The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-29

not seem to CONTAIN a necessary sup
My Of trained women labor 90 meet
the demsnds Of plants engaged on
government work. the bureau Of reg.
istrstion and information. through It's
supporting organizations will assist
the department 81 labor in making up
the dencit by mobilizing women labor
In nearby districts. u will also.
through the supporting organizat lions.
provide for the housing. care and
protection OF won IN thus called away
from their home environment.
Finally the bureau OF registration
and information will confer with the
department OF labor as to the condi-
tions 81 labor which will secure the
highest possible physical efficiency of
the -wage.earning engaged In
industries supplying emergency de-
mands.
This phase OF the bureaus work r.
undertaken because OF the experience
In European countries. where conse.
%quences attended the failure to pre-.
vide nj the outset for the health.
comfort and general welfare OF the
women called to the industrial SER
vice of their respective countries.
Wilson'S plan Approved.
The board Of directors OF the bu-
real Of registration aud Information
In In entire accord with the an
nounccd intention of Secretary Will
son 20 take such steps at the very
outset Of Ia work OF Industrial pre-
r~aredness as will safeguard the health
and productive efficiency Of labor and
avoid evils which are difficult to cor
rect when once they have occurred.
principally boause the efforts of thote
who would remedy matters are usual
~ mistaken Tor Obstructive tactics.
The following supplementary state
ment explains why and how the bu-
reau OF registration was organized:
The period Of Offering woman se.-
vice and OF measuring woman pow
err" available FOR the government il
case OF war has given way 70 the
much desired day of actually deliver
ing a measure Of woman service In
concrete form and exertinE definite
woman power In the Interest of effect.
Ne preparedness.
Hood of Oncrs Rccrlycd.
When the war cloud first appeared
on the horizon Of our national lie u
veritable hurricane OF pledges OF
service offers OF assistance" re-
quests Tor official recognition" to do
anything ana everything within hu.
man Imagination. blew into the sew
cral departments nj Washington trou.
women's organizations all over the
country. It q! not surprising that the
men charged with official responsible
tiles IN Washington did not have time
To- figure out for themselves Just tn
what extent and how these organisa.
lions could render effective assistance
In the business of getting nations
ready Ia meet emergencies. Il he
came" PLAIN therefore that " the wu-
men were going To take any practical
part In The work Of preparation for
defense, II was not going TO be SUM-
Client "a "oner the services Of organ
Nations They must therefore study
governmental activities already under
way ana then put down concrete plans
for contributing To the effectiveness
o: thoso activities.
Acting on this conviction all avail
able Information was collected con-
~ NiNt wv ktHfi NIltill y IliNN lOF
modifying labor. for guarding against
food shortages, wastes. aud manipu-
l%ations. and the resulting evils. At
the same time stock was QUICKLY hut
quietly taken ~ the various women's
organizations which could and would
unite "a suppiement the governments
work In such places and az
the study revealed to the necessary
either because of limited %appropria-
tions or because Of the congestion Of
demands.
To this end the bureau Of rcgis,ra-
ton and Information was established
under the auspices OF. and lis finances
were u%udcrwritten by the National
League for Woman's Service, an or.
Pani2ation which is affiliated with no
propaganda. which had no existence
before the present crisis and will
cease to exist when conditions war
rant. The policy OF the bureau itself
is controlled by "a board OF directors
chosen from the officers OF national
societies and others organized in
times OF peace for various purposes,
but uniting In this onort to render ef-
Receive service to the government.