR


 Miss Helen Fraser of London, is in the United States telling the women of this country what their English sisters have accomplished in their war work
 T think that tis essential that the American and the English women should know each other and be of ser- vice to each other,' said Miss Fraser. The first thing that we can do is to express our very deep sense of grat- 1tude and joy. at having the Ameri- cans with us in this struggle. We feel that the American women will contribute in 4nof small degree eto the final victory. A1 taT5.s' r The women of England have found that the woman's task in war is not only that of healing, of inspiring, of being of great spiritual comfort and | help to their men, but also that it is essential in every particular piece of war work, in industry, in munitions, in food production and conservation, in financing the war, in executive work, and even as part of the army organization
 From our experience, should ad- wise the women wherever possible to work side by side with the men in the great organizations and in the government and voluntary commit tees. In labor problems we have found 1t essential to bring together the representatives of labor, both men and women, and the employees land the government, to thresh out the great essential questions of conditions of labor, payment and of the welfare lof the workers" is | In England, Miss Fraser states that there are 1.250000 women directly re- placing men in the ordinary indus
 trial pursuits outside of munitions. They are in every department of work. and functioning with, signal success, The Prime Minister has a woman secretary, and women are on :, almost every important national board. There are two women CO., directors of food control with Lord Rhonda, and a women, Mrs. H. J. t'Tennant, serves as director of the Woman's National Service Bureau. The war savings committee of the |country have more women than men lon their local boards, two women serving on the executive central com i mittee.
 i we think that it simplifies mat Eters to have but one committee of iI men and women serving together wherever. possible.'' said Miss Fraser. f~Another method in which we differ from you is in registering. We have never appealed to women to register I,i oO1ra fo
 register for specific pieces of work,
 such as munitions, agriculture, etc. We issue such posters as We wan
 10 900 women for the land,' or eve
 want 100000 women for munitions. 'j To handle the responses to such calls I've have employment exchanges in every town. These local exchanges Fexami1fe the candidates and transfer them to the department of the gov : ernnentf requiring their services. s1.i
 tWe also have register for pro- ifessionaI women which we find inVal-
 uab1e. That register was secured witt
 the assistance, of the universities, col tleges and high sch ools. This register
 has. helped the government to fnd ,I the right women for the right places EThe government also has in that tasl
 the assistance of a very splendid vol
 untary organization called the iWo mems Service Bureau. with headquar
 ters in London
 The biggest effort of recent date il
 England to. recruit women for wora in. the, war has been the Womenj
 Army Auxiliary Corps, ealledI by thu
 soldiers a.'Waacs." Ten thousand wo
 men are being recruited monthly fo this. service. and their place is. behinl
 the fighting lines or near the hom
 military bases. Their duties are com
 prfsed in clerical work, telegraphy
 telephoning, motor driving. store keeping and even cooking behind tn Hines. The uniform consists of ;
 khaki colored coat frock, with over
 coat. high boots and a soft hat, ant
 the women wear the insignia of tn office This organization is headed b,
 woman director, with controllers
 and administrators of office. "Th English women do not care for mil
 itary titles.p said Miss Fraser The
 believe that military titles distinctl 4 belong te the fighting msn of tn