The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
F ROM WOMAN'S
POINT OF VIEW.

There is a great lesson i'm the state
meut made by the manager Of a State en-
ployment Office, that the stumbling block
in the path to the success he hoped to
attain In the department was the inabil~
ity of the applicants TO III positions which
were offered. that there is a demand for
trained workers and good wages awaiting
them, and an army of needy applicants
who can do nothing worth while ana ex-
pect to be well paid for it,
Every human should learn some one
thing thoroughly. and be able TO get a
living from it-that is the lesson. There
is work to be done in the world.
there always will be work for those
who can do it-but the thousands Of in
competent, unframed men and women
must suffer through their cWn dedcien-
cies An English complexion specialist
says that American women use beautifieTs
as they dc all things, with a haste that
defeats its purpose. The same thing.
practically. can be said of men. but their
haste is displayed in other directions.
There is at least one large business
house that has substituted girls for Office
boys, with fiattering results up TO date.
Il remains TO be seen how long before
these girls win fail into the careless. in
attentive ways that characterize tie
average Office boy. 1t seems to me that
s. a week is worth striving for. and in
addition Is the chance of promotion when
vacancies occur. There must be vacan-
cies in the natural order nf events. and
those who have been trained TO the work
just below are naturally preferred, pro-
yided they show a desire TO advance. a
desire characterized by good, faithful
work
Time spent in mastering any trade or
profession or even the simplest labor, is
never wasted. 1t is bound to bear fruit
later on. We may grumble at the price /
of special services but when We are ill., /
we want the best medicine and surgery. |
and specialists must be paid for the time |
and study and patience - possibly the /
hardships too that gave them their |
skill Every housewife is willing to pay
more for capable maid than for a green 1
one, and il is a pity that the good, old /
fashioned system Of hiring out with /
women who can teach housekeeping thor I
oughy is 10 longer IN vogue. Green girls /
want the wages OF experienced ones, and /
they refuse 10 spend any time ia learning
the work they expect TO do as long as
they need TO work
Manual labor commands higher wages
than brain work in these days. School !
teachers are paid nothing ike their
worth, and shiFkers are overpaid in every
ield of employment. In great enterprises
lriucely salaries are paid-and earned.
Il is only ia the lower walks of life where
shirkiRg is permitted. and some day there
will be rebellion against imposition there
About year ago a man who claimed /
10 be in position to know the truth Of
MS statement-and ] think he was-told
ne that a leading newspaper had d par
icularly responsible position for woman
ind had been searching for the right one
or many months. The salary was tempt
ng enough to draw applicants. but the
llace was never more than temporarily
illed. the management pTeferring a va
ancy to a makeshift There are many
'ther positions open to the proper per
ons / gather. and If women are wise
hey will train their children TO some
noney-InalSing work and try to impress
ipon them the advantages OF being neces-
airy to the comfort or success. CT some
ody who can pay.
BETTY BRADEEN