Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-22
by james ,. Davis,


/ Secretary Of Labor
Great numbers OF our women. tn,
mothers or our futur" generations
hay" been forced Ey economic neccs-
sity into industry as workers They
present grave problem. for their
Wcitar" * vital To the maintenance
OF sturdy American manhood. vlrile
ana responsible. I" meet the issues
which America OF tomorrow will
face The Department OF Labor
through the Womnn's bureau. Is the
agency through which the govern
m"nt Il seeking to make certain that
IN" nations women in their, migra-
ton from the home tn the shop and
factory ar" snfrgunrd"d III every di-
T"ct!on In order that the future OF
tn" rae" may not he impaired. The
bureau was created in 1920. after the
Women in Industry Service organ
!@"d Ia meet the u"ccSsitics of the
war period. had completed it's work
Tn" purros" Of the bureau az sc,
forth IN the act OF Congress author
iziuI It's creation. is To formulate
standards ana policies which shall
promote the welfare ~ wagc-carn-
Ing women. Improve their working
conditions. Increase their efficiency
and hdvan"" their opportunities for
pr"ntahl" employment" The bureau
~ ''lllI'Nc'l VI women. directed by
woman ana concerned speciiically
with the welfare OF women.
Women are In industry to stay.
This ia fact that is generally rec
oIuiz"d in view OF tn" vast numbers
engaged therein. Another rapidly
spreading fac, is that wom"n's So
called p;n-m"ucy is frequently tn.
family coupling pin. the only means
Of holding tho family together. Won
en- have been CO.S in IA" wheels Of
industry not only because they are
indispensable" L" the Industrial world.
but because the industrial world in
turn is Indispensable to them In their
economic struggles. Til. womcn's
Bureau nnds that practically 100 PEI
cent of tn" married women In In
du%try are drvotinE their entire
wage To tn. support Of their tnmi
lies. whl" the unmarried women AS
sum" fuzzy as much responsibility as
do the unmarried men
To Safeguard IIrnIth.
Careful study To produce the
smooth adjustment Of tn. workers
IN inhuS;rv - essential not only for
successful industriaiism. but for a
successful society. The protection
and Adjustment Of women workers
is "sp"C ially Imperative sine" thcy
nave tn" additional role OF mothers
ana humriEakcrS. IN are the pro-
duC"rs az future citizens as we'll az
II economic goods. and America OF
tomorrow VIE u" as sti"ug as her
women 81 today. Moreover. tn.
greater necessity for control n:
standards ar,ctina women workcrS
IS du" 10 the fact that women have
oe"n IN weather position cC"num!-
caily than men. Th"y cam" Into in
dustry more or less on sufferancC
and they have not y.t bonded them
selves together strongly enough to
insist successfully upon better con
ditiuus Also sine" most women in
industry are th"r" because OF Imam
",Hl necessity. they cannot afford 10
turn down a job lccausc ot lOw
wages, long hours or unsatisfactory
conditions Therefore. II is ncc's-
sary I" provid" IA opportunity FOR
IN" uIihu!ldiug q. Sai.gunrls To con
s"rv" al!k" TIA" tudgslrial efficiency
and the health OF women and 20
max" IL impossihl" for scliSh inter
"sts 10 exploit th"m as unwilling
cump-tIt0rs ia lowering ,hos" stand
ards of wages. working conditions
hour ANA Industrial relations which
are FOR the best interest OF thc
workers the Industries and society
a. whole.
-
Bureau 10 collect and prcscn; facts
and statistics for use in throwInH
lShi on thcs" problems to cooper
AT" wint~.u;h"r agencies in tho recon
u"rdatiou and establishment O!
standards for the protection and ai-
"au,"m";t Oi waE--"arning women
NbOut such homes of Legislative con
jantiou ms the minimum wage. lhc
iorty-"Ight-hour week, night WORK
for women. ana WORKING condition
TIA" bureau necessarily has iormu
lated definite policies and LABELED
men. "thr standards for women Il.
Industry" Thcs" have been circu.
Hated until they have l"comc nation
wide slogans. First there IL need
for the ideal Industrial week fo'
women. that is the ciGht.hour day
the half holiday on Saturday, on.
day OF rest in seven. and no night
work Equally important has been
the cry az equal pay for equal wor.
y woman who doe. a mans work u!
the factory and carries mans r.
spOnsihilitics in tn. home In thu
maintenance OF family obviously
should receive the same pay az q man
il" minimum wage rate should co. 81
ihc cost OF living for dep"nlcuis and
not merely for the Individual.
OF II" less interest are standardized
working conditions for women wage.
sarncrs one of the guiding prin-
cipi"S Of modern Industrial engineer.
! ing is that a working environment
established on the cornerstoncs Cl
| comfort ana hygiene. science hnt
sanitation, forms strong founda
/ ton for sup"rstructurc of cf
! hcicncy. The bureau points out thu
! as long as women work in plant!
/ rr!my with tho accumulation OF dirt
1 nnd lint. strain their eyes ut thc'i
| jobs because of glare or insufficient
| light. stand all day without Il sea-
In sight. or sit continuously In {
| Crampcd posture. as long as safct
is jc"pardizcd by unguarded ma
chinery or lack OF fire protection
| then come action is necessary. WhcI
| health is mcnaccd by such thing,
ar the common drinking cap and tn.
| common towel. there is urgent meet
| for Improvement.
These questions have both their
| economic and sociological signn
| those employers realizing the valu,
OF tn" elimination OF ali possible OBJ
staclcs To production and all ap'
! parent causes Of hiSaTcction natural
! ~ bid fair to come out ahead il
! for no other reasons good condition:
! In industry pay Were efficiency
however the only motive for concern
/ "a b, ~ ltpu n,