Evening journal., 1918-11-09
WOndn'S War Work
u. S. EXPERT TELLS HOW
WOMEN CAN TAKE HOLD
Written for The Evening Journal.
BY Mrs. MAnGAUETTA NEAIE,

assistant al Washington 10 the Dlrec-
tor-General OF Womcn's War Work.l
To do their part toward helping win
10 war. women must take The place Of
'on. The men arc going 10 the trench
.. The women must 90 Into Industry.
How many women does Industry
,edS
Many hundreds OF thousands. Not
cry place vacated by men will be flll-
: by women. Many older men-men
@ were pushed aside as useless-are
ming back into industry and doing
nod work. And some OF the older
iys are taking mems places.
But there must be women by the
thousands 10 carry on tho industry OF
no country. Where there Is an indus
ny needing men or women laborers
such laborers are 90 be recruited
through the United States employment
service agencies. At an early date an
order will probably be issued that no
women shall be recruited Into industry
except through these government chan
ncls.
The United States Employment Ser
vice has a director In every State and
under his supervision local community
labor boards are being formed Of rep
rcsentatives Of employer and employed.
Each OF these will have two women
representatives 10 vote on all questions
touching the employment OF women.
The government does not want wo-
ncn rushing heedlessly into any and
@ kinds Of employment where they
nay be invited There are some en-
rloyments which are proper and good
nr women and others which are not
here are some women who ought TO
e at work and there are some who
lOuld not.
Young mothers should not go into
Industry. as a general rule. Our local
boards are 60 work IN harmony with
tic Stalt health service. the state fac
tory service and the child labor inspec-
tiOn service and will at Washington
Doe In cooperation with Miss Julia
l.aihrop. Of the chlldren's bureau. When
women want 10 get employment and
lIglp win the war, they Will be helping
best by working through our govern
mont employment service.
We are going 10 ask the newspapers
70 print lists showing where our local
branch employment offices are situated
30 whcn a woman wants TO find out
what 10 DO. she will know where TO go
60 ask her questions.
Tue o typical case;
Mrs. John Smith and her daughter
Sally smith. aged is, have seen The two
Smith boys 80 90 war and they wonder
whether they ought TO so i1io war
work There Is a little daustiof aged
6 and a father a pg small salary.
Mrs smith Qua to DO noihing un-
On she has tgislied 'of communicated by
letter WIZ Tho branch Office, in her
community % he United States En- !
plo~mcnt scrvlc She will probably be |
asked % como and talk 20 a woman |
who will lind out whelh- |
O. she ought TO leave her home or 4
It would be better for her TO 1
stay and keep house while sally goes I
Into the cartridge factory.
Or 70 may be that the local employ |
mont oflcc will decide Sally ought 90 /
run an elevator rather than go into the j
munitlon plant. Or she might go into /
a factory making Innings for helmets. !
or become a secretary 90 The man In
charge OF The helmet plant.
Sho Will find out how much she can
earn and where the work is. and will
bc guided by The local board In keeping
away from what are listed as "obIec-
tionablc cmplOyments." She will be
placed whore her work VIII count TO
Lho best advantage.
That Is how The woman I'm the home
s going 10 do her part most efficiently
toward winning the war.