The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-14

tie 'itions under which they labor should
be " able, but this Is also true Of men.
did not find my eighteen years at q ma
chine in a shoe factory in any way in
furious to me. emerged from il q normal,
healthy woman. never tired Of It 1t was
highly specialized, Of course, and did the
same things day after day and year after
year. Just enough skill was required. how
ever, to lend interest to the task and 1t neya
grew irksome to me.
Il an very firm in my belief that there
is no acceptable excuse on the part Of women
for not joining the ranks Of the productive
workers of the world. am very firm in nv
belief that the woman who works Is happier
and better contented than the idle woman
II the idle, disconnected woman but knew
1t the road for her to greater happiness lies
through getting q job and going to WORK
"NITH rs IN the womsn's Buresu tb,
task is getting better conditions In ID.
places where women work. We want to lay
down and get established the principle of the
eight-hour day. Eight hours is q long
enough period to work. The work OF the
world can get itself done on the eight hour
schedule. 1t gives workers a chance for
health and Happiness and both Of these
benefit the employer in the long run.
MANY employers have found that yher,
women work at monotonous tasks II in
creases their efficiency and the output IL
the forenoon and afternoon is broken By q
period Of ten minutes for relaxation. I'm
cost the employer money to give them tins
relaxation there might be some excuse for
his refusing. But be rets more work dons
BY giving IT. II is for such improvements N
these in working conditions that We are
striving.
There are certain problems Of Industrial
life that are yeU>Sam1nr. rslnepb-r well
the case 81 q woman in Chicago who wezfed
for forty five years in the factory wher.
was employed. As she grew old and could
no longer operate her machine, she had to
leave it and work at some simple task IKE
sorting bundles The new job paid her but
half as much as the old. The time viii
come when she cannot even manage ii. The
eventide of life to these aged working women
is 50 likely to be full of tragedy.
sQTNHE great need Is not that women shoaN
l. find a way to avoid work, but that theJ
should be able to earn better money. During
all those years that was IN the factory
We did piece work. The eficient worries
made more than the inefficient, the constant
worker more than the casual But TIE
skilled girls were able TO maintain incomes
Of SIG to SIS q week. The same WORK to-
day brings twice as much, but the pendulum
is swinging back. The ware IN not enoush
that women may properly maintain them
selves. There is no possibility Of preparing
for the approach Of age"
You advise working people 70 marry and
continue at work, Miss Anderson" I sur-
rested. ''win that not lead Iosic,lIy b
their bringing fewer Children into the
world?'
81 think II WIN" she admitted. Il thfnk.
further, that no harm viii Be done II It docs.
1t seems to me that the working elasses are
contributing their full share Of RESPONSE
bility in perpetustinE the race. do MOI
believe that the need Of the world Is for
more children, particularly from the workin
classes"
Are there any men working for ne
Woman's Bureau" I asked
JUST one," Miss Anderson answered
He Is the colored messenger"