Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-03-20

They have less than a third ~ IN,
| rolling stock necessary to fleet norma
| requirements. The demand for trans
! p"rtation facilities will necessarily In
crease during the period of reconStruc
non. | have seen locomotives SncpZ
ing. coughing expiring every few
miles. Ola. broken-down engines. the
KIND one expects to find i'm a museum
was on a de luxe train. a diplomatic
| express. / commented upon the con
ultlon Of the locomotive, which came
To full stop every once In a while.
commented upon the condition of tht
coaches. The chief of the train locke,
at me, smiled and said: IF you
think this one is bad you ought to Sc,
some Of the others"
The war diSarranged plants and fac
tories. The demand was for mum.
lions. Peace gave way to war ano
plant equipment efficient for peace
production gave way to plant conStruc
tlon 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
erected. Now that the war Is over and
the demand for everything is great, It
Is necessary TO change these plants
back ana fit them for the production
needed. 1t is expensive. IL takes time
1t retards production.
1t Is strange that, while everyone
can see and understand the difficulties
and delays incident to re0rganiZing
and rearranging machinery and plants
many people cannot see or understand
the problem of rearranging meu'>
lives, who for four years have beer
living abnOrnally. The effect of the
war upon plants and equipment is con
coded by the very man who refused t.
see any effect of the war on the men
who were in Il.
Women in Labor World.
During the war women answered the
roll cali. They left their homes and
went TO work. There is hardly a kind
of work that can think of that have
not seen women doing in Europe.
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 men
thsr- 10, Il nd
the part Of the men that the women re-
tire TO their homes. This is impOss-
BILE In many cases, for these women
have grown dependent upon their jobs
shortage Of manageable men, Some
employers of labor have taken ad-
vantage of this situation. They pay a
woman less money than they pay
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 be
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 Glass conscious" they
are living examples of it They are
more outspofd {about their demands
than men. x sense wrong long
before a nj % see it They have
brought the oystion into the labor
,vsz,s< 80 ~ or 1bre-f7SAtRe-tssn-
men. a1d des stinjhte men to action.
They have br |ougHo the labor prob
lem a new an( b fntesting angle.
The key to he fure is in the hands
of these men tahdSomen. Production
is the door that must be opened. Men
and women must work, or winter and
want will make No Mans Land of
Europe before the sun of 1920 thaws
the frost from the ground.
Children crying for bread. shivering
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 a
great blanket-unrest. VIII men hear
them?
So sought to find the causes Of IN
rest, knowing It would bring me close
to the heart of the trouble.
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