The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-26

The activities that are most In Nugrp
are those hat have q military flavor.
but nothing h popular with this class
IL II has not a mannis flavor. This
awful war emergency has been seized
upon to show that woman can play Al
mans part, and hat therefore the pro-
gram Of feminism should at once be
ushered In.
"pf course there are some Organtza-
lions in which women are active fac
tors that are doing excellent patriotic
work. Among these should be men
toned the Red cross and the Nation
nj League Tor Woman's Service. Then.
too. there are many, many women
throughout the country who are IN
Obtrusively doing splendid work upon
which the linelight never shines This.
however. docs not discourage them
from plying their needles and shears.
flor their aim j. service. not pubiicitj
Cant these women get together
In an organization aimed ~ the con-
troll Of the servant. which means the
solution of the problem Mr.. Hoover
has warned the country Of the grave
need Of food conservation " We are
to feed ourselves u our hungry al
lies. ~ women are the ultimat" food
handlers. he believes that they may
play a deciding part In the war II IL
hir idea To ask every woman who pre-
sides over a household to enlist as
Ian actual member of the food admin
istration. Co hc thus entitled 20 the
badge Of the administration and q"
sign "a written pledge o. carry out the
advice and Instructions ~ the food adj
ministrutipn as far as her circumstau-
tees permit.
THE Instructions that he has al
ready outlined include the elimination
Of waste. the substitution of local and
seasonal products. the use Of staple
? products. ana the study of food vail
ues and the advantageous buying ami
, preparation Of food.
This b. the excellent program that
Mr Hoover has laid out . 1t sue.
70 ceeds Il means that we wnl have a
{ truiy democratic food coturol. every
70 housewife being her own food dictator.
n IL fails. We will undoubtedly have
the autocratic food dictatorship "
Z Germany. with its bread cards and
, precrlbed duily ratlons
70 But how can his Hoover program
E succeed II, in 80 many households. the
Z housewife IT. obliged To work her food
2 economies through the servant slack
,rt Here IS an opportuuity To- rend
q real service 10 the country. Lct
Z women form an organization that viii
exact from the servant the efficient
service that man eNact- from the
workers in the outside Industrial
world. Let us standardize wages. And
g les us establish Il scale of wages.
In the cuisines world men pay +,
Comparatively small wage to the be-
lginner or apprentice ahd thence IN"
. wage ranges up &C. tu1t uf the master
mechanic, hut IN the servant mar
ket. a ook's "A cook. unless one -
cmployin g the higher class OF chef.
~ there are no degrees of proficiency
il recognized Va the wages demanded. ~
$40 a month Is the current wage FOR
70 good cook. the beginner demands
and gets the samo wage.
In the business world, no matter
lhuy big or wealthy the corporation,
y, wastefulness h not permitted. The
. efficiency expert is an accepted instr
, tuition. This same spirit should D.,
carried into household work Disci.
!. ipline and the guiding intelligence
, should prevail iu the kitchen ana pan
try just as Il does la the workshop and
office.
O. "lf the servant should revolt against
q this new order of things, as many OF
g them unfortunately would, aud IN con-
sequence uuit their employment or D..
o. discharged no recommendation shod!,
o. D., ri, cn. andthis organization that
suggest should pledge lts members no
D.. To cmplo, any servant who has no
a recommendation. ann told that
without organization there b. an AN.
written law to this effect in ecrtai'
European countries. Md that is VIII,
|. the servant problem as we have 3
' does not exist there
The enforcement ct this rule 20
America would ~uudoubtcdl, mca'
-scg,autless homes for a time. Bu
isn't the pressing need of the hour
sufficient tu make the women mcci
this situation In serving thcil
country the, would Ice serving them
selves. for. IL they once stood shoulder
To- shoulder in this matter. the serv
ants would Inevitably bee brought q
terms.
Industry Tor some TIME now Ia.
been warned that il must get itself up
on the most efficient basis success
ully to meet the economic strugg'
that IL is predicted will follow tn
end at the war. should not the Nom
EN- PLAY their part by getting TN
-homemakiuE industry ot he couutr'
upon the same basis cot efficiency
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