The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-17
INDUSTRIAL
RIGHTS OF
women ARE
DISCUSSED
Report of Industrial Survey
Over Indiana Presented by
u. S. Workers at Confer
ence This Afternoon.
OPEN MEETING TONIGHT

The condition or lndlana WohheH eh
gagged in the industries and the neces-
sity of remedial legislation to protect
their rights Was discussed at con
ference at the public art galleries tnls
afternoon and will be the topic or
speeches at a public meeting at the
high school auditorium at O'Clock
this evening. The pubic is urseo u
attend the meeting.
Miss Agnes Peterson, Industrial Ex-
pert of the Women in Industry Service,
United States Department OF Labor,
at the afternoon meeting. told OF the
survey of women in the industries or
Indiana, which she directed in connec-
ton with Miss May Allison.
In the course Of the survey the fol-
lowing cities were visited kokomo,
Richmond, Anderson, Terre Haute,
Marion, Logansport, Indianapolis and
Winchester. Miss Peterson spoke OF
the industrial problems noted in these
cities.
Social Workers Speak.
Miss Peterson was formerly super.
intendent of the Bureau of Women and
Children, State Department of Labor,
Minnesota, and served as a member
of the Industrial and Social Conditions
Committee, State Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs for many years. She was
also chairman of the Committee on
Women in Industry of Minnesota Coun-
Gil of Defense, so that she has had
practical experience in connection with
the problems such as Indiana is fac
ing.
other speakers were Ann Davis OF
the Bureau Of Women and Children,
Washington, and Eleanore Barker, or
ganiZer.
A letter received today by the Gen.
trail Labor Council from Adolph j.
Fritz, Of the Indiana Federation of
Labor. urges Richmond workers to
attend the meeting tonight.
Louis Wallis, who will talk on In
dustrial Reconstruction Problems this
evening. was formerly member OF
the faculty of Ohio University. He has
been close student of labor prob
lens for many years. He has covered
a large portion Of the United States
and Canada on his various lecture
tours. For many years he has been
contributor OF articles on the prob
lens of labor to scientific and popular
magazines and periodicals, and is the
author OF several books Of great value.
Urged by Goodrich.
Recently Mr.. Wallis made a careful
study of labor distribution and the
work of the United States Employment
Service of Illinois and Wisconsin. He
has visited and investigated some Of
the largest war plants in connection
with this work.
Two weeks and day after the sign
ing of the armistice there assembled
in indianapolis at the call of Governor
Goodrich, conference composed Of
representatives of many important
groups in the state to consider pro-
gram of reconstruction.
Indiana was the first state thus to
assemble it's citizens for united ac-
tion In dealing with problems vital
not only to the state, but to the nation.
Among the problems stressed by the
Governor and by several speakers
were those of women in industry. In
advance of the conference the Gov
ernor had invited the Woman in In
dustry Service of the United States
Department of Labor to make brief
survey as basis for a program of
labor laws regulating the employment
of women in industry.
A similar invitation was extended
to the Women in Industry Service by
the Chairman Of the State Council of
Defense and oy the Industrial Board
OF Indiana, whose inspectors have Co
operated with the Federal Investigate
ors in their work.
1t was due also to the foresight of
Governor Goodrich that a woman, Mrs
l.. Luella Cox, has been appointed Spe.
cial Industrial Inspector for the Indus.
trial Board. Her appointment was
made during the war and the expenses
paid from the contingent fund at the
disposal of the Governor for war
emergencies.
Brief Survey Made.
The survey was brief, beginning
about November 20, and lasting until
December 90 1t was directed by Miss
May Allison, assisted by Miss Agnes
l.. Peteron, Mrs. Ralph Best and Miss
Mary n Winsiow. The bureau OF
Labor statistics of the U. S. depart.
ment of labor CO operated by assigning
Miss Alice Mueller to assist in the
field work
Mrs. l.. l.. Cox, Special Industrial
Inspector of the Industrial Board, as.
sisted the investigators at every point
and her knowledge of conditions in
the state has enabled them to plan
their inquiry with much less loss of
time and with better results than
would have been possible without heI
cooperation. Mr.. Greenleaf and Miss
Fredericks of the inspecting force OF
the Industrial Board. have also assist
ed in the field work.
The Indiana Committee on Women
and Children in Industry is carrying
on an active campaign to place Indi
ana in the foremost ranks of states
providing adequate protection for theil
women and child workers.
Adopted by Employers.
AS a first step the committee en-
dorsed as desirable the standards gov
erning the employment of women in
industry issued by the United State:
Of Labor. These stand
ards include such provisions as the
eight hour day and 4S hour week, one
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