Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
INTENDS TO PRESS
FIGHT FOR WOMEN
Representative Heating Does
Not Propose Resolution of
Inquiry Shall Die.
DEMANDS FAIR TREATMENT

In order to hasten his efforts to find
out why more women are not employed
in the government service. Represents
tive Heating of Colorado. it was an
nounced today, plans to call up his reso-
luton. introduced last Saturday, calling
on the President for Information which
would develop this point. The resolution,
when introduced, was referred to the
committee on reform in the civil service,
but has not been reported. Being a
privileged measure, Representative keat-
Ing will call it up for consideration
Monday, which he can do under the rules.
Mr.. Heating said today that he was
very anxious to have the committee
make a report on his resolution. 1t is
week today since it was introduced,
but he said that he would give 1t until
Monday morning. If no report Is made
at that time. he said he would make a
motion in the House to take the resolu-
ton from the committee and have it i'm
mediately considered by the House.
Will Not Drop Fight.
"Tt seems perfectly obvious" he said.
that if the woman civil service en-
ployes are taking the same exami-
nations and showing the same ability
as the men, they should receive the
same compensation for services rem
dered the government. 1 think that the
women are making an excellent cam
paign on worthy subject, and J. am
not going to let the matter drop"
The National American Woman Suf-
frage Association has collected mass
30 1at~ N1naf an
have been Disseminated against in the
government service, particularly in the
executive positions.
It is shown that in the government
service there are positions to which
women are denied appointment or pro-
or profession in which women have
achieved recognition and reputation
outside the government service. name
ly, as lawyers, translators, editors, In
market sanitation. domestic hygiene
and domestic science, organizing ex-
ecutives, illustrators and stenogra-
piers.
Charges Of Discrimination.
While the civil service commission
says that no restrictions are placed
upon women rising to any position for
which they have requisite education
and capacity, a statement of the asso-
ords and public announcements of the
commission, women are excluded from
the examinations for most of the bet
ter positions. on some oficiafs pre-
Judgment that they are unsuitable or
incapable or upon his personal prefer
ence as to personnel of public service
NH oh
equally with men and by which they
are equally affected.
I'm certain offices women are denied
promotion because Of an admitted policy
that 81, 200 is enough for a woman They
are denied advancement to executive po-
sitions because we must save these places
for men, In positions where they do the
same kind and quality OF work that men
Since the civil service" says the state
ment, further, sis a public function, adj
ministered by means of public funds, for
which women are taxed equally with men.
the following premises:
Demands Equal Opportunity.
'srhat all civil service Examinations
should be open to all citizens Of the
United States without regard to sex; that
appointments and promotions should be
IIldu0 upOh 6tooii0o u S"p@oAsASy @1ohS,
without regard to sex, and that women
and men should receive equal pay for
equal work in the civil service. as else
where.
although the civil service law pro-
vides that open competitive examina-
tons shall be held. women are excluded
from large numbers of examinations
which they are amply qualified to take.
Some such examinations from which
they have been excluded are the fol-
lowing:
"GeneraI-Stenograp and type
writer. held monthly throughout this
year in 400 cities
Department OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ant, office Of information. $1,800-$2. 500
per year: law assistant. ONCE OF solicit
tor, s., 800 entrance: investigator in CO.
operative purchasing. Office of markets
and rural organization. .800-s2.500;
translator. bureau of chemistry. $1,000
s1.44o; assistant In nutrition and
hygiene. office of experiment stations,
$i.440: Information editor, forest serv-
ice. $4,000.
$500: chief of editorial division, for
law clerk. stenographer and typewriter
81 O00-s1 200.
Interstate commerce commission--At-
torney, s1.200$1.s00.
department of Interior-Land law
clerk, $500: artist craftsman, geological
survey, s1,200-s1,440.