Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-06
SEVERE ON THE Bors.

The policy recently adopted by the
telephone companies aud being fol.
lowed by the telegraph companies
throughout tho country, to remove
male operators AZ soon ~ practicable
and to hll their places with young
women, IL rather severe on the hoy5,
though from tho standpoint Of the om-
ployefs II hardly can be- said 10 be an
Injustice 10 them. In the classea Of
employment named, o. we'll "a IN 9th.
ere, the slerner sox Ia being gradually
crowded out, until now ia Eastern
cltles aud In many ia the West only
girls are engaged M operators.
The young mon aud their fflouds
took .he matter up In several
places, with view TO eilccling q
ohangein tho evolution that is going
on. They proceeded upon the theory
that the policy was followed because
the companies could ~, girls 10 work
cheaper. The young men proposed TO
show the employers that while this
was true the fair sox oluld not STAND 70
much WORK or such long hours, there
Tor tho cheaponing argument was a
fallacy. But they were met a. tho
threshold by statement that they 10
not seem 10 have been able 10 reply 10,
since they have no, made Themselves
heard On the "a beet again. THIS was
Fivon BY leading telephone repre-.
sentative who was approached, and
who fiatly denied that the companies
were trying 10 ohoapon the service by
the change. "it h not tor the purpose
Of economy" he said, "ior W. will
hirr more girls than We have boys, and
VIII have 10 prOvli better Ruc5mmoIa.
Hons In ths way Of heating each
iiation. We are making this change
because the rirs give better satis'ac.
ton. They don't 10 10 sleep on duty.
They DOM smoke or got saucy u our
customers, and tboy are mors active
aud make lees mistakes. For those
fessons, before We are through, We
will have every department iillod by
young ladies"
There Ia good deal Ia these state.
meats for the young men 10 think
about Tue declaration Of the trlt-
phone manager, which will DO con-
CURED In by many engaged in business
occupations, In circ, is that by COM
parison With the girls who are given
employment the boys arc lazy, blum yr.
Ing, impairment, aud generally In.
competent and neglected. Of duty; 10
may also surprise the young mau 90
know that his employer regards him ~
an Inferior workman because OF the
smoking habit 10 which boys arc be.
coming generally addicted. The ar.
raignment IL "a severe one, ami Of course
there are exceptions 10 H. application.
But a. regards a large proportion OF
the young men, IT. truth cannot DO
disputed. Aud fittings 20 ON as the
tendency OF the present Indicates It
will be quite a question Us to what will
be done with tho boys In their trend
toward useleasnoss In the employments
that need Trustworthy prusus. The
words Of communication ilr the young
women arc very gratifying; but the
pcl that they can be- truthmlly made
to reflect on tho efficiency Of the
steiner rex should cause the latter
from very shame, to make an Improve.
ment Ia their condition, habits aud
qualifications. II they DO not ia all
business Cnliugs whore tho change is
practicable the auli-Moug0lau cry will
be- modified into a rule tina. "tho boys
must go" except In such insis ccs |
where there ls developed maulluoss
that wlil cause them TO throw aside !
habi,a and cusloms lhai are drawing ,
tho EEK In retr0gIcssiyr movement /