Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-02
, EGISTRATlON day for women
Z, in Nebraska is September Il.
1t is war measure advocated
by the National Council of De.


by the National Council of De.
l-.-e, but is voluntary, not com
pulsory. Mrs. A E. Sheldon, state
chairman of registration, issues the
following explanation for the big
work on that day:
Registration" simply means sign
ing your name and address and stat
ing what you can or will do in the
way of service for your country at
this time. II you wish to be paid for
your service, say so. Nothing will be
done to you if it becomes impossible
for you to render the service for
which you pledge yourself.
No guarantee is made that you will
be given the work you ask for, or the
compensation which you may con-
slider it necessary to receive, but the
probability is that the work and work
ers in this state will be so organized
through registration that each
woman may be given to do that which
she prefers.
While registration is voluntary, it
is the wish of President Wilson that
all states offer women this oppor-
tuuity to record their willingness and
power to aid the country. Governor
Neville, in his proclamation naming
the day for registration, said that
armies alone would not suffice to win
the present war, but that our forces
at home must be modified for such
service as they can best render.
The KIM NM unp,ar afin;hia - ~>o
isteE in Nebraska represent women of
different nationalities, experiences,
training and abilities. But the variety
of qualifications they possess is no
greater than the variety of work
which needs to be done.
You may give service to your coun-
try effectively without leaving your
own home and your duties there.
Look over the registration card and
you will see that there are 154 dif-
ferent kinds of service listed and
twelve definitely named objects for
contribution. The chief types of serv-
ice are as follows: Agricultural, cier-
ical, domestic, industrial, professional,
public service, social service, mis-
cellaneous and contributions. Trained
and unframed helpers are needed in
all these branches. Some services
will be paid for; others will be volun-
teer, and still others will be done for
expense money Only.
1t is. not necessary that you speak |
the English language. There is much |
you can do to aid your country in
bringing this war to a successful and |
speedy conclusion.
Go to your precinct polling place
on September II and tell your reg
istrar what you can do, be it little or
much.
Men are going to war, and women
are taking their places in positions
never before filled by women. As the
war continues the need for all classes
OF service by women will become
more pressing. If you wish to be in
line for a position you are qualified
to fill, register on September II. Your
service does not necessarily have to
be volunteer. There are some kinds
of employment for which the govern
ment is glad to pay. State on your
registration card whether you wish
compensation or not. This may be
your opportunity, to engage in work
which Uncle Sam needs to have done
and, at the same time, you may re-
ceive compensation and perhaps a
valuable experience for it.
In Nebraska the women will reg
lister at the regular polling places in
each precinct. Hours of registration
are from J a. M to p. m.
Women are as patriotic as men.
They viii prove it by registering in
large numbers. Like the women of
Russia, the women of Nebraska will
fight. 1t may not be with sword, but
it will be with the same spirit of 10y
atty and sacrifice 1t is not strange
that the call to make the world safe
for democracy stirs the soul of every |
woman who dreams of a world of
peace, justice and beauty. The wom-
en-, by registering and expressing their
Willingness to do the hard and menial
tasks of the nation, as we'll as the
ones, will, in addition to
the service actually rendered, give
courage to brave ones who are offer
ing their lives to the cause of this
war, and shame slackers to action.
Can you answer Eyes" to the follow
ng questions:
Are you woman over Is years of
age? Do you really love your coun-
try? Do you realize that your coun-
try is at war; Do you think there is
anything you can do to help your
in the present crisis? Are
you willing to write down on card
what you think you can do? Do you
believe organized endeavors count for l
more than scattered efforts?
If you can answer yes" to the I
above questions, then do not fail to
register on September II.
September the new federal child
abor law took effect. Hereafter no a
,hild under IA may be employed in !
nv factory, mill, workshop or can !
lery in the United States whose prod \
Icts are to be shipped in interstate S
commerce, and no child under 16 in a
my mine or quarry. The working {
Law of children IA and IS years OF +
.ge in factories may not be longer S
han eight hours and they may not g
,e employed between 7 p. m. and
a. m. S
The enforcement OF the law has t
,een delegated by the secretary of
abor to the children's bureau OF the t
Department of Labor and the head of '