Show a i WOMAN WORKER WORKED MUST GET MANS MAN'S W WAGE AGE SAYS SA YS T HEAD I OF NEW BUREAU TO DIRECT WOMANS WOMAN'S WAR LABOR I Washington Feb 23 A A woman I Inow H now directing the nations nation's women om n workers worker The Tue new ne' post of ot chief o of the thc woman's womans division of orthe the United Stales s department of or labor to look after the employment of or women during the war has been J given Jen en to Mrs Hilda cr er Rl Richards hards of New Ness cw York City She is a young woman but Lut has had hada 1 a wide experience in work among mon women women wom wom- en workers worker In n Cleveland she made matle her her I mark marl as associate hc dwork r In ut a settlement set set- house For the last two years reau she has be been n an employment expert of or orthe the United States StatE department of or labor She I ls is the wife wH of or Prof C C. R. R Richards director of or Cooper Union nion New Nev York Cl City ty There will b plenty plent of positions position I for women said Mrs Richards The womans woman's ell division through organizations or now existing t an and through h bureaus which will be opened in different cities will sill see pe that the women and antl the positions positions poel- poel are brought together It will win be bea bea a great r at ml mistake tale If the they permit themselves themselves themselves them them- selves to be Le exploited and take the I places of men at lower loer wages Will Ill Fifteen Branches of or th the new I division lon will tIli be I established In fifteen large cities im ira- I mediately Women ornen of it r the country like c the thc men are arc patriotic Mrs Ir Richards lS continued The They wish to do everything thc they can C canto canto to h help lp win the war var but it is very ery possible that It is misguided patriotism that ha has led women women women-If if there are arc man many such such Into into positions which could still bo ht filled by hy men and antl where here the they take less mon money l If IC this government o which ha has shown that It does not wish h the thc women worn wom wom-I wom en cn exploited at the tho expense o of the men men issues a statement of oC Its poll policy C In this re- re regard ard Informing the tile women that thal In I undercutting men they are arr nut serving their country their employers en r their Ir fellow workmen or themselves while in tho the meantime w we WC give them an opportunity op- op to find places which arc va vacant vacant vacant va- va cant and see sec that they receive he as much money mone as the m men n where they do equal work worl I think there will ihl be e no more mon trouble England made Immediately Imme after war started for Cor an nn eight eight- hour da day for her women workers and ami amito to give Ie them equal pa pay for tor equal work It Is also understood that where a a. woman a mans man's place It shall be his again when hen he returns from the war An export expert ha has said sahl that t not more than th tO A nr ir t nr lb III n uhn h have g gone or-c- or Int into Industry in England d will remain at r the thc war I cant can't say what tho conditions will be In this Co country U fl try Work ork Is I Given fil r Existing organizations will cooperate oper co ate with wish the woman womans woman's s division lon In the new ness work The rue women's committee of or ortho tho the council councH of national defense o of which Dr Anna Howard Shaw Shar is chairman chairman chair chair- man will turn o 0 er cr all nil placement work to the womans woman's division and the committee com com- of women In Industry of oC which Mrs Borden harriman is chairman will present plans to the division 1 1 have hwe asked 1 Miss II A Agnes Aenes ne Nestor tor of ot orthe the omens Women's National Trades Union league which r represents the or organized women in this to be country countr an l Er r o of the division so that or organized anho omen somer will be bC recognized and their the considered sa said Id Mr Ir Mrs Richards Richard Of Or course w rs u want volunteer worker work er rs rr In tn England they aro arc doing various van vari Jus ous kinds o of work ork I l am considering U I o 0 possibility of a public service rc reserve re re- serve for women volunteers Th They can state atte their desires and the go government O can point out places cc where thc they can an anbe be usell to lo advantage and not interfere with the regular labor market Firm Worker We c receive thu Iho nam names of or all firms having hing war contracts ets with the government govern sovern- ment find whether women arc are nC needed I sn and nl l I if no co supply tin in m from rom a among monS' t who apply to un us In each cach branch branci branchI I hero will be b a competent staff and andT orl T a as In ir Washington so o that thal I Ir r concentrate on tho 1110 general ral work A that the dur duration of or the tho thul iv ar l ir will be lie three years cars It la Is safe satu to ir 11 g gI I h I It if m t t I tl uI T r rU U i ii j I 4 C aI ht L I I JT 4 I I I MRS S. S HILDA RICHARDS say that the increase of or women in In Industry in- in will be double the tho normal and amount to The Tho normal in increase increase In- In I crease calculating upon the tho number of ornen V-lio V ho have entered industrial I work in the past decade would be I about half haIr that thai En England land ha liaa women who have ha replaced menA men I A 1 few figures will vill show what happened hap hap- In ln land Before the War war 1 there were women in Irl banking and finance now thero there nr are arc There r i Were ere women in the government departments now nos there are There were 2000 OO women In the munitions munitions muni muni- lIon plants plant now there are It Is estimated d that there are arc women women wom worn en fn tn Industries in England A prominent nent English shipbuilder recently de declared de- de dared at an exhibition in London of or Women's Work ork in War ar Time Given two years ears more of the war and I would under tak take to build a n battleship from keel to aerial entire entirely with r female male la la- la ho bor lor r. r Come Com to That Here I We Ye have ha not nol come to lo the tho point yet et I where women have to build ships Shil'S and until dire necessity leaves lea no tie tive we should not hot use women for such work III In 80 11 26 jl women were listed as breadwinners in lit America A deca decade e later the thc number etl to OCi In 1900 the total was 7 in 1310 1910 I the total was SOS y J per cent of or orth th the population This is 23 5 per cent o of the number of women of or working age aKe I No o one knows know what the figures are to- to day ar One of oC the special things which Mr lr Mrs I Richards says as a's she will consider Immediately Imme Imme- will be bo farm work for wom women n. n I In En England land there were women re registered for Cor farm work up ui to Jul July U 31 21 1017 1917 o of the number 23 were accepted With the government controlling Ii matter of oC housing and antI supervision the farmers farmer at first reluctant to employ wornell women gladly accepted their aid The womans woman's division in going into farm work for women will operate co-operate with the women who have already alread been Leen working on the these p e lines |