The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-22
aRIII life TO
n d YANKEES
MORE efficient
Returning Soldier Does
Not Constitute Big Prob,
lem Here
REIMBURSEMENT SIMPLE
Millions Have Been in Ar
my and War Work
With Us.

(CopTiEht, 1913, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.)
It has been the experience after all
wars that It takes considerable time
to weave the soldier back into indus
trial life. The returning soldier Is
Houfzed for weeks. His experiences
are matters OF deep interest to oil
persons He goes about meeting old
hineds. He Is welcome everywhere.
We have more than 100000 men in
We have more than 400. 900 men in the
weAa7e more than 100000 in train
We have perhaps soo.o men en-
gagged in shipbuilding.
Many OF our Industrial establish
ments are engaged in war work
Nearly 80 per cent OF the steel we are
making IS going today into war mate
rial.
OF the 100000 in France a goodIy
number will remain until peace is
signed or. II many OF those there now
return, they will be replaced in part
by men from this side
When peace is signed the army VIII
~ 4SuuCS4S DuC uOL 20 Cae size It was
before the war. The navy will be kept
mp oat least three-ffths OF its present
personnel. Shfpbuilding will continue
as On established industry. not Of It's
ply 9ent size or hurried production. bt1t
HobabIy to one-hali Of its present vol
ume, for It will be years before the
ship needs OF the world are met, many
OF the crafts now IN service being At
odly for the Scran hean
The commerce OF the seas is going
TO expand greatly. Before the war the
ocean tonnage was so, 900 10000. Today
It Is approximately 100000 Prob
ably 100000 tons Of today's ships
VIII be scrapoed. The world Will need
6O.O0O,000 tons or more of shipping.
Labor shortage brought more than
zsOO990O women in America into In
dustTial employment A fair propor
non OF these women will drop out With
normal conditions returning, but wo-
man has shown her worth as a worker
100 wen to be retired simply because
she Is a woman.
The cost Of living will not be so
nigh. But everything will be copsfd-
erably higher than before this world
conhict Wages will come down in
some lines. but never will be down
70 what they we're before the war.
The returning soldier viii be a bet
Ger worker Tran before he entered the
army. The army has been a wonder
1ul school, the most wonderful in the
world It has taught discipline. svs-
tenn, order to him. It has made him
stronger physically and morally.
Many things that are wrong In our
system of living he realizes now. He
WI not be content with our tenement
houses or our ramshackle dwellings,,
de hows the virtue Of hygiene. He
Knows how to take care OF himself He
did not before he entered the army.
Most Of our soldiers have learned more
In the army than they did IN school.
America Is better situated to meet
aftertfe-war needs industrialIy than
any other nation.
In Great Britain 4,5o0, 90 women out
OF the s 200. 900 over the age Of 81 are
IN Industrial employment. The bulk
Of them must remain. for the British
have sacra4iced much Of their man
power to win the war and they have
done It with a resouteness that cha1-
lenges the admiration OF the world
France has made even greater sac