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https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  1,1  A 're- cl'e)  S  cDcru  ADR/ROB July 24, 1918. MINUTES OF MEETING of Committee on the Employment of Women in the Chemical Industries of Niagara Falls, held in Women's Division, Department of Labor Sunday, July 21, 1918, At 10:00 A.M. Present:  Lt. Col. Harry E. Musk, Chairman, Captain A. D. Reiley, Secretary, Miss VanKleeck, Dr. Hamilton, Miss Anderson, Miss Ladenburg, representing the War Industries Board, and Mt. Stewart, representing the Inspection and Investigation Service of the Department of Labor.  1. The following was decided upon as the personnel of the Committee: Chairman, Lt. Col. Harry E. Mock, Surgeon General's Office; Secretary, Captain Austin D. Reiley, Ordnance Department. Members - Dr. Alice Hamilton, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Miss Mary Anderson, Women's Industrial Service, Commander Donald Riley, Navy Department, Mr. John Vogt, New York State Department of Labor, Captain Harold C. Bradley, Gas Defense Service, Miss Nelle Shwartz, New York State Department of Labor, Dr. Richard M. Pierce, National Research Council, DT. George IL Price, Mt. B. Stewart and Dr. W. J. Scheresohewsky. 2. It was agreed to leave the matter of funds for individual traveling expenses of the members of the Committee to each individual member, to be arranged through the organization which he represents. 3, kiss VanKleeck introduced the following letter from the Manufacturers' Association of Niagara Falls:   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  °The peculiar conditions which have arisen in our country on account of a state of war have obliged the Government to take such action in emergencies Which in peace times could not have been done without legislation. We all recognize the immense povuer, to maintain the equilibrium of social and industrial activities with which Congress has clothed our President  Page 2.Meeting of July 21, 1918. and which has been judiciously used for the benefits of our people. "The depletion of man power has, in certain localities, seriously crippled the War Department by curtailing production of essentials. Niagara Falls is one of these points and the chemical industries, producing chlorine, caustic-soda, caustic potash, ferro-alloys, metalic magnesium, calciumcarbide, electrodes, formaldahide, poison gas and everything basic for the production of wax materials, are unable to operate to capacity on account of the labor shortage. "Tho only remedy is to sarplant this man diortage with women of those European States acouatamed to laboring work, and repulsive as this may appear to Americans, it is a war necessity and as easily stopped upon mar ending as it is to introduce it. Polish women here are anxious and ready to go on shift work of 8 hours, provided such permission could be obtained from the Department, subject of course to supervision and suspension with the power entrusted to the President . Could your Department so far recede from its traditions and customs as to recommend as a war measure only, such a permit to these factor es? "each individual industry has a welfare and safety department presided over by experts and in addition would be willing to emplpy a woman superintendent to see that the health of these women employees was not imperilled and to force them to closely follow hygienic, sanitary and precautionary measures for self-protection. "Such drastic action may at first glance shock, but when we consider the necessity for the protection of the million soldiers and their half million campassistants and followers, is it not a duty, even though repulsive to our free republican ideas? "We have twenty.one such industries which could be speeded up and run to capacity if so permitted. Respectfully yours, (signed) A.R.G.Hardwicke, Sec." 4. Miss VanKleeck further stated that the Committcp was brought together by instruction of the National Ws.: Labor Policies Board. 5. The following preliminary working committee was appointed: Captain Reiley, Chairman, John Vogt, Miss Anderson and Miss Shwartz. The procedure was decided to be as follows: List of the chemical industries of Niagara Falls to be procured from the New York State Department of Labot.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Page 3 - Meeting of July 21, 1918. Miss Anderson and Miss Swartz to proceed to Niagara Palls at once for a superficial survey of the general situation, to be followed there, as soon as possible, by Mr. Vogt and Captain Reiley. Meeting to be held by the main Committee once every week, at which progress to be reported from working committee and problems stated. 6. Captain Reiley agreed to arrange for the list of plants with the New York Labor Department and to interview Mr. Vogt as soon as possible as to his participation in the actual Niagara Falls Work. V. Miss Vanneeck agreed to send the necessary notices to the members of the Committee; also to see that request for the services of the Army and Navy officers on the Committee was made through the head of the National War Labor Policies Board, to their respective superior officers. 8. Acceptances have been received from Lt. Col. Mock, Dr. Hamilton, Miss Anderson and Captain Reiley.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  A. D. Reiley, Captain, Ordnance R. C.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  7W 7,  1  ADR/1103  MMUS OP MUMS Ot the GOMMITTEN 01 XAMIDOUR 000WASI01O of ISPARTINVT OP LAW Meld July Mk, 1011.  Prosonts  411,10mo1 Mbek Chairman, Septa's Sralioy, Dr. noberosehomeky, Miss Sehmarls, MO. Stewart, miss AMOXSOU Miss • -so, Miss Damn (by invitation) Captain Seiley, Oserstary  1. Moo Aaderess ami Mss Sokwarts made the following. report on oenditiems at biagar4 Palle: * foot. atteehei report .zhibit 1. this lemaittoo has usexamploi 11, Ool. Meeks opportunity for work. The -Alsk moms to as that of ox.. as to the employment of ports; therefore suggostie special experts is requosteu.  86 Mr. Stuarts Di. Memilton's service* hove sl. may been onlibillot. 4. MbVeis that this Committee request the United states Asportment of Zahn, the Mew York Industrial Board, the United States liblie health &mime and any owl, 240.1. pertment or avow of linnet Slates or the lists of Now 740k, to moo their amps of onmoto for invostiiration of Induetrial oonaltions at Niagara Yells and report to this Oommitteo. Woomded and sacrist. 11. Mr. etemarts Mr. Otemart stilts& he had no power to turn over his foram to the Public loath Servile*. v.l. that me information to S. Miss Yealtioseks gives out as to lemmittelple Malmo and dollirerations swept tkrongh the Chaimma of the Oommittoo. il000Mit am& eareisik•  Page 2 Meting of July nth, mild  It is the T. Ms1v.I meeended and earriots genes of tae 011amittwe that *ow related maitels, SU* as hours if labor, rates of as, safety, liming owdittos, tramoportation, it 'eters, are within its putt* view ant Oleulli be investigated* The Steering Oommitleo will be Nitrate& with the duty of buinging moth matte's to the Oommitiaels attention. 00 Moved.„ eoloondotsa4 earried4 That Dr. SehimmmiliMmOur be made * member of the Otestriag Oosnit> 9* The Steering esnmittee„ as eemotitiled, therefore, now glandes   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Ooptain Ruby, Chairman, Members: Dr* soboresehowsky, Use AMderees, Ilse gekwarts, and Yr* Tort*  lisopeetfully WaitWI,  A, D. 2alley„ espial*, Oranonve R. C. reetetary.  V  la& km4 a, housing made by the Intspendense Compaay of fhiladelphino We were not sh to mare a Nona. there have been a very limited nmpber printed. and everyone we aaket ha* loomed his copy to somas Oise' The iMployerte Aseeeiftion of Niagara Ions has aroady requebted the New York State Industrial Condition for exemption from the State law preventing women working at night between the hours of ton in the evening mad six in the morning. The Conmisision hat referred %ken to the Poieral nevernment, oaliar that tha waY ono who had the right to rive exemption was the kresident of the Unitet States• Xr• lartwieke said that the Employers' Association did not oars very melt whether they get the exemption or not, that they had applied in behalf of a Polish Wean of the oity who wanted. ni#ht work.*   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Respeetfully submitted• (Sigma) Nary Anderson A.L•  July 29, 1918. MEETING  M  Moved:  -  Saturday, July 27th, 1:30, P. M. 0  B  S  That this Committee request the U. S. Department of Labor, New York Medical Board, U. S. Public Health Service and any other Department or Agency of the United States or State of New York, to use their corps of experts for investigation of medical conditions in Niagara Falls and report to this Committee. Seconded and carried. (W. Stewart stated he had no power to turn over his force to Public Health Service)  Moved:  By Miss VanCleeck - and seconded. That no ifformation be given out as to Committee's findings and deliberations, except through Chairman of Committee. Carried.  Moved.:  And Seconded. It is the sense of Committee that many related matters, such as hours of labor, rates of wages, safety and living conditions, are within the jurisdiction of this Committee and should be reported and investigated, and the Steering Committee will be intrusted with the duty of bringing such matters toSommittee's a ention.  Moved:  And Seconded - hat Dr. Schereschewsky be made a member of Steering Committee.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  July 29, 1916. MEETIVG  -  Saturday, July 27th, 1:30, P. M.  NOTIONS  Moved:  That this Committee request the U. S. Department of Labor, Dew York Medical Board, U. S. Public Health Service and any other Department or Agency of the United States or State of New York, to u:e their corps of experts for investigation of medical conditions in Piagara Falls and report to this Committee. Seconded an carried. Mr. Stewart stated he had no power to turn over his force to Public Yealth Service  Moved:  By Miss VanCleeck z,nO seconded. That no itformation be Friven out as to Committee's findings and deliberations, except through Chairman of Committee. Carried.  .oved:  And Seconded. It is the sense of Committee that man7 related matters, such as hours of labor, rates of wages, safety and living conditions, are withintithe jurisdiction of this Com:ittee and should be reported and investigated, and the Steering Committee will be Otrusted with the duty of bringing such matters to Committee's attention.  moved:  And Seconded - That Dr. Saheresehewsky be made a ember of Steering Committee.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  . 4  way"  WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ORDNANCE  PRODUCTION DIVISION SEVENTH AND B STREETS NW.  Rine/RB  WASHINGTON  Answer should be addressed to "._  Staff  NW.,Washington,D.C." Section,Production Division,Seventh and B Sts.  In replying refer to No.  July 29, 1918.  From: To:  Subject:  R. M. Mann, Safety & Sanitation Branch, Staff Section Miss Mary A. VanCleeck, Women's Branch Department of Labor, Auray Bldg., 8th & G. Sts., N. W. Motions of Meeting, July 27th.  Captain Reiley left hurriedly for 1. s the New "York and asked that I copy from his note I adthat also ing; meet motions made at Saturday's eson Wedn made be d woul vise you the regular report ing. meet the of ils deta day or Thursday, with more   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  A. D. Reiley, Captain, Ord. R. C. By: R. M. lisian, Industrial Expert.  lonmi..'7111m..mmEW  ADR/RPB MINIMS OP NMI/4G of the IOI??EI oi HA•JARXUS OCOURATIon of DUARTMUT OF LABOR Hell August 10th, 1918. Present:  Miss VanCleecK, Dr. Schereachewsky, Miss Laden"xarg, Miss Anderson, Commander Ri1e7', Mt. Steuart, Mr. LeNweish (by invitation) Captain Reiley, Seer tary  ..k already done 1. Miss VanOleeck reviewed the 12 at Niagara Palls. O. .0r. Bohereschewsky reported that the aorvioes EleL:Irocl. of H. b. Gales, SE Ventilating li)nr,ineer, bld he aqi  3. The 'ureau of.6tandarix nominated for membel.on the Oommittoe, Dr. C. E. Watern.  4. and carriod.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  To  lection of Dr. Waters wae moved, beconde  Respectfully submitted.  A. D. Roney, Captain, Ordnance R. C. Secretary  41 0  I  DR/R03  MORI OS PRISM SOIDIT/cr 07 7:011/ AT NIASARA PALLF August 10, 191A.  Investiratin, fere* arrive& at Viarara falls Seicatifle eensultents from the Pnblie Nealth isrvieet Dr. Oilman thospoon„ Professor' ,quilt,. Dr. David N. Nasal's In shame of Podolia Rosati' amass treesfloaters: Captain lissisa euperlising for Department of labor VanOleetk and Millais A. 1. and Army Orinamoo, Miss Is  Maim aankinic, Aarert  A 'prier $11kTIFICT was mods of the eltuatiSS, five pleats betas iaYistirst.t, reprosentinr the fellowing iudistriAlt earberundim, ehleriso, bleaolaing powitor, graphite aleetretes, nono-ehlerobessol end related produsts,saleina earbide, terrasilicon sad storage batteries' 601110.0100 was held with the masagers of a number if the plants ialerestod and Zell oomoperatles was promised for the InVostiratles, pre names, of the Public loath servie41, with a seeps of *skilled assistants representing seileal am. ousineorg. lap ability, was left to pres,eute the in'ealigatian. It was errengei that either Captain Lamina or Ospinini. 114 1,1 Of the Roehoster Offiso or Captain le D. Reiley, IWO be is hegira praotleally oeStlissestgag was forthor arranged, that Miss Van Falls at least leMS0 every two woke Oleesk should elm to tor semfiresee and arrisiss. Mr. S. I. Riley was sent from the Safety & Sennett. Braneh, otaff Seetion„ es Miss Ione 84bmarts from the art Tork state Department if Labor and reprosestatives of the Is in Industry Service to he celeste& by Miss YanOloosk weld also primes* to 'isms Pt418. It was Nodded that proolies1 malts should be resehed pleat loy plant sad that rememmendatleas slump be mato as fast as totemeinatlen in arrived at, at mob separate plant. It was deeidel that the proper way to *grafts* investigation was to separate the two issues Into distinet linos, ems the question of algid weft; the ether the kuontion of the fitness of germ for the partioular Job involeti. It *so further &vetoed that the investigatios wegid wettest from the standpeint of prime's ant cash job be separately ivmitigatete   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  sow 2 apart op mesa% so mAnisms et awes . rho flint eludeese of Sir be MU in liagniro , alma iv IPA Po ll ee ai se st list, st bib is c*Sed to pr Ia s UMW oosi It.. ianitooakt Ca and ovtain pialat Ludas   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Roopoottaiy  Captain* Orel memo. ,kte C. Chairman, Stoori np Coomittoo.  ADR/ROB MINUTES OF MEETING S . the COMMITTEE ON HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS of THt DEPARTMEia OF LAJJOR August 26th, 1918  Present:  Col. Mock, Miss VanUeeck, Dr. Schereschewsky, Dr. Pearce, Mr. Hamilton, Miss Anderson, and Capt. Reiley.  1. Letter was read from S. W. Stratton, Director bureau of Standards, withdrawing the name of Dr. C. E. Waters as member of the Committee and substituting Mr. C. E. Oakes. hbved, seconded and carried, that Mr. Stratton's suggestion be adopted and kr. Oakes duly elected member of the Committee, vice Dr. C. E. Waters. 2. Report of Supervisor's Conference at biagara Falls was made by Captain Reiley, as follows: (a) Russell motors Co., Buffalo. Plant in excellent physical condon for employment of women. Few rC commendations, all of which plant management promised to carry out. Further consideration of tI; subject deferred until receipt of definite request for relief from the Russell Motors Company officials. (b)  The Vorton Company. Report was presented, showing that the plant was in good physical condon. Conference was had with officials of the company at Niagara Valls, at which time it was stated that they were not ready to employ women. Report was ordered filed until such time as definite request was made by the Norton Company for the employment of women.  (c)  The Carborundum Company. Reported that this plant was in general unfavorable condition, but that it was possible to place it in good condition - especially as to the lathe and shaving rooms. Supervisor's Conference at idagara ealls requested permission to sent committee, consisting of Captain   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  2  Lanza, Public Health Service, Dr. Francis D. Patterson, Scientific Assistant, Public Health Service, and Captain Reiley, to Pittsburgh for conference with the owners of the company, to propose to them a comprehensive plan for betterment in the plant. (d) Hooker-Electro Chemical Co. Plant was reported to be in general good condition. A number of recommendations made, which require expert criticism. Plant officials invited to criticize recommendations at next conference of the Supervisor's Conference at Niagara Falls on September 11th. Action deferred u4til that time. (e) U. S. Light & Heat Co. Conditions in plant reported unfavorable in all respects. MOTIONS AliD RESOLUTIONS Moved:  That standardization of physical conditions of plants as affecting welfare and comfort be prepared in cooperation with the Working Conditions Committee of the Department of Labor. Seconded and carried.  Moved:  That Dr. Schereschewsky and Aiss VarKleeck go to the Housing Bureau and point out to them the necessity for haste in providing housing facilities for the workers at Niagara Falls and sanitation and health at the same place. Seconded and carried.  Moved:  That sub-committee, consisting of Captain Lanza, Dr. Patterson and Captain Reiley be appointed for conference with I. Mellen, owner of the Carborundum Company in Pittsburgh. Seconded and carried.  Moved:  By Dr. Schereschewsky - In view of the fact that upon Investigation of this committee, the plant of the U. S. Bight & Heat Co. of Niagara Falls in the State of New York is fpund to be in such hazardous physical condition as to constitute an obstacle to production; and because such production is necessary to the national interests, this committee recommends to the Ordnance Dept. that the plant of the U.S.Light & Heat Co. be commandeered by the U. S. Governmpnt so that the present obstacle to production may be removed. Seconded (Col. Mock) & carried.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  A. D. Reiley, Capt. Ord. U.S.A. Secretary  DR/ROB MINUTES OF MEETING of the COMMITTPF ON .HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS  --of THE DEPARTMEI1T OF LABOR Sept. 3, 1918.  rresent:  Col. block, Miss Vanneeck Maj. Bradley, Dr. Schereschewsky, Ar. Hamilton, Miss JInderson, lass Ladenburg, Mr. Oakes, and Capt. Reiley  1. Acved, seconded and carried: that the minutes of meeting o-c' August 26th be adopted and filed 2. The matter of the Russell Motors Company, During Buffalo, New York, was introduced by the Secretary. to be method the discussion, Miss VanXleeck read report on indiin work pursued in obtaining 141ederal permit fcr night vidual cases. L,L Moved: That it is the sense of the Committ that women such is plant that the physical condition of this and before the may be employed after the hour of ten P. M. to exceed eight not , M., on three shift system hour of six Federal Governthe hours to the shift, if it be the policy of in individual ment to p-rent permits for night work for women cases Seconded end. carried. 3. The matter of the Ti. S. Light & Heat Compaay eck stated that was introduced by the Secretary. miss VanXle als of thiL offici the by request for conference had been made company. Moved: That request of the U. B. Light & Heat d Company for conference on the investigators' report be grante the of ence confer next the during and that conference be held Supervisors at Niagara 2al1s. Seconded and carried.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  4.  Meeting adjourned, on motion. L.. D. Reiley, Capt. Ord. U. S. A. Secretary  luxtpoB MIUUTES J. Ivi-E&TIRG of the COIVIMIEE O. HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIOiiS of THE DEPARTLiEiiT OF LABOR Sept. 21, 1918. rresent:  Col. luock, Bradley, Capt. Lanza, idiss 1Jadenberg, Dr. Holmes, kiss vankleeck, Capt. Reiley.  Resume of work at idagara x'alls was made by Dr. nolmes, Director of ie1d Investigation at JAagara 2alls. 1.10ved and seconded: That the following resolutions regarding the disposition of the reports be accepted: 1. Generql report as read by Dr. holmes giving the resalts of the investigation by industrial groups be conpleted and filed with the Employers' ,Lssociation, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Industrial Commission of iew iork State, and spread in full on the minutes of the committee. 2. The report of each plant when revised after agreement on the recommendations concerning the work of women be filed with the plant management and with the Industrial Commission of the State of ,..ew Iork. 3. The matter of publication of such reports as are deemed wise will be taken under consideration by a publications committee to be appointed as a sub-committee of this committee. 4. Separate analyses of all constructive operations undertaken by the field forces be made and spread in full on the minutes of the committee. Report of conference between r. Lellen, owner of the Carborundum Company, and Captain Lanza, of the rublic Health Service, was made by Captain Lanza. It was agreed   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  age 2  at this conference that all measures necessary be adopted for dust removal in the Carborundum Company Plant. Dr. Lanza's written report will be furnished the committee. Discussion as to method of dealing with the InThe Secretary dustrial Board of the State of i.ew lork. was directed to invite Commissioner Lynch to attend the meeting of the Hazardous Occupations Committee on September 30th, in the evening. The Secretary reported conference with H. A. Rohr, U. S. Light and heat Co., at which .wr. Eohr promised compliance with all recommendations and requested reinspection within thirty days. Adoved, seconded and carried: that resolutian of August 26th regarding U. S. Light & heat Co. be trithdrawn. Loved, seconded and carried: that thirty days after recommendations of Public health Service had been submitted to the u. S. Light and heat Co. and Industrial Board of the State of Rew xork and the company notified of the Industrial Board's approval, re-investigation of the U. S. Light & heat Co. be made. iwoved, seconded and carried: that committee delegate Secretary to take up with Industrial Board of the State of iiew York the matter of U. S. Light and heat Co. Loved, seconded and carried: that Captain Lanza, of the Public health Service, be made a member of the committee. ,ioved, seconded and carried: that Dr. Schereschewsky, acting as chairman, appoint a committee of three to decide on the next piece of work and make recommendations to the committee. A,oved, seconded and carried: that the ILL approve the completion of the investiEation of storage batteries under the guidance and advisory work of Dr. .a.lice Hamilton and that they also approve the completion of the investigation of the abrasives industry. i.oved, seconded and carried: that Dr. Schereschewsky announce the al)pointment of the sub-committee on job analyses: Vanideeck, Dr. Lanza, Captain .aeiley. lacved, seconded and carried: that Dr. Schereschewsky announce committee of three to deciAs on the next piece of Adss vanAleeGke(Dr. anza, 'Captain .M3iley. work to be done:   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  _/,,A;gi.keiley, Secretary.  Capt. Or4. U. S.  (  4.1•  November 5, 19i6.  its next The Caamittee or, Hazardous Occupations will hold k P.a. in the Southern meeting on Lionday, 14ovaaber 11th, at four o'cloc gton D.C. Building, Room 209, Fifteenth and H Streets, Washin A. D. Reiley, Captain, Ordnance R.C. Secretary.  Dr. Royal :.leeker, Cau.dssioner Bureau of Labor Statistics, Departnent of Labor, WashinLton, D.C. Sir. Charles E. Oakes, Bureau of Standards, shington, D.C. ;dr. Grant Hamilton, Director ,,orkinL Conditions .,ervice, Department of Labor, iwasninLtolA, D.C. Dr. J. W. Schereschewsky,   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  - 1, Assistant Surgeon Genen. U.S. Public Health service, 3 B Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. Richard M. Pearce, i;ational Research Council, 1015 - 16th Street, WashinL,ton, D.C. Nene Swartz, Bureau of  1-on in Industry,  Dew York State D-partment of Labor, A 230 Fifth A enue, liew York, N.Y. V  4:a.jor H,rold J. Bradley, La  arfare service, ,Jedical Dept. Bldc., 7th and B Streets, e•ashint,ton, D.C.  r. John VoLt, ilew York State Depattaent of labor, 230 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Lt. Corn. Donald Riley, Bureau of Ordnance, ilew Interior -uildinc,, .ashin,ton, D.C. Dr. Alice Haadlton, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, wishington, D.C. Captaii_ Austin D. Reiley, Ordnance Department, BldL.  L-1, .00m 224, 6th, and B Streets,  WashinL:ton, D.C. Lt. Golonel Harry   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Surbeon General's Office, ,r Departnent, ,rashint,ton, D.  WAR DEPARTMENT  ROCHESTER DISTRICT ORDNANCE OFFICE INDUSTRIAL SERVICE SECTION 82 ST. PAUL STREET  ROCHESTER, N.Y.  MIR:11DH  In replying refer to File No.  November 11, 1918  Prom  Capt R R Ray, District Supervising Officer, Industrial Service Section, Ordnance Department, 82 St Paul Street, Rochester, N Y  To  lass Mary Van Kleeck, Director, "oman in Industry Service, U S Department of Labor, Ouray Building, Washington, D C  Subject  .rImployment of Women at Certain ,rohibited Tasks  I appreciate having your kind letter of 1 Miss Swartz, Chief of Women-In-Industry 4. November Bureau of the State Department of Labor, has written me in accordance with your suggestion and has asked for certain definite information which I will provide her at an early date. Captain Reilly spoke to me the other day 2 about the final meeting of the Government representatives interested in the special investigations conducted at Niagara Palls which will be held in Niagara Palls November 15 and 16. I shall make an earnest endeavor to be at this final conference and with your permission present , to Miss Skiff, who is expected at that time suggest I will our office as representing the .,omens' to to be attached Branch, Industrial Service 3ection, that she also attend the conference.  i   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  What you have to say relative to the applica3 tion of the Hooker 1.,1ectrochemica1 Company to employ women on an all night shift interests me and I hope there will be a definite decision forthcoming soon from the Secretary of ,Jar and the Secretary of the Navy upon this important subject.  Capt Ord  11=  WAR  DEPARTMENT  OFFICE OF ORDNANCE DISTRICT CHIEF 82 ST. PAUL ST.,  ROCHESTER, N. Y. DIVISION TO INSURE PROMPT ATTENTION IN REPLYING REFER TO:  NO.  November 11, 1918  ATTENTION OF   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Prom  Capt R R Ray, District Supervising Officer, Industrial Service Section, Ordnance Department, 82 St Paul Street, Rochester, N Y  To  Miss Mary Van Kleeok, Director, Woman in Industry Service, U S Department of Labor, Ouray Building, Washington, D C  Subject  i yment of Women at Certain Prohibted. t r  I appreciate having your kind letter of November 4. Miss Smarts, Chief of Women-In-Industry Bureau of the State Department of Libor, has written me in accordance with your suggestion and has asked for certain definite information which I will provide her at an early date. Captain Reilly *poke to me the other day 2 about the final meeting of the government representatives interested in the special investigations conducted at Niagara Palls Which will be held in Niagara Falls November 15 and 16. I shall make an earnest endeavor to be present at this final conference and with your permission I will suggest to Miss Skiff, who is expected at that time to be attached to our office as representing the Womens' Branch, Industrial Service Section, that she also attend the conference. What you have to say relative to the applica0 tion of the Hooker Electrochemical Company to employ women on an all night Shift interests me and I hope there will be a definite decision forthcoming soon from the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy upon this important subject. HR RAY  Capt Ord Dept U 8 A  Ji  November 4, 1918.  From:  Mary Van Kleeck, Director, Woman in Industry, Department of L,i.bor, 209 Southern Building, Washington, D.C.  To:  Captain R. R. Ray, District Supervising Officer, TnAustrial Service Section, Orinance Departi.ient, 82 St. Paul Street, Rochester, N.Y.  Subject:  Inquiry of October 'nth regarling employment of amen at prohibited tasks.  We are referring your letter about the possibility of employing women unon light grinding operations to Miss Neils Swartz, Chief of the Bureu of Women and Industry of the New York State Department of Labor, with the request that she get in touch with your office. The similar occunations in the Niagara Falls rlants, as you know, is in the plant of the Carborundum Company. We have just received a renort on the experients being made theft at our suggestion in dust removal and it is exnected that the Public Hsalth Service will - roceed at once to make sole tests. Until these tests are made, it will be impossible to determine the efficacy of the dust removal system. Without an efficient exhaust system, we of course disapprove of the employment of women in occupations involving exposure to metallic dust. The Comnittee in charge of the Niagara Falls investigation proposes to meet at Niagara Falls Friday and Saturday, Noveruber 15th and 16th for final formulation of recommeniations on the basis of progress made in the plants in experimenting following our first recoiaendations. We hare thAt it ulay be possible for you to meet with us at that time. Meamvhile the whole matter of prohibiting the employment of women in certain occupations is no before our Committee on Hazardous Occurations and me hope to roach certain conclusions at an early meeting. The Woalen's BrAnch of the Ordnance Department has already told you of the decision retched in the case of the Russell Motor Car Company. The Comraw itself told Us that they had been able to organize a night shift of men. You will be interested in knoAdng that the Hooker Electro-Chemical Co'Tnany has applied for permission to employ 40Lain at night but the whole nighV work rlan awaits lecision by the Secretar7 of War and the Secretary of the Navy and no action in specific crises can be taken until that plan is determined upon.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  -  *IV  •••••••  WAR DEPARTMENT  ROCHESTER DISTRICT ORDNANCE OFFICE INDUSTRIAL SERVICE SECTION 82 ST. PAUL STREET  .RRR:M:DH  ROCHESTER, N.Y.  In replying refer to File No.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  October 29, 1918  Prom  Capt R R Ray, District Supervising Officer, Industrial Service Section, Ordnance Department, 82 St Paul Street, Rochester, N Y  To  Miss Mary Van Kleeck, Director, ooman in Industry Service, U S Department of Labor, Ouxay Building, Washington, D. C.  Subject  Employment of Women at certain prohibited tasks  1 .irequent requests have come to our office recently for permission to employ women upon light grinding operations where the machines are properly protected by exhaust systems. We believe that occupations of this character 2 were investigated by the United States Public Health Service together with your cooperation at Niagara Falls, and it will please us to learn at your earliest convenience what definite decision, if any, has been formed upon this subject as well as other subjects touched upon in the investigation mentioned.  Capt  De   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  UINUTO Oki ML41TiNG of the DOU6 0JUPATION5 HAZ4U ON JOINITTEli of THE DEPARTMENT 0? LABOR November 11, '18.  Present: Uelonel Moak Major Bradley Captain Lanza Miss Van Klett Lies Anderson Ines Ladenberg Hamilton :Use North Dr. Hamilton Japtain eiley loved and seconded that the Public Health 3ervioe of the United :,tates take up with the rndus trial Commission of the titate of New York the question of the Public 11_,3alth Service affording the Industrial COmmission their assistance in seeing that recommendations le.de by the Public Health ervice be carried out. carried, and Elconded ;r. ;'amilton's recommendations as to worn 1:ad cTorkers be indorsed. 01184  J6rriod.  ADRAseh  ar METING of the COMMITTE ON HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS of THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ootober 1, 1918. Present: Colonel Mock yr. .:right MISS Van Jim,: Lieut.-Come Riley Dr. 3elby M106 AMierson Dr. Holmes MIO* Perla Dr. Hamilton ILO* Balmer** Mrs. '2.alston Captain Reiley "r. Lysol). and Mr. Gernon of the Industrial Commission of the 5tato of New York were invited to be present, and attended the meeting. The problem of omperation with the Industrial Cowlssion of the 1Ptate of New York was disoussed. It was agreed that in the Carborundum report they would oheck up experimental work of the Public Health Servioe Engineers, and wold pass upon the plans and give their approval or suggestions when the experimental work was finished. Commissioner Lynch requested that joint investigations be made in New York in future. It was mov,id by Colonel /Took and seconded, that StAite Industrial Commission be re ,uested to appoint two members of the Industrial Coramission on the lazardous Occupations Committee of the ,:omen in Industry 6ervice of the DepartmInt of Labor. Oarried. The Hazardous Ocoupations Committee was subsequently notified that Commissioner Lynch and Deputy Commissioner Gernon should be the members of the Committee on Hazardous Occupations of the ciomen in Industri Service of tile Department of Labor, nominated by the Industrial Commission of the State of New York.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  4/  Oapt., Ord., U s Secretary.  AMMO MUM or ROnas at the CMt?E011 1141411011 0011PATIONS IMPARTUmf OP LAOS Sept. 111, USE Masts  Si. Risk. iiitsiley, Sept. &mese Mee Selemberge is. Wan. alas Yeinrieett, Sept. Seiler.  Somme of wait ell ilialems Tills wee mode by Dr, *dam1 alaveter at 'tell lavestigaties at slaters ?ens* MINO4 am4 UMW PeRaitiar the seerstelt  Ihet the fellimiss resole. Mem et the reports be  1. Immewel rapori se reel by le. aelmee leelte of the imeattesiles grates be eampleted owl filed with the Amplegerel Aseeelettes, the Sheets? if OONIMPOS, esi the Weetriel Oweedeoloa em the of as leek stet*, sm. epee' im the eassittee. of mdastee  InUtg  16 Mee report of milk pleat wham meitoit4 after semispat es the veeemmomietieme seep sersies the we* of VMS* all filed with the pleat ammemeseet aM with the isiweimial S. mdeeion of the state of Me look. O. Ilhe matter of yabliesties of emOk veyemte es me deeme4 vies will be tehem imeder esom eideratimm by a pailisatiose oommdttee to be •appeinted as a emisoesmittee of this esemdttee. 4. Separate emslyeee of all eemetareetive operations Imaestielme V, the field levees be sea es. epee& im tell es the simetes of the eessittee. Sepal at sonforouse botinou W. Msnos, oamor of 04111telemins Compospre sot Csittoin L111111111, of tbe hails saisle by Cap USA Lams. It Ise *Oast 11loath Iliorvieoe   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Rev * ho Whyte& at WO eutearossio that all memieree Dr* for last removal in the voslommOhmi Vemgemy Imemsaso written report bo tersieho6 tho oemmittoo* Disetwelas so to method" of dealing with tbe La* esegoisgy deetotal Dowd of tho :Mato se sow /oft. the attend direetei to befite Semmiesiomer igach to , Septum 1100.418, of lbo NOMMIMOMM 0001patisse 001m1t$00 OM %or Seth, la tho oiresies* Semsetmor repast,' oeaferemeo uttak 1110 d. Rehr, 14 3. Sight emit Boat co*, elk "MA NO* Mohr premised sem. roommsadatieme am' moviestel roinspoction plisses elth 'SW* thirty tape* Marted4 elosamle6 and MOrrinds that reselettea of *uproot 36th rorortise 1141 8* Light & Meet Oe* be Illharems* *A thirty lege *AOC seesWiwi Oa. O'er rooloomommuom. of''Olio Meatb lieridee hal boon eitmdttei te the D* ** Light mai Met eiro* awl laftetrial keit of the Mato of SO, ToOk Sal the omireest Notified ef tho the laisetriel DemPre oprevek, reminveet4itiom vf, WM blest ce* %el mole* soecolel use eirriets that essmittok tole. Sempotary to Woe imp ifth imeastrial Sinedri Of 04 of Miele* the matter of it* 3* Sight asit Abet Oe*  Coe  Merods seelos4e6 eel earriods that Septets Lease* of Us P011e poolth theryteo, be mole MOW of the imam mitt's* Mewed, sesesiod oat sorriods th4% DI* aettag se Ostrom, appoint eommittoe of Um to lesiee en %be sem% Flame of work and mobs rboinalladatiollie to the committee* Mierods seeembot sad oarriolts that the ecomittoo tbe oemploties of the ismostIfolies of stem, *trios osier tho rildaMps and ativioory got of lea A1100 *mates mod %bat they also &DOWN the oemplotioa of the immestigetise of the derseivee imemetry* Neveil eseeege. sad earriods that Do* sibareelboulk, emlemmeo the appoisiment of lb* ealosonmaittee on job sumaysees ilhalMosek. Do* Imams, leptals Boilers MOvel, ameba eel **wrists that Dr* mampesehemaky osamemeo seemitteo of *no to Goole* os the soot p6oee of Mies ,ialleook, Dr* Lassa, OMptntit lout to be gems   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  D. Relloy, Sept* wit* V* 11* A.*# Sompotam A4  ADR/ROB MINUTES OF IEETIRG of the COMMITITE ON HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS of TEE MPARTMENT OF LABOR Held July 27th, 1918.  Present:  Colonel Mock, Chairman, Captain Bradley, Dr. Schereeshewsky, Miss Schwartz, Mr. Stewart, Miss Anderson, Mies Ladenburg, Miss TanCleesk, Miss Barnum (by invitation) Captain Reiley, Secretary  1. Miss Anderson and Miss Schwartz made tbe ing report on conditions at Niagara Palls: *See attached report - Exhibit 1. This Committee has unexampled oppor2. Col. Mock: tunity ior work. The work seems to be th.A of exports; therefore suggestion* as to the employment of spccial exprti is requested. 3. Mt. Stewart: been enlisted.  Dr. Hamilton's services have already  4. Moved: That this Committee request the United States Department of Labor, the New York Industrial Beard, the United States Public Health Service and any other Department or ageacy of the United States or the State of New York, to use their corps of experts for investigation of industrial conditions at Niagara Falls and repott to this Committee. Seconded and carried. 5. Mr. Stewar4 Mr. Stessift stated he had no power to turn over his farce to the Public Health Service. ca4„. 6. Miss VanOleeck. Moved - thA no informatLewbe given out as to Genmitteels findings and deliberations essept through t; e Chainean of the Committee.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Besonded and carried.  Page 2 Ieetinv of July 27th, cont l d.  7. Moved, seessied and carried: It is the sense of the Committee that May related matters, such as hours of labor, rates of wages, safety, living condition, transportation, et cetera, are within its purview and z;hould be investigated. The Steering Committee will be entrusted with the duty of bringing such matters to the Committee's attention. 8. Moved, Seconded and carried: That Dr. Saheresohewsky be made a member of the Steering Committee. 9. The Steering Committee, as constituted, therefor,-, now stands:   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Captain Reiley, Chairman, Member': D. Schereschewsky, Ides Anderson, Miss Schwartz, and Mr. Vogt.  Reap ea tfully submitted • A. D. ReileY, Captain, Ordnance R. C. Secretary.  C  0  y  WOMEN IP INDUSTRY SERVICE LIMIT 1.  Report of Preliminary Visit to Niagara Falls  The preliminary visit to Niagara Falls Jaly 24th and 25t by Moll. 9nartz, Chief of the Women's Section, New York State Department of Labor, and Mary Anderson, Ausistant Director of Women in Industry Service, is as follows: Niagara Palle is a chemical manufacturing tenter of the United States. Of the total value of the products produced by the aid of electricity in 1909, New York reports $13,401,178 or 72.00 and over $11,000,000 worth of this product was made in Niagara Palls. It is estimated that over 75% of the total product of abrasives in the country are mu e in Niagara Palls. Nearly all of the aluminum in the world is made in three biP- factories. Visited .:orton Grilding Company, manufacturers of abrasives, WA Government oontraetc, 110 employees. The firm reports a labor dlortage of 25%. Have about 22 Polish woman working Ohovelling coal, pushing wheel barrows with about 50 pounds of coal. Visited the American lales Bet/Company, 85% Government contracts paper, 150 girls emi:loyed, 8 hours a day's work. Striatly carbon of Labor turnover very small. ahol). union Visited Niagara Storage Light Company, 100 employeed, 75% won, dhort 25 men. Labor turnover large. One colored woman working in the acid room. Visited United States Li ,ht Heating Company, making electric batteries for thc Government, 700 men and BOO women employed. Women put on during the last three months. Labor turnover in the month of June: Employed 300, 504 have left. Many complained that the lead made them sick. About six people a meek left because of lead. Short 150 men. Women working in the lead room scraping the edges of plates, women putting plates into acid vats. Colored wan* working in nitro fumes, filling batteries and cleaning them. Um Wore a face protector. This is the firm that wants women on the night shift. Visited the Carborundum Cempagy, Manufacturers of all kinds of abrasives and abrasive papers, 90, government contracts. Have had women employed on the dent Li abrasives for a long time. The last three months have taken on 300 woman. Mast of those are employed in the grindi.:. (apartment. 1907 men are employed, short 190 UM Labor turnover 25°, a month. Do not want Wain to WITk at night.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  2  Niagara Electro-Chemical Company was reported to Us by Mt. Hardwioke, Secretary of the Employer's Association as having girls working in the chemicals. He also said that the labor shorts', for the city was about 1600 to 2000 men. Said that the housing vas very bad. Had had a housing survey nude by the Independence Cespay of Philadelphia. We were not able to secure a copy as there have been a very limited number printed and everyone we asked had loaned his copy to someone else. The Employers' Association of Niagara Falls has already requested the New York fltate Industrial Commi6Sion for exempti from the State law preventing women waking at night between on the hours of ten in the evening aid six in the morning. The Commiss ion had referred them to the Federal Government, sayin that the only one who had the right to give exemption was the Preside nt of the United States. Mt. Hardwicke said that the Employ: Ts' Association did not care very much whether they got the exemption or not, thtt they had applied in behalf of a Polish woman of the city who wanted night murk.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Rasp eotfully submitted. (Signed)  Nary Anderson A.L.  .A.DR/ROB  MINUTES OF MEETING of the HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS COMMITTEE of THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Held August 10th, 1918.  Present:  Mies VanCleeck, Dr. Schereachewsky, Miss Ladenburg, Miss Anderson, Commander Riley, Mr. Stewart, Mr. LeMarsh (by invitation) Captain Reiley, Secretary  the work already 1. Miss VanCleeek reviewed done at Niagara Falls. that the services 2. Dr. Schereschewsky reported neer, had been secured. of H. BB. Gales, as Ventilating Engi nominated for member3. The Bureau of Standards rs. ship on the Committee, Dr. C. E. Wate rs was moved, semnded 4. The election of Dr. Wate and carried.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Respectfully sulmitted. D. tceiley, Captain, Ordnance R. C. Secretary  A.  0  D  Y  ADR/ROB  REPORT ON PRESENT CONDITION OF WORK AT NIAGARA FATLS August 10, 1918.  Investigating force arrived at Niagara Falls Monday morning, August 5th. Scientific consultants from the Public Health Service: Dr. Gilman Thompson, Professor Winslow, Dr. David H. Edsall. In charge of Public Health Service investigators: Captain Laadza. Supertising for Department of Labor and Army Ordnance, Miss Mary VanCleeck and Captain A. D. Reiley. A brief survey was made of the situation, five plants being investigated, representing the following industries: carborundum, chlorine, bleaching powder, graphite electrodes, mono-chlor.benzol and related products,calcium carbide, farrosilican and storage batteries. Conference was held with the managers of a number of the plants interested and full co-operation was promised for the investigation. Dr. Holmes, of the Public Health Service, with a corps of skilled assistants representing medical and engineering ability, was left to prosecute the investigation. It was arranged that either Captain Landza or Captain R. R. RsIT, of the Rochester Office, or Captain A. D. Reiley, should be in Niagara practically continuously. It was further arranged that Miss Van Cleeck should come to Niagara Falls at least once every two weeks for conference and supervision. Riley was sent from the Safety & Sanitaticu Branch, Staff Section, Ordnance; Miss Nelle Schwartz from the New York State Department of Labor and representatives of the Women in Industry Service to be selected by Miss VanCleeck wotld also proceed to Niagara Falls. It was decided that practical remits should be reached plant by plant and that recommendations should be made as fast as determination is arrived at, at each separate plant. It was decided that the props'. way to conduct investigation was to separate the two issues into distinct lines, one the eSer the quaxtion of the fitness of question of night work; women for the particular job invollad. It was further decided that the investigqtion would proceed from the standpoint of process and each job be separately investigated.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Page 2 Report on prevent conditions at Biagara Falls.  The first conference of the supertising staff will be held in Biagara Falls, August 21st, at which time there is expected to be present: kiss VanCleeck, Captain Landza and Captain heiley.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Respectfully submitted.  A. D. Reiley, Captain, Ordnance R. C. Chairman, Steering Committee.  *00 '  DR/ROB MINIMS OF MEWING of the OOMMITIBI ON MASARDOUS OCCUPATIONS IS lininstirr Or LABOR *most 26th, 1918  Present:  Col. Moak, Miss VanKleeck, Dr. Schereschewsky, Dr. _Pearce, Mr. Hamilton, Miss Anderson, and Capt. Reiley.  1. Letter ma read from S. W. Stratton, Director Bureau of Standards, withdrawing the name of Dr. C. E. Waters as member of the Committee and substituting Mr. C. E. Oakes. Moved, seconded and carried, that Mr. Stratton's suggestion be adopted and Mt. Oakes duly elected somber of the Committee, vice Dr. C. E. Waters. $. Report of Supervisor's Conference at Niagara Falls was Mae by Captain Reiley, as follow*:   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  (a) Russell Motors Co., Buffalo. Plant in excellent physical condition for employment of Wain. Pew recommendations, all of which plant management promised to carry out. Purther consi4eration of the subject deferred until receipt of definite request for relief from the Russell Motors Company officials. (b) The Sart= Company. Report was presented, showing that the plant was in good physical condition. Conference was had with officials of the eompany at Niagara Palls, at which time it was stuted that they were not ready to employ women. Report was ordered filed until such time as definite request was made by the Morton Company for the employment of women. plant (a) The Carborundum Company. Reported that this it that MS in general unfavorable condition, but was possible to place it in good condition - especially as to the lathe and shaving rooms. Supervisor's Conference at Miagara ifalls requested permission to sent committee, consisting of Captain  Lanza, Public Health Service, Dr. trancis D. Patterson, Scientific Assistant, kublic Health Service, and Captain Reiley, to Pittsburgh for conference with the owners of the oompany, to propose to them a comprehensive plan for betterment in the plant. (i) Meeker-Electro Chemical Co. Plant was reported to to in general good condition. a number of recommendations made, which require expert criticism. Plant officials invited to criticize recommendatiems at next conference of the Supervisor's Conference at Niagara Palls on September 11th. Action deferred uOtil that time. (s) U. S. Light & Heat Co. Conditions in plant reported unfavorable in all respects. MOTIONS AD RESOLUTIONS wye_41  That standardization of physical conditions of plants as affecting welfare and comfort be prepared in cooperation with the Working Oonditione Oommittee of the Department of Labor. Seconded and carried.  Ooved.  That Dr. Schereschewsky and is Vanlleeck go to the Housing Bureau and point out to them the necessity for haste in providing housing facilities for the workers at jiagara Palls and sanitation and health at the same place. Seconded and carried.  Moved:  That sub-committee, consisting of Captain Lanza, Dr. Patterson and Captain Reiley be appointed for conference with Mr. Mellen, owner of the Carborundum Company in Pittsburgh. Seconded and carried.  Oved:  By Dr. Scheresohemsky - In view of the fact that upon investigation of this committee, the plant of the U. S. light & Heat Co. of Niagara Palle in the State of New York is found to be in such hasardous physical cohdition as to constitute an obstaille to production; and because such production is mooessary to the national interests, this committee recommends to the Ordnance Dept. that the plant of the U.S.Light & Heat Co. be commandeered by the U. S. Government so that the present obstacle to production may be removed. Seconded (Col. Mook) 8: carried.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  A. D. Roney, Capt. Ord. U.S.A. Secretary  ADR/Roi: MINUTES OF MEETIMG Of the COMMITTEE OB HAZARDOUS OCCUkATIONS If THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Sept. 3, 1918. Present:  Col. Nook, Miss Vanneeck, Maj. Bradley, Dr. Schereschewsky, Mt. Hamilton, Miss Anderson, Miss Ladenburg, Mt. Oakes, and Capt. Reiley  That the minutes 1. Moved, seconded and carried: d. of meeting of Augut 26th be adopted and file ny, Buf2. The matter of the Russe_l Motors Compa disng Duri tary. Secre falo, X. Y., was introduced by the purbe to d metho the on cussion Miss Vanneeck read report idual in indiv work night sued in obtaining Federal permit for OWN.  Moved: That it is the sense of the Committee such that women that the /Apical condition of this plant is and before the may be employed after the hour of ten P. M.. not to exceed eight hour of six A. IL, on three shift system, of the Federal Governhours to the shift, if it be the policy wcmen in individual ment to grant permits for nielt work for oases. Seconded and carried. ny 3. The matter of the U. S. Light & Heat Compa d that restate Miss Vaaleeck WO. introduced by the Secretary. officials of this compaiy. quest for conference had been made by Moved: That reoest o the U. S. Light & Heat ors' report be granted Company for conference on the investigat conference of the next the g and that conference be held durin Supervieors at Lager& Falls. Seconded and carried.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  4.  Meetinr adjourned, on motion. A. D. Reiley, Ca t. Ord. U. S. A. Seoretary  hUi1R-6.4t.;ING THE j1L?..JITION OF THEk. General report fi..9 reA by Dr. Holmes Eiviilg the resu;ts of the  1.  investigation by industrial 6r_ups be compieteu  nd fii.ed with the  ) oyer3' kssociation, the Ch mber of Commerce, .i.nd the InithAtri.L1 Comassi, in ,f NE,  York  ttte,  of  ,1 in fui L 3c the minute nd ,;pre -  comtib,tee.  ii-iE  ..ftor -li,reement on the  ,ch..nt.  r')rt  concerning: the work of 4.yrten t)f flied with the jit:ent ,Lnd pith the Inciustril  CD4:11iSSiOn  f  the .Jt.to of  Yolk.  F.  Thu ,f1,t1r- of ?ub.lo ti -in of :,uch reports  are deemed wise  unlar consideration by 1 publications committee to  e  .--uo-committee of thi,E, comAttee.  te  ,)  4.  ..11 -dyb  Li contrletive  of  11 forceE be mode  7 !;.  nd:,preA in foil  n the Alinuto  „f  t3 C  .)t. Dr. Schereecliewsky,  c!i',  r:omlittee of three to lecide on the next ,,lece  1-oilt r  ti  )rk  to the committor.  ovea tnA the cs)mmittee „),orove the c  clAon ,f the  f etor,,.6e b,ttterief.i under the 21.ii;:lince and advisory k  Dr. alice Hi1ton  -f 4 he inv- - 11   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  11-n  nd thA they .JJ:(.) -iy,;rove the completion ,1ve, inJuF,try.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  This may be of interest to ttle, Committee   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Augi  19,1918.  Referred to Women in Industry Service,  for attention.  Cammi .sioner of Labor Statistics.  4,   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  AuLult 20,  41. A. V...r7Ala, Eaploymo:A Mun14,!er, Cede° Ghealic:.1 rouni 5r,ok, .. J. 4y deir 4r. Airzalas Y Jur letter of kugust 15th adreosel to the De :irtment Dr LAbJr h1,1 be-in referrei to this .ffice nr attention, cn1 in the aoaance  f the Director, 1133 Van Kie-Jck, frJm  the city for , feit ..kys, I arito L  aeKnJoiel,e it . recoiet.  lhe finlihtsir the ireliminiry 3urvey .)f the ohamical inda tries 'IL kiiai:araF.Ls hvie n)t been dredared fJr publication, and f-.)r thit rEr.3on it wi1.1 be imd•Ddoible 1,)1- ic tJ f;r6.rd you  cody.  its; s)Jri  ,A3  mi.torill is  ?repAred in relation to the introd ction of A-Jmen into chemical inastriel I sh ii be  1 to send yu copi,31 Jr t) let yuu  knyt, wher6 they m..y be obtine,.i. Vary truiy yDurs,  i.knthe A. Pierce Secret-try to kiss Van AieecK.  THE CALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY MAIN OFFICE AND WORKS  BOUND BROOK,N. J. NEW YORK OFFICE  WOOLWORTH BUILDING  August 15, 1918  TO PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO THE COMPANY AND REFER   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  jarzala  Department c ".7aJhington, D. C. Gentlemen: the Journal of Commerce of the 12th inst. appeared an article to the effect that the Department of Labor had announced the tentative findings of the preliminary survey of the chemical industries at 7iagara Falls, IT. Y. In  As we are very much interested in the results of this survey, we respectfully request that you kindly furnish us a copy of the findings in question and which relate to the introduction of woman labor in chemical industries. Yours very truly, THE CLCO C iiLIC2L COL2A1IY By Employment 1..anag   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  NITr3.0  ANct  Amtclo  Pi_ Nk rtol NI e Nt- 0€ laft) hn Q m.  ‘  14)t1/41'''Actks  Ote_vqzikto,,ss.  November 22,, 1916.  Mrs. Sarzuel Semple, Titusville, Pa. My dear Mrs. Semple: I have been very sorry to hear of the proposal to relax the regulations of the Pennsylvania Industrial Board regarling the emnloy:Lent of women in processes irsolving the use of nitro and amid° compounds. Trio Conaittee on Hazardous Occupations did not reach a oon4 elusion on this specific subject. It 'was their gensral opinion during the period of the Nat' that if the effect of -poison on women was not different from its effect on men, there Alas no reason from a health standpoint for not permitting .wo:nen to be employed in trades involving the use of poisons. Now, however, the emergency of the war is passed and it is necessary that there should be safeguards which shall prevent the introduction of women into those groups of occur,ations for 'which it is most difficult to secure men. The poisonous trades are illustrations. Certainly it is a fair stand to take to say that warien should not be emrloyed in art, plant in dangerous or poisonous trades unless every possible safeguard has been established in the Dlant ani if the Industrial Board should in arvf ..tay relax its present regulations, I would hore that it would substituto a regulation of this kirri which ould require insnection in advance before women should be permitted to Aork. I am not at all sure that it is demonstrated that women are not more susceptible to these poisons then men. It vvould be possible of course for the effect of a poison to be the same and yet for women to be more liable to be poisoned. Certain foreign investigations of the susceptibility of wo:Len t,1sons quoted by Dr. Alice Ha:Alton in a manuscript soon to be published, ascribes the greater susceptibility of oalen to their lower Wages and consequently their loAer vitality through insufficient nourishment. Moreover id it quite clear that the health of wo..,en is not more vital to the race than the health of men.? Until this point is disproved and until it is also proved that women are not more susceptible than :Len, vk are justified I believe, in izaintaining every possible safeguard. In other words the burden of proof would seem to me to be clearly upon theses   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  -2-  Nho would e =mirage ihomen to go into the dangerous trades. As to the Community Labor Boards, the opinion of the Employment Service is that they are most important in the present situation and there is no thought of abandoning them or deferring their oceration. Sincerely yours,  WIC/L  A  f•,4  .1  •   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Mary Van Maack, Director Woman in Industr7 Service.  •  November 20, 1)18.  Dr. rrancis D. Patten:on, Department of Labor and Industry, Third and North Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. My dear Dr. Patterson: The Cori.mittee on Hazardous Occupations 1.2; not malt:ing any investigation of the employment of ycy-en in Handling nitro and amido compounds. *, had under consideration at one rnc.?eting the ..'hole question of employment which should be prohibit4 to 'Nc;7.en, and it was doubtless this consideration of the subSect which Mrs. Semple had in mind. Am I right in b'lleving tat the Pennsylimnia labor lam has somo stringent regulations as to the employment of woren in industri-es of this kird. Not/ that thLf.. war emergency is past I would say 'at so far as the oman in Industry Service is concerned, we are much opposet to the employment of vonen in the polsoncus processes of industry, and hcpe tat there nar be a strengthening of the labor laws of the states o tbele subjects. We shall greatly a -prciata it if you will let Us havo the results of your investigations and conclusions on this subject when they are available. V,-;ry truly yours,  VTI:P   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Mary Van Umiak, Director, Woman in Intlutry Service.  Form H-I COMMONWEALTH  JOHN PRICE JACKSON COMMISSIONER ABSENT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY SERVICE  MaNNTOWNMIE  JOHN H  OF PENNSYLVANIA  WALKER CIVIL ENGINEER  JOHN S. SPICER CHEMICAL ENGINEER ASSENT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY SERVICE)  Walter McNichols  ACTING COMMISSIONER  T F. FOLTZ MECHANICAL ENGINEER  FRANCIS D. PATTERSON. M. D. CHIEF OF DIVISION ELIZABETH B. BRICKER. M. D.. DIRECTOR. DIV.SION OF WOMAN AND CHILD LABOR  GLENN W. MOFFATT INSPECTOR OF EXPLOSIVES  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY DIVISION  EARL A. HARDING DIRECTOR. DIVISION or EXPLOSIVES   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND  ENGINEERING  THIRD AND NORTH STREETS HARRISBURG  Subject:  November 18, 1918  Employment of Women in the Nitro and Amido Compound Industry  Miss Mary Van Kleeck, Director, Division of Women in Industry, U. 6. Department of Labor, 209 Southern Building, Washington, D. C. My dear Miss Van Kleeck: I understand from Mrs. Samuel Semple, Member of our Industrial Board, that the Federal Committee on Hazardous Occupations ct is making an investigation upon the subje of women handling nitro and amido compounds. This Division is also making an investigation on this subject, and I am convinced that women are no more susceptible to nitro and amido compounds than men, and I can see no objection to their employment. It will be an appreciated courtesy if you will advise me as to the result of your investigation. Very sincerely yours,  Chief, Division of Hygiene FDP-G cc: Mr. Walker   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  November 4, 1913.  Mrs. Samuel Semple, Titusville, Pa. My dear Mrs. Semple: Mr. Roach of the New Jersey Der 3rtment,oat my request, sent me a letter recently regarding occupations from Which hs believes warien should be excluded. It inollides processes involving the use of nitro and amido compounds. I have sent a copy of Mr. Roach's letter to every member of our Comadttee on Hazardous• Occupations and we shall hold a meeting shortly to discuss the whole subject of occupations from which women should be excluded. On the basis of the orindons of the mebers of this Comattee, I shall be glad to write you more fully in answer to your questions about the Nitro and Amide Code for l'ennsylvania. I do not. know anything about tSis sr,ecc problem but it seems to ma quite clear that women should be irtroduced first into posons involving no langer from industrial poisons and only as a last necesery resort which we hope may not eventuate, should they be admitted to those occupations in which no safe guards against hazarie have vt been discovered or apcolied. The loss to the Departnent of Labor and Industry in Mr. Palmer's removal, seems to me very serious. I am sure that it is creating -roblams for you. Sincerely yours,  miNALL  Mary Van Kleeck, Director Wailan in Iniustry Service.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Ootobor 30, 1 ,18.  Mrs. firnue1 Soarle, Titnavi  My dear Mr s. SO= : Wish to aCknowlede your letter of October 25th to Miss Van Fleeck which cr., e dolring hr absence from tne 'lays. city for a ties,  It will be brought to her attention  upon her rotUM. ,Pry truly .,,ours, '  rwp  Secreuary to Mihe Van Klee &,  LEW. R. PALMER  F.RM  MAJOR JOHN PRICE JACKSON.'  ACTING COMMISSIONER  CHAIRMAN  COMMISSIONER ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE-WAR SERVICE  WILLIAM LAUDER SECRETARY CAPITOL BUILDING. HARRISBURG  INDUSTRIAL BOARD MRS. SAMUEL SEMPLE TITUSVILLE  OTTO T. MALLERY 515 NORTH  BUILDING  AMERICAN  Please reply to the  PHILADELPHIA  DR A. L GARVER  COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA  ROARING SPRING  NORTH  AMERICAN  515  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY  RICHARD V. FARLEY 515  PHILADELPHIA OFFICE  BUILDING  PHILADELPHIA  North  Bldg.  American  Philadelphia  INDUSTRIAL BOARD HARRISBURG. PA.  FILE  SUBJECT:  wt  OCT 28 A.,M,  t  d4xt)  fi(cc  ,  Pj &Eit __AAA.12_ t6  Atat_  4324  , e€e4  • t69-4-1 1/AAAL iziL_  et_  atfIR.)  ct_ _Ak  XQL IAA"  -  Of il •  rT_  N4--,6r4A:A4t,_  )  e  UL74 _4_ tei,,,„ „..A____EL . J-  Pit6A_s-vl..i  . A-aiL4,2-(4.14-  t-Itt—itqt ,!, , tt  4 441--  ,  •  i  A1-xxi , 4-4-ta  g4-   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  —Le.isttiL  ra  r  14A--  ttar-  4A1._  1.4)-s-tAAAAA.A.  4A- ital  C-6-1-4"--e-4ta  e_6.4ttett<4  MAJOR  LEW. R. PALMER  JOHN PRICE JACKSON" "  ACTING COMMISSIONER  commISSIONER  CHAIRMAN  ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE-WAR SERVICE  WILLIAM LAUDER SECRETARY CAPITOL BUILDING. HARRISBURG  INDUSTRIAL BOARD MRS SAMUEL SEMPLE TITUSVILLE  OTTO T.  MALLERY  515 NORTH  AMERICAN  BUILDING  Please reply to the  PHILADELPHIA  DR. A. L GARVER  COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA  ROARING SPRING  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY  RICHARD V. FARLEY 515 NORTH  AMERICAN  BUILDING  PHILADELPHIA  PHILADELPHIA OFFICE 515  North  American  Bldg.  Philadelphia  INDUSTRIAL BOARD HARRISBURG. PA.  FILE  SUBJECT:  k tit&  _ ,•  •  a_AL-Qt__-6._  1,,„;rt le„  r ; /6:4kAP-1-1-( %AAA r  172)-a-44  i -e_ )±14-0X   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  ttAk-12k  4  November  l, 1918.  Dr. Alice Hamilton, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. My dear Dr. Haailton: The employment of younE girls and boys in the Prestolite plant can be more adequately dealt with after the War Labor Policies Board has adoited recommendations in your bulletin on the lead industries. May I count upoi your sending it to me on Monday if possible, as I want to bring it before the Committee on Hazardous Ocowations and have it adopted on Friday by the War Labor Policies Board? T is action will enable us to notify the Preatolite Company to dismiss the girls and we shall be able to add that the boys also should not be employed. We can then ask Mrs. Cox to act for us with Miss Hewes in securing enforcAuent. Until we have this vote of the War Labor Policies Board, howfver, about the prohibition of the employment of women in the lead industries, there is no other effective ww of taking action. Will you see that Mr. Welter's report on the Prestolike Company is in our hands as soon as possible? Sincerely yourn,  MVK:IMP   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Mary Van Kleeck, Director, Wix:ian in Industry Service.  NOV 5... A.M. 71111-House, Chicago. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS  "Toy. 1st 1918.  WASHINGTON  Liss Iary Van Kleeck Vomen in Industry Service ,ashington, D.C. Dear Miss Van Kleeck: I have just returned fror Indianapolis where with Mr. ..elther of the iublic Health Service I visited the last storage battery plant, the Irestolite. This is so bad, in several ways :!orse than the U.S. Light and Heat, that sorething should be done about it pretty promptly. I understand they are workin. on (lovernment contracts to a great extent. The Indiana law seems to be very waok, both as regards conditions and as regards hours, so it seems to be a case for Federal intervention. They are erploying girls without proper toilet accorodations, 7ith very insufficient redical supervision, and letting ther work too long hours. According, to the state law they ray not uork ther rore than sixty hours a yeek, )ut they divide the sixty by five and a half, in order to have the Saturday half holiday, thus letti g ther work as ruch as twelve hours two or three times a week. I have never seen such young boys in this work before. In the pasting room, ?here neither ;Toren nor boys should be erployed, there are three girls, three °ifteen-year old boys, and five young lads who are certainly under eir-hteen. They are Aorking in the rost dangerous 'art of the plant. The rest of the 'oren are in burning and asserpling, less dangerous work, but they are not safeguarded by careful cleaning of benches and floor, nor are they given working clothes. A /omen startin- to York the .e rust invest at least 3.50 during the first week if she is to be properly clothed. It is another case of' absentee landlordism. ?here is no use do anything 7ith the ran in charge, for he rust rake good to to trying office and that reans keeping don expenses and getting York the New cheap labor. The office there is full of little girls 7ho look no rore than fourteen. The Irestolite Company has been taken into a corbine with the Union Carbide Corpan- awl the National Carbon Corpany. I, suppose the way to ranage 7i11 b- to deal with the heads on the basis of their Govenrrent contracts. Roy elter, .-ho is in Uttsburgh now, has the full details of our inspection. If you cannot reach hir I can write out my notes for you. Sincerely yours   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Novemb3r 5, 1919. Dr. Alien 7,17-10.t-:n, Hull Houso,  My dear Dr. Hamilton: I wish to ankr.owledge your lsttsrs of November first cule during he:: abgence frf, tbP city to Miss Van Klaeck, uxon her for a few &vs. They will be brauelt to her at return. Very truly yollro,  IMP   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Secretary to Miss Tin Kl3e0k.  COMMISSIONERS:  JOHN MITCHELL, CHAIRMAN EDWARD P. LYON LOUIS WIARC JAMES M. LYNCH HENRY D. PAYER WILLIAM S. COFFEY, SEC  STATE OF NEW YORK  BUREAU OF INSPECTION  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR  JAMES M. LYNCH  STATE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION  JAMES L. GERNON  CAPITOL, ALBANY  SUPERVISING COMNIISSIONIER  FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE  NEW YORK OFFICE, 230 FIFTH AVENUE  NEW YORK, November 9, 1918.  Miss Mary Van Kleeck, Director, Woman In Industry Service, U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. Dear Madam: I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of October 28th with copy of enclosure of letter from MX. John Roach, Chief, Bureau of Hygiene and Sanitation, Department of Labor, State of New Jersey in which you invite an expression of opinion regarding Mr. Roach's suggestion. I agree with Mr. Roach in which he states that in various instances a number of trade poisons are used in industries which are harmful to the human system. In this matter we have made physical examinations of persons, not alone women but men, who have been exposed to various dusts, fumes, gases and other substances which have been the cause of industrial diseases. Our Law relating to ventilation is decidedly rigid along these lines and there are but few instances which cannot be taken care of by means of proper ventilation systems. Relative to that section in which Mr. Roach says that women should not be permitted to work about lead corroding, would say no more lead corroding is carried on in the State of New York. Where women are exposed to poisonous dusts and vapors, our Law, (New York State Labor Law), is so rigid and explicit to cause provision for proper exhaust systems and methods for the removal of such dusts, vapors, fumes or gases. There is but one place in which two or three women are exposed to arsenic. This is in the manufacture of paris green. Sanitary devices are provided for these two women to such an extent that they are in no way of danger. Phosphorous is manufactured in but one place in this State, and in that place no women are employed. Relative to mercury, no cases of occupational diseases extensive survey have been reported to this Department, although an has been carried on.  https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CONGRESS  THE THIRD ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CONGRESS will be held at Syracuse on DECEMBER 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1918, Under the auspices of the State Industrial Commission. Everyone interested in the elimination of accidents in industry is invited. For employers it means knowledge of the latest safe practices and devices, increased production, and the cutting down of the cost of compensation. For employees it means education to increase their earning power, conserve  their physical resources and eliminate sorrow and money loss  by the avoidance of disability and untimely death. For both employer and employee it means a better understanding of the problems of each, a closer co—operation for mutual advantage and a happier future for the industry. The program will be ready in October. sessions, get a resume of  If you cannot attend all  he program from the State Industrial  Commission, 230 Fifth Avenue, New York City, and attend on the day or days which will be of most benefit to you.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Where women are employed in the manufacture of thermometers, precautions have been taken by this Department to so provide means of ventilation and prohibiting eating in workroom; hot water, soap and individual towels to be furnished by the firm. This Department is at present engaged in having a Committee study the conditions surrounding hide-handlers in this State in which An has occurred. A pamphlet has been prepared and circulated among tanners and hide-handlers, the result of which has been that only two or three cases of Anthrax has been reported within the last year. It is a simple matter to provide means of ventilation for the removal of nitrous fumes in the nitrating of cotton, and it would be in my opinion as safe to allow women to work at this as men if proper means of ventilation were provided. There is but one plant in this State in which the nitrating of cotton is carried on, and that entirely by men. Within this plant, the department has devoted a great deal of time toward securing proper, sufficient and adequate ventilation for the entire elimination of such fumes. If in other States conditions are not as they are in this State, men working at these processes would be subjected to occupational poisoning as well as women, in which their health should be guarded as well as those of women. If conditions were not found to guard their health, steps should be taken to give the utmost protection to both men and women alike. I am of the opinion in any trade that no women should be a obliged to lift a weight more than 25 lbs. or to push or pull ed. requir be would on weight in which the same amount of exerti In my opinion, women will replace men in various industries remove many for several years, not only account of the war which will , but others citate men outright from the factories, etc., and incapa it made has also on account of the very high cost of living, which life, to leave ic necessary for many women previously engaged in domest may earn they that field, rial indust their homes and enter the members of their sufficient to provide for themselves and non-working fact that families. For these reasons, it is well to accept the have formerly alone men which in women will enter various industries It is necessary occur. will been employed. In consequence many changes also to but ery machin not only to provide additional guarding of ment agent employ the engage trained workers or nurses, who will assist nc ineuri y thereb , in placing women and also supervise their health prosed increa and an better health for the workers, a good attendance duction.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Respectfully,  4Lcharge of hemical Eng/neer ureau of Industrial wygiefie.  November 7, 1918.  Commissioner James 14itadh o New York State. Industrial CommAssion, Nev York City. My dear Mr. lynch: As we have not heard from you in response to our invitation to the Industrial Commission of New York St,Ate to Lame two representatives to serve on the Comnittae on Hazardous Occupations, we fear that the letter sent you immediately after our conference in Washington at which you were present must have one astray. The next meeting of the Committee will be held Monday afternoon, November eleventh, at four o'clock, in the Southern Building, Room 209, and we should be very glad if you or Mr. Gernon can be present.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Very truly yours,  Secretary, Committee on Hazardous Occuations.  tt  410404%4 leCik,..pair NOV 6 -  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU Ot,' STANDARDS  WASHINGTON  CtO:wCW  November  5,  1918.  ADDRESS REPLY TO  BUREAU OF STANDARDS  1-8 Miss Mary Van Kleeck, Directors Woman in Industry Service, U. S. Department of Labor, Washington , D. C. Dear Miss Van Kleeck: Your letter of October 28, with enclosure from Mr. John Roach of the Department of Labor of New Jersey is received.  I am in entire accord with Mr. Roach on the  subject of the employment of women in industrial processes which are exposed to industrial poison, although I believe the degree of exposure should vceive consideration. By way of a parenthetical statement, I believe that great emphasis should be laid on the subject of handling industrial poisons mechanically.  I see no reason wh7  machinery, practically automatic in action could not be developed for this work.  A good example of this is the  nitration of cotton by the centrifugal process. I shall be glad to receive Dr. Alic Hamilton's Bulletin as soon as practicable.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Very truly yours,  D Associate Electrical Engineer.  • Hull-House, Chicago. Nov. 1st 1918.  Yy uear Miss Van 71eeck: Just as I was about[to rail n letter to you I receiyed one from you enclosing a communication from John Roach of the New Jersey Depart7ent of Labor on the occupations which should be closed to women because or the hazard to health. Mr. Roach proceeds on the principle that women must not be erployed in th= dangerous trades. If we accept that, then his letter is very comprehensive, so frr as the dan erous trades in his nt.te are concerned ,and indeed it covers most of those in other stIted. But I am not ready to accept that principle. I am not ready to go further than to say that women must not be employed in a trade which exposes their to some danger to which they are more sensitive than men are or which has on them a more disastrous eftect than it has on men. Jo far as our present knoalegge goes, this principle -ould shut out the occupations in which there is excessive muscular exertion especially lifting, and those in vhich then, is danger of lead poisoning, and probably those vhich involve exposure to great heat. Perhaps we shall be able to add to these later on, when we learn more about ce-tain trade poisons, but just now ae do not knoi that any of those mentioned by Yr. Roach are more intense or r're disastrous in their action on women than on men. The bulletin on 'omen in the lead trades vent to Dr. Yeeker last Yonday. I think he means to push the publication as much as iossible, but ho; much that will be I do not know. Things seer to wait a good while in the Printing Office novadays.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  !lincerely yours  02,  Ail communications should be accompanied by carbon copy and addressed to  WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ORDNANCE  To insure prompt attention, in replying refer to  PRODUCTION DIVISION  AD7)./meh  WASHINGTON  Igo. Attention of  /• Li/ .  October 31, 1918  Capt. A.D.Reiley 03-6846  From:  Major B. H. Gitchell, Industrial Service Section, Safety and Sanitation Branch  To:  Miss Mary Van Kleek, Director, 'Amen in Industry Service, U. S. Department of Labor  subject: Trades in which Women should not be Employed. 1. Your letter of Oct. 28th, enclosing copy of letter from Yr. JOhn Roach, Chief of the Bureau of Hygiene and Sanitation, Dept. of Labor of the State of U&N Jersey, is received. 2. Yr. - oach appears to take the ground that women should not be employed in any industry that involves handling of trade poisons. 3. The argument has been heretofore as to whether this ground was a proper one, or whether the ground which should be taken in the present emergency was not more properly whether women should not be employed in those industries which have a distinct effect upon them that they would not have on workers of the opposite sex. 4.  Such a trade poison we know is lead.  5. As to whether there is a distinct sex basis for prohibiting the employment of women in arsenic and in mercury trades, I confess I do not know. I have seen women employed in the felt hat industry, although not in the more dangerous processes, such as carrotting, pouncinp., sizing, etc. 6. As to the munition trade, I think we can say it has not been established they are in any way more dangerous to _ women than to men. Zherefore, in tiAs emergency, it does not seem to me that we can take the position that women should not be employed because of the poisonous nature of the work. /That we certainly know, is that they are being employed,handling practically all the materials used in the manufacture of munitions, and not in isolated instances, but by thousands, and in such a wide rang:e of processes that I doubt if it would be  https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  2 possible to shut them out of any -particular process on the ground of exposure to trade poisons. 7. As to phosphorus, their use in the manufacture of incendiary ammunition is of necessity not very wide, but their exposure to phosphorus poisoning in this trade is certainly not as great as in match factories, where they have been employed for many, many years. 8. I think it would be advisable to have ameeting of the Committee on Hazardous Occupations at a very early date in order that further activities may be discussed.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  B. H. Ca TCHELL, Major, Ord. Dept., U.S.A. By:  /'  ///  A. D. REILFY, Capt., Ord. Dept.,  RY-W  U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WASHINGTON  October 31, 1918.  Director, 7oman in Industry 2ervice, WasiAngton, D. C. I have your letter of the 28th instant, eaclosing copy of a letter addressed to you by Mr. John Roach, Chief of the Bureau of Hygiene and Sanitation of New Jersey. I do not agree with Mr. Roach th.tt all occupations in which there is exposure to any kind of poison alc,uld be ba-red to women. That is The danger to the housewife who cooks over a gas going much too far. range is much greater than the danger of poisoning in many of the processes mentioned by Mr. Roach, yet nobody has suggested that women should be prohibited from doing housework because of the poison hazard involved. Unquestionably women should be forbidden to work in occupations in which there is any considerable danger from lead poisoning. I would certainly exclude them from the occupation of dipping in potteries, paint grinding, the occupations in the making of lead storage batteries iWwhich there is danger of lead poisoning, and all other occupations where there is any considerable risk from lead poisoning. I am not yet ready to say that women should be excluded from the printing trades, even though lead poisoning does occur in them. As to the manufacture of nitro and amido compounds, I am willing to agree with Mr. Roach tat women are more susceptible to poisoning from I should also like to see women excluded these compounds than are men. s in which mercury pois.,ning occurs, occupation hazardous from the more rs is not one of those octhermomete of making the but I think that cupations. Of course, no human beings, men or women, should be exposed to the hazards of coming in contact with white phosphorus. The other poisons mentioned by Mr. Roach I am either not familiar enough with to have an opinion or else I think the danger is so inconsiderable that it is not expedient at this time to prohibit woman entering employments in which such poisons occur.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  nor of Labor ,Aati  October 30, 1113.  Mies Wilmer I. Ball, Deartment of Women and Children in Industry, Council of National Defense, 612 St. Clair Avenue, Clevelanu, Ohio. My ciar Miss Bili: Dr. Alice Uamilton harviei PA your report on the Theodore Dr. iip12611ton's help Kunatz Cactorj. We are hopin!J, Shortly i take up the subjact Occwation, to haye our Coqlmittee on hazaraous Which information e ! t,,and of hazards in the airplane industry, Pending conaeotion. YOU ;)ave sant us will be valuable in that that kind of an inquiry, ,vhich would lead to constructive pro'2osals, it ie not likely that at this moment acl:ion could be securld, since p as you state, there is no violation of the iSA in this inAtanoe. I snail let you knew later if we are able to make this inveetiation. yerv trily your,  VW:rT?   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Mary Van Kleeck, Dirictor, Woman in Industry service.  DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN INDUSTRY WOMAN'S COMMITTEE OHIO BRANCH  COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE 612 ST. CLAIR AVENUE  CLEVELAND,OHIO TEL. MAIN 7:i5is  191'3.  S.-otemer  Dr. Alice H milton, Bureau of Ldbor StLtistics, ton, D. C. Washir,  oom' ir1to this office rsl_tive to a A r:iport I out polsw.--Ain -T, to „pofm be int.,!fest:3d to  thiz hsalth  W,1,3  t at 4-,:1 -;Theo. Xundtz fctor in We 1rnef :.6. on vctrnie.ain,. - mu1oy, c;I:"10 of six -, Voeir woodrrork 1-.),rts on aeroplus :special-It work. mrkedly 'creaking down under the . ir t71_?, . 7uszti, 1936 Columbus of or. vTomi1, je. work: on Govrni-i- t cortract ri.oit ovTr to Miss so t 7Th !)-rtment for 071:Th Divfeion, romnIs ,hJ,t to u ck -E, s"controt ) t7a oto -ry tJ 1^ '- 71t take no . -  this di,trjot. 5  ; 1^  ,  t7  cou1,1 not  ' of 1  .  r:ci in your flt  tion.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  I  r 7.r ej nor 1_  '3 1J:Th   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  . OCCUPATIONS HAZARDOUS ON COMMITTEE THE OF THE ATTENTION FOR Sept. 20, 1918.  A(440 ,Act,t  Act44(...d  Letter froT Wilmer I. Ball calling attention to effect on health of employment in varnishing, rubbing and poliehinw woodwork parts on airplaes in the Theodore Kundtz factory, Cleveland, Ohio.  41 • the re,Earding effects Hires C. Lillian from nce August 21, 1918. See Corresponde of ether on Women.workers at Dupont Plant at Carney's Point. October 15, 1913. See letter from John Roach suggesting occupations from which women should be prohibited. Take up with Col. Mock facts concerning condiLions in the handling of glass tubes for the Surgeon General's office in the factory of Vdlliam L. Young Com:lany, 15 North Washington, Street, Boston. Sea letter fraL Miss Mary Wigi,4n, Mass. Consumers' Lekua, Sept. 26, 1918. On prohibition of employment of women see following letters: ya1 Meeker, November 1; Captain Railey, November  1.  Nov. 7. Letter from Charles R. Oakes on night employment of woi en received   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Copy of this letter sent to all the Coadttee on Hazarious Occupations/  October 28, 1918.  • Lt. Colonel H. E. Mock, Surgeon General's Office, Washington, D.C. 4 dear Colonel Mock: The onclosed letter from Mr. John Roach of the Departnent of Labor of Nev', Jersey, mas written in response to my requost for his o7)inion as to the necessity for prohibiting the emnloyment of ya.cien in certain occupations or processes involving exposure to trade poisons. This is a matter to which me hops the Committee Occurations will give very serious attention. Hazardous on for discussion at our next meeting, the date 'reparation In yet determined, .I should anpreciate an exnot for 'which is pression of oninion from you regarding qr. Roach's suggestion. I would add that Dr. Alice Hamilton is preparing a bulletin for you on the amnloyment of women in the lead irr lustries and AO hone to submit it to the Committee for enlorsement about November let. It will include a statement of prohibited processes in the lead trades and the question now is whether other industrial poisons should be dealt with in the same may. Sincerely yours,  Enc. qVIC/ALL  Mary Van Meet*, Director Woman in Industry Service.  War De- artmrnt OfficE• of the Chief of Ordm.nce .ror!uction adivi6ion V ,hinFton AuEut,t 1F,MJ  From:  Ca.AF,in A.  Reiley, St-?_ff F-2ction,  Rord iseker, CommisFioner of I.,')or St!titics, Dertment of Lor, Wb:7hinitm -  T3:  Su-;ject:  un rA-tken by the 7,f L. ;or  Work of the 31FLiTiJr4f lioirm in Ir.uFtry Service of the vt,n Kler,?ck, ijirector. Aisg  i tr.:., , uh 1. .., 1-.65oonse to the 'Ater whicn ...,, .;:ermiseion 7 from -t!le Em,..doye---.1 Asociation of Nig,:,.ru. F.41s, re L.1--:tin6 to sm2loy women in the Cilemical indwItrie:' of Nia6ara F.1' -.., the following :-:l.n in lut,;try ComAttee on 1-1,,virdous Occu:Aions was Ey ointe oy the .r this similf , r.irj deal with -,)robleas: to Labor of :frt. f 1. 2 ent Fervice of tne   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Lt. Col. mock, Chrdrman Cf.lt. A. D. heiley, LecrrY, Kleeck, idirector, *les WDlyoin in initu7try 3ervic of Lhf. :f 1,a5cr, Lx-raffico, lem-s)ers: St%tistics; 1..r. Alice 1,1mitton, Jura of la•try Service; In Ao7,an in 4 A-rFon, Pn Aiss Ac'ry De-,,rtmt.nt; 1;vi Lt. Coll -n-..tr Ir. John vort, N.Y. St...te 4-e .t. Jf 'r- 21Py, tf.E1 .,efen5e Gervice; C. ';:t. AAIL. R€,;,vorch Council, hi,t1 r -..! A. J. Schgrectewsky, 'ublic dc ltn Servik.e; ti-tics; r. G ';ru A. ?rice 3u. n Ia-,;ectim '-rvice -r. ::thEr-t:rt Stowart, -,.rtm, ,,nt of 6tbor t. of , ..e',Jor; Ntlle Sw,artz, N.i. St tfor , 1 Cowni:f-Liner :;..)or Eit,,ti4Aica; k2r Jure4u of T. 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If satisfactory please return to this office and it will be sent to addressee.  R.0.B  NO CARBON  AND  LY REQUESTED. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  NO PEN  RECORD OR  UNLESS ESPECIAL-  PENCIL  MAY BE USED  All communications should be accompanied by carbon copy and addressed to  WAR DEPARTMENT  OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ORDNANCE  To insure prompt attention, in replying refer to  PRODUCTION DIVISION WASHINGTON  ADR/ROB  No. Attention of  August 13, 1918.  From:  Captain A. D. Reiley, Staff Section, Production Division  To:  Dr. Royal Meeker, Commissioner of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, D. C.  Subject:  Work of the Niagara Falls Investigation, Undertaken by the Women in Industry Service of the Department of Labor - Miss Mary VanKleeck, Director.  1. In response to the letter which passed through your hands from the Employers' Association of Niagara Falls, requesting permission to employ women in the chemical industries of Niagara Fa.4.1s, thp following 1-7,:, 14, p Committee was a:mmalart:a146 /.t4/41 1514At. Col. ock, Chairman, Capt. A. D. Reiley, Secretary, Miss Mary VanKleeck, Director, WonyAla in Industry Service, of the aDepartment of Labor, Ex-offico, Members:  \i\KA44  a_SIg-a, t-X'  U   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Dr. Alice Hamilton, Bureau of Labor StatiEtics; Miss Mary Anderson, Womonalk Industr Service; kk:Commander Donald Riley, Navy Department; Mr. John Vogt, R. Y. State Dept. of Labor; Capt. Harold C. Bradley, Gas Defense Sertice; Dr. Richard M. Pearce, Nat'l. Research Council; Dr. W. J. Schereschewsky, Public Health Service; Dr. George M. Price, B . of Labor Sta istics; Mr. thilert Stewar nvesns eation on Service, epartmen --ortabor. aters, of the Bureau of Standards, • Di n) -has since been added to the Committee. 4140,  2.  2.  The following Steering Committee was  formed:  est  Dr. W. J. Schereshewsky, Miss Mary Anderson, Miss Nelle Swartz, Mr. John Vogt, and Capt. A. D. Reiley, Chairman. *. The actual',Work at Niagara Falls has beenh by the Public Health Service,c undertaken pri-rta assisted by expertsi#om the various Departments interested. 'Supervisors of th3V1*rk are Captain A. J. Lanza, United States Public Health Service, Miss VanKleeck, Captain R. R. Ray, of the Rochester District Ordnance Office, and Captain Reiley.  3 4. The ti44 of the investigation is to ascertain what jobs in the factories of Niagara Falls are first: suitable for women; second: can women be employed under the same conditions as men. 401,- The working force consists of industrial physicians, safety engineers and sanitary engineers and practical, concrete results are expected, plant by plant. ' -t-he- -work at Niagara Falls is to be -divide& -glitervl-elitg-,ofthe-encervisors and results and recomrendatiam're-, between ported-to-Vie Committee as found.  1E:  The investigation involves the study of the fumes, gases and dusts, and better methods for their removal; also the question of heati, general working conditions and living conditions and tftnsportation, together with all the related matters. If—tile-re le any further infurma- tion which I can furnish on the subject, I will be mint happy to do so.  4  Copy of letter from the Employers' Association . 1 is attached for your information. A. D. Reiley,  Enc.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Captain, Ordnance R. C.  WAR DEPARTMENT  OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ORDNANCE  PRODUCTION DIVISION SEVENTH AND B STREETS NW. WASHINGTON  Answer should be addressed to"  Section,Production Division,Seventh and_13MUW.,Washington,D.C."  In replying refer to No.  August 13, 1918.  From  Opptain A. D. Roney, Staff Seetion, Pro&lotion Division  Pe:  Dr.  Subject:  Work of the Niagara Wills investigation, Undertaken by the Women in Industrie:rice of the Department of Libor - Miss VanKleeck, Director.  Royal Meeker, eamaisalemer of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department ef Labor, Washington, D. C.  1. In reskonse to the letter which passed threat& your hands from the Employers' Association of Niagara Palls, requesting permission to employ mom in the chemical industries of ;Aswan) Falls, the following Sammittee was organized: It. Col. Mock, Chairman, Capt. A. D. Ridley, Secretary, 41ss nary TanKleeck, Director, Women in Industry Service, of the Department of Labor, Ex-offico, Members:  •   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Dr. Alice Hamilton, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Mims Nary Anderson, Wineem's Industrial Serviee, Ommamder Donald Riley, Navy Departemat; Mr. John 'Vogt, M. Y. State Dept. of Libor; Capt. Harold C. Bradley, Gas Defense 110 " 4111; Dr. Richar4I. 2earce, 'Nat'l. Research Council; Dr. -. J. Scheresibiesky, Public Health Service; Dr. George M. Price, Bs. of Libor Statistics; Mr. Ethtlert Stewart, Inspection and Investigation Service, Department of Labor. Mr. C. E. Naters, of the Bureau of Standards, has since bola added to the Committee.  2.  2.  The following Steering Committee was  formed: Dr. W. J. Boheresbewsky, Miss Mazy Anderson, Miss Nene &warts, Mr. John Vogt, and Capt. A. D. Reiley, Chairman. 5. The actual work at Niagara Falls has been undertaken principally by the Public Health Service, assisted, by experts from the varioum Departments interested. Supervisors of this work are Captain A. J. Lansa, United States Public Health Sitrvice e use VanKleeek, Captain R. R. Ray, of the Rochester District Ordnanes Office, and Captain Reiley. • 4. The function of the investigation is to assertain What jobs in the factories of Niagara Falls are. first: suitable for women; second: can wsuen be employed under the same conditions as men. 5. The working force consists of industrial physicians, safety engineers and sanitary engineers and practical, concrete results are expected, plant by plant. Supervising of the work at Niagara Falls is to be divided betwsen the supervisors and results and recommendation2 reported to the Committee ae found. 8. The investigation involves the study of the fumes, gums dai lute, and better methods for their removal; also the question of heat, general working conditions and living conditions and transportation, together with all the related natters. If there is any further infarmation which I can furnish on the subject, I will be most happy to do so. T. Copy of letter from the 17:mployers' Associ ation is attgicheA for your infremation. A. D. Reiley,  Enc.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Captain, Ordnance R. C.  November 4, 1918. Wipjor H. C. Bredley, Chemical #arfare Service, N. A., War Department, Unit F., Floor 3, Washington, D. C. My dear Major Bradley: I wish to acknowledge your letter of October 31st to which cane during her absence from tho city Meet*, Miss Van for a few days. It will be brought to her attention on her return. Very truly yours,  IMP  https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Secretary to Miss Van Kleeck.  WAR DEPARTMENT  CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE, N. A. UNIT F, FLOOR 3 SEVENTH AND B STREETS NW, WASHINGTON, D. C.  (-1 In reply refer to --  - _  Medic DiV i — Room 1136  Miss Mary Van Kleeck, Woman in Industry Service, U. S. Department of L.bor, 1a.:...hington, D.C. - Lear lass Van Kleecl.: My eament on the enclosed lotter from Mr. .2oach. would LJe essentially as follows: to prohibit women under ordinary It is highly conditions 'from industrial hcsard, just as it is desirable to reduce these same hazards in the case of man. During the emergency of be Ljuite necessary to open up hazardous trades war, however, it opinion would be that any trade that is not extra to women and 7,rnere a trade hazardous for women night Very well so be opened up. is evidently /lore hazardous for women then for men, it foldd. be Ll;'yj “7.0-.1ent to prohibit women from entering that particular industry; even there, however, it is conceivable that the stress of the emergency miLf.-it reLjuire the entrance of women into such a trade, however bazardous just as it reyydres the entrance of men into ti_ industry of war with its extra hazards. c%  C  '  .  d o, IICB/27.1.2   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  H. C. Bradley, Liaj or Chemical 'farfare Servic e.  STAU OF NEW ND19-7Y DIIPARSENT OF LABOR. Trenton, N. J. Oct. 15, 1918. Miss ithry Van Maack, ' 604 ourav Building, Washington, D. C. NV dear 4t1s V4n Klenck: I am writing this latter to you in accordance Ath my promise the exnosure to me out a list of industrial occupations or processes inwolvim t should not be open of aorkera to the affeots of trade poisons that in mv judgemen to somon employes. There a great many industrial traits poisons used in industry th t is so are hurtful to the hewin system en& the affect of some of these truis poisons to work in prowell understood that it is doubtful whether we should permit women should not women that say should I Roughly cesses involving an exposure to them. nitro -ind s poisonou to exposed are they be permitted to work in processes Where ure mamfaet the covering Stanierd Safety amide compounds. I am enclosing you our s compouni and amido nitro the indiarAe xly of Witro ni Amido compounds which cla:,, that ex;,arts have decided are poisonous. Women should not be permitted to work around load corroding, to poisonous lead oxidising or paint greinding processes where they are exposed this subject. s 'covering Standard dusts and vapors. I am enclosing you our Safety of women in nt the amployme against In addition I Should urge or phosphorous. processes involiing them to an exposure to arsenic, mercury Arsenic is cosmonly used in tempering lead shot. It Is else ng lead used in the manufacture of a vriety of agricultural sprays (includi ng arsenate, Paris Green, Sheds Green). Mercury is used extensively in garrotti d hatters' fur. An exposure to mercury poisoning also occurs in handling carrotte ure manufact fur in the hattirg )ndustry. An exckviure to mercury may occur in the cent 1,Imps. of thermometers, also in plants manufcturing certain types of incandes nt of' the employme e prohibit to advisabl ed consider It may not be loop trade, the in oecurs an exposure where women in the malting of thermometers or because from all we can learr !olsoning in these industries is infrequent. It the fur woull be interesting, however, to know just hosrench poisr,ning occurs in say would I further were e. availabl preparing trade if statistics on this subject are that raw of or wool hides that women should not be oserloyed in the handling of anthrax occur great A cAses . many prevails anthrax where s countrie exported from pl002 year4 in the leather centers such as Philadelphia, Cmden, N. J. an4 other of like importance in this truJe. So far the hanoVing of thee. raw skins that oar may contain the aahrax germ his been done entire, by men, but in view of the in women be e wiy made to introduc effort an that imagine necessity I can rw.dily this kind of work. I should say it should be ',laced on the prohi'litod list, I am also convinced that woman should not be employed in cotton nitration plants or in phenol nitration plants where they are exoossa to nitrous mate, vApors. This may only be a partial list of the emrloyments that on sentshould consider elesed to women. It may be that a careful exam. .Ne Wawa griAmis 'nation into Lndustrial processes will Indic ,te vim more occupations that women disousAion should not be employed in. For the present however, I would confine the to the above list. Trusting this is the information you desire, I   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Yours very truly, (Signed) John Roach,  Ch.ief lo  Sanitation* Bureau of aygiene and   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  RECEIVED 11. 10/ 91 4  ;.•...... ve7. 30 C. VV. S.  N. Ord.6  - AM, In reply refer to No.  (R2)-0 3LZ.  NAVY DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF ORDNANCE WASHINGTON. D. C.  SUBJECT:  Regulations Against the Employment of Viomen in Certain Industries.  Reference:  Letter of Woman in Industry Service, October 28, 1918.  Dear Ladam:In the consideration of the subject stated, there apidear to exist two primary questions. 1. Is the specified industry such as to prohibit the employment of human beings without alterations in the technique of the industry? 2. Is the industry of such a nature as to allow well recognized differentiation between male and female employment? It is the understanding of the Navy representative that the fundamental reason for the existence of the Woman in Industry Service is to afford was and means for the replacement of male by femae labor for the period of the e::isting war. It is therefore al„.earent that unless specific facts develop an affirmative answer to either of questions one or two in the first paragraph, no restriction upon female employment in an industry is to be considered. In those industries where the emlloyilent of humans or the employment of females to relieve males without modification of the technique of the process is undesirable and where change of technique or non-employment of females is recommended, there appears to be six and only six methods for the execution of the recommendations.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  1. The enforcement of e_isting federal and state legislation. 2. The creation ard enforcement of new federal and state legislation. 3. Voluntary agreements nnd understandings beteen the administration and certain industries. 4. The regulation of oontractoral relations between the Government and its contractors. 5. The reduction of raw material transportation  rage -2or labor supily to an industry through the action of various administrative agencies of the Government. 6. Intimidation through threat of execution of four of the foregoing methods. The six methods stated divide themselves naturally into two groups. The first three methods comprise the t of an efficient adminauthority, responsibility and dut-; istration. The second three methods efl'ect a usurpation of the functions, responsibilities, authorities and duties of the legislative branch of the federal and state governments by the federal administration. The desirability of the usurpation of legislative functions by the administration is open to gravest doubt. Assuring, however, that the present emergency would warrant such procedure, attention is invited to the following considerations: ihouId it be desired to regulate contractual relations between the Government and its contractors, one must remember that existing contracts can only be modified by mutual consent, and can only be cancelled by the Government upon a fair and just basis, properly indemnifying the contractor for loss of priticipated profit. The regulation of future contracts is of course not open to this objection, but through such restrictions the desire cp -P contractors to enter into relations with the Government would be decreased, thus necessitating and causing higher rices to be paid by the Government for its materials. Further, such contractual provisions naturally necessitate an adeq,atemeans of inspection, investigation and control. The Eavy possesses no such means at the present time and it may be questioned that results obtained from the establishment and administration of such a means of control would justify the necessary diversion of skilled effort at the present time. It is not known that other contracting departments of the Government possess such control agencies. 2urther, should it be d, sired to make effective the recommendation of the Women in Industry Service through or the agency of reduction of raw material transportation ies difficult the that d remembere labor supply, it must be of admilistration of this method nre equal to, if not greater than the regulation of contractual relations. In reference to intimidation, the views of the Lavy Department representative are that such action is impotent unless lirectly supported by other executive methods,   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  that intimidation is unneces2=y and useless. It is therel'ore sug7-ested that the efforts of the Woman in Industry Service expended in the execution of its recommendations be limited to the first three etil()Cts stated herein, namely, 1. The enforcement of existing federal and state le9,-is-'_ation. 2. The or ation and enforcement of new federal and state ler:islation. 3. Voluntary agreements and understandings -between the administration and certain industries.  Lieut. Co ..r. Navy Rerresertative. Liss Mary Van Kleeck, Director, 7o-- in Industry Service, Labor De:ertme]A, Washington, D. C.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  AVLst- e) (  4-Y  October 22, 1918.  Mr. John Roach, Chief Bureau of Hygiene and Sanitation, Departalent of Labor, Trenton, N.J. My dear ir. Roach: Many thanks for your letter of October 15th to outlining occunations from Which it _Aght sa::m desirable exclude women. Your si.de knowledge of the poisonous trades, use makes your suggestions of great value to us and I shall Committee it as a basis for discussion at the next Leeting of our bulletin on Hazardous Occupations. We expect shortly to issue a d by on women in the lead industries, Which is now being prepare of employment Dr. Alice Hainilton and this will include prohibition in certain processes.  I shall hope to have a further c.Alference  iiith you about this and other matters. One of our repees-ntatives is now visiting an exnlosives plint in Pennsylvania and when she returns 4s shall wish lphia to discuss with you the inquiries suggested at the Philade conference. We shall want your help in outlining the processes in the explosives industry in Which ibemay prove possible to mmploy woAm more extensively than at present. V.ay I call you attention to our present address, Room 209, Southern Builiing, 15th and H Streets. 5incer1y yours,  MVK/ALL  Mary Van Kleeck, Director Wa-an in Industry service.  -  STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.  Trenton, N. J., Oct. 15, 1918. Miss Mary Van Kleedg e 604 Ouray Building, Pth & G. Streets, N. W Washington, D. C.  .  My dear MissVan Kleeck: accordance with my I am writing this letter to you in occupations or processes inpromise to make out a list of industrial ts ofizade poisons that in volving the exposure of workers to the affec my judgment should not be open to women employes. poisons used There are a great many industrial trade affect of some the and m syste in industry that a-e hurtful to the human ful whether doubt is it that of these trade poisons is so well understood ure to expos an ving we should permit women to work in processes invol to work in ted permit 1,e not them. Ro'qr,hly I should say that women should unds. compo amido and nitro processes where they are exposed to poisonous of e actur manuf the I am enclosing you our Safety Standard covering the nitro and amido Nitro and Amido Compounds wl'ich clearly indicate compounds that experts have decided are poisonous. Women should not be permitted to work around lead sses where they are corroding, lead oxidizing or paint grinding proce sing you our Safety exposed to poisonous dusts and vapors. I am enclo Standards covering this subject. In addition I should urge against the employment of to arsenic, mercury women in processes involving them to an exposure or phosptrorous. Arsenic is commonly used in tempering lead shot. It is al sprays (includalso used in the manufacture of a variety of agricultur is used extenry ). Mercu Green ing lead arsenate, Paris Gredh, gheels ry pois)ning to re mercu sively in cnrrotting hatters' fur. An exposu try. An exposng indus also occurs in handling carrotted fur in the hatti also in rs, of thermomete ure to mercury may occur in the manufacture nt lamps. plants manufacturing certain types of incnndesce It may not be considered advisable to prohibit the ure employment of women in the making of thermometers or where an expos in ning we can learn poiso all from se becau , trade occurs in the lamp to these industries is infrequent. It would be interesting, however, statis if fur ring trade the in prepa s occur ning know just how much poiso able. were avail ct subje tics on this   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  2  STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.  I would further say that women 6hould not 1- e employed in the handling of rnw hides or wool that are exported from countries where anthrax prevnils. A grent many cases of anthrax occur yePrly in the leather centers such as Phil-delphin, Camien, N. J. and other places of like importance in this trade. So fRr the handling of these raw skins that may contain the anthrax germ has been done entirely by men, but in view of the war necessity I can readily imagine that an effort may be made to introduce women in this 1:ind of work. I should say it should be placed on the prohiUted list. I am also convinced that women should not be employed in cotton nitration plants or in phenol nitration plants where they are exposed to nitrous oxide vapors. This may only be a partial list of the employments that on sentimental grounds we should consider closed to women. It may be that a careful examination into industrial processes will indicate many more occupations that women should not be employed in. For the present however, I would confine the discussion to the above list. Trusting this is the in4brmation you desire, I am Yours vt.ry truly, 5.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Chief, Pureau of Hygiene and Sanitation.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  ''' ,,A2tIber 12, 1)18.  ly  r dr. Fowht I Arite a*, IviiA3 V n Ceockle reuset tp A,ckmied,„e ?gth,  iettr t.  t;) th-Lnk you for tile KieecK ho.)e6  i:u b-ve aent t,5r. tto keep in touch d.th you -J1 .1 vi itin  th6  nu -'1 intere4t,..0 in  trer(ly pl-nt,, '41th y'Jla. V,Ty tr„Cy  ,n KLPeck. SeoreL-ry to Mi3? 11, Mr. JAn Fach„ Chiu, burau ,Jf Hnleino Arcl t,.thor, Deo;rtopir.f Ironton, Dam iierey.  n,  STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR  Trenton, N. J.,.A14. 29, 191P,  Miss Mary Van Kleck, 604 Ouray Pldg., 8th & G Sts., N. W., Washington, 7), C. Dear Miss Van Kleck: In ecorThnce with my promise I am sending you under another cover a. number of ..ullications in which you may be interested. , They inCule the reports of the Depnrtr.ent of Labor for the years 1915, 1916, 1917. Instructions for the Inspection of Plants where Aniline is produced or ban led. Safety Standarl.s for Lead Corroders, Lead Oxidizers, etc. Sanitary and Engineering Industrial Standards. ';nfety Standards for te Manufacture of Nitro and Amido Compounds. I tYlour-1-t you would be interested in the Report of s the Itiureau of Hygiene and Sanitation contained in the above report which -ratline the scope of  ur activities in endeavoring to improve  labor conditions so that t'e health of the workers in nur varied industries may be safeguarded.  The Nitro and Amido regulations are  of special interest to you at this time. With kind personT:1 regards and hoping to have the pleasure of visiting or New Jersey Plants with you in person, I am Yours very  5.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Fueau  ief, e nnd Sanitation.  renol  UWA  lioloeiTG gxoeeTy  uT (mmoA  'POTAJOS' A149npUT  g qinoic  "Jcl "77,":". 4. 44 700.p io gfr•e  H  ATnx;  AIVO  AJOA  tuot-nrc lAn 42 11G1JTA "uTilInfT.  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Room 209 Southern Building, 15th .4ashington, Attention A. D. Reilley, Captain O.R.C.  H. C. Bradley, Yajor Chemical iTarfare Service is detailed to Madison, 7asconsin. between September 28 and October 10. He will therefore be unable to attend tho meeting of the committee Monday September 30.  HCE-S   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  H. aiADLEY. Major Chemical -.7arfare Service. U.S.A.  ^-•  TREASURY DEPARTMENT UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICE OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE  PITTSBURGH, PA.  te„ 7isB :lary Van Kleeck, routhern 7uilding, Facond Floor, 15th & H Streets, rl-Lshinaton. 7.  -- dear -is:, Van Kleack: Doctor Lanza has requested 1,1e to write you in connJ;ctin with the  ting of the Connittee  on Hazardous Occupations, which leets in 7ashinton the and of this week. - It is desired to have Doctor 7o1mes attend this meeting, and he has "c,een instructed a3:)ording1y. However, in view of the fact that the exact data is not known, Doctor Tole b has been informed that you will conNunicate with him by telegrah, stating whether the meting is on Friday or raturday.  Doctor Lanza therefore req teats  that I ask you kindly to •;ire Poctor ”olmes at 525 Muck Dii1din7iagara Falls, informin6 him as to the exact date of this meeting. fly direction of the ::edical Officer in C1laz.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Ver,r trAy yours,  Pharmacist, U.  .d l .‘ S.LIOILT MAT ,012POR MITivsEY BUILDIN(+WASHINGTON, 1). C.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  September 4, 1913.  The Ti. S. Light an. Heat Corporation, Munsey Builling, Washirgton, D.C. Attention of Mr. G. P. Wray  Gentla. en:  At a aleating of the Comwittee on Hazardous Occupations, • tihich has bean dealirg with conAitions at Niagara Falls, the request ;nada to us by your representatives, Mr. Wray and Mr. Smith,for a conference with the Committee regarl_ing conditions in your Niagara plant, as presented by me. 'embers af the Comwittee will be in Niagara Falls next meek and will ba glad to confer with yaar r)presentatives of your comrany on Thursday afternoon, Septeer twelfth, at 2:3J, at the office of the Cotritteet Builling.  the Gluck  Will you kindly advise us this week .ether or not this  isoonhvenient? Very truly yours,  7,ciry Van Kleeci, Director, Woakan in InJustry  ink  OFFICIAL GOVERNIENT IELEGRAM  GOVER/C1ENT RATES  September 3, 1918. Dr. Alice Raailton, Hadlyme Landing, Via Seabrook, Conn.  II. S. Light report sent yon by Holmes. Please rend coma:onto to rgton, not APN "York, this ;leek, as soon 3.13 possibls. ML-kry Van Kleack.  Labor Actirvi rtotratio n   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  1.919 - Worw,n 1 n iniustry Service.  If yes, at what branch  ave you a s ipbuilding, shipyard, or dry-dock experience? of such work, and how long? Shipwright _  Ship carpenter? _  Joiner?  Fastener?  Boat builder ?  Can you lay out work? Can you read blue prints? Do you understand calking?  What experience?  How soon could you respond after being asked to go to a shipyard for the Government.?  What experience in superintending work?  Can you instruct men and get along with them? _  Please semi here the names and addresses of two or three men, not members of the Brotherhood, who have experience that might, under training, qualify them in some branch of shipyard work?   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  0 14-12.97  Form 1201 CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Telegram Day Letter  Blue  Night Message  CLASS OF SERVICE  WESTE  Nite  Night Lettilr NL If none of these three symbols appears after the check number of words) this is a telegram. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check.  TEL GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT  NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT  Day Letter  Blue  Night Message  Nite  Night Utter N L If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this is a telegram. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check.  RECEIVED AT WYATT BUILDING, COR. 14TH AND F STS., WASHINGTON, D. C. Ato'gr  3BUM 28GVT NL NI AGAR AFALLS NY AU G 31 191 8 MARY VA NKLEECK  ARMY BU ILDI NG 8  G ',VAT I NGTO N  SENT DR HAMILTON US L RE:)ORT LAST '::EDNESTAY BUT ',VI LL SPECIAL ANOTHER TO THE ADNESS YOU GAVE ASK! NG HER TO SEND COMMENTS BEFOR E TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 HOLVE 3 - •  f,11 /(' • —  Tr https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  77/,  AIV1 ( f rf  -  -  SYMBOL  Telegram  -!.r/ '4.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  WAR LABOR POLICITS KARD July 22, 1919.  My dear Major-General lorgas: pith the increasing shortae of labor it is and the beeoring necessary in slimy industries to introduo• worren, t of Jaren ar newly established Women in Industnt Service of the Del under which they Labor ie giving careful attentirn to the conditions Petters the root may be enloyed with the most effective results* ous occi41,...4.4 in which serious problems are encountered in the hazard se5 are-to be found, ;rocon oui danger ise poisonous raterials or otherw t of Ole lational reques the at e, Servic and the Women in Industry on Hazardous tle commit a ng rointi a Tar Labor 'Policies 3oard, is prohibiting the ter7 boycui- ations to advise as to the desirability of the best vethods of it :AO arid rions, occupa !sent of wcmen in certAin which it seems pracin sor proces tho. making the conditions safe in riaa to be brought indust of group first ticable to enTley women. The Leal industries ctler the of that is to the attentior of ths aorrrittegi yors' Associition Irrplo the fro,. letter ed of Niaccara Tails* The Attach , of such a zatio, organi tha. !or on there was the immediate occasi comretttee. This cor7ittes earnestly desires the services of Cornelius n Lieutenant-Colonel Harry L Mock And of C.ArtAi H-trold itnowledge as their expert .ch Bradley of the as Defense Service, imam!, d to is desire it e win be of great value in its work, and Aso becaus , inte mested e it :_s have the Surgeon-lene al's Office represented becaus las the of the cts h contra -our, th ries in:iust in the Niamitr- Talla Dersnee Seel-Aye. 'a should greatly ar.preciate it if you would p7rMit or this committee, Colonel Moe; and Captain Bradley to accert membership their obligations with be tent; OA 'so consis 46 givin7; such time to this work other departments of vee to the Surgeon-General's office. RerrosontAti which may be of the government directly interested in any decisions reached is affectinz their c :, .ntrIctk; in Nia7ar.: falls are Also being invited*  Sirse,.ely yours,  liajor-Cien•ral William C. %riga*.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  GOVERNMENT RATES  TELEGRAM  ICIAL BUSINESS  U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR  No.  U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WASHINGTON  Send to  RI44_4=t4r, A. H. G. Hardwick., Employers Association of Niagara Falls Gluck Builling, Nia-lra Falls.  July 22, 1918. U  COMMITTEE ON HAZARDOW1-9.9ggPAIZONA.APPOINTED BY -OMEN IN INDUSTRY SERVICE DEPARWENT OF LABOR WILL GIVE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO REQUEST OF YOUR EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION. MISS MARY ANDERSON REPRESENTING THIS Minna WILL REACH NIAGARA FALLS PROBABLY wETNESDAY MORNING AND WILL GET rw TOUCH WITH YrU AT ONCE. KLIDLY DIVE HER FACILITIES FOR INQUIRY INTO 'MIR REQUFST. Mary Van Kleeck roron in Industry Service.  Appropriation:  https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  WAR LABOR ADMINISTRATION-...!OMEN IN IND'ZTRY SERVICE,  Jul!:  11.!' lelr Dr. 5chereact:eszt7: )ftbor it le h^eoring With the increls1n7 ohcrtt-7q 1or,1n1 thq n170 estibtt nsoesstar7; in man7 irdustries I Labor ie living !Ant lithed Voren In Imiustry Servisl cyr the 1)1r yed  n1e' vito  careful attentior to tha  thlr7 may hi erirlo  mnf0. mnrintse 1,7-01111re with the mo3t offectivs reaulte. Poe•Ilarli tIv! t which poiconf:Im materials ire encounter' im thn hazardous .1P.,.c-ltins ur, IV4 the 'ren in Industry Jtr7e..-pu:! !'recosene3.r t h or other-vi Labor Polioi9e Beard, is Servie, at thn re.:lotrt e• the ,Pitional '#ar Tualizas to advise as tl the • appointi,17 o cosrittee on Haz of l'ran LI 09i-tan o-lurattons, desirability ef rchihittncr he Imrleyrent conditins sAft in those rrooeesee and !,s to the best metholf, nf rtitinr, the or ;11stries 0trrt 4+1er. in whlzh it cf!.!4rz .rr,:acc ,.1. 4.c er71oy ical 2 attnt4 or of 'the cornitt'e ir thAt !'f the eh*Tvl *a th, to !le 1)rou 1% " c' *Itxrurt ?Are. The attArhe4 let+4r fr elc,- Pr.r Atiq ro-Ilrizatior of ouch Acca t Associ.1 a oorrAfte.  '111 T-rlortro  ar it rfsrhar of t17 irtrc !79.4. , 77.1) serve -41 oorrittee nos en17 to thib ocrue. It should he Toosible ri" renIlr servir. in for 1,%^e/tras-t("n1 thr!lso tv'gge.7,t ng aloc 7• vrct, of the Surgnon-lere^elte the men em-loyfll In Thor. C-lone ftrry otr members invitod office htts aoccptesd tie chaimarship, 4, nr. Alice Parilton, -rer . 4. ar are Captain Austin D. Reiley, Ordnance D-in Industry Service, 1 "omen Bureau of Labor statistics, 7iss ”ary  John io4t, Vow Yorlr tate Commander Donald Riley, Wavy Department, Yr. las Defense Service, Decarment of L.Acr, Otyttin Pare'd C, IrAlsy, Ner Yo'lr StAte D'I'mstrent of tabor, an4 Dr. Richard 11.3 Vim ,onnil„ Y. rF,.arce, NAtional Reerire c!  rt ,sturiay, June 27th, at r-lAt ns, in Industry Service, Oursy 100 o'clock in the office or tha 'qops.n glad The c'' - '41'r — ;11  anl f Streets, loom 604. 001inel Pock will be Bui1dLn7, at fur Convenience. to give you further details o' the plane Sincoroly yours,  Dr. J. . Scherqsohmwskyo   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Division of Women in Industry July 19, 3.936.  My dear Colonel Mock: This is to confirm the notice already sent out of the me, )14 to be held or Sunday norning at ten o'clock, Room 604, Ouray BuiWng. You loubtless have already the details as to roor, etc  so that this may be an unnecessary precaution. Ver7 truly ,,ours,  Secretor- to Miss Van Mesck,  Lt. 4ohonel Harry E. Mock, Surgeor Ienrral's Office, "fash'r7ton, D. C.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Division of Women in Industry  July 19, 1918. My dear It. Chaneryt yers' I enclose a copy of the letter from the Smplo to have it in Association of Nits:Para Falls, is you may wish advance of the meeting on Sunday.  The committee so faraappointed  includes the following: on General (accepted) Lt.-Col. Harry I. Mock, Office of the Surge , (accepted) Captain Austin D. Reiley, Ordnance Department ,(accepted) stics Stati Labor Dr. Alice Hamilton, Bureau of (accepted) try, in Indus Women Miss Mary Anderson, Division of accepted) yet (not , tment Lt.-Commander Donald Riley, Navy DeTar epted) ac, yet (not , Labor of Mr. John Vogt, N. Y. State Department and Cartain Colonel Mock is to be the committee Chairman, to be held as you know Reiley Secretary, and the first meetin7 is 21st, in the Ouray Building, at ten o'clocIr. Sunday morning, July Room 504. Sinceraly yours,  Chief, Division of Women in Industry. Mr. William L. Chenery, Committee on Public Information, lordon Hotel, Sixteenth and I Streets Washington, D. C.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Division of Vernon in Industry uly 18, 191 .  111,' dear Commander RA167: At the requeet of the National war Labor Policies Board the Division of Women in Industry of the Department of Labor is appointing  committle to deal with the rroblems sugTested in the  attaehed letter from the Rrrloyers' Association of Nisi/Ara Falls. Believing thlt any decision as to the possible employment of women  ir  these industries should be based on a survey which will  undoubtedly reveal conditions needin7 correction as affecting the men now employed, it is desired to tproint a committ,Nn which will represent the producing depilrtments of the rvernmnrit now placing **tracts in Niagara Palle, as well as the 'federal Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Labor.  LieutInart-  Colonel, Barry V. Moak, of the Surgeon-general's office, h.Ls accertnd the chairmanship, and Cartair Austin D. Reiley of the Ordnance Depart-140n+  1" SecretAry. Vs earnest17 hope thlt you will be willincr, to be a merber  repreSonting the NAVT- Ard b - Inl'ng to the committee your =pert nowledge of the chemical industries* Either Cartain Reiley or I will be very 7lad to talk with   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  -2.  you more in detail about the plans for the committee. The first meeting is to be held Sunday morning, In the Ouray Building, Room 604, at 10 o'c]ock.  At that meetry7, the  lane  for the survey will be outliner!. Sincerely yours,  Chief, Division of Women in Industry. LieutenAnt-Commander Denkld Riley, Navy Department, 9th And B Streets, Washinton, D. C.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Division of Women in Industry  uly 18, 1913.  V* dear Captain Roney: I enclose a copy of the letter from the Rmrloyors' Association of Niagara Falls which Siltbethe appointment of the spooled committee on the possible employment of women in the chemical industries.  In connection with your work al  Secretary, we shall be very 7,1a4 of course to aid you in every possible way in the office of this Division. We apprecitte heartily the help which you are giving, and we are confident that we shall have v-,.ry valuable result s. Sincerely rurs,  Chief, Division of Woos* in Industry. Certain Austin D. Roney, Production Division, Ordnance Department, A Ro  OPT THR ROPitlYPRS° ASSOCtinv of Viaitera Musk Reilding  Juno 21, MRA,  4014 Royal Seeker, Cemmiseleners 11,, S. Derailment of Leber. voshington, 16 O. Poor farg The pesulier oomilitimao *doh hare arisen is our eountry on asseent of a state of war have obligee the lewermment to toks lush notion in emerfornsiee whisk in psalm times *mild net have aeon dens without lepAskstiono IS all meogales the barimilo popeor, to maintain the equIl iblqum of oseiAl and Industrial estivitles with whist 'engross has olothed our President end whish hes lienn judieieusly used for tho benefit *fear isseple• The **With of ems poser has. in serials Woulitio e, seriously oripplid the war gepoisant by surialling predatio n of •ssentials. Wtasrs Falls is on of thee, points sod the ehemisal indastrioe, predmeimg chlorine, laustie•eodat egtette.pitasho torrodrolleys, magnoolua, oaloium **MAW, elestrodes, tormaldbide, prams mod overylhim, Weis for the as tian of Wir mmtorials, aro eaablo to operate to eopeeity em soeseat tho ohortageo  Cr  The remedy it to eepplaat this ems ehortago with woos , of the.. Seriphs. Mateo aseeotowed to laboring wort , and repuleivo SP this sow appear to ioorisausio it is a ear momessity end as easil As it Is to introduce it. Polish *ease here ere ainsi y stepped uper war ending , es and natty is go on shift work of 8 hour*, provided sueh Itrodooton could be obtai ned 'nip tha Dopartrpnts sublost of sours* to supervision end euepension with the power entrusted to the? President mo 001dd eur lerdirlieUt so far rimed, from iti tradisAVIO and Militemil altreessal004, AJLINIVIIMMOMILAMOU reek a ps mitt to the's* faellertast Sash iodiel4u41 idusty has a presidia, *vow by upsets end is adlitten would to welfar, ant Witty departamot willing to oarloy a woman seporiatemdont to sots that the health of the.. wome n amd to fors* thow to *Wooly follow hysienie, sanit saflersee mas not imperilled ary sod pressotionary usaeares for oolf.protoo +ism. Sulk droll* motion oe$ at first elas ee shook, but oboe we **solidi's* the megemMit for the pretoeties et the pliW it Weld WO and their half Mitten eimp.aosistento and followers, is It not a duty. 'MR they, repulsive is our fres repliblievt ideas/ We have twonty.ens sash Industries whish otould be epoded tor and run 10 oapeeit if or poraittodo   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Rooreottully your% (51 .7, 'Al) A. He ne Mardwieheil Sao  >-.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  THE TRAVELERS INSURAN CE INDEMNITY  COMPANY  COMPANY  ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION  HARTFORD  DIVISION  CONNECTICUT  JOHN L. THOMPSON. SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM P. EALES. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT ALLAN D. RISTEEN. DIRECTOR TECHNICAL RESEARCH  L. F. B UT LE R  August  1918  P R ES I DENT  AND SAFETY PUBLICATION WILLIAM FERGUSON, TRAVELING SUPERVISING ENGINEER   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Department of Labor, Women in Industry Service, Washington, D. C. Lientlemen:I have just received inforrrEtiOn to the effect that you. have a cJamittee that has inVesl, igated the occupational hazards in certain inIf any reports as the result of your dustries. investigation are available, I should greatly appreciate your courtesy in forwarding them to me. YJU.rS  very truly,  ee r  Form 1201  CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Telegram Day Letter Night Message  Blue  WESTE  UNION  Nite  NL Night Letter If none of these three symbols of check number after the appears words) this is a telegram. Otherits wise character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check.  TEL NEWCOMB CARLTON.  PRESIDENT  AM GEORGE W. E. ATKINS. FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT  CLASS OF SERVICE  SYMBOL  Telegram Day Letter  Blue  Night Message  Nite  N L Night Letter If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this is a telegram. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check.  RECEIVED AT WYATT BUILDING, CUR. 14TH AND F STS., WASHINGTON, D. C. AtaZr 61BU Cl 28 GOV 1 NIAGARA FALLS NY 1025A 'VG 22 1918 MISS I M PIERCE ROOM 604 OURAY BLDG WASHN DC S MONDAY TWO IF CONV ENI ENT COLONEL CALL MEETING COMMITTEE HAZARDOU PREFERABLE AFTERNOON MACK OTHERWISE TUESDAY VANKLEECK 1037AM   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  MONDAY   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  di L.  y  n.(st.  I.v  tc.m  of you I-, turn t,)  y :4  .17'.  ilu  t.,114  _  •:r  •  •77,  C. '•  eur  v  AuLu  r f,ur.  u Colonel  Aock,  Ortice .)1: the Sure.pn Wbineton,  atmem10  U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WASHINGTON  Lueust 15, 1916.  Director, Women in Industry Service,  I have your letter of the 14th inst. and shall be glad to serve on the permanent advisory committee regarding the introduction of women in hazardous occupation, although probably on account of press of work, I Shall often have to sond a representative to the meetings instead of attending in person. From present prospects it locks as if I might not be able to get to the Niagara Falls meeting.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  ssioner of Labor Statistics.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  We :IA 14,  g)  6 I.  :As.  L.Jr. 40.kull 11,,;11  c-xi.mitte t  *ith  it.1 4ith thE:.  chualciI  ..in tile  in  , 1  F.e  cuswittet  in  _ tc;mpor,-.ry  pi6ei. cif ,,tk, _;21.I  yi(Teod th:Lt  it we.  iLtaittun 3hii rcprent ttlo Jure.tu .f  t4tiLtic3.  It h )1,30 6f  :-.11c:n In  e )ric t  h)gevor, th,At the cJmalttme Ivt  .1- .1..1\L,:u.,  r6f.t.n_., the intruducti,n c:1 !:aharo, :JO. it 3,:)3M4 prJoiLle  th-it it  in  ;C  in 4.Jkin  tiaLe to j:_in it  ru..  6 va  yi to tAko  y 'UT ,:drieJnt t. L.1.1:16  y„)Lir rwie t. 40 ,,m14itte-'t h.)pis tha,t i Lm.y be  iLL  Hamilton to leot *ith us Ata;ut:t  Zi:A.  oth yuach..1 Dr.  .n  At thAt time we 67111  repiJrts Jr the fibLd workenl  fr  - jai  :Arc:ir the ,)rf:ii.iliniry  piAn next Lt.Jys.  thht it may 'ae possible at that tL.  t  rliciandti.ns in the ,ILteta kireLly  it ie. hod  cartAin ,n1 thus t3st  ut  .he -rob4bitity )f c.btrAnine: im.le AiLte 01  eat t; 4..eet tt tho 11.Jspect ju.htc hjjj ,xlso the oolAt %tel  iL the ?re3dnt ti..,e In nararI. 6-1...4-4.4 •  WAR DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION Washington. August 8, 1918.  MEMORANDUM for Miss Van Kleeck:  Can meet with you Saturday at 1.30.  Please advise  my office State, War & Navy Building, Telephone Branch 2020, where the meeting will be held.  d17 B. H. Gitchell Major Ordnance, N. BHG/LKS   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Form 1201 CLASS OF SERVICE S1MBOL Telegram Day Letter  Blue  Night Message  Nite  Night Letter NL If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this is a telegram. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check.  UNION AM  WESTE \r'k,TEL NEWCOMB CARLTON. PRESIDENT  GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT  CLASS OF SERVICE  SYMCOL  Telegram Day Letter  Blue  Night Message  Nite  N L Night Letter If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this is a telegram. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check.  RECEIVED AT WYATT BUILDING, CUR. 14TH AND F STS., WASHINGTON, D. C. APPVIS  bbufiV 46) Oil IL AuU t 1 -16  8R DurFALO NY  Mrob IANIHt  W fritRLL  ()  HOW b04 uuKAY DL4JG VvAbHiNuluN  LALL  LurdmiiiEE  UR4JAy ONE iU<i  HAZARD6uS (A,LUI-ATiuN  A  ,  1‘wAl  EN immi) UK  NoULiiilu NivLK utto-tcli. Alit+ 0d-itHLuht.W8KY MAK  buKE IHAI ANULKouN6 HLr6K1 16 iN HciLLA%;) urriLL ocrvKL 6AIW-WAY HAVE. tcLcuhArhc..ii uliwiLLL   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  r:Ahl  vAN tqx.L.A,K.  8b0A Auu 6  ME1/1() August 3,1918.  To MiL:s Van Kieeck From Mr. Bell In re: Appointment of Lieut.Col gook on Comm on Ha7,ardous Occupations.  Attached herewith is a communication regarding the appointment of Col.Harryi. Mock on the C mmittee on Hazardous Occupations.  This wae Plelayed in reaching  this office and therefore yours.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  eaf.)  l9 Ot  401440   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR  WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL WASHINGTON APP.  r. Felix Frankfurter, Chaiman, Wur Labor rolicies Board, Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. Dear sir: In compliance with your request of July 27, Lieutenant Colonel Harry E. Mel:, edical Cor; E, is hereby appointed, by direction of the SurEeon General, to represent this office on a committee on Hazardous Occupations in the Department of Labor, and to give such time as is necessary to this work as will not interfere with his duties hi this office. .ery truly yours,  (2a1-7'wk-d C. L. Furoush, Colonel, Mcdical Cor,E, N. P.  ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  THE SURGEON GENERAL- U. S. ARMY. WASHINGTON.  r.D. c."  TREASURY DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL  WASHINGTON  IN REPLYING ADDRESS THE SURGEON GENERAL U. S.PUSLIO HEALTH SERVICE  July 24, 1918.  CD  Honorable Felix Frankfurter, Assistant Secretary, repartment of Labor, Washington, P. C. My Pear Mr. Frankfurter: Assistant Surgeon General J. W. Schereschewsky has re— ferred to me your letter of the 22nd instant requesting him to serve as a member of a committee on Hazardous Occupations to advise as to the desirability of prohibiting the employment of women in certain occupations and as to the beat methods of making the conditions safe in those processes in which it seems practicable to employ them. In accordance with your request, I have taken pleasure in authorizing Pr. Schereschewsky to serve as a member of the committee in question and get in communication with the chairman of the committee, namely, Colonel H. F. Mock in regard to its work.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Sincerely yours,  " Surgeon Ceneral.  Cory wain IN INDUSTRY PIMP August 1, 118. IMMORANDUv Pri. J. w. Schereschewsky, U. S. Public Health Sena's FRnIts lies Tan Kleecks Women in Industry Service.  s appointed by the The Committee on Hasardeue. Oecu .a it. rlan for dealing in e !'omen in Industry Servise is now 4igi-ti 'nail • with thl iroblems of the possible ampleyment of women in the chemical industries of Mega)* Palls. The Committee has gone on !word as believing that the outstanding problem seaters around sonditions attesting health, but that clearly there are other social and eesnoris factors which should be included in any thorou0 study. It is !loped by the eommittee that its work may result in immediate ch,InT:s in conditions affecting both ion and women throuIh the active co4eperation of the departments placing contrasts in ?fiercer* Falls and that lasting results may be secured by the formulatiin of rules and regulations foveming the chemical industries by the New York State Industrial Commission. To aacemorlish these recite the committee has seu-ht the astensidoa 0*-crcration of several important dsq,artments tni on and Investigati its besides the Department of Labors-especially Derartment, the Ordnance Insyeetior Service,- the Public Health Service, New York of the Surgeon General's offii. and the Industrial Commission of of Depkriment the State. The Investigation and Inspestion Service Labor is being requested to take *barge of investigation of the social and economic factors, such as 'emcees hours, worki-R conditions and living conditions, subject to a plan to be develoed in conference with the other co-operating groups under the direction of the Women in Industry Service; to wake available the serviose of Dr. Alice Hamilton and Dr. fleorge U. Price to take !art in the inqutry into rrobleas in whisk they are reeop7nised exerts; to furnish the services of a skilled factory inereeters one who has specialised to a greater or less extent in industrial health hazards, blover and fume line engineering and iust removal. A ehemisal engineer by profeszion is preferred. Captain Austin D. Maley of the Ordnance Dersvirent and Nies Nell. Swartz of the New York State Derartpent of Labor have else offerred their services with the approval of their rmorestive derartments, and will he avnilible fer *Oval field work.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  •  Dr. SoherosohOwSky.  4.  In order that the various grcu.s coves-nod in the task may work together effectively, a Stoori,v, Committee of the Comrittee on Hasardous Occwations has been appoirted. The Director of the "omen in Industry Service will gc to Niagara Falls at once t• co for with the ihysioians of the Public Health Service, the representatives of the Ordnance Wartment and the NOW York State Derartment of Labor, and the raprosentativee which wo hope the Investigation and Inspection Service will send, so that we may at once arrive at a conclusion as to the flan and scope of the several investigations which should he combined into a whole in the final results of the committee's work. The Committee on Hasardous Occupations regnant. the United States Public Health service to co-olerate In this work in accordance with the offer alro4dy -ado by you, namely by making available the services of physicians who will investigate the health waits of the conditions in Niaaara Falls affectir both mon and women, furnishing a relort to the Committee on Hazardous Occurations as a basis for their reoommendations. It is duqected that the *enterers* to plan the in4utry will he held in Niacara Falls at tho Imperial Hotel next Monday morning at ni3O o'clock.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  (Sil,ned) Vary Vivi neeek Direeter, Women in Industry worries.  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WASH 1 N GTO N  WOMEN IN INDUSTRY SERVICE  July 29, 11-.)1. T:.EMORANDUM PaR:  The Secretary of Labor  FROM:  Miss Van Kleeck  SUBJECT:  Special Committee on Employment of Women in Hazardous Occupations..  The organization of this committee has been mentioned in the weekly reports of the Women in Industry Service of July 213th and 27th. At the meeting on Saturday, July 27th an exceedingly important plan of co-operation between departments was proposed, an as it has far reaching implications it seems desirable to bring it to your attention at once. rn the basis of a report from Miss Anderson of Industry Service and Miss Swartz of the New York State the Women in Department of Labor, who had been appointed to go to Niagara Falls and determine whether women were now employedAt it was decided by " the committee that the outstanding problem centers around the conditions affecting health. Women are now employed there, and there is an amazing lack of any safeguards a7ainst the serious effects of the industrial poisons which they are handling. On the other hand, it is also clear that there are social and economic factors which should be included in any thorough study.1 The committee, therefore,' went on record as recommending that the co-operation of several important departments be sought, incluiing besides the Department of. Labor, which is of course taking the lead ih this matter,4 the Public t, Health Service, the Ordnance Department, the Surgeon General's Office„ the Navy and the Industrial Servie, Commission of New York State. _ 4. Dr. Schereschewsky on behalf of the Public Health Service offered the active co-operation of the Service, proposing to put at the disposal of the committee several physicians who could take part in the investigation at Niagara Falls. Captain Austin D. Reiley of the Ordnance Department, Miss Nelle Swartz of the New York State Department of Labor, and probably Mr. John Vogt, cherical engineer of the New York State Department of Labor, also offer their services. Dr. Alice Hamilton is already a member 6f the committee, and the committee very much desires her services and those of Dr. George M. Price with who: the Investigation and Inspection Service has already negotiated.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  The committee also went on record as realizing the necessity for a further investigation of the social and economic factors, such as wages, hours, organization of erployment management departments in the plants and co-operation with the employment service, and the committee hopes that the Department of Labor through its Investigation and Inspection Service will take charge of these phases of the inquiry, co-ordinating this study with the investigation of health problems already outlined. In order that the co-operation planned may be most effectively developed, a steering committee has been appointed. The Women in Industry Service regards the proposed plan of co-operation as a most promising sign of the possibility of 7 getting several departments to work together for importtnt results.; , The plan is submitted at this timed he cretary,ofr in order_.'/-4-•'/ -7471 that we may have ha-approval and endorsement be or tie steering Okb--- s° committee holds its cromm4441te-meeti,,_, ,,. to outline the details of the 15fula plan. Mr. Ethelbart Stewart of the Investigation and Inspection Service is a member of the committee on Hazardous Occupations and he and his assistant, Miss Gertrude Barnum, were present at the meeting on July 27th. A copy of this memorandum is being sent to Mr. Stewart in the hope that in the plan proposed the co-operation of the Investi7ation and Inspection Service may be assured.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Respectfully submitted,  Director, Women in Industry Service.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  41,  1101ERN IN INDUSTRY  sravics August 1, lr'18.  My A6ar Dr. Pearce: Yr. ?rankfurte:. has 3e1t Ire your :totter of July 26th.  vie eArne6tly hope th3t you All Join the aommittle and 7AV.  us the benefit of advice as often as you may be able to srare time for conference with us, we shall gladly charge the dny of tho reeting to make it more convenient for you to attend. Cz4tqln Reiley hopes to s9e you vers.: soon to tell you more :1.out our plans. Ther  Will be no m'etin7 of the nonmittes ttis week Saturdr,  Aw.!,ust fourth, ac the merbers who will tdY, pftrJ. in fie) are to meet in Niagara Palls on Monday. ready to rake a r,,rort the  As soon as they are  an committee will be called together  ard I trust that we may select a day when it is possible for you to come. Sincerely yours,  Director, "omen in Industry Service. Dr. Richard M. Pearce, National Research Council, 1015 Sixteenth Street, Washin:rton, D. C.  ,  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WAR LABOR POLICIES BOARD, July ao, 1918.  MMMO.  Miss Van Kleeck To: Fran: Mr. Bell. In re: Letter from Richard M, Pearce relative to serving on Ca=mittee on Hazardous Occupations. I am referring to you for attention and direct reply the attached letter from Richard M. Pearce explaining his hesitancy in serving on this Committee, and his willingness to accept if you think it desirable.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ACTING AS TI-4E  DIVISION 0; MEDICINE AND RELATED SCIENCES  1023 SIXTEENTH STREET WASHINGTON, D. C.  DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH OF THE  COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE  July 26, 1918.  Mr. Felix Frankfurter, War Labor Policies Board, Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Frankfurter: I have your letter of July 22nd, suggesting that I serve on the Committee on Hazardous Occupations, of the Women in Industry Service of the National War Policies Capt. A. D. Reiley and Dr. Alice Hamilton have Board. already urged me to accept service on this Committee, but as I explained to them I hesitate to do so for several reasons: 1. I am not very familiar with the chemical aspects of these problems, and I understand. that the chemical side will be the most important in all matters considered. 2. In connection with the work of the Research Council and the Surgeon General's Office, I usually take the week-end period for work out of Washington and this would interfere with my attendance at the meetings which I underFor example, my stand are always to be held on Saturday. engagements at present are such that for the next four weeks I could not attend the meetings on Friday or Saturday. It is very probable that within the next 3. few weeks I will accept a commission in the Medical Reserve Corps which will make it increasingly difficult to attend to committee matters. If with these restrictions as to service you still consider it desirable for me to be a member of the Committee, I accept membership. I shall not be able to attend the meeting on July 27th. Yours sincerely, Uk-CL(1./LI )1A. 71  7/Y-La.A..4c-c A/.  RMF-H Dictated but not read.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Richard —. Pearce, Chairman, Division of Medicine and Related Sciences.  WAR IABOR POLICSS BOARD July 22, 19184  My de:r Dr. Pears*: With the insreasing shortage et labor it is beco-ing noseseery in nany industries to introduee semen, and the newly esti'lished Women in Industry Service of the Department of Libor is giving Aareful attention to the conditions under which they may be employed with the most effective results. Perhaps the most serious preblors are encountered in the hasardous occupations in which toisoneus materials or otherwise dangerous rrosesses are to imo found, Iluvi the '"oren in Industry Service, at the request or ts* National 'Ur Labor Policies Board, is appointill a orAmittee on Hazardous Oocuratio-s to advise se to the desirability of prohibiting the employrent of ,--17,en in oertain occupations, and as tic the hest methods of nakin7 the conditions cafe in those processes in which it seems practicable to The first group of industries to be brt,ught to the eisrloy then. sitten't;ion of the committee ig thu.t of the chemie,0 industries of Macular* Falls. The attached letter from the Imployez..s' AssociLi.tion there was the immediate occasion for the organization of such a committee. It is earnestly desired that you serve as i member of bo possible for the embnittee not only to this oomrittee. rfinder eervice in tkill.r1.6. 1).r; regarding the employaent of women, k)ut aloe in st.1sti.117, on:11-648 whioh ra.v Make these occui•ations safer for the men employed In them. Colonel Harry 1. Wook, of the Surison.. General's office has accepted the chairmanship, and the other members invited are Captain Austin D. Miley, Ordnance Dertmont, tr., Alice Hari',ten, Bureau of tabor Statist:toe, Vies Miry Anderson, Vitsvint in Industry Service, Commander Riley, Navy Detartrent, Mr, John Vott, Wet York State Deportment of Labor, Captair Bradley, Gas 'Defense Service, 1sNeale Swart*, New 'for!, tita*1 Derartmont of Labor, %nd Dr. it lw• $chereachewsky, Public Health service. 7he corr-ittee will tr. et !;e: t. Saturday, June 2711, at 1.30 oecieek in the office of the Itemen in Industry Service, Cray Building. Itilhth and CT Streets, Roes 604. Colonel Mock will be glad to give ,you furthor details of the plans at ycur 0 •nvenienose   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  S Merely yours,  Dr/ Richard V. Pears*.  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WAR LABOR POLICIES BOARD July 31, 1918.  MEMO. To:  Miss Van laeedk  Pram: Mr, Bell In re: Services of Capt. Austin D. Reiley on Cammittee of Hazaripmk Occupations of Women in Industri, I am referrins to you herewith for direct attention letter from the War Department, giving permission to Capt. Reiley to serve on the above committee. Encl.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  All communications should be accompanied by carbon copy and addre=ised to  ADR/mb  WAR DEPARTMENT  To insure prompt attention, in replying refer to  OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ORDNANCE  PRODUCTION DIVISION WASHINGTON  No. Attention of  Silly 29, 19l8  .14r. Felix Frankfurter, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Washington, D.C. Sir: Subject: Services of Captain Austin D. Reiley on the Committee of Hazardous Occupations of Women in Industry, War Labor Policies Board. 1. Your letter of the 22nd inst. requesting the services of Austin D. Reiley, of the Safety and Sanita tion Branch of the Staff Section, has been received. 2. Pernission for Captain Reiley to serve on this committee is hereby granted.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Guy E. Tripp, Colonel, Ord. Dept. N.A.,  Mr. Felix Prailleurtera Office :if :A:ssistant Secretary of Labor, • -7el Fr-• • -•  Subject: buvvic,,. of 00.114/4 'Patin 114 MOUSY on the ---IiLtee of Hazardous Occupation* Of toren -try, 'mar Labor Foliates Board. lettk:r 01 Lhe 22nd inst. requesting the servisss . Reiley, of Lde Safety and Sanitation Branch of the 3ectIon, has been received.  •  You  Permission for Captain Reiley to serve on this comnit 2. Is -!-,ro'Jy - ranted.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Guy E. Tripp, Colonel, Ord. Dept. N.As  Capt.A.D.Relloy Ur. Felix F, Office of t,.4.; iibuLtoba.,A1, wmovouavb La vthington, D.C. t SAW am t Subjects Serviees of 40410eAmlisiOdmi Committee of Himardome Occupations of Women in TnsTastry, -ar Labor Policies Board. your letter of the 22nd inst. requesting the services of Austin D. Raley, or tho Safety and Sanitation Branch of the  1.  Staff Sectjan, bns been received. 2.  Permiesian for Captain Reiley to serve on this committee  is hereby c:ranted.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Guy E. Tripp, (_:olouel, ord. Dept. N.A.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  wom IN INDUSTRY  SIMI=  July 24, 1918.  Ny dear lir. Traynet WO were very sorry that you could not be present  at the  eting of the @committee or Hazardous Occupations held  last Sunday morning, but we appreciated your senting Miss Ladenburg as your representative.  She has probably reported to you  the results of the meetLng. We are exoeedingly anxious to )141,0 a permanent representative ef the Wale Industries Board ayrointed as soon as possible so that we may have the benefit of your advice in pur proceedings. The next meting will b6 held Saturday, July 27th, at one-thirty o'clock in this office, Ouray Buildng, ItAlth and 0 Streets, Room 604. The minutes of the last meet'ng ,Are enclosed. SI.nce-el,/ yours,  Director, Women in Industry Service. Kr. Hugh ftayholl Chairman Labor Division, War Industries Board• Washin7,ton, D. C.  WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD WASHINGTON - M. BARUCH  IN YOUR REPLY REFER TO  CHAIRMAN   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  July 20, 1918.  Memorandum to:  Miss Mary Van Kleeck  2rom:  Hugh Frayne  Subject:  Meeting of Committee on Chemical Industries.  This will confirm telephone conversation of this morning advising you that Miss May Ladenburg of this office will represent Mr. rayne at the meeting tomorrow morning, July 21, at 10 o'clock in the Ouray Building,  Secret ,7 to Mr. Frayne .1hairman Labor Division   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  WAR LABOR POLICIES BOARD July 22, 1918.  My dear Colonel Tripp. r it is lith the inereasing shortage of labe en, and wom e oduc intr to beaming necessary in nem industries Departthe of ice Serv The newly established Women in Industry ns itio cond the to n ment of Labor is giving eareful attentio lts. e resu ctiv t effe mos the under whioh they may be employed with rdhaza the in red unte aro enco Perhaps the root serious problowe dan e rwis othe or s s material ous occupations in which poisonou stry Indu in en the Wom gerous processes are to be found, ane War Labor Policies Board, mnal Nati the of est Service, at the requ to advise as is appointing a committde on yezprlou In to the desirability of prohibiting the ing slak test methods of certain occupations, and as to the in which it seems practicable s egee e conditions safe in thos prot to wtplov them.  oup ..p ysiont of  brought to he first group of industries to be industries ical that of the chem the attention of the committee is se Assooyer BoTl letter fror the of Niagara Tails. The attached tior of niza ocomeion for the orga ciation there was the immediate such a committee. res the services of This committee earnestly desi as his expert knowledge of Captain Austin D. Re.Aley inasmuch of great service in its work and estof and sanitation will be eMoro the Ordnance Department repr also *wave* it is desired to es stri s indu Fall the Niagara sented because it Is interested in tly arpreolate it if y,u grea ld shou through its contracts. 744 ept membership on this committee, would permit Captain Roney to acc d be consistent with his giving such time to this work as woul Representatives of other nt. rtme obligations tn the Ordnance Dera ctly interested in any iecieions departments of the government dire their contracts in Niagara Falls whioh may be reached as affeottng are also being invited. Sinee,-ely ynurs,  Colonel luy I. Tripp.  TELEGRAM  OFFICIAL BUSiNESS  U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE  No.  WASHINGTON  Send to  GOVERNMENT RATES  July 22, 1918.  Miss Nelle Swartz, 77 Irving Place, Nov Yo City.  Women's Division asks you to serve on importtnt national committee on Hazardous Occupations. Anderson arrives New York Tuesday morning. Wants you go with her to Nia0;ara Falls Tuesday evening represAnting State Labor Department. Urgent problem there requires immediate joint action. Mary Van Kleock.  App ropr i at ion: " llrar _labor _Adminiatratittm-- Woman in Industry Bervice,. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  My dear Colonel Mock: 74) are vor7 glad indeed that you have consented to be ChAirman of the Committee to investigate the cosEible employment of women in the chemical industries ofNNiagara Falls.  Attached is a copy of the letter from the Employers,  Association which led to the appointment of this committee by the Division of Women in Industry at the request of the National '/ar Labor Policies Board. B:ncerely yourv,  Chief, Division of Women in Industry. Lt. Col. Ittrry r. Mock, Office of the Surgeonaaemeral„ 7th and S. Streets IrashinTton, D. C.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  lArteXi  E A:1D  117 la,  yli.  lour Captain Reilsyt As Charlan of  he 'ar tabor Policielc Board, Imm  writing to 40' if you will serve as SocrstA/7 or the special oomritt,e wrc'ntA to advice the Divi4ion of Itomen in Industry regardmr:the possible employment of wor n in the chtdoical .vIdustries of Niagara Falls.  Wass VAn Kl000k's accompanying  letter exrlains the scope and yulose of this oommittos. services in this connection will be of  Your  reat value tr the  4o-trd o and we hope that you may ginti it possible to sem. Cordially you-so  Ca. t  Arabi. in D. Roney   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  •  Division of Toren in Tndustry  uly 18, 191'.  Dear Yr. Vortt Captu.,n Auet!n D. Reiley of the nrInlnee De-a-trent has already written you to apt, yru to serve as. a member of the special committee appointed by the Division or  'ren in  Tndustry at the request of the National liar Labor Policies Board,  A copy of the letter from the WrTloyerse Association  of Niagara Falls whtoh led tr this action is attiched. The committee is asked to make an investirAtion of the possible employment of .Tomen, extending its inquiry to cover existing conditions as they effect the employment of men in Niagara Fa31s. 14 are confident that throu!h the co-operation of the Federal Department of tabor, the varLous producirr depIrthments of the government wh..ch Are placing contrActs in Niagara Falls, and the NA-7 York State Department of Labor, we shill be able to accomplish some effective results by means of this committee. Lieutenant-Colonel Harry R. Mock of the Surgeon general's office has accepted the shairmanship, anA Captain Austin D. Reiley is Secretary.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  -2  The first meeting of the committee will be held in 'Nash 'ton  ,o-, In, July 216t,  Room 604, 00ray  Building, lighth and G Streets, And we shall 14D4 very zlari indeed if yru can find it possible to attend in order that the plan fo- t  survey rAy be outlined promptly.  We  hope very much that you wi31 f,nd it rossiblf, to se,-ve, since your expert knowledge of the cherlc.I industries and of Niagara FAlls will be of service to us, awl ycur  mbe-ship  on the committee will Insure the co-ooerAtion of the New York State Department of Labor, which ire very much desire to have. Sincerely yours,  Chief, Division of Illomen in Industry. Sohn Vot, Esq., New York State Departrent of Labor, 23C rifth Avenue, New York City.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Division of Women in Industry  uly 18, 191 - *  my  dear Vlse Andersen: The first mooting of the committee on the chemical  industries is called for Sunday morning in Washington.  I am  not sure whether you Flan to reach here Saturday ni..,/,ht, but I am sending this word in advmmoe so that if you shculd arriv• in WashnItcr Sunday morning you cculd attend the meeting A ton o'clock, in the Ouray Bulling, Ei7hth and  n  Streets,  7cor 504. / expect to attend 1.90 that it is not necessary ft,r you to change your plane to be here.  We are now eltablished  i!1 mn office -4t, V.:IE; Above address, Arl 7-c, are lookir7 forward 'c your return. Sincerely yours,  Chief, Division of '"men in Ildustry. Vise Wiry Anderson, 24, 'Sumer Strget, Boston, Wss.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  WAR LAWR rrqc  BOLID  uly 18, 191',..!.  My dear Commemdor Raoyt As Chairman of the War Labor Policies Board, Iam writing to as  if you will serve as asoibor of a special  committee appointed to advice the Division of rcmen in Industry regarding the possible employr,n . of Tomen tn ths ohomicAl  lidustries of Nicara Fl1e,  iva Van Kleeck's  accompiny n7 letter asplaIns the scope .nd rurpose or 'his oommittee.  Your servicos in  great value to tho Board,  nd  his connectLon will bo of e hope  possiblo to serve, Cordially vccrse  Liouten oit Commander Don,,ld R lay  k1 ,1 you ray rInd it   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  WAR LABOR POLICFS WARD  uly 13, 1918.  My dear Colonel Mocks A8 Chairran nP the mar Labor Policies Board, Iam writim, to ask if you will serve as Chairran of the special committee arpointed to advise the Division of Wonen in ImIlictry regard!ro: the poseible employment of women in the chemical industries of Niagara !Palle.  Mien Van Kleeckte accompanying  letter explains the scope and purpose of this corrAtee. Ye.7.ur services in this connection will be of great value to the Board, Ani re hoe tha 4. you may find it possible to servo. Cordially yours,  tieutmnant-Colonel Meek   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  "rrre..Pr^r  July  101,  My des.r Mr. Fraynet et reettng of ITI1 is to rf,ive you notice of the fir lkitloyment the ccrrrittee to advise or th!.., possible i  1s cheric41 irlust-mies of 14tta7,ra  to b  rif.  *omen  trr-ating  is  210+, at tar o'clock ir the Ou -Ety  hz cn Sun  11:or'  Bui1 in', 7'L-hth anA  T.ry tr!ily  Chief, 'lemon in InAustry 53rvice. Mr. liuz,h Frayne t -s Board, "far Indystri, eet, Str D lath And v"..tsh'i7tor, n. 1.  i.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  WAR LAROR PnLICI'S BrARD  une 18, 1918,  My lear Oartatn Relley: As Chairran of fhe War Labor Policils Board, I as writing to ask if you will serve as SecretAry of the opeeial *swittls arpoIntld to advise the Diviaon of Iromen in Industry regarding the possible employment of womln in the chemical industries of Niawara fills.  Miss I/An Kleeek's accompany ng  letter explains the scope ,And purpose of this committee. services in this connection will be of great v4lue to thio Board, and ee hope that you may !'ind it Cordially yours,  Caf t  Austin D. Reiley  iit)ri to serve.  Ynur  will 1,4„risi  -74(  •'  TELEGRAM  OFFICIAL BUSINESS  GOVERNMENT RATES  U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR  No.  U. S. EMPLCYMENT SERVICE WASHINGTON  Send  t  .  o-L: (.12  k *ct  (...2.  \-A-ko-LA4- ,L.,..c.)-  cr-r A---Lt  ce. c ul(al Lt...A..,•  '  gL-31-2-.._I mx, --e c-o-C-a.  LI (A-^-t  .  ,04  CI cx.,-1-Q11.40'k LA.4 LAC , A.Arz5n-%-4 , =..N A-A-%-u CQ %•••)--, 1..-t-e-,..k.A.,,i,_ i -r  d..-1  11.-L.Qa-L'i Litat  ) /wk. A.:/  J 41‘ / %.6--01  lit-Ai-C,--S>t C-4,A1)*-4"`A  6.,....te) , LC  ....i L •  ,..,  .2.....,  .‘-4— --.A.c( -/sm , L.kJo--2.k.A.  .t_4C.A. Ck  (AC,Lt(  J..,.3-9  Lt.,  1.-11j ‘1.-cls"  (  C Ck.A.A.cA-AA.  Appropriation: "   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  0,-4 7- ,  LL'---  c-CcA--•  xl  ' L-'  - (-4-) ckirChni II--15'27  Divisior of Waren in Industry uly 18,  Deur Dr. Hamiatost A night letter was sent you yesterday fres: this offise s, but roturne1 because there is no telegrar t! office at Hadlrfts tundinv,, Connecticut, and I cum sending this letter by special delivery so that you may get it as soon as possible. I Am enclosing a copy of the telegram, and a copy of the original letter frnm the lirrloysrs. Association of Niagara Falls which led to the appointment of this committee.  Iam  melustant to euggest your coming to Itashingtm at the very beginning of your vacation, but we need you very urgentlI, to help in planninl. the survey. Sincerely yours,  Chief. Division of Vomen in Industry. Dr. Alice Hamilton, Hadlyme Land ',mg, Connooticut.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WASHINGTON  is_ —ary Van 7leec17. Tomen Department Department of Lhbvr 7ashinton. Dear ::iss Van :leeck: Your telegram has just come. I shall be at "aranac L ae tomorro in care of '5r.F.dward 'aldwin, then on Tuesday of this week I can be reached at the Cosmopolitan Club, 133 East 40th 'treet, ITew York. On -Tednesdc.; )- i am going to Hadlyme Landing, Connecticut, and shall be there till some time in August, ot  till -;,hatever time your committee decides to visit  :Tiaara 1,11s. I fo,nd matters at the Gillespie and Evans plants at l'arlin and Old 'ridge very bad and as soon as the employment of women there increases I will write yol about it and ask you to have someone from your department 7o t.ere.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  :incerely yours  at_z_  ' '• -r (  t  i.;‘. ,•.-- i ' ''.,: 1 .t•  -  '.  '* , 4 t., -:. :-..  th:A ooth he  LIJ.:4:11t,-;11  .1,11, U.  1)1*. Wtmilton rItelAtmIy \cmtinue<7 on i,or St,J1'tics. tx1r  -An4-te-44.,P4, • , L\  Sfe,ty 1341: .4.:.serrice oeculon lirn.!wtrip   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  vr:n.ne  L)e. t.  'h  •:  1  U-t  .  f,  COPT  Dear Mrs. Robins: I think you will be interested in s_me of the suggestions that have been coming to me as a result of the announcement of plans for a disarmament demonstration. While our local committee is of course taking no official action tntil the word coaes from yot as to your general plan, I have been talking unofficialiy with different women here who are interested, in order to ge. t their indeas as to what is possible. Here are some of the ideas that have developed. L. That the demonstration should combine unity and variety,--i. e. it should mass the support of women of very croup behind the big general idea of disarmament, with a program sufficiently elastic to provide for individual expression by each organization participating. 2. For machinery, a central, clearing-house committee , including representatives of all organizations. (We learned this morning that the Foreign Policies Association has called a conference of some sort here on the 9th of Sept. to plan for a big disarmament demonstration--have you received any invitation for the League to participate in the..t ccrference?) 3. That however any groups of an and women arrange for a demonstration on Armistice Day, we preserve, if possible, a women's damcnatration. 4. That the women,s demonstration occuoy, say, the week preceding Armistice Day reaching its climax on that day. Under such a plan, each organization of women could have a day for its own particular expression. 5. That the whole plan be directed for permanent effect, to accomplish which the following suggestion are made: (a) That some effective bulletin board be erected in the public grounds facing the Pan-American Building, where the conference will be held, on this board ,tp publish reports of the action or expression of wren from all over the world throughout the conference. we thibk it would be possible to arrange for a news service ever from foreign countries for thispurpose, and the bulletin board itself would be a subject of news value. (b) That the week of demonstrations, culminating on Armistice pay, leave behind it a joint committee of women, one at least from eath organization participating, to follow the proceedings of the conference and keep her organizations informed. These women could be channels through which to report to the conference, by means of the bulletin board, the expression of the rA3nective organizations in various localitiee, states, and even nations. (c) That everything possible be done to get foreign wonen's organizations to send women here to be a part of the ,,watch committee", or whatever it might be termed. we think that this would surely be possible for eame countries. Or thing which it will be necessary to do almost immediately is to apply for the space, indoors or outdoors, orboth, in which our demonstrations would take place. rashington will te very crorde4, and there will be great competition among organizations for public grounds and public buildings. As to the foreign wulen who might coee here, it seems to e we are in especially good position to try for at least one international representative of working women.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  2. Could not the proposal be made to the Internaticnal Congress of rcrking Women that they send sone official representative of the Congress, who would be elected at Geneva? it would be stunningif we could get Maragret Bonfield over here for that--and might not the British labor movement send her-- I mean, pay her way. 7 If any countries could send their special working women's representative, that would be splendid too. The more the better, I should think. Jane Adams' group, the International League for peace and Freedom, could doubtless get some foreign women to come, so could the International Suffrage Alliance, or perhaps others. I have taken it fcr granted we would try to have local demonstrations throughout the country wherever possible? If so, they would feed our program in Washington by giving us things to report and flake news bulletins with. Just as soon as i get the word from you, we will get a group together here in Washington represenrative of the organizations here. I hope I may hear from you not later than Tuesday, so i can arrange for that work to go forward while I am in rew orleals leave Wednesday evening. Our announcement has carried far and wide in the newspapers, and a very nice syndicated editorial is going around c.: ending us for our leadership in the plan.   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Sincerely yours,  The Conference met at 10.30 A. M., and Miss C. Merriaan of the foreign policies ,essociation was elected tenporary chairman, and Mr. Fred. Libny of the Frienils e'iate temporary secretary. After some discussion about the purposes and functions andorganizaticn of the body of delegates, a motion was made and carried that a committee be appointed to rine back to the body in concrete form all of the suggestions made so that the 'eleeates would have soee definite information to take back to their organizations. The Carla ittee was appointed OW and recommendations given below were the ones bre.ugLt in by the committee and accepted by the conference as a report to take back to theil organeee.ti ons for their consideration. It was understood by all the delegates that this was a tentative conference and that they were - ot binding their organizations in accepting this report, but merely getting a definite program to take back for their organization is action. The temporary chairman was instructed to call another eetting in about two weeks, by which time they hope to have heard definitely from the organiz.tions on these points, and alsethe% appointment of their one representative to ue a part of the permanent pDganization.  /Tama.  National Council for the Limitation of Armaments.  Organization. It shall be composed of one r3preentative if eaoh natienal ereanizatici favoring the limiOation of armaments. It ellen have an executive board, the members of which shall be elected at the first meeting, also the necessary officers. This board shall have the power to employ an executive secretary, who under the supervision of the members of the Board shall handle the administrative affairs of the council. General Pureope: To unite and make articelate through the member organizations the overwhelming sentiment of the people of the U. S. in favor of the reduction of armaments,  Specific Purposes. To sueeest ways and means by which the work of the member organizations L. shall bd coordinated, duplication perverted and unreached territory covered. To cooperate with its constitutent organizations and other agencies 2. maintaining an information service.  in  To suggest possible lines of action to its member organizations based 3. upon findings of its executive board. To maintain cooperative relations with organizations in other countries 4. having a similar purpose. 5. To maintain and organize an advisory board of experts in the field of labor, agriculture, economics, government, international law and similar subjects, who could attend the conference and give publicity and signed statee.ents to the newspapers, periodicals and monthly magazines. The following suggestion was made and the temporary secretary tnstructed to sea that all the points were covered in the foregoing purposes, and if not they were to be added as a 6th point. "to gather and disseminate information regarding the Washington conference both before and during it and suggest to the constitutent organizations lines of aeletheth limitation Of armamente. "   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  LABOR IL STAGE HUGE PARADES FOR ROC OF ARMS Nation-Wide Demonstration to Take Place as Confer'e eonvenes Here. — PURPOSE TO BACK STEPS BY U. S. GOVERNMENT A. F. of L. Authorizes Preparations for Show of Sentiment of Workers on Armistice Day. Plans for a nation-wide demonstration Armistice day under the leadership of organized labor "in support of the purpose underlying the • international conference on the limitation of armaments" were announced today at headquarters of the American Federation of Labor. Central unions in every community have been asked to organize parades and mass meetik-i 'on that day—when the internation,c2. conference begins its deliberations. "It is planned," the announcement said, "to unite all civic bodies, trade union auxiliaries, women's trade union leagues, educational organizations, women's clubs and, in fact, all I • • organizations interested in civic affairs and of a .progressive character. in the great effort." The purpose of the demonstration, as expressed in the communications sent by President Gompers to the central unions, is "backing up our government in its leadership toward disarmament and giving courage and determination to the American representatives in the international commission." Considered for Some Time. The plan to signalize Armistice day and the opening of the arms limitation conference with a 'series of demonstrations in which it is hoped by federation officials that every city, town and community in the country will be represented, has been under consideration at headquarters for three weeks or more. Authority for taking the, initiative was granted by the federation's executive council and suggestions as to ways and means for i promoting succ:_•ssful demonstrations I have been forwarded to the central I union, as well as data as to the cost of armament and war and the division of taxes between armament and educational development. Ti,.? plan even goes beyond the. Armistice day demonstration, the announcement said, and looks to continuing the movement in such fashion "as to bring'to the support of the I (international) eonference a constant expressioQ of American public opinion" during the deliberations in Washington. A memorial to the international gathering, urging reduc tion of armament and the settlement of intrnational disputes without resort to arms, will be forwarded by the federation for adoption by each Armistice day mass meeting. Disarmament Is Slogan. "'The time has come to disar m' is the slogan," said President Gompe rs' letter to the central unions. "The hour has struck to make good our faith in democracy, to bring succe ss to the great constructive movement in which labor has ever been the leader. "Let this be America's greatest demonstration, America's greatest mandate, America's greatest pledg e of faith for the peace of the world ." Attention was called to an articl e by Mr. Gompers, in the current issue of the federation journal, saying that disarmament now was possible for "practical reasons," while sentimental reasons had existe d always. But the necessity of "prot ecting democracy against the const ant threatened menace of autocracy and militarism," Mr. Gompers added, . "always had stood in the way." "The great militarist a,utocracies I have perished," he added. "Self -government has been gained for practi cally the whole civilized world. That fact, more than any other, makes disarmament possible today."  I  \  Plans to Assemble Committee. In connection with the disar mame.nt demonstrations, it was stated , Mr. Gompers plans 'assembling an advisory committee "composed of leading men and women in all walks of life,"Ahe personnel of which will be announced soon. The object of the committee, as stated in the announcement, will he to aid in obtai ning "full expression of the disar mament sentiment of the country," and (Continued Ori-Page"2-,, ColirOm 2.) Aso to offer "helpful and construe.ive suggestion s." There has been no attempt to get ,bor organizati ons in other ,-ies to take similar steps, itcounated, the federation was being conce ith developmen t at this timerned merican opinion of on the 'arma iitestion. Nor has there been anyment . Ission of the disith officials of demonstration plans President Harding's , iministration, the project -en evolved having wholly as an get concrete attempt .,11 opinion on expression of Ameriwhich the federation •ibarkett, because of its exten machinery throu ghout the count sive which ry by virtually could be reached every community and stirred to tion. acParades Planned Here. Washington is to take a promi place in the nent deinonstration by Mr. Gompers is labor. to speak at a here, plans for meeti ng by the Central'which are being4nade Labor Union, in operation with the coAmerican Federation of Labor . Parades  and other local demon strations are planned. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  InnocenceAPItying of Auto Salesmen. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 10.-:--Harvey W. Church. the twenty-year-old youth, arrested in Adams, Wis., last night in connection with the murder of I3ernard J. Daugherty and Carl Asmus, was brought back to Chicago tonight in the "de luxe" automobile declared by the police to be the motive for the crime. Following the finding of the terribly mutilated body of Daugherty yesterday in the Desplaines river, the police today dug up the body of Asinns, which had been hidden in a garage in the rear of the apartment in which Church lives. Asmus' body had been buried face downward beneath an old automobile owned by Church. The hands and feet were bound together with rope and a bundle of steel and cloth had' been s thrust into the mouth until it penetrated the chest cavity. The head was beaten into an almost unrecognizable pulp. Death had been caused by strangulation and congestion of the lungs. Probably Lured by Drink. The theory was advanced that the two victims had been lured to the basement under the pretense of having a drink and had been given drugged liquor before they were slain. Daugherty, whose home was in St. Paul, was thirty-eight years old and was a former student at Harvard University. During the war he served as a captain in the tank i 3orps. Asmus, also a former service man, was several years younger than ; Daugherty. His home was in s Bloomington, Ill. The two were employed by the Packard Motor Car Company of Ch ago, Daugherty as a salesman and Asmus as a demonstrator. Accordbig to officials of the concern, Church began negotiations for a car which he said was for his father, a farmer ;lying in Adams, Wis., a week ago. Thursday morning he selected a $5,400 machine and asked that a salesman be sent with him to a bank. Daugherty and Asmus went wit Church to complete the deal. Leaves Home Alone. Neighbors at the Church home told of seeing Church drive up in .he new car with two men and said that all of them entered the house. Latj . Church was said to have driven awa alone in the car. A neighbor re . ported to the police today that she saw lights n the garage between 3 and 4 a.m. Shortly after 6 o'clock Church. and his mother drove away in the car after telling friends that .they were going to visit at Adams, Wis. Church was arrested as he entered the town last night. From the very first, Church protested his innocence of all knowledge of the tragedy. He said that he had paid Daugherty in cash for the machine and had a receipt to prove it. Declared Plot of Enemies. He intimated, however, that the finding of evidence of the crime in his apartment was part of a plot of enemies. "It's a frame-up." he was quoted as telling the detectives, and said that he had made enemies by acting as a strikebreaker in the railroad yardmen's strike. In commenting on Church's statement that he had a receipt showing that he had paid Daugherty for the automobile, officials of the Packard company said that it was probable that the salesman had carried the receipts with him when he left their offices. They said that it was customary, to make out the receipt before Payment had been made so that it would.be ready when the money had been turned in.  i  TWO MEN SHOT AFTER ARGUMENT OVER DOG Assault Follows Kicking of Animal at Brentwood,'Md., Last Night. While walking along Charles street, Brentwood, Md., about 11 o'clock last I night, Thomas Cleeves of Brentwood and Edward Kerns of the' 'Victoria apartments, this city, were shot Cleeves was rushed to the Emergency Hospital with bucksnot in his abdomen and lower limbs. He was in a seriou-, condition. Kerns' condition was not serious enough for him to go to the hospital. The Maryland authorities are making an investigation of the affair t, determine who fired the shotgun The preliminary investigation of th police developed the information that Kerns and his wife went to th. Cleeves home on a visit. The tw. men started to walk down the street when a dog passed close by, and Kerns kicked at it, the police reported A woman in a nearby house upbraided him for kicking at the dog, heated and a argument ensued. Cleeves caught Kerns by the arm and was walking away with him when the two shots were fired. Kerns carried Cleeves back to the latter's house, about two blocks away, from which he was removed to the hospital.  24 DROWN IN RIVER AS FOOTWAY FALLS; 15 OTHERS MISSING (Continued from First Page.) een playing on the banks of the .tream and slipped into the water and sank. Police were summoned, who quickly threw out grappling irons 'rom a rowboat. In the meantime, ews of the drowning spread and \'omen and men rushed to the bridge In fear the child, whose identity was not known, was their own. As the police grappled in the murky water around coal and ice barges, the crowd grew and suddenly there was a cracking sound heard and one end of the foot path gave way. " ho  15 OTHERS MISSIlt  Neighborhood Folk, Watching Search for Drowned Lad, Die at Chester, Pa. Press. By the Associated  September 10.-CHESTER, Pa., known to be Twenty-four persons are injured, and a many as nearly dead, believed to be number of bodies are river here Chester at the bottom of collapse of part .as the result of the 3d street bridge of a footway on the tonight. No one stream that over unrecovered knows the number of as high as run estimates dead, and .the river, searching of fifteen. Work tonight under the proceeded bottom searchlights requiglare of powerful shipyards.  from nearby sitioned Arnwring of a small bov https://fraser.stlouisfed.org nsu—laV  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  1  IV wse,0,1,6   https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  ...