The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-24
MONTANA LIE SAYS SOMETHING


Dear Editor: sec In Inst eve.
ningA star where criticism was
thrown at the girls working In thr
navy yards. I am informing you
right now tina, I operated nm inside
shop crane and electric truck there
for 10 months and I'm here TO state
that I do not consider that ] am
taking \ uniform mans Job by work
ing for Uncle sam or anyone else.
A whole lot of ihosr women over
there arc more 20 be depended on
than men. being more thorough I'm
their work. whore n man generally
says: That jobs good enough. III
lc; her go an she Ia.
am also at liberty TO ask this
guy that put the article in what he
would do II he had three boys and
could not make enough - properly
feed and cio;he them; n he thinks II
wrong for woman To work and
help her husha ndg A. ! worked In
the navy yard II months. / am quail
fled 10 state that there are women
working over there that do not have
to WORK as they have busssa nds or
fathers earning big wages To support
them. hat there ARE women also that
nr~ helping invalid mothers and ne.
tie children. so YOU inform that guy
to take another thought
Tho marriage ceremony means
man and wife are heipmRtes. Most
OF thcne women are hsip-eats In
stead. and amt 60, backbone enough
TO live thru Iffe with n man and put
on the ov~raiis N circumstances de-.
mand. Let them put the women out
that do no, have TO work. and
give tho women chance 10 work
that have this nation 10 raise for
cannon fodder for some grievance OF
this capitahstic bunch az grafters OF
today. My husband IL an eximarine
and CAN'T make IL alone and as long
as IL In necessary I'm going 20 work
and help him. Ny boys have as
much right To a chance an any.
body's and they ere going 10 get
IL whether work for Uncle Sam
or sosncore cisc and | don't take no
returned soldier or sRiior's Job. When
work I mako from ssis per diem
to f&.ss and I GUESS I earn II.
MONTANA LIZ.
u. &. Marine Corps Mascot
BREMERTON WORKER REPLIES
Editor seattle star; wish 90
commend you on the notable work
you ARE doing in trying to get
square deal for our ex-~ryice men.
The duty Of any business man is 90
see that these men have employment
and to keep the pledge they made
them. that their positions would be
awaiting them on their return.
arm an emp,oyc OF the Brsmerton
years. and Wish To verify the state.
ments Of my brother workers which
appeared in last nights Star. In re-
CARDS to women employees OF the
navy yard.
I have made this subject n careful
study for the past two weeks
have stood In the employment office
at tho noon hour. and noted cS.
pcricnced men file applications. and
they would tell them they would
place their applications on file. but
th' H'tthuE Ut pf'S'flts ANU hk"a's
I watched six cx-scrvicr men get laid
off for 20 dsys, men who had been
there a short while. and stu the
women work on, without n day off.
] know OF one shop where the hus'
band Is getting $40 per day. and the
wife s4.is per day. n total of s1o56
n day, and another instance, / over.
heard a married woman make the
statement that she wouldn't give her
job up for any ex-service man. She
also has n husband In the yard.
There IL one man I know of who has
his wife and three children working
in the yard, and ! think the fault Is
In Brcmerton. and not Washington.
ID. G..
Why not send the married women
home and put in ex.service men In
their placesy Uncle Sam can solve
the problem very easily.
A NAVY YARD WORKER.