England Plans Peacetime
Program For Its Women
"The war changed the whole
complexion of life for British wo- [
men." Miss Hiclrey said in conclu
sion. "They are more poliilcally
m?nded, more astute economically.
Remember, in war they were
drafted. They shared responsibil
ity. And this will do them some
good. You see it already in the
attitude of the women. They feel j
they have a job and have gained
confidence in their ability to do
it."
MARGARET HICKEY . . . She sat in for Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam sent Margaret j
Hickey to Great Britain to study
John Bull’s system for the re-em
ployment and re-training of wo
men war workers and veterans.
Miss Hickey (Chairman of the
Woman’s Policy Committee of the
War Manpower Commission and
President of the National Federa
tion of Business and Professional
Women’s Clubs) is back now with
these observations:
"The great lesson Great Britain
has learned out of the war is the
importance of the human re
sources of a nation. England has
made a human approach to human
problems that surround demobil
ization.
“For instance, they have Reset
tlement Advice Centers all over
England—every community has
one. These are not placement bu
reaus. They are attractive well
furnished centers where people
who were allied with the war ef
fort can sit down in a homey at
mosphere, talk over their prob- j
lems and get advice on what track
to take in the future. There is less |
emphasis on filling out forms and j
more on getting at the problems.”,
Miss Hickey set aside a brief1
case stuffed with memoranda and
went on with her observations:
"Britain is determined to get
back her place in the sun on trade.'
The country is in a radically con-!
structive mood. The goals are: (1)
Jobs for all who want to work.
(2) A steadily rising standard of
living. (3) Greater technical effi- j
ciency.
“The British plan to scrap old 1
machines as fast as possible. The I
Higher Appointments Service,
founded to fill top-rank vacancies
—especially those in science and (
engineering—gets jobs for people,
but it is also carefirl to place peo-:
pie for national interest.
‘Finally, there is close coopera- j
tion between government and in-,
dustry and between government i
and the workers, through commit
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tees and boards. In the cotton in
dustry there is the Cotton Board;
on the other side the trade unions.
Both work with government.”
Miss Hickey, dark-eyed, white
haired and fresh-skinned, spoke
earnestly. She is one of the few
key women in America who are in
touch with virtually all types of
working women. She was born
and educated in Missouri, is a
member of the Missouri bar end
now heads Miss Hickey’s Train
ing School for Secretaries She
founded the school during the de-;
pression.
She says that Great Britain is ,
encouraging its women to stay in
industry and has opened jobs by
the thousand to them in export
industries manufacturing textiles,
boots, shoes, cutlery, etc.
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Alaskan Department Leads
In Medic Discharges
Headquarters Alaskan Depart
ment—In the demobilization of
commissioned nersonnel of the
Medical Department, the Alaskan
Department lends the Army as a
whole by a wide margin, Col. Har
oki T. Little, Department Surgeon,
said today.
In the entire Army, Col. Little
said, figures just released by the
War Department show that more
than a fourth of the medical offi
cers, one-seventh of the dentists,
and a third of the nurses have
been released since V-E Day. Fig
ures for the Aleskan Department,
exclusive of the 11th Air Force
and the ATC, are 36.5 per cent for
medical officers, 34.3 for dentists,
and 76.5 for nurses.
“The foregoing percentages for
the Alaskan Department, however
do not mean that the commission
ed medical personnel of the com
mand has been reduced to that
extent,” Col. Little said. “While
these numbers have been eligible
If Enlisted In Alaska, Will
Return For Separation
Headquarters Alaskan Depart
ment—Personnel who entered up
on active military service in Alas
ka will he returned to the Terri
tory for separation. Exceptions
will be made to the foregoing only
in the case of those Alaskan resi
dents who are in the Continental
United States, are eligible for dis
charge, and who present satisfac
tory evidence of the following:
1. A permanent change of resi
dence to the continental United
States and separation in the vicin
ity of the current assignment will
prevent unnecessary travel, or
2. An offer of employment and
separation near current assign
ment will prevent a substantial
delay in separation.
for discharge and been released,”
he continued, “others have been
brought in ns replacements in such
numbers ns necessary to provide
adequate medical service ' >r *he
troops still stationed here.”
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