Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-07
CITY ISPLANNING
FOR BOYS RETURN
Trigg Asks Washington :
Views on After-War
Problems Here
WOMEN TO MAKE ROOM

First steps in preparation for absorb
/ ing the big American army after it is
demobilized have been taken by Phila-
delphia.
Taking back the valiant heroes and
replacing them in the industrial and
commercial life OF the nation ia admit
ted 10 be q big task accompanied by
many difficulties but men who helped
in the effort Of putting Philadelphia az
tho steering wheel Of the country's war
machine are confident that the work in
this city will be Accomplished with pre-
cision and efficiency.
, This does mot mean that an immrdi-
ate cessation of the war IL assured and
even if the last shot should be fired
| today there would be no likelihood that
John and Bill and Harry and the other
sons Of Philadelphia would march down
Broad street during the Yuletide season.
Demobilizing the army of freedom
that numbers more than 100000 red
blooded men is such a stupendous task
that nobody cares TO venture definite
estimate as to how long II will take 10
convert the members of the fighting
force into active civil workers.
viii rake Two Years
That il will take at least two years
is the common opinion OF military and
industrial chieftans. So, using that
opinion as Il basis, IL will be many
moons before Phiiadelphla's force Of
$4,000 sea and land fighters return to
the warmth Of the home flreside
But they will come and when they
begin TO arrive the city will be in shaps
to receive them. Not only will they re-
c"'ve the plaudits Of an appreciative and
oh nd ,,.;l
have an opportunity to take up some oc-
nI,ii,
os,-to,a. .in 'ne ns'u .oI ue"'iL'' "hu
orsn,n ."' uiiuei Nh'cu tne city can
,r, ~, .rs lining "a'llorS' Salo
81 ss' p'eSiueh' % tue
,,i..r - a. anu reg 'ohai "u,
80, ~ W. i"uuStrIes poarG,
",,,',s.,,',"' .o!i !" se"u lnsti iuc'loHs
aI,iss ,.,,,, "ite' uio ""r Prop'eihs' ~
ino ,hn 10 ~. No' oi "osot u
's. NH' return from theh
Whether this work ,yiu ho handle,
bv the war-industrins hoard 10 a opes
! tion that must he determined b,,t a. !,
certain that dednita actI,, +n,,.,rd sol,.
inv the dennobiIlzation nrnbIon,s ,,.;lI =,
taken in the noer futrrc phiIadoInhi,
will do its share to,vara .,l,in,, - -
the men who have boIped saT, 1ho ,,o,.I,
from the ruthless hocba an, r,l,,str'
Twill NOT suffer in Tho nrocoss
;
seiectiys DemobiiizatiOn
Personally | favor a selectfye lie
. mobilization. or ono that can bc exc
, cuted on lines similar to the mobIliza tior
. by that 7 mean that the army sbouI
th. 80, ,a.',.,, IT,. sinai uii''s, ,, :" tii''
ahsorh,h ,,.;tha,,. ,n..,,i,. ~ 80, y
trial str,icturn I" '''
a,
MI lrisg appreciates That thousand
oi women nave abandoned houschol
uuties for WORK Ill factories, but he
cohhdent that when the war II over tn
ib'r sex VIII gradually give NJ war oC
cupatlons and return 10 natural pursuits
! Most OF the women who entered in
dustrial plants he added were move
by Patriotism but when peace come
they will rclinquish their hold on thes
positions
In tho nop,e. ot,i.a,, aud .,,,.,,.,, ..-,...
q rAlative an. e,,ond ,,o a,,,a,D., ~, ~ "ue'
: thar. 10 h,, o,, dor,I,,,,t t,,''', ~ ~ w
and .hat c,ncor,,, .,ha d. 'ouN9
Snr da,nn,, ,,ii-a,ia,, ''"e anu Pl"C
|, That the war is ou.its last lon.
: fairly we'll dxdd In tbo ,,oH,ia,. -
n ana with that issua di.pn.oI q.
: only natural thai those M ho,,io " ',.,'
: have loved mo. in trrn,,, ~ W., W u
of tbei,. return are '"'i'N'''
Whar Vii, rob,, .o,,,. ,.-,
vhau ,riI, ha ba ,.tn hoie an
: sar,,icao ara o,,a.,ion" ous OF tn
D ,ha oor,or.o,ion a. t,,, .iat uoiiiiha'
) no.. tah,o '' i"'''"eIph'a dii
: NV '''''
a Ne Help From ui.tor,
9 nsmob,,,z,ny tho ar,,,,. - .,.
r 4. ono ~ ths h,.u,ss 's pi i'eeuo,
. - o,d ~ ,has rs prooienhs OF u
r ,,a,. 7, !. 80 nan! complies
a tSa r,gas !, ti,o pe ptrsioi 10 turn pa'
2 and nnd :, nrscsdent nr army army reeor'
thing that would serve "a as 'a'ISli guide. so@ II