Show UTAH READY TO WORK AND FIGHT tol M Men n of State Already at War or Preparing to Leave and Women are Taking Up I Duties in Industry fT HB lIE order r 1 Issued by Provost T I Marshal it General Crowder g JL relative to the necessity for work or fight among amont the men I of Utah finds this state somewhat prepared is the statement of W W- F. F Jensen commissioner of commercial economy of Utah apropos of the new military draft rule emanating from the theoffice theoffice theoffice I office of ot the provost marshal affecting men whose present occupations are deemed nonessential to the government I in carrying on on the warThe warThe warThe war The various organizations of the I state council of ot defense continues es Mr Jensen have b been en constantly I urging the necessity for general conservation conservation conservation con con- con con- I among the he people of Utah and have been constantly advocating I the elimination of nonessentials and an active participation in such work as would aid the government in winning the war I ORDER AIDS ECONOMY I believe that a a. vigorous prosecution prosecution prosecution tion of the order will enable this de department department department de- de to more effectively introduce and out such requests for thrift and economy as have reached rached us Prom irom Washington Every day Washington requests economics economics' in manpower and method of ot living and the order of the provost marshal puts into immediate effect those plans which have been ben promulgated in the t past st only as re requests re- re q quests ests and not as positive commands It Jt is ly pro proper r that every man should either work or fight and while the order possibly may disturb some somes lines s of work temporarily the effect can only be to place Utah Ulah on a higher and better plane to do ao more than her share in providing manpower and money whenever called upon Banking institutions and the like will not be materially affected according according according accord accord- ing to statements Issued by prominent bankers of Salt Lal Lake On the other hand it is declared that the officials of the banks of f this this' city have ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex pressed their Intention of encouraging their male to enter military service before they are affected by th new war order I LITTLE EFFECT ON BANKS The new ord order r of the provost marshal marshal marshal mar mar- general will have very little If any effect on the banks I J believe said Cashier H. H M M. Chamberlain of Walker Valker Brothers Bankers t today day The banks have anticipated the draft to a great extent and we we- weare are prepared for that and also fo for fop the work worl or fight campaign Most 1 of ot the lie of this bank are either too young or too old to serve in the arm army and of those who would possibly be affected there are only five here re Mr 1 Chamberlain stated that the women who would eventually replace the men taken talen from the banking institutions institutions for military service would 1 not I materially increase the deposits of the banks hanks a. a as he declared taking staking it a all in all the women that would O ld be e employed I to take the mens men's places would be so few that the Increase in deposits due to their greater sense of thrift would be so unappreciable as to tobe be practically practical practical- ly unnoticeable When the order of the w wr r department department depart depart- ment is actually felt by Salt Lake probably the greater burden will fall upon the traveling public when the hostelries are relieved of their competent competent competent com com- male help such as butlers bell bellboys bellboys boys walters waiters etc com HOTELS EMPLOY WOMEN The majority of the hotels however are are coping with the anticipated wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale deprivation of male by gradually putting women in their places As the men leave their positions post post- to join Uncle Sam a great many of the hotel managers in the city are replacing them with women and as the 1 latter become proficient in their new I work the men are arc enco encouraged raged to fol follow follow follow fol- fol low the flag flat Well get along all aU right said R. R Loughborough assistant manager of the Newhouse hotel lit if if the public will cooperate with us and practice being considerate te It will h hurt rt us of course but if it is put in force generally the I public will have to be considerate and be patient as to the service they re re- re It will affect our bellboy and porter service but on the elevators we already hove have h ve girl operators In most cases the thirty-seven thirty men who have already dy left our our employ to togo togo togo go to the front have been promised that on their return their positions will await them and the less competent help we are now forced to tolerate I will be relieved upon the mens men's re re- re turn J i Manager Day of the Federal Reserve I bank announces that that institution is grad gradually ally rell relieving its male help to I join joie the colors as rapidly as female assistance can be secured and trained in the banking business In the bankIng banking banking bank bank- I ing houses throughout Canada Canada- declares de- de declares declares de de- clares Mr Day there are no no longer male tellers They The Y have all been re replaced replaced re- re placed with women and the business of the is getting the same results from the change VIEW OF SOCIAL WORKER Mrs E. E O. O Leatherwoo one of Salt SaU II Lakes Lake's most prominent w women women men in so social so- so sow cial cla circles s expresses her views of the 1 possible effect of the war departments department's new order as follows I I 1 believe that if w women women men are taken out of ot the home it t will result in a i great problem locally The question j i that will confront us most conspicuously conspicuously 1 is is What will wll become of the children if IC the women are put into industrial in industrial Industrial In- In occupations We Ve have so few institutions in Utah to take care car of un- un cared for children who wh are under Continued d on pa page e 6 6 6 UTAH READY TO I Continued from page e 1 school age that the solution of the I problem that will be offered will be difficult There is not a woman in inthis inthis this state who cannot render public I service of some sort but when she is called upon to do so what Is to become of her children It will mean taking I women out of the home and lack of care of their children will result detrimentallY detrimentally detrimentally detri detri- mentally to the coming generation I Unless the coming generation is kept intact the sacrifices that our men are making at the front will prove I useless use sacrifices If It the women omen are areto areto areto to be taken from the homes adequate equate a I I moans means should hould be provided for the I of the children T I think it is isI isa isa I a a. necessary change notwithstanding There are ale many idlers in home life I who are sitting back waiting for the next fellow to do his bit while they I themselves are aie absolutely worthless to the government It will mean the do doing doing dolog do- do I ing log away awa of the idle and frivolous ela class s of women and may mean the converting of lof that class into useful I helpers to the country and humanity The contact with material realities I will aid the women in determining the Spiritual value of life B By Thy women I II working worl together shoulder to shoulder taking the mens men's places In m the indus Indus- 1 tries It will develop an understanding I among among- women and do away with their useless little set ideals which will eventually deVelop the sisterhood of I II women generally I Locally I feel that it is going Join to I mean a great change in our ideas of I II what is charity and ana philanthropy and r I what is the duty of the community to the country It will mean that Salt SaltI I I I Lake will necessarily be provided with j the means of or taking care of dependents depend- depend I i who are now under er the care of th the woman In the home We e are wo- wo I fully behind in that L Local cal department store managers II advance the opinion that the draft as outlined by General Crowder will not seriously hamper their business Many of the business houses of ot this class It is said have already lost I great numbers of men through the former former for for- mer drafts men whose services were previously r classed as indispensable However l since it was ascertained that the governments government's draft i orders were I positive posit and ancI not to lie he disregarded many firms have abolished some of i these those indispensable positions while I others ha have V increased the duties of I their thir who arc are not subject to the draft |