The Washington times., 1923-01-11

BENEfIl
VIEW
President Sends Letter Re-
GREETING Inability to Attend.
Davis Speaks.
The revolutionary change that
has taken place in the status Of
women in business and industry
has necessitated a. broader and
more intimate activity OF women
IN behalf Of the particular phases
Of public and social intere. is
which especially appeal to them, !"
President Harding said today in
q letter rad at the opening session
of the Woinen's Industrial Con-
ference.
Sees Public Benefit.
Conferences and continuing or
@mnized activities of the kind rep
resented by the present gathering"
the President said, tare certain to
be of very definite benefit. =
Long before women were called to
that broader participation in public
affairs, which is now both their
duty and the. publfc's advantage,
was personally strongly convinced
OF the great benefits which would
be derived from more insistent
expression and more general con-
sideration OF Woman's point Of view
IN relation TO social and Industrial
concerns" v.4,.
the conference, composed Of repre-
sentAtfves Of more than 100 won-
ems organizations, would prove
helpful. and said he regretted his
inability to be in attendance.
Address by Davis.
The sessions, which are being.
held in the New National Museum,
by Secretary OF Labor Davis, in
which he voiced a plea for the pro-
lection OF mothers of little children
by keeping them out Of the fac.
tories.
The nation must not sacrifice
motherhood upon the altar of greed
for Industrial production, Secretary
Davis declared.
Whatever position woman may
occupy industria1iy her great serv-
Ice to humanity, to the nation, is
In her capacity as q mother he
said. 'sOur civilization ought to
permit no American mother who
has babies to care for to exhaust
herself in labor at bench or lrcm,
yearning all the while for the
little ones she has left alone in
their helplesness. or to the ques-
iionable care of strange hands.
stand unequivocally on this
proposition: Take out OF industry
these mothers who have babes TO
care for. Not all the wealth the
communities can wrest from re-
luctant industry will equal in i'm.
portance to the nation the strong
and sturdy citizens of the future
that these women can foster by
their tender care. An economic
structure which Is anywhere based
upon the labor in industry Of the
mothers OF the nation is false and
sooner or later It will come crash
ing down about our heads"
Secretary Davis called attention
to the fact that Of 572 OCCUPATIONS
listed by census enumerators, onIy
thfrty-five failed to show the en-
ployment Of women. More than
-
United States are employed in
one-tenth OF the married women
stated.
Discusses Labor Question.
Broadly, the inclusive program
to which will be brought some of
the best feminine minds in the
United States, Is addressed to the
question OF woman's exact status
in the world Of labor and what she
may expect or demand In the way
OF beneficial legislation.
This special legislation ideal al
ready has caused verbal pyro-
technics and Withdrawals from rep.
resentatton at the conference. The
national Woman's Party. from it's
H.
has declined to have ANYTHING 10
DO with an organization which
lines up for discriminatory legts.
lation, instead of boosting the
equal rights bill which the party
Is intent on putting through.
Considers Wonlen's Needs.
The program of addresses will
eIaFt TINS afternoon, the general
topics being What Women WorL.
ers Mean To Industry" and what
Industry Means To Women Work.
ers. Other major heads TO be
discussed are: Health Standards
for Women in Industry" 1Wono.
ems Wages" Labor LeRtsla tion
for Women" and THE Need for
Women to Enforce Women's Labor
Laws"
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