Show I I WOMEN'S ARMY READY TO WORK I I I Will Perform PCt Light Labor LaborI I on California Farms and Replace Malcontents l San Francisco July Juh 26 A G.-A A preliminary nary nan meeting of ot representatives of or the women's land arm army of or California for forthe forthe forthe the purpose o of organization and perfecting perfecting per per- a plan pIau to relieve men worl workers ers ersIn In the thc tie fields hIs vineyards and orchards of ot the state tate was held here toda today with Mrs i Katherine P P. I c. c executive e officer officer of of- ricer of ot the state tate Indu Industrial welfare commission presiding According to Mrs Irs IMson Edson the thc women's wom women's wom- wom ens en's arm army has haa the Indorsement of United States Stales department of labor the state stat Immigration rallon and housing commission commission commission com com- mission and the state Industrial welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare commission Its It purpose is to have hae the lighter forms forma of oC farm Carm and vineyard work worl taken over b by women so that men doing that work worl might Join the fl fighting force Women omen will ta take e the places of male farm Carm workers who fall to accept the awards of ot United ll States m In Wl wage wase controversies Mrs Edson de de- declared lecIa le- le cIa r eI Mrs Irs Edson asserted that the time units sent o ii u h by the women's land arm army would not be use used as strikebreakers ts demanding demanding- the going wa wage e everywhere everywhere every every- where and anel the me mediators mediator's lator's award In disputed disputed disputed dis dis- cases No Xo feminization of ot farm labor In California is anticipated this year ear Mrs lIra Sidney Joseph of oC Berkeley Alameda county chairman for the women's army told the meeting It was vas the time desire however el to supply every demand demand demand de de- mand for tor women workers in the fields and to train traveling units of oC workers to harvest the peach grape and other I crops she said Four units of oC these worl workers ers have been sent to the University of or California Califor Califor- nia ilia farm arm school at Davis ls for 01 preliminary preliminary nar nary training Mrs Joseph sa said ill A A. Amodel Amodel model mode camp h has hs s been heen established at Vacaville and demands for 01 this labor from many points In northern California Califor Califor- nia ha have e been meL met |