The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-27


Miss Helene Allmendinger.
The address of Rev. Willsie Martin,
already covered at length in the
TIMES, was greatly appreciated Mrs.
]. W. Faris of Bull presented the re-
port of the legislative committee,
which was unusually clear and en-
tightening, the meeting sang the Star
Spangled Banner with feeling and the
largest and most successful meeting
of the district federation was at an
end
The following is the address of the
president, Mrs. Clouchek, referred to
in the resolutions, which created much
favorable discussion among the dele
gates:
Presidents Address
We are in the midst of the world
greatest tragedy. We have chosen to
cast our lot with those countries that
are fighting for freedom and already
from the trenches somewhere in
France" has come the message, tell
the folks at home that l went out
game
We are told over and over again
that this is a war of resources, that
man power marks only 80 per cent
OF the efficiency of modern warfare,
that it takes far more than the lives
of the boys who go out "gamely" to
win and that if we wish their sacri-
flee not to be in vain, it behooves us
to strain our energies to the utmost
and not account our work we'll done
when we have supplied our boys with
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the meatless and wheatless days.
Again we are in the midst of rev.
olution l mean that old standards
are being broken down and new ones
are in a formative period. With the
close of this war so many new con-
ditions will confront us thatswe shall
be appalled, at their enormity if we
do not do our duty If we shut our
eyes to all else but war until it has
been brought to a successful con-
clusion, we shall awake to find that
we have been miserably defeated.
The energies expended by our al
lies in their endeavor to keep all of
the business nearly normal as pos
sible during this terrible strife, the
thought and time given by them to-
ward readjustment following the war
is almost beyond comprehension.
The part that women are playing in
this work is wonderful. Never before
in the worlds history has so much
depended upon their industry and in
telligence, and the part that we of
America play in this worlds tragedy
will be the measure that will give
us our status in the womanhOod of
the world. We are, if you please, in
competition with the women of the
world and it behooves us to look well
to our laurels.
England with her man power behind
the lines in Belgium, France, Italy,
Asia and Africa is producing more
coal and iron than she ever has in
her history She is now manufacture
ing most all of her munitions of war.
In 1918 she will produce four-fifths
of all foods necessary for her sus-
something never done be-
fore. The working conditions for en-
ployes, who are mostly women, are
better than at any previous time.
She is planning and devising ways
and means whereby men manned in
this war may earn their livelihood
and training them in their new occu-
patton.
She has discovered that her educa-
tional system is in a bad way and
must be revised. She knows that she
will face tremendous odds when the
time comes to disband the army. To
day she is attempting to work out all
of these problems and so are all 9th
er nations at war.
We too are face to face with these
same conditions. AS our boys are
taken into the national service our
girls are taking their places in the in
dustrial world Already we have ele-
vator girls, girl ushers in theatres
girls and women in all forms of trade
and industry. And already the cry
is going up that vice is springing W
in new places.
1t is necessary for girls and womer
to fill these vacancies left by the mer
and we should do our best to see tha
the conditions under which they worl
are as sance as possible.
OF course in state as thinly popu
lated as Gus hits prase of work is no
so vital as in more densely populated
states, yet every step taken in thu
right direction now will obviate man,
difficulties later.
We still have the working cir
problem-I mean the girl that doe
house work, who seems to get so lit
tie consideration and attention. 1t Il
no wonder that domestic help is 8,
hard to obtain. One of the comment
that has come my way more than ono
is, you women we're mighty anxious
to obtain this nine hour law for won
en- but you carefully left out the cir
that works in your home. 1t woul,
be an inconvenience would II not t
have that law operate in your home.