El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-10
WOMEN REPLACE
MEN? NOT HERE
In Very Few Instances Are
Women Given Place Of
Men Sent to War.

4
T in El Taso made vacant by men en-
( terinE the army or navy. That asser-
ton is predicted upon statements
made by prominent merchants who
are constantly employing both male
and female help. and the manager Of
an employment agency.
Some firms viii not employ a wom-
an under any circumstances. giving
as a reason that they are not physi-
IcalIy competent TO fin positions left
vacant by men. Others are not hiring
4 women because they are not cousid-
cred proficient in their special line
of business. and it would take too
long TO teach them. These firms.
I however. say that If experienced WON
! en- were obtainabIe they would be en-
pIoyed, there being no serious OBJ
( lection 20 the sex
One Firm Prefers Women.
There IS q large corporauon In Fl
PasO that VIII not employ a man IN fl
can procure the services Of a woman
who gives promise Of sufficient men
! tai capacity 10 fiji the required posi-
ton. This company fears that even
men employees. and that it might as
wen now as some time in the future
properly equip women TO do its work
Some firms viii not hire women,
they say. because they can not be en-
ployed more than 81 hours a week
excepting domestics. stenoEraphers
and nurses Another contends il takes
three women to do the work of two
men a large department store is not
replacing men with women because,
as one OF the members saids they are
not as steady.
Average Woman Good as Man.
Ii is generally conceded. however.
by those who hire help, that the aver
age woman. IL given the opportunity,
can Just as successfully fin a mans
position. provided. Of course. the Ia
bors are not too physical But the
principal objection az this time in FL
Paso TO employing women IS that they
have not had the advantages OF bust
ness experience. Commenting upon
that condition. the manager Of an en-
ploymeut bureau said:
Labor conditions in FL Paso are
different than in the east Men are
obtainable here. while they may not
Der Of health seekers here They are
receiving recognition now as never
before. They are being placed daily
in positions; prior 20 the war they
would not have been considered for a
moment. These health seekers. speak
ing generally. have had experience in
their particular line, and are taken In
preference TO inexperienced women,
even though they are ill.,
Won't Employ Women
81 can give you the name OF one
company that won't employ a woman
under any circumstances; considers
them not competent In many ways 70
do mons office work. A large rail-
road company is taking women freely
another viii not consider them. a
smelling company here prefers women
70 men: says It is preparing for a
possible condition when men viii be so
scarce that women viii have TO be
used whether OF no.
And besides that. male help IS
plentiful in I'll Paso-"
" Cohlentz. president OF the White
House company. Saturday proved him
self champion OF women when he
said;
The war has cost US about eight
men Their positions have been filled
by older men Women can replace
many men. and just as efficiently,
even when it comes 10 manual labor
They are used as elevator pilots in
Los angeles They can be so EN-
ployed here.
Women A Good A. Wen.
Take porter work. for instance. A
woman sweeps. dusts- and scrubs
floors tn home. why can't she do 81
Just as successfully in a store like
this7 believe that in our business
most men can be replac ed by women.
There are lots Of CAPABLE women who
heretofore have never had the 0p-
portunity TO make good. Give them
the chance and they viii II women
are given q chance. and are not ex-
1ected 20 do the work as well as
man did the dav he leaves and are
given the chance To learn the work.
7 think they can take the place %
men iu almo-f every line o. business -"
law HnndIcans Women.
T. Weiss. vice president OF the Pop
ular store. said: Some women can
10 the work of men. others can not
In this state women are handicanned
by the 81 hour law. When quitting
time comes she must put on her hat
and walk out, no matter how rushing
business may be. or what has yet TO
be done. il she does not go. we must
see that she does. because the law
saws So"
SneakinE from a hotel mans vista
8. @. Humphreys, Of the Paso del
Norte. said.
we have lost eight men and en-
ployed one woman. tt takes three
women 20 do the work Of two men
Generally speaking. We find in our
line that men are better than women"
Tried Women; Let Them Go.
Scott White. the DRUGGIST. employed
women at the outbreak Of the war.
but was forced TO let them 60 He
said:
IN our line it Is experience that
counts We require help that has had
from one TO three years experience
We used women at first 20 take the
place Of our men. We lost IS OF our
help. We had 20 let the women 20
because they had not the experience
7 could probably have found exneri-
encnd women in larEer eastern cities
7 believe. however. that IL the average
woman is given the chance. gets the
experience. she con fiji the Jobs in
our line But we don't have the time
to break in women. and can get eX-
perienced men"
Use Women IN Bank
At the First National bank women
are being used I'm mems positions
where possible. r. w. Kayser, vice
president. said Saturday;
For filing. Transportation work
and as stenoErap piers we are using
women where we can AS tellers and
bookkeepers. we prefer men. Most
N the work in an institution like this
IS too strenuous for women. ] re-
Gently made q "trip through portions
Of Texas. Arizona and New Mexico
In n number Of small places 7 found
women used is tellers and bookkeep-
ers. They fin the positions well. I
was informed II Is all right I'm minor
towns where the duties are not siren
uous. But in the large cities. and In
stitutlous n this size. the work is too
hard for them. The women that we
have EMPLOYED give satisfaction"