The evening world., 1910-12-19
Politics Bars Non Voting
Sex From, Government
Offices, Mrs. Nathan
Declares, and Leads to
OuercrolOding in Other
Lines of Work.
Civil Service a Farce Since
Man Is Cipen the Pref
erence Regardless of
Ability in Filling Places
in Public Offices.

That national, state ana municipal
governments. through their disinc'ira.
ton 20 throw open their thousands ~
remunerat!ve positions TO ~non-votinS
women workers. are making II lncrcas-
ingiy Impossible for women to OBTAIN a
decent living wage in decent occupations
IL the assertion OF Mrs. Frederick W.
Nathan. President and founder o. the
Containers Lesgue OF New York.
Since the object OF tie league Is pri-
marty to study and, wherever possible.
10 amciiorate the condition OF working
women. Airs. Nathan is beyond question
qualified to voice any ideas on that con
dition. Yesterday | asked her TO explain
more fully her most recent "volclng.
when she declared before a Philadelphia
club that women could never be econom-
ical!y safe until they were politically
s.dependcnt.
1T simply mounts to this she be.
sao ARMY, that the greatest business
in the United states Is practically closcn
TO women. TIe Government gives the
Job 10 the man who's vote supports IL.
1! the civil service laws interfere some
mar gets the job just the same. because
at least he l. a power n therefore
worth an attempt at conversion. There
Il no such thing as genuine civil service
reform. IL Is invariably a case OF 10
the men belong the spoils.'
How II Affects Salaries.
with governmental service barred 70
them, women are forced to crowd In
ever-lncrcasing numbers into the com
parafiyeiy small private trades and po'
s.tions open to them. Tie result Is more
obvious every day. The over supply cuts
down salaries below a li,ins wage. The
women s;arve by inches, or else they
join that trade which leads to the gut
ter and the morgue. II Is the Govern
ment OF the United States that Is re-
sponsible!"
Mrs. Nathan's fine brown eyes that
are always such a delightful contrast 10
Ter so.tly waving. warm white pompa'
aour, wers very. very indignant eyes
lust now. But as she paused ! ventured
the remark that the examination FOR a
great many civil service positions were
apparently open TO women as wei as
to men.
Women may take the examinations"
she admitted, but they may not a
Ire positions. Believe me. there's a dif.
ference. DO you know OF the arrange
mept at Washington Two separate
lists Of elig!bies are Kept one 'or 'he
women. one for tho men me heads Oh
departncnts are required only TO choose
in. highest rated on either list.
so usually It Is the men who arc
cbosep. though the women may have
-s a.. h.,,.- x~au,n,tions A
-, Ia ,,r,,,o,y. tho o,he,
'min'-'t onre'.i az" p $50
day that politicians hao 10 reNa'u '"
.nnsttucEts-men-anu 'ha1 'he "'n'c'
cond not he considered. since they
vsre ,oli,ical noncnities,
- o,.. Az. ioh
SSssee ~ -.
Il mysel' knew OF u case 'ls"' NV
In New York where a post-ouiee posi-
ton was desired by some politician t
ieward one OF his followers The woman
xno he,d M. lob mad done cxcellen
- ,or many vear,. she was nske,
"' G. r.,,s.o Thsn sho wa,
ISIS. -, 49, ,o .,arye with
cissh'sse"' 'urhea GUY W w.
out even q formal charge against her
simply 20 make room for the man wh'
lad asked for the place.
.As head NJ the league | did my Ut
,o., so,,. yoars .ro IN se,u-o IN, m
oa :, ~. rtor.r,. x.,,oy n
poih''"eh' vi A's
factory Inspector Tor 'h's state on
was t~'oroushiy prepared ior 'ne pos
"o"' ""so'u'"'
wen huu seVeIal !Vn.' ,rs. :"
ihspertor " "ho'utl S,u'. ~,
e'hor reluseu " Nons".l w. ~"
ns eonsutueh's esPeee'u n,n :" ~
PONY d hdh, nnu Wv. "nu't"e a.
pointee Was 20 nlt'. nv" ior ns w.
ma ne hau W 81" , :
taHe 'csso"s " '"e '"''"' '"'P'0'N
'hsre - Ill.,
me Ne" ioIS ,en,n''nt io".
Commission nus e"so'ute'g tctuaNu
emp'o. any no' mo"'n
sven t"ousn .he ~. Sou"s eo.,us
women VIM haHe nctu .ness pos',io'
" ths pas. uiu suo' s''" "Wn 'n"' Wv
were community peins pIon'o.'u, no
tnes ae eHen '"'nm "N"'
rtehosrapners out ~ '"e so'e'hme'
on'oes AZ "ssnlne'o",
p you Gum ,nat tne women
are ssssef nssso man "en 70 o."
ave $1,000