The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-07

tragedies which have stained with
blood many pages Of our industrial
history and with dishonor many vol
umes of our social history, what must
be the result of war times?' she
asked
Arkansas industries had tried to get
permission to ignore the women's
minimum wage and maximum hour Law
because of the existing emergency"
she said, and in New York and other
states measures had had, at times.
more than a fighting chance to go
through, "of some of which it mignt
he said that it authorizes a child to
work from the day OF its birth at the
rate OF "a hours per day until the
day of it's DEATH
Mrs. Wilkinson Talks.
A million or more girls in America
.alone have entered into new and Oft
times hazardous positions created oy
war emergency, with every new draft
women will be called to hitherto un-
tried occupations, and thu great need
Of the hour IS their proper organiza-
ton. training and safeguarding, ac-
cording to Mrs d. D. Wilkinson Of
Louisiana, who as chairman of the
Industrial and Social Conditions De-
partment of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs. who presented a re-
port to tho convention here today.
THE first line Of defense, the
American soldiers, was well equipped
and thoroughly trained for service at
the front she said, "but the second
line Of defense this army Of women
standing lack of the men and as i'm
portant a factor in winning the war.
is unframed, unskiled, unequipped
and has little idea OF unity of action,
or of the cooperative spirit This
second army must be awakened to the
needs of the world and made con-
scious Of its responsibility to meet
thse needs
She urged that there be no lowering
OF the standards Of wages, hours OF
work or living conditions. but asserted
that, considering the number II
strikes since war was begun. which she
placed at 1000 In the United states.
II is evident that something rather
than someone is at fault land indi-
Gated her belief this was lack OF the
spirit of cooperation and willingness
to serve for the common good
Man Power TO Waste
Pointing to the vast potential value
OF man power now going to waste in
the United States through lack OF
means to utilize idle forces in pro-
ductiye employment and declaring
this timely hour in which TO give
the Man in the Shadow in our prisons
the proud privilege Of contributing to
the worlds need Mrs. G. A. Brown
OF Mangum, Okla, urged delegates to
the biennial convention of the Gen
eral Federation Of Women's Clubs TO
support a bill already introduced In
congress which seeks utilization of
the labor Of federal and other pris
oP@rs in the manufacture OF govern
ment supplies, especially those for war
purposes.
Work is the prisoners right" she
said, "a blessing without disguise to
those condemned to idleness and sol
titudc. But it should be under con-
citizens which do not debase the state
nor degrade the prisoner. if he is
now called to labor for his country as a
form of war service, the consciousness
tfat he j. thus slua.ng his accoul;
" "a society Wrl ping increased self
respect and Cew t.uPge wita viii, b
to face the world upon release"
char'ss n Brougr Address.
Governor Broueh addressed the
convention on World Democracy"
and said
In view of the notable services
rendered by women throughout his
terry in making the world better for
of ushering in eras of peace
md progress, and displacing false
gods and enshrining the purest virtue.
the loftiest ideals and the dominant
faith, deem it appropriate and an
Dreciate the honor Of addressing the |
splendid ladies of the Federation upon
he subject Of World Democracy.
Our country is no longer an $50
ated political entity. and the freedom
IF our flag is no longer limited to our |
shores, for
we are set whore ways are met
TO lead the waiting nations on
Not for our own land is freedoms !
flag unfurled,
But for the world
My fayorite passage In the Bible
Is found in the Book OF Revelation. |
A woman shall go forth into a wilder
less. and upon a barren rock in the |
she shall give birth to a |
,nlld, and that child shall one day
'ule the world
In 1920, our forefathers. driven by |
oppression, left mother
england in the Mayflower December
~ 1870, that Mayfiower landed on
plymouth Rock, and there on the bar
'en rock in the wilderness Of North
America was born the child of these
United States, and who In this cul-