The age-herald., 1898-06-10
The Servant Quest on
A Government Matter

There Is a very natural objection on the part of a large class of Americans to what is termed apaternalism in government yet that this phase of national policy does contribute in many instances to the welfare and comfort of individuals and partses there can be but little doubt
 This matter is forced up Il the m n s Of many women because of the recent &C., ton of the Canadian government in T. gard to the never-ending servant question.
 The department of the interior of the Canadian government has made depar- ture lately worthy of the emula ion and the consideration of other nations, in that its object is to improve the domestic c1Lditol of the dominion. An office has been cre- ated by the department of the inte rior U which n woman has been appointed, which will be a kind of immigration commits sion, for the purpose of inducing superior class of servant girls from Great Britain to go to the Canadian territories.
 The woman who has been appoint to thts office is a Mrs. Livingston and she pro- poses to make trips to England to induce narties of desirable servants to go to Can- ada. Mrs Living on win have authority to nrovide transportation for these inimi- grants and she will nave supervision over them after esey .'eacn this side Of the At lantic.
 In ca ads, W erA go d SC vdhts ars rare conmo d. y, t e Y. omen a. very Lrate- fLl for goyer. m ntal ald ih pt'cuiihs !" better class of them. ~
 The Memphis Sclmitar in discussing this matter very pertineQtly says:
 That the women of this country wou d eagerly welcome some such m asure on the part of this government goes without saving It is hardly to be expected, how ever, that anything so desirable will be done here within the very near tuture. There is, somehow, disposition in tn country to think that affairs or go ,er--- ment and those of the everyday life of the homes cannot or must not have any connection or interdependence. GoVern- mental affairs have so log been elNea over to the exclusive control of profes loa- al politicians that it is not strange that a strong tendency has grown up among this class to look upon governmental mac inery as being devised to afford themselves comfortable livelihood rather than to n. tribute to the comfort, eonven'enca welfare of the indiN iduals who make up the nation.
 An effort to improve domestic and eco homie conditions as they relate 10 tie homes of the country is certa nly not b. meath the dignity of the greatest nation on the globe
 The influence of the d1mes ic mer age upon citizenship is a vast subjeet-too vast to be discussed here and now Suffice 1t 10 say that this influence is so great and so far reaching as to be matter well worth attention of the powers that be- The securing of good dom estfc servants, viewed from such standroint, grows into mat ter of great national importance and one worthy of consideration o1 the part of leg is ative representatives, whether at the national or state capital, as may seem ex- pedient
 The probabilities are. however. that this phase of the immigration question Will oe left to "private enterprise" if it is attend ed to at all This would prom SC but par lal success at Lest. experience in kindred uh- 6ertakings Paving proven that o7ly under governmental auspices can such measu es be successfully hardled.
 Suppose a thoroughly comp 7te7t woman were emrloyed bv the government IT, al or state as the case might be-to v e SOIL a1y gather Tarties of good servants rom other lands and bring them t1 Ten es'. c: Just suppose. if ycu can, such benehcial stat of affairs. Why mille1niHal N-s'ohs would visit scores of women right here' who are now wasting nerve and bra'n us sues with pro ig l'itv that inSuros rem'- ture decay In the vain effort to secure Ter their family favorable cond to7s 'o- prop or growth in muscle, mind and moia's