New Britain herald., 1915-05-21

He comes from country about which two interesting facts stand out from the talk we had yesterday. They are: sss'.' .'
 There isn't a suffragist in the whole country. '.-..
 Women receive equal pay with men. The country is the Argentine Re- public, and the man who says that it is very good country for women, in deed, even if they never hear the slogan "Votes for Women" is Ricardo Aldao, a delegate to the Pan-Ameri- can Financial congress to be held in Washington.
 MT. Aldao is the senior member of the firm of Aldao, Pavey & Campos, international lawyers, who have offices in the largest city of almost every country in the world. He himself is in the home office in Buenos Ayres. It was in the Wall street office of the firm that he told me of the women of his country.
 Women Paid Same as Men.
 was mildly interested when he as- serted that he never saw suffragist except when he was in this country and England, but when he told me that women in Argentina receive the same pay as men for the same work I became excited.
 T think I shall go to Argentina" I said, and behind the jest there was some of that truth which is said to turk behind light words.
 Now, MT. Aldao, being a Latin, of course assured me that one thing which he hoped to see was many wom- en from "the States going to his country. He bowed and smiled as he said that. But then he grew more serious as he said: "But don't know whether or not you could get work on a; paper
 . To Stay in United States. ~ .,As He seemed to be taking the matter of my invasion of his country so seri- ously that felt I must reassure him, so explained to him that as the only words of Spanish knew were good day. 1t might be to my financial ad- vantage to stay in land where wom- en receive less money than men, rath- er than to go to one where couldn't hope tp receive any pay at all.
 "Yes, yes, perhaps it is best" he said ''But not because you cannot speak our language. That you could learn without difficulty, I am sure He bowed as he said this. "But you see in our country women do not work in newspaper offices. In fact, they don't work in offices at all-that is, except in mine."
 ..what?" said. For was won- dering how 1t was that women could receive equal pay with men If they l didn't work. That was a paradox, in- deed.
 MT. Aldao smiled pleased little smile. as he went on to tell me tha, he was the first man in Buenos Ayres to give women employment in an of l fee I didn't blame him for tha l pleased smile. I think he may wei
 be proud of the fact. E
 Work in Homes.
 II "You see in our country Womer I don't work outside the home, as they Y do in yours,'' said MT. Aldao. "Oh, Q l course. they do some kinds of work like clerking In stores. But they hav' I never been employed in ofnces. III ,i our office we have ten V or tWeV' Fl women working all the time. Iner' ' are some women stenographers ant a bookkeepers in the governmental or ' fees, too. But I don't believe ther T Is anOLner OHlCc III ouA Si~1 "AAA- M has women in it. ~ss" "Jow did YOU come to do such al original thing as to employ women :? asked. I felt that perhaps tha . question was a trifie impolite, bu then one always feels that ones man
 ners are not of the best when talkinl < to Spaniard. H There are many things I hay learned from your great country" h
 said, "and one of them is to admir- the business ability, of women" It was my turn to bow to him. | Women Better Workers Than Men I "So.'' he went on, several year L ago we took a number of women Int : our office as stenographers, clerks an e bookkeepers. And I want to say the = I think women are better worker than men,"
 Are you sure you are not sayin that to be complimentary? I asked
 "very sure," he replied. II thin
 women have more character tha
 men; they are more reliable and haN a greater sense of responsibility. An
 they will work hard.
 Why haven't other firms followe
 your example if it has proven sue Q a good thing to have women in g II officer" e Life Easier There. \ "One reason has been that the won . en haven't prepared themselves ,.ee work. You see life in our count 'A is-what do you call it--easier ths
 lit is here. Nobody. works so ha 1,ee perhaps. Things cost less. So gil Ia have stayed at home. But now - know, too something of what yo - phrase about the high cost of livil Y means, and so sometimes 1t is ha is for a man to support his daughte U As he would wish. And some girls