The Arvada enterprise., 1920-02-26

They have less than q third Of the
rolling stock necessary to meet normal
requirements. The demand for trans.
portation facilities will necessarily In.
crease during the period Of reconstruc.
ti0n. have seen locomotives sneex-
ing. coughing. expiring every few
miles. Old, broken-down engines, the
kind one expects to nnd In . museum.
] was on q de luxe train. diplomatic
express commented upon the con-
dltion Of the locomotive. which came
to full stop every once In while.
commented upon the condition of the
coaches. The chief Of the train looked
at me. smiled and said: "tf you
think this one IA bad you ought to see
some of the others"
The war disarranged plants and fac
tories. The demand was for munl.
tions, Peace gave way to war anA
plant equipment efficient TOR peace
production gave way to plant cOnstruc-
tion necessary to manufacture the
weapons Of war. Plants were COM
mandeered. Machinery was torn out.
new machinery put In. A complete re-
construction and reorganization was
effected. Now that the war IL over and
the demand for everything ia great. It
Is necessary to change these plants
back and at them for the production
needed. 1t Is expensive. It takes time,
It retards production.
II Is strange that, while everyone
can see and understand the difficulties
and delays incident to reOrganixiny
and rearranging machinery and plants.
many people cannot see or understand
the problem Of rearranginK mems
lives. who for four years have been
living abnornally. The effect Of the
war upon plants and equipment Is con.
ceded by the very man who refused to
see any effect Of the war on the men
who were In II.
Women In Labor World.
During the war women answered tho
roll call. They left their homes and
went to work. There ID hardly kind
Of work that can think Of that have
not seen women doing In Europe. I
have seen them loading boats. shovel
Ing coal. washing windows. driving
wagons, cleaning streets. conductors on
trans. Many Of the women who went
Into the industries were young women.
Now that the war Is over and the mon
have come back there is 4 demand on
the part Of the men that the women re-
tire to their homes. This Ii impOssi-
BILE In many cases, for these women
have grown dependent upon their Jobs
for their living. Then. too. there Ii q
shortage Of marriageable men. Some
employers Of labor have taken ad.
vantage Of this situation. They pay .
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 tho extent that his wages will bs
lowered. neither does he want the boss
to discriminate against her.
Women have come Into the world Of
work to stay. II there is any meaning
In the phrase "clasx conscious" they
are living examples Of II. They are
more outspoken about their demands
than men. They sense = wrong long
before Q man can see II. 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 q new and Interesting angle.
The key to the future In In the hands
Of these men and women. Production
10 the door that must he opened. Men
and women must work. or winter and
want will make q No Mans Land Of
Europe before the sun Of 1910 thaws
the frost from the ground.
Children crying for bread. shiverinx
In 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 q
great blanket-unrext. VIII men hear
themf
SO sought to md the causes Of un.
rest. knowing II would hiring me close
| to the heart Of the trouble.
| tcopyrisht. 1879. Western Newspaper Unioa,