Evening star., 1923-01-11
PRESIDENT LAUDS
INDUSTRIAL WOMEN
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stand unequivocally on this PROPOSE
ton: Take out of industry these
mothers who have babes to care for
An economic structure which is any
where based on the labor in industry
OF the mothers OF the nation is false
and sooner or later II Will come
crashing down about our heads"
The problem of women in industry
is a problem for the whole people"
the Secretary said, adding that no
great forward step in our industrial
relations could be taken without the
cooperation of the great body of
the thinking men and women of the
country"
women have demonstrated that
they are entitled to equal pay for
equal work in industry, but in many
cases it has been found difficult to es-
tablish even this simple standard"
Opening the conference, Miss Mary
Anderson, director Of the women's
bureau Of the Department of Labor,
who presided at the morning session,
said forty-one states were represent
ed at the conference. She added that
the program of the conference con-
templates no specific action on ques-
tionS affecting women In industry. but
is to be an educational conference.
lessons from which, she hoped. would
be carried back 10 the organizations
represented by delegates at the meet
ingS. The invocation was pronounced
by Rev. j. J. Muir, chaplain OF the
Senate.
Organizations Represented.
Among the organizations repre-
sented at the conference are: The
General Federation OF Women's Clubs,
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, the National Council OF Cath
olic Women, the Council of Jewish
Women, the Federal Council OF
Churches, the National League OF
Woman Voters, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, the American As
sociation of University Women. the
National Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs, the
American Federation of Teachers, the
Parent-Teachers' Association, the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
the National Society of the Daughters OF
1872 the American Legion Auxiliary, the
American Home Economics Association,
the Service Star Legion and practically
every other nationwide organization
of women in the United states.
The entrance hall to the auditorium
was partly taken up by seven exhto-
it's furnished by the women's bureau,
all bearing on questions relating TO
women in industry.
Assistant Secretary of Labor F. j.
Henning is presiding at the second
session of the conference this after
noon which has as its subjects of dis
cussion two topics: "What Woman
workers Mean to Industry" and
What Industry Means to Woman
Workers" Speakers this afternoon
include Charles Cheney of South Man
chester Conn.,, representing the Ma
tionaI Association of Manufacturers;
Miss Mary ellison of Cleveland, Ohio:
Miss Mary Van Kleeck of New York,
former chief of the women's bureau,
and Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago,
president of the International Fed
Grafton of Working Women.
Sessions of the conference will con-
tinue through tomorrow and Saturday.
The conference will be closed with q
dinner Saturday night
The National Women's Party is not
represented at the conference, its
views on women in industry not being
III consonance with the conference,
NJ Albert Thomas of Geneva, Swift
zerland. director of the international
labor office, attended the morning
session of the conference today.