The evening leader., 1918-08-28
WHO'LL WEAR THE PANTS?
(By J. E. Jones.)

wears Cne pants ana II CnlS stand
ard of measurement is to be applied
nowadays it is going to be rather diff
I fcult to determine whether it is the
men, or the women, who'll "wear the
pants" and manage the affairs of the
world. The village school ma'ams and
bellies are now doing a large part of
the work in Washington, and they
have replaced men in the government
departments in thousands of cases.
The mum lions plans are filled with
women; and in the Industries they are
doing every bit as good service as
men.
Reports from England upon this
phase Of industry are interesting,
since the Mother Country moves even
slower than we are going. Neverthe-
less 100000 women have directly re-
p aced men since the beginning of the
war. The figures from France and
. l.aly are even more surprising in
character. In Germany and Austria
the burdens Of labor have fallen al
most entirely upon the women. Grad
Iually women are taking their places
in the ranks Of industry shoulder to
shoulder with men.
The Triumph of Industry.
There S no use denying the fact
that there IS great shortage of labor
throughout the country. and in order
better to regulate conditions the gov
eminent has instituted its employ
ment service, and already there have
been good results. Secretary of labor
wilson III speaking of the German
propaganda among the laboring class
es said that f the philosophy of sab
otage and striking upon the job had
been tolerated it would have resulted
IN decreased production and a lower
ing Of he standard of living of those
who were actually doing the physical
labor. The secretary has pointed out
the fact that the most efficient labor
er is the American wage worker who
produces more than any other wage
worker in the world, notwithstanding
the much advertised efficiency of the
German wOrkmen."
t2bor h@s put it's heel on the cobra
h'adcd |, W. w. doctrine. labor has
taken the best out of the PHILOSOPHERS
of The Non-Partisan league and SINH
lar institutions, and has consigned the
res Of the doctrine, and the exploit
efs to the scrap heap.
Employers and employees have tri-
umpAed, and It is clear that hence
forth the existing differences will BE-
settled by amicable methods that the
government has supplied. The glori-
Gus v;ndicatlon that democracy is
achieving in France is likewise VIM
ming its victores in the individual es-
tablshments Of the Unitew States.
Uncle Sam Will Rule the Wave.
Five years ago American ships were
as invis bic as whales, and voyagers
to Europe and South America fire.
qrently returned without seeing eth
er- But American ships are hcpring
into the ocean with more speed thar
American automobiles achieved ten or
a dozen years ago. Just think of it!
There were 123 new vessels launched
in July, with 631, ,944 dead weight ton
mage. No previous twelve-m month pc
Hod IN American shipyards equals this !
record. A few months ago the pes
s'mlsts were predicting the failure of
ouT ship-building program. That was |
when he yards were building, and the
material and workmen were GETTING /
hings in shat'e to start things. Now
ven Americans, ' DO are used to mar
'elous achievements, ,4fe surprised at
he records in ship builu..pe7 and it is
onhdently predicted that one of the
~""lI SUI tIle war Will be that 'Dncle
am will rule the wave" Great Brit
IN will be distanced before long al ,
he rate we are going. !
A Voice from Colorado. !
Inc parag'raphers from the nationaIs
'pltal need no longer claim superior
aowledge of conditions, as none of
lem could very welt say more in few
words about government owner
up than the editor of the Middle
Tx tCoL) Times, who observes: "Jn
t taxing over by the government Of
telegraph and telephone lines.
ere is p'enty of material for thought
10 whether it will work ont tbel
me IN these lines as it has in raiii
ID afalrs. 1t certainly is to 6e
'eo that the rates will not be raised
, IN view of the fact that Colorado |
npanles have already asked for q