WOMEN'S WORK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12061, 17 July 1917, Page 4

WOMEN'S WORK.

REPLACEMENT OF MEN

NEW ZEALAND'S WAR PROBLEM. /

[From Our Correspondent.] WELLINGTON, July 16,

A glowing tribute to the women of France and Britain was paid at the New Zealand Club luncheon by Sir Joseph Ward to-day. Describing the way in which both > countries had completely organised to '. win the war, he said that the women ' in France long ago had given up luxuries and gone in for work they had never previously undertaken. He did not suggest that we should do anything to limit trade in this country, because that would only add to our difficulties, but we mustl be sure we would make the necessary arrangements to enable us to carry the war' to a successful conclusion. English women undertook every class of labour which would free men for the front. New Zealanders could not realise their part in keeping up tihe magnificent contribution of a million men which the overseas parts of the Empire had sen* to the Allies' aid, and we must more to organise women's effort if w%» were to sustain The women of New Zealand had already done a great deal, but before the war was over it was possible our women would have to do similar work to that being doue by the womea. at Home.