The Sunday globe., 1901-05-12
The Immoral Conduct of Some DAM
sells in the Departments.
SHOCKING REVELATIONS.
By a Gentleman with Whom the Accused Women
Have Made AsslgnayIOns through Tho
MaIIs-Thslr 0amnlng Let
tsrs Seen BY The
Globe.

down the danes of influence" who
disgrace the departmental service and
are the cause of unwarranted as
PERSONS on the majority of the women
who meritoriously fill their respective
positions in the departments.
1t is proposed IN this article to COM
ply with that promise, in fact only, as
a natural repugnance exists in the
breasts Of all men from making war on
or attacking women, however degraded
and however deserving of censure and
exposure Hence, without mentioning
names, but sufficiently outlining the
offending damsels, we proceed by way
of preliminary to produce the following
letter:
Washington, d. c., May z, 1901.
Editor Globe: commend your arti-
Gle in Sundays Globe in reference to
abuses in the departments, of 'sun-
downers," nepotism, and numerous
members of the same families holding
down fat places; but the most notori'
Gus and outrageous thing that has
come under my personal observation Is
the number of grass widows Of doubt
ful virtue that ply their trade and make
mOfe money outside Of the departments
than inside. If L am permitted and
called upon | can give you the names
of four such and have the proof in
their own handwriting and on Govern
ment paper, written to me appointing
places of assignation-one in the Agri-
urnh ptnn i'm thn
Government Printing Office.
CLERK, CLASS ONE, WAR DEPT.
The letter was accompanied by the
writer's card, as evidence of his good
faith and desire for an interview.
Seeking him out in one Of the de-
partments, and making date at the
office of The Globe, the gentleman
called accordingly, and here is the re-
suit:
"Now, Mr.. Blank, you can talk free
ly and tell the story, or as much of it
as you please, in your own way"
Well, sir, it is very simple. | had long
been a doubling Thomas as to the tales
the boys used to tell Of certain ladies in
the Departments, but they set up job
on me and | had to acknowledge their
correctness. | went to board at a certain
house run by grass widow employed
in the Post ONCE Department, and found
her one night in my bed Defending
herself for her gross immortality, she men
toned the names OF two ladies in the
Agricultural Department, and wagered
with me that although had never seen
them l could make date with one at
least by writing letter This l did, and
special delivery answer was promptly
received appointing an hour to meet her.
7 kept the rendevouz, and we had some
refreshments. She Immediately talked
business and named the sum she wanted.
From her learned that another lady in
the same department, a grass widow,
whose husband is doing time in the Ar
kansas penitentiary, was in the same
boat, and needed money, as her salary
was insufficient for her wants. | also
became acquainted with her. She is al
most six years in the department and is
credited to Senator NJ. A. Hanna, Of Ohio.
have been an editor and reporter in
my time, and did the slums in profess
sional way, but when got into the swim
with these department danes | first real
ized what real devilish depravity actually
was, masked, of course, under the guise
of the seeming respectability which sur
rounds a female employee OF the govern
ment.n
"Your object, Mr.. Blank, was, of
course desire to confirm or disprove
the allegations made against the virtue
of these ladies'"
Precisely but how is it the poet puts
the thing-let me see:
Vice is a monster of such hideous mien
To shun IL needs but to be seen,
But seen too oft, and face to face
We pity first, and then embrace.
Well, | guess if / haven't quoted cor
rectly, have at all events conveyed to
you how my investigations turned out,
personally to myself. Now, that lady
you can see from your window across the
street is Mrs, -. She is going to the
Agricultural Department, and that is a
new fellow she has with her. You can
see that he 10 rather a tough looking Gus.
toner, and that she is a fine.looking
woman. Recently a number of female
employees were discharged or laid off at
the Agricultural Department. know
many of them to be everything that
women ought to be, yet they were laid
off, while the two damsels | have been
telling you about were retained. One of
the two is SO common that men know
in several departments have no hesitation
in addressing her as they would Il street
walker and, indeed, they regard her as
nothing else"
''This is truly shocking, Mr.. -.
Have you ever approached any Of the
higher officials on this subject2'
Eyes; have friend away up, and | !
asked him If | could prove that certain |
ones Of his female clerks were mere
strumpets would he discharge them. He
replied in the negative and observed that |
so long as they did their work properly |
in the department. and their behavior
during working hours unobjectionable, he |
had nothing to do with their conduct on |
the street or elsewhere This friend of |
mine is an honorable man and above sus.
picion."
The Sunday Globe refrans from CIV
ing all the particulars related to 1t by
the gentleman, and also, at this time,
omits publishing the letters or extracts
from them of these danes making dates
and naming houses and hours Of meet
ing, but that they may be induced to
curb their immoral conduct In the fear