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Show THE CITIZEN WATERPOWER DEVELOPMENT. The permits issued by the Federal pnwer' Commission early in the month to numerous applicants seeking to develop waterpowers on the different streams throughout the country, is gratifying to those who have waited so many years for the government to . mlock these ural, self-renewin- great resources of nat- power. Among the g new developments will be plants at Niagara Falls, the Hudson river, San .loaquin river, Columbia river, and the '.Vhite river in Arkansas. Authoriza-ljon- s r franchises insisted that (o corporations was robbery, larceny, or some other high crime. Even the government failed to discover the fallacy of this argument until there came the pinch for coal and oil. It has been as plain as the nose on a coal profiteer's face that waterpower developc transmission ment, with lines, was and is the common sense solution of our fuel, power and transfifty-yea- hydro-electri- .Under the old portation difficulties " conservation 'policy it was found that investors refused to put their money in waterpowers. The government eventually recognized the facts in the matter and concluded that capital would not enter into an arrangement involving great sums of money unless the terms of the contract was sufficiently long to make the investment a profitable one. In consequence a constructive law was finally passed that permits of development of our natural resources by furnishing protec- tion to the investors and the public. Licenses are now issued for a period i 1 of fifty years, and 185 applications to j the federal power comimssion been filed. get clear all right. Some farmer with were Although these Syndicats a team will ,be along by and by. formed on Catholic territory, Protestturned to their new compan- ants will find no trouble in gaining They ion for his opinion, but in the same admission. As each Syndicat setmoment they saw him get down under tles all disputes which arise within its the car. They watched him for some own jurisdiction, the main body has minutes. Soon he rose, covered with opportunity to turn its attention to the dirt of the road. He said to the larger issues, such as expansion of owner of the car, "Friend, if you will territory and the embracing of new get in and take the wheel, Ill shove branches of labor, as it seems advisfrom behind, and I think youll pull able. out all right. In a few seconds the Whatever ones philosophic or recar started off. The willing stranger ligious belief, it is a propitious change began to dust off his clothes with his that womens work is at last recogpalms. Then it occurred to the two nized, and that it is constantly improvphilosophers to ask his name, for hithing. Woman will always be woman, erto they were unaware of his cog- but she should know how to take care nomen. of herself without thereby losing her Friends, by name is Peptimist. I sex. The Syndicats libres feminis am by occupation a doer, not a talker. have shown that the French woman What is not, I cause to be. What is is capable of striking the happy mewrong, I right. My tools are thought dium between imaginary abuses and and action. maudlin devotion. Thus they have set the socialistic theory that he who professses spiritual faith can have no A WOMEN WORKERS MOVEMENT interest in material and mundane afIN FRANCE. . j for permits for transmission lines cover points in California, Montana, South Dakota and Nevada. For a great many years waterpower development has been held up by those who have Ex. i THE PEPTIMIST. i fairs. Women of IFrance have for centuries worked side by side with their men, but their labor has had little commercial recognition until of late years. In Le Correspondent (Paris), M. Henri Joly has written a most comprehensive article on the inception and subsequent rapid growth of Les Syndi-cat- s Feminins of France, and pays tribute to the splendid efforts of the women who gave of their best to better the conditions of the working women. In connection with these Syndicats, established in as many local industrial centers as possible, they have organized courses of instruction, employment bureaus, and mutual benefit associations, so that the increase in wages may be Justified by the improvement of intelligent laself-effacin- g bor. On May 24, 1920, The French Federation of Christian Laborers was formed. Of this organization both "Les Syndicats Masculins et "Femi- Pes- - have become integral parts, maintaining their individual and respective freedom of action, yet vowing allegiance to the principles of this central congress and passing certain resolutions as to their mutual government. This combining of forces has strength, ened theif stand against the revolutionary element and has made them a power to be reckoned with. Their sincerity of purpose was clearly demonstrated when, in May, 1920, at a single order from headquarters, a threatened railroad strike was completely averted. The steady increase in local syndicats and in membership would prove the need felt by the laborers for these simist felt indifferent toward him. lie was very silent; no inviting smile il-- t lumined his countenance. Optimist felt 1,0 attraction toward him. But lie ,Rinied civil enough, so they invited lim 0 Join their philosophic walk. three were only an hour or so on iho road when they came upon a r stalled in a ditch, That fellow will never get that far out of that ditch in this forsaken ply n, said Pessimist. Oh, replied Optisimist. "No will unions. It may be of interest right hero to note a resolution that strikes a national note: The Syndical organization is entirely independent of both religious and political influence. It must never in any case whatsoever act contrary to the interests of the nation. . . . The clergy may instruct young Catholics in its principles and the interpretation of its doctrines, but may not interfere in its functional activities. nins i Pessimist and Optimist met one day and they began to discuss the merits of the respective philosophies. Everything that is isnt, said Pessimist. Nothing can be set to rights. Optimist replied: You are wrong, friend; everythingthat isnt is. From nothing everything was created. For everything wrong there is a remedy. Then Pessimist challenged him: Come, let us take the open road to- pother; we shall see what we shall J j I ? i see. They had hardly started before they His were overtaken by a stranger. f!,ro ilad no trace of bitterness. j j j j j 3 j 15 One of the leading questions of the day is whether the high scale of wages is going to delude the laborers into believing in an indefinite continuation, and what effect it is going to have on marriage, and the subsequent birthrate. The Syndicats Feminins do not offer much encouragement or aid to girls who seem to prefer marriage and motherhood to striking out for themselves. Whenever measures are introduced that will be of particular benefit to mothers of families the revoelement quickly passes lutionary them by in contempuous silence. This is due to their desire to reduce the number of workers. Will the woman, once she tastes the joys of independence, consider a husband necessary to her scheme of existence. Will she not be more selfish, and therefore less willing to give up her life to devotion and sacrifice? On this subject the director of a ve Syndicat, a working woman herself and well accredited by her nephews and nieces and by the young girls of the local Syndicats, express herself clearly: The desire for marriage is just as keen as ever. Since the war, the young people seem even more in a hurry to get married. As for the girls, they are a bit more calculating; they do not wish to start housekeeping without at least having a trousseau ready. Fifteen years ago they were only earning 60 francs a month, but when they had given half to their mothers they had no more responsibilities and soon acquired their linen. Today, despite the increase in their wages more than offset by the increase in price of their purchases it takes them a much longer time. Formerly the average age at which a girl married was about twenty; now it has advanced to twenty-five- , even to thirty. The French woman's natural common sense and her thorough understanding of the intimate details of her housekeeping would tend to undeceive her. She realizes that while she is learning three times as much as heretofore, it doesnt go nearly so far as it did then. It would almost seem that she would be ready to accept a reduction in wages if at the same time there would be a corresponding drop in costs. La Vroix Professionelle says that one and the same powerful hand should balance costs and wages, as the demand far exceeds the supply; could this be done? The immediate solution would seem to be: increase produc tion. Of interest at this point is the opinion of the Syndicats Feminins, on the question of the new eight-hou- r law. They thoroughly approve of the English week that gives them time off on Saturday afternoon and Monday morning to attend to necessary household duties. But they claim that since the introduction of the eight-hou- r day the decrease in production has been perceptible. The extra time, except in incidental cases, is not used to advantage, but is squandered in pleasure. La Voix Professionelle frankly recognizes the mistake of this action Mr. Lawyer, Mr. Mining Man Mr. Business Man PLACE YOUR LEGAL NOTICES Where the general public are used to looking for them. The CITIZEN Publishes more legal notices than any other weekly publication THERES A REASON Nominal rentes, service first, and proofs of publication when promised with a following of readers who respond to advertising placed in its columns. Phone us for rates and our representatives will call. The CITIZEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Wasatch 5409 Third Floor Ness Bldg. |