Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-16
IR|-C|TY WOMEN
To REPLACE MEN
N LOCAL PLANTS
" n. vanDervoort Makes This Pre-
diction at Banquet Of Manufac-
turers in Davenport.
sprIks OF EFFECTS OF WAR
hectares Gentler Sex Win Fill in ut
Factory Bench for Those Who
Go to the Front.

thousands OF women will replace
NON In factories in the tri-cities with
n comparatively short time.
This is the forecast made by W. II.
yanDervoort of Moline in an address
a, the eighth annual banqu> 'of the
Tri-City Manufacturers association
hold at the Outing club in. Davenport
last night. The speaker is president
n the National Metal Trades associa.
ton
f predict that within a very short
time thousands of women will take
the place of the thousands of men that
have gone to France to fight for our
country" said Mr.. VanDerVoort.
ut will be absolutely necessary to
Mace women in the positions left va
cant by men who have gone to the
front and the local manufacturers
must take them in their shops and
,rain them. They will become equally
az efficient as the men. In Great Brit
ain woman labor has solved the prob
lem of manufacturing and the same
situation will face this country in the
very near future.
jsh the eight-hour law and work only
towards having full day of "a hours
for their factories. The only way that
we can supply our boys at the front
IS BY running the shops night and day
and give the American soldiers all
that is necessary to win this great
war. We must rush production. No
man must lie down and wait for some
other man to do his work. Give the
men wages but make the men give
every spark Of energy. Pay them for
Il but make them do more than they
ever did before and make them realize
that they are doing it not for the re-
turns that it will bring the men who
own the factories but for the country
and the men who are fighting for its
honor.
mo restrictions are placed on the
production in England. Records show
that the efficiency of each man, say
in the shell manufacturing, his in
creased to an enormous extent. Where
one man turned out one shell at the
beginning OF the war he now turns
out &C."
The annual banquet was complete
success. The meeting was one of the
most patriotic affairs that has been
held in the three cities since war was
declared During the time that the
dinner was served all those present
united in singing patriotic and the old
time war songs. A quartet composed
Of Arnold Graf, William Prefer, Cliff
ford Nickles and o. S. Goldberg enter
tanned while the dinner was being
served. AT the close Of the musical
program each member of the quartet
appeared in costume of one of the al
lies and Miss Amanda Schmitt as
Columbia. Each sang the country
anthem of the country he represented
and the musical program closed with
the entire audience singing America"
White Presides.
Charles E. White, vice chairman of
the governing board, opened the meet
ing by introducing Joe r. Lane, who
acted as POSTMASTER. Mr.. White in
his opening address stated how labor
bureaus in the three cities have helped
the shops in the last few years. He
explained that in the last six years
the local manufacturers have been
saved millions Of dollars and re-
marked that the bureaus have been
largely the big factor in keeping the
local shops in operation.
Mr.. Lane, introduced by Mr.. White,
conferred his address on optimism. He
said, NO people, no country or no
land equals the United States in
patriotism and the reason is it's optim-
Ism. No army can cope with the
American army and the entire reason
Is optimism. Optimism has enabled
men in this locality to succeed and
increase their business and output.
Young men who are gradually taking
the places in the manufacturing world
and In the tri-cities are responsible
Tor the developments and success of
many OF the business enterprises be-
cause they are full of optimism. Men
VINO are coming into the game should
ask, inquire and find out who those
we're that succeeded and when they
20 they will find that they were chuck
iull Of optimism"
William 3. Mcintyre of Rock Island
followed on the program and his talk
brought forth much happiness. Mr..
Mcintyre intermingled humor with his
TAX. He said in part: There is only
one country on earth at peace with
USER and that country is the United
states. predict the pulse Of the d.
Udins line in this war will be felt
within the next 80 days. This great
war Is az hand and every man Is
needed to help our country come out
OF The strife victorious"
IN regard to local industries he
SAD, i see new faces In the audience
mere tonight, faces that are new to
these banquets. These men are the
youths who will bring the three towns
70 prosperity and are doing so.
heartily approve Of Mr. Whites talk
n regards to optimism and earnestly
peheve that with optimism anything
can be conquered"
>, IN concluding he said. I'VE should
ave not for ourselves but for others
american boys are going TO war not
lor themselves but for the country
ana all OF the people at home"
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