The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
TRICK PLAYED ON GEN. BLACK
SOMEBODY cor WOMEN STENO0-
RAPHERS AFTER MN.
Denies Report That They Are Not wanted
IN Goyerument service Because
Slen were Moro Amenable 10 Disci-
pllne and More Easily Transferred.


Nen were More Amenable 70 Disci-
pilne and More Easily Transferred.
WARRINGTON. July - - Somebody
played q mean hot weather trick on Gen
John G. Black. chairman OF the Civil Ser
Woe Commission. The General had just
bought Q seerslcker suit and white canvas
shoes and had got the electric fans all
arranged in his once for q fairly comfort
able midsummer sNistence when up hobs
the woman stsnoErapher question.
Somebody had passed out q report that
women stenographeTS no longer are
wanted in the government service be-
cause men. IL had been found. were more
auenAble TO discipline and could more
easlly be transferred from place to place.
This statement, alas for Gen. Black. was
attributed TO the Civil Service Commits
siou's Offices Ever since then the General
has had every typewriter in the city,
backed by the combined suffragists and
suifrAssttes, arrayed against him.
Miss y. NJ Nelson. secretary Of the
stenographers union. hurried To announce
that their organization would look into
the matter.
This In the limit said Miss Nelson.
This whole matter will be brought before
our union at the first meeting TO be held
after the summer recess. Our president.
Mrs Marian Webster, IL out OF the city
Just now on her vacation, but you can
dspend on IL that the executive council
will have something TO say at the meeting
in August personally shall lay this
grievance before them so men are
more amsnable 20 discipline than We are.
are thsyP Well. all I've got to say Is that
such an assertion - an outrage
DISCRIMINATION against women II moth
ing new With the Civil Service Com
mission was the shot fired by Mrs
Antonio T Converse. one % the Wash
ington woman suffrage advocates. 1t
takes a pail for a woman to get by. There
IL no Justice IN the manner IN which women
are crow ded out for in the majority Of
cases the women are in every way supe-
rior to the men who receive the appoint
msnts
DO they want to transfer the girl
steuogIa phers To the police force
queried Mrs r B Ezekiel. another woman
suffrage leader That talk about men
being more essily transferred and drafted
into other kinds Of work IL ridiculous
IL 10 simply discrimination against our
sex IL IL because they haven't any
good reason to advance against the girls
IN that is not IT, why il 10 there are four
civil service examinations annually for
men and only two for women
Theee are only few 81 the midsummer
expressions Of appreciation with which
the supposed announcement from the
Civil Service Commission was greeted
Gen Black mopPed his brow for dAv
and tried 90 look comfortable Then
h.. haahsNd M
general disclaimer:
No decree has been issued by this COM
mission for the dismissal Of girl stenog-
raphers and IL has no power or authority
60 issue any such decree. nor has the COM
mission declared that the girl stenog-
raphers are less amenable 20 discipline
than men. are lees easily shifted about 20
places where their services are needed and
are less adapted to other kinds Of work
nor has the commission made any state
ment that would give any color 10 any
s,seh assertions
For many years the stenographer and
typewriter examination has been held
semi annually in the spring and fall, open
Go men and women alike These semi
annual examinations have resulted IN Oh.
tanning an ample number OF qualified
female applicants. hut the number Of men
who pass and are willing To accept the
usual entrance salary Of 500 a year in the
departmental service AT Washington is 30
small that il mas been found necessary. in
order to me-; the needs OF the various de-
partments. to hold examinations oftsner
than twice year Therefore an exAmina-
tion was held in June and another will he
held on July - open 10 male applicants
As the commission 10 able To meet all the
demands OF the departments fer female
stenographers from existing registers Of
ellgibles who had been obtained from the
semi annual examinations, u was neces-
sary To admit women to the examinations
nd - nil
bs admitted to the September and October
examinations a. usual