New Mexico state record., 1920-02-27

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-
tiOn. ! have seen locomotives sneez-
ing. coughing. expiring every few
miles. Old. broken-dOwn engines. the
kind one expects to find In a museum
! was on a de luxe train. a diplomatic
express. ! commented upon the con-
ditiOn OF the locomotive. which came
to full stop every once in while. l
commented upon the condition of the
coaches. The chief Of the train looked
at me. smiled and said: III you
think this one is bad you ought to see
some Of the Others"
The war disarranged plants and fac
tories. The demand was for muni-
tiOns. Peace gave way to war and
plant equipment efficient for 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 is over and
the demand for everything is great. 1t
Is necessary to change these plants
back and fit them for the production
needed. 1t is expensive. 1t takes time.
1t retards production.
1t is strange that, while everyone
can see and understand the difficulties
and delays incident to reUrganizing
and rearranging machinery and plants.
many people cannot see or understand
the problem of rearranging 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 to
see any effect of the war on the men
who were in 1t.
Women in Labor World.
During the war women answered the
roll call. They left their homes and
went to work. There is hardly kind
Of work that can think of that have
not seen women doing In Europe. l
have seen them loading boats. shovel
ng coal. washing windows, driving
wagons. cleaning streets, conductors on
rams. Many of the women who went
ntO the industries were young women.
Now that the war is over and the men
nave come back there is demand on
he part of the men that the women re-
ire to their homes. This Is impOsSi- |
Die In many cases. for these women |
nave grown dependent upon their jobs |
or their living. Then. too, there Is
shortage of marriageable men. Some
employers of labor have taken ad-
of this situation. They pay
woman less money than they pay a
nan for the same work. This makes
10Th dissatisfied. The woman has the
of the working man. He
Ioesn't want her to compete with him
o the extent that his wages will be
owered. neither does he want the boss
o discriminate against her.
Women have come into the world of
york to stay. If there is any meaning
n the phrase "class conscious" they
re living examples Of 1t. They are
lore outspoken about their demands
han men. They sense wrong long
efOre a man can see 1t. They have
rought their intuition into the labor
'orld. They are more radical than
Zen. and they stimulate men to action.
hey have brought to the labor prob
I'm a new and interesting angle.
The key to the future is In the hands
these men and women. Production
!, the door that must be opened. Men
nd women must work. or winter and
ant will make No Mans Land OF
urope before the sun of 1920 thaws
ne frost from the ground.
Children crying for bread. shivering
, the cold these bleak winter nights.
re praying that men will work when
iey pray to God for good and warmth.
heir help cries are smothered by a
reat blanket-unrest. VIII men lfear
lem?
So I sought to find the causes of un-
sst. knowing It would bring me close
the heart Of the trouble.