men in
the United States, I found recently that the women's machining
times were not only as good but in many cases better than
those of men in some of the best organized American shops.

"This is an extraordinary result to have been obtained from
women who, for the most part, had never known either the work
or the discipline of factory life, and were wholly unused
to mechanical operations. More than one circumstance has
doubtless contributed to making it possible; but it is my
assured conviction that foremost among the incentives by
which women have been helped has been their constant thought
of their flesh and blood, their husbands, brothers, sons,
sweethearts, in the trenches. I know a typical example in a
Yorkshire mother, who early in the war sent her only son to
the fighting line. The lad was a skilled mechanic, and she
took his place at his lathe in the Leeds shops where he
worked. She is not only keeping this job going, but her output
on the job she is doing is a record for the whole country."

The women workers' productions has been admirable and is steady
and continues so. The _Manchester Guardian_ of November 15, 1915,
astounded women and men alike by its announcement that "figures were
produced in proof of the very startling assertion that the output of
the women munition workers is slightly more than double that of men."

In the latest Dilution of Labour Bulletin this is recorded:

"A GOOD BEGINNING

"A firm in the London and South Eastern district making
propellers for aeroplanes has recently begun the employment of
women, and the results are exceeding all expectations. As an
instance it is reported that five women are now doing the work
of scraping, formerly done by six men, with an increase of 70
per cent in output."

The way in which managers, foremen and skilled men have trained and
helped the women and work with them cannot be too highly praised--the
success of "dilution"--the ability of women to help their country in
this way, was only possible through the good will and co-operation of
our great Trade Unions and skilled men.

Women supervisors and examiners are trained at Woolwich, and the first
of these were found by "Women's Service," and we find women control
and manage large numbers of women in the big works extremely well.
One girl of twenty-three, the daughter of a famous engineer, is
controll