Show GIRL WORKER NOT IMMORAL SAYS COLONEL C Y t m Ir Democracy H Democracy Washington Sept Sopt H I workers has become be for or young oun women umen war ar come an nn Issue here The problem of Jr appointing matrons with arbitrary arbitrary- powers over v the tho young women war ar workers in the government government govern govern- ern ment dormitories now under construction construction construction con con- hero here or Installing the tho self- self government or honor system Is puzzling puzzling tho the clerks housing committee The Is 15 composed o of Cb of ot the government departments departments depart depart- ments menU ami and a agencies who nIl arc Interested Interested interested Inter Inter- ested in the welfare of or young oun women and it operates co-operates with the government government govern govern- o ern ment hou housing bureau in working out tho the plans for the dormitories M Many n angles of or tho problem of ot the amount of ot freedom that Is good for young oun women alone in a r l largo large o city were Viera brought brough outI outI outI out I believe o that If Ir tho the war lasts much longer young youn women omen war var workers work work- workers ers will bo ho required to enlist and have their food fond clothing and quarters regulated regulated regu regu- tho the samo sarno as tho the men said Miss M Marjorie Da Day a member of ot the com com- This military discipline is la being heing carried out voluntarily at Camp Columbia Columbia Columbia Co Co- lumbia where young women war ar workers sleep In tents Intents tents and r receive two nourishing meals a 3 day for 35 a month Tho Tito girls enjoy enjo the military pine said Miss lIss Day who ho is In lib charge char o out there They Thoy rho to live 11 as their brothers do in the camps All girls must ho bo In camp wIth lights out at al 0 30 Anyone who wishes to stay Y out later must apply at al headquarters and sign signup signup signup up stating where she sho is r going and what hour she will bo be bac back Many olan young oung women refuse to live Ina in ina ina a place whore where such nuch rules are aro J It a is Just ju t o ll o going goin to boarding school th the they sa say The They dont don't m l rules lIk like that young ounE men live and In this day of equal rights we dont don't see wh why young women are arc discriminated discriminated discriminated against in this matter R Regulations requiring a matron ma may maybe maybe be abrogated should the tho housing committee o se see fit tit to install the honor system with a representative o committee committee committee com com- of or tho the girls In each dormitory making the thc rules and seeing thc they are arc unforced enforced or leaving It to tho the conscience conscience con con- science of ot each occupant con I Miss of or the local T T. W. W C C. A. A who handles rooms for tor tho the girls sa says s 's that but few tew complaints como come to her office about girls who misbehave but that girls through Inexperience in being awn away from home often net act In such a manner as nS to have their characters characters characters char char- misjudged Is undoubtedly true Mrs Grundy is active In Washington as an nn enemy agent Reports Imports nr aro aro 1 spread that among tho the thousands of or girls who have poured into tho the city and und tho the men from the surrounding camps there in is a great t deal doal of ot immorality These stories etor are untrue and scurrilous scurrilous rilous said Colonel Churchill chief of ot the tho military Intelligence branch of ot the general staff of tho the army Such stories hinder government work vork In that they tend to prevent younG women from coming corning hero and also cau cause o parents to withdraw tHeir daughters from war work In Itt Washington Wash Wash- ington As AB euch such thc they fall Call under the head licud of or enemy propaganda Patriotic citizens will vIll not permit themselves to bo be used as IlS agents for forthe tho the spread of or this sinister and venomous venomous ven ven- fabrication |