Evening journal., 1918-03-07
HoHan Munifion Worker Sill Sianles
The FrenchmaH--She Cracked Tradition

half OF the diners sit at the tables
with their coffee. the men smoklag
The women sewing, and lollerers visit
ing from sroup 10 group. There's a
comfortable home atmosphere about
the whole thing
From the high steel rafiers, on .hls
day, hung a myriad Of say paper Ian
terms, lefl over from the last fcte; foI
they hold frequent entertainments in
this bis hall, al free, Of course, and
mostly provided by the talent which
any such large gathering Of people is
bound TO produce
Back Of The balcony is club room
for the bosses and the oflce employees
billiard tables. checkers, chess, back
CANNON. domlnoes, writing and reading
materials, rest chairs and tcte-a-tetc
corners everywhere. They are now
building a club room for the vage-earn-
ers, which IS 10 be as large as The
Immense dirirg SAN Sro thsy will
have the same adv antascs as the bosses
and office emlloyes.
no one need worry about the health,
wealth and happiness OF this particular
working girl She Is doing very nicely
thank youl
After luncheon the testing lahorsior-
les. where women have found another
new leld and the draughiing rooms and
the dlspens8ry, and The hospital and
the manicuring parlors where the mem
hers Of the culinary and certain other
departments were manlcured regularly
and the spc and span dental Offices
where any may be treated, aud pros
pcctiye mothers must he aud The won
dcrful pOupenniere. where factory ba-
hies sleep In snow-whlte cribs, and re-
ceive nourishing visits from their
mothers every three hours while sim
new. and are raised scientifically by
trained nurses until they arc three
years old. and arc the plpkest and
plumpest babies imaginable. which Is a
remarkable tribute lo science
After that. more factory. We plodded
through interminable streets and alleys
and backyards Of II. into and out OF
one building after another, like deter
mined visitors TO a worlds fair; but II
suddenly dawned on MS that we
weren't seeing anything that we hadn't
seen before not single new face
Anyhow we were becoming a trin6
homcsick. for this WAS exactly Hike
calling on Cousin Bill or Uncle Joe al
his place OF business It's SO Amerlcan
American hustle In France But WON.
an machinisis in France! Roth condl-
tions are startling; ihsy are slll start
ling TO the average Frenchman, foI
these things are totallY against his idea
Of desirable life
10 has been the traditional nabit In
France to keep women In the nome OF
IN purely feminine occunatlons and sur
roundlngs and the Frcnchman was
perfectly contenled with his domestic
arrangements. lie was iust as well con
tented with his leisurely business
methods.
Where could be the artistic Joy OF
making a million things q minute and
all alike? lie infinitely preferred Ia
make each thing by him~elf, for the
pleasure OF doing II WELL and as a result
he gained recognition for excellence OF
manufacture.
II YOU bought a French automobile
you had an engine which was bull
+ like a watch; and it would last The
Frenchman was very happy in tha
reputation.
When France was plunged into wha
is now the sole business Of the world
killing as many Huns as possible II
the shortest possible time wa