Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18
|JIOWUNIEIV
SSHIPBUILDERS
nat Opportunity Opens,
arts Speaker at Anti
German Rally
PRoFFER AID
ktrjotic Workers of State
and Nation to Spread
McAdoo's Slogan

There is great opportunity for women
III the shipbuilding industry. according
N Charles r. Page. assistant chairman
|5 he United States chipping Board.
~ was among the speakers who ad-
(1sed a meeting Ct State and national
k&riotic workers today at the Bellevue
tAtford. The object of the meeting
W9s to map out definite plans to stamp
a0u< German propaganda of all kinds, in
3 0ooordance with the plans mapped out
~ Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo.
Plans for the maintenance of Ameri-
4 nAn Industries and war work were also
5 1>Doossed.
Nj. Page dwelt on the shipping ques-
< 11on, and in the course of his remarks
f>Ur.ed the American women to enter
"a ~ shipbulding business. He said there
tMofe many occupations in this line Of
4 work In which they could give valuable
assistance
General conditions and pay, he sud,
!, were exceptionally good He deplored
X. the lack of men to keep the shipbuilding
y plants going at top speed. The housing
problem and lack of living facilities
generally, he said, we're two OF the great
\ est obstacles in obtaining men.
Mr.. Page said that more than 100
y German ships were now being used
nRainst Germany in the carrying OF
\ supplies and in other lines
Edwin f. Sparks, president of state
/ College, announced that the institution
would give no more holidays after
y c;hristmas in order to speed up the work
at,, nrnfesanrg hN
VI April that they may take up necessary
" farm work.
In order that all those who enter the
4 6xht to stamp out the German propagau
n a. may be thoroughly posted on condt
lions, Dr. NJ. Carey Thomas, president OF
Bryn Mawr College, announced that hvt
= bureaus of women speakers would De
established in different parts OF Pennsyl
vania to teach college women how to
speak.
M The necessity OF hard work and self
( sacrifice was pointed out by others who
Y addressed the meeting and all Amer
n teams were urged to do their level best
y 10 GUST the cloggers and clear the
N tracks for the battle which will sound
NJ the death knell of Imperialism.
Warm praise for pennsylvania
share In the conflict was given bS
4 Arthur f. Bestor. chief of the Speak
= llc Information.
He said that Pennsylvania was lead
+ lng the natio as usual in patriotic worh
and at the same time manufacturing
90 per cent of the muniti ans used In th'
war
"A mo amateur politician from Wash
:, fngton has any right to come to Phila-
X delphia to tell You how to organize, y
re added philadelphia does not need
4 any tips on organization. Look at it,
,political organization.
. ssTo win the war we must have mobili
" Sation OF the entire nation and resources
Xinety or 81 per cent of the people
naust give their enthusiastic support W.
\ must change the eating habits of lo3,
0o0. 900 of persons in the next si'
y months. This is the ony way gu
Y armies and allies can he fed
'>S sFriends of peace. such as Soc ,lists
nacinsts and conscientious obJector
Y have absolutely failed Ms In this war.
The result of a labor survey of Penn
Y aylyania was given by Edgar c. Eel
TON. chairman of the committee OF tn
Y Department of Civilian Service He sai'
= fuyestigation in forty-eight countie
showed that agricultural lavor condition
were satisfactory in nine counties. whil
!. In other counties there was dehcienc
4 a. from 10 to 10 per cent. In industria
x pursuits he found the supply or labor !
olKht counties satisfactory and In IN
other counties from II TO 40 per cen
Y short.
In the mining industry survey c
" twenty-six counties showed that labo
oonditions were satisfactory IN only wv
oeunties, slightly short in three. Will
twenty-one counties were from 10 to
Y p4r cent short
VA Addresses were also made by Lieuter
ant Governor Frank b. McClain, Mr.
( n willis Martin, and DIR. s. b. McCoi
X mick. chancellor of the University
NJ flttsburgh The meeting was attende
X by representatives of the Committee
2 Public Safety Of Pennsylvania and IL
II Ponnsylvania Division Of Woman's Con
X. rnfttee of the Council of National d'
ny nass.
n America is invincible as long as
III. = united and fighting In noble caus
q This declaration was made by WI
s 311hm G. McAdoo, Secretary OF the Urea
y \ <rv Speaking at the Union League la
mint before representatives CT every OF
~ the sixty-seven counties OF Pennsy
III xhuin. Secretary McAdoo symbolized u
~saky of the nation; he Is the fir
nnnocrat to be welcomed officially
nat Republican club.
P< THE heart of America is sound sa
pa {hs Secretary, denouncing the nation
.<l internal as we'll as external enemies ar
1rarning against Russia's fate OF disi
&1ogration. THE line Of demarcatioh
S' - clear that all a loyal citizen has
*4Ho fs to find out II a man stands eith
& 81 the one side Of that line or not ar
'{ = ne does not stand on the right si'
'>f would be remorseless to the man WI
F>,&ooufrht to stab America behind. Oi
+ - only to reflect upon the fate
(kosa splendid people In whom we fe
n N aach q deep interest. The noble peop
1F ~ Russia have been misled and ha
Z & 1Hns far failed to establish themselv
iS1, : free governing people because q
~ Who had control or that situate
not deal with traitors with nr
This free soil of America Is
oalthy place for traitors. and IL
not already unhealthy then 1t Is pa
our business to make 1t So"