Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-03-29

idleness
9. Informing the proper authori-
ties as to the need for enforcement
of labor legislation for the protec-
ton of women and child workers
and maintaining conditions of en-
ployment.
VIII. Community Thrift.-In ad-
dition to urging economy in food
consumption, Community Councils
should
l. In cities, in compliance with
the requests of the Commercial
Economy Board of the Council Of
National Defense, discourage need
less retail deliveries.
2. Cooperation with the local Fuel
, Administrator in the conservation
of fuel, especially through urging
and teaching its economical use.
g. Assist in relieving railroad con-
gestion by
(a) Issuing and distributing CO.
operative community orders for
goods.
OBJ Cooperating with local re-
ceivers and shippers of freight to
arrange for full carload shipments
of goods and prompt unloading of
cars.
(c) Providing adequate storage
facilities.
(d) Urging merchants to pur-
chase in the nearest market.
4. Encouraging conservation of
other supplies.
| TX. Community Subscriptions
The Community Council should pro-
vide an efficient means for solicit
ing subscriptions to-
Liberty Loans and War Savings
Stamps.
2. The Red Cross, Y. M. c. A.,
and other organizations Endorsed by
the State Council.
Efforts should be made to prevent
solicitation in the community by
any organization not approved by
the State Council
| X Soldiers Aid Work.
/. Each community should make
sure that all drafted, enlisted, or
commissioned men from that COM
munity receive frequent mail, mag
azine, ETC., from home.
| 2. Assistance should be provided
to the local exemption boards in
their arduous work.
3. In the neighborhood of train
ing camps the community can rem
der valuable service by providing
recreation and entertainment for the
men in the camps, in cooperation
with the local representative of the
War and Navy Departments Com
mission on Training Camp Activi-
| ties.
4. The Community Council should
assist the Red Cross in providing
the greatest possible number Of hos
pital supplies, sweaters, socks, ana
comfort kits, etc., for the soldiers.
5. In cooperation with the Red
Cross, each community should pro-
vide adequate business, legal, and
medical advice and aid to soldiers
and their families
XII. Coordination.-The Commun-
ity Council should consider itself a
coordinating agency and a clearing
mousse for the war work of the
churches, fraternal societies, clubs.
and other organizations and of the
individuals of the community. There
should be no duplication or replace
ment of the work of existing organ
izations. but the effort should be to
make this work run smoothly and
efficiently. In each activity the di-
rectors of the Community Council
should study the situation to deter
mine whether some existing agency
Is already doing satisfactory work
In that field. Where such agency
exists, 1t is the duty of the Com
munity Council to strengthen and
work through it, not to replace il.
XII. Execution of the various re-
quests issu by the National Gov
eminent and by State and County
councils and Branches of the Wom-
ans Divisions should be
given by the Community Council to
an work expressly requested by the
National Government, National.
State, or County Councils, or
branches of the Woman's Commit
Tee IN order that a uniform national
response may be quickly obtained.
The keynote of efficient decentrali-
! cation is promptness and accuracy
by the local agents in carrying out
the requests from a central source.
Since the State Divisions of the
| Woman's Committee have already
departmentalized their work along
lines generally parallel to those sug-
eested in this program, an effort
should be made, in those communi-
Ties where the work of the Woman's
Committee is organized in small
communities, to combine the two
programs or departments of work to
prevent duplication and too much
reorganization of existing commit
tees.
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