The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-26

They have less than a thiro OF the
| rolling stock necessary to meet norlh"'
| requirements. The demand for trans
! portation facilities will necessarily IN
| crease during the period of recohstruc-
tion. have seen locomotives sneez-
ing, coughing. expiring every IL"
miles. OLD, %broken-down engines the
Kind one expects to find in a museum.
l was on a de luxe train, a diplolnat'c
express. 1 commented upon the con-
dition of the locomotive, which came
to a full stop every once in a while. |
commented upon the condition OF tne
| coaches. The chief of the tram looAe"
at me, smiled and said: III 20"
think this one is bad you ought 10 see
some of the others"
The war disarrangcd plants and rae"
tories. The demand was FOR mum.
tons. Peace gave way to war anu
| plant equipment efficient for peace
production gave way 10 plant cOnstfuc-
ton necessary to manufacture the
weapons of war. Plants were COM
m%andeered. Machinery was torn out.
machinery put in. A complete re-
construction and reorganization was
effected. Now that the wal is over inc
the demand for everything is great IL
is necessary to change these pants
back and fit them for the production
needed. 1t is expensive, it takes time.
it retards production.
1t is strange that, while everyone
can see and understand the %ifticultles
and delays incident to recognizing
and rearranging machinery and plants.
many people cannot see or understand
the problem of r%earranging mems
lives, who for four years have been
living abnormally. The effect OF the
war upon plants and equipment is con-
ceded by the very man who refused t"
see any effect of the war on the mel
who were in it.
Women in Labor World.
During the wal women answered. tae
roll call. They left their homes anu
went to work. There is hardly a kind
of work that | can think of that have
not seen women doing in Europe. y
have seer them loading boats, shovel
ing coal, washing windows, driving
wagons, cleaning streets, conductors IN
trans. Many OF the women who went
into the industries were young women.
Now that the war Is over II the lnrn
l--> .-o lr.l, Ds Il. Al, <lnn1OnI IN
the part Of the men that the women re-
tire to their homes. This is impoSsi-
BILE in many cases, for these women
have grown dependent upon their jobs
for their living. Then, too, there Is q
| shortage of marriageable men. Some
employers of labor have taken adj
vantage of this situation. They pay a
woman less money than they pay a
man for the same work. This makes
both dissatisfied. The woman has the
sympathy of the working man. He
doesn't want her to compete with him
to the extent that his wages will he
lowered. neither does he want the boss
to discriminate against her.
Women have come into the world ut
work to stay. If there is any meaning
In the phrase "class conscious" they
are living examples Of it. They are
more outspokcn about their demands
than men. They sense a wrong long
before a man can see it. They have
brought their intuition into the labor
world. They are more radical than
men. and they stimulate men to action.
They have brought to the labor prob
lem a new and interesting angle.
The key to the future is in the hands
of these men and women. Production
is the door that must be opened. Men
and woncn must work. or winter and
want will make a No Mans Land Of
Europe before the sun of 1920 thnwS
the frost from the ground.
Children crying for bread, slIiverin!g
III the cold these bleak winter nights.
are praying that men will work when
they pray to God for good and warmth.
Their help cries are smothered by a
great blanket-unrest. Will men hear
them?
SO sought to find the causes of un-
rest. knowing 1t would bring me close
to the heart Of the trouble.
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