New-York tribune., 1919-01-12

affect their health, except for the hs,..-
III that they got more fresh air -
the day. On the day shift they snar.
their evenings in their homes. or "a
place OF amusement, and got no ovaa
else. The telephone operators said -
same, and added that the law assso.s-
them, If passed, would practically t;a a
the telephone and telegraph lines s;,s ~
the companies preferred women -,
found them more courteous and matt.
Another woman working at night xa;s
Feople do not understand what . -.
prescribing forty-eight hours west e.
women workers would mean. II ;s -.
uhskliied woman supporting a fa,;,.
"hom such law would hit hard...
What is needed is universal eight r.
law, with equal hours and equal nav Ca
men and women. No progressive wort
ing woman worth while wants IN \.
treated like child any longer. or ~,
ther shackled by any law which 49,.
women only
Il deny the right of anv state orc.u;
tion or individual to tell me when sbsI,
work. Our Federal Constitution g,ar
ahtees to us the right of life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness If certain
hours and certain employment are essen.
tlal to me for securing these. II &c w..
right to have them"
Medical Men on
The Subject
Dr. Henry MacMahon Painter -.
well known specialist on women's di..
eases, In accord with similar stat..
ment made by several other physicians
SAID: 1T does woman no more harr.
TO work at night than it does a man. ma
her work affects her child no more fh.n
mans work does. Many women sr.
IN better health working at night. sor
they get outdoors in the daytime A,so
IN regard to questions which have been
raised regarding the moral issue 10. ~.
say that men working at night and
women too, are less liable to get into
trouble than those who work durinv n.
lnv,
DAY and have the night for leisure
Women are more or less like men ard
what is good for woman is lii,eI,, ., -
good for man. and vice versa Wbor0
working conditions need regulating IN
order to protect the health Of ,voroo,,
the chances are that the health of men
also is endangered by them. Moreover
we would secure better cooperation
from men if we could convince them
that we are working for the GOOD az al
human belngs-not just the women n
ever men need to be protected, Nrannod
IN cotton wool and taken care of il is
now, when they are so scarce.
AT recent public meeting where a
speaker from the Board of Health was
telling of various occupations dangsrous
to women's health, somebody in tbo su.
dlence asked if these trades were not
dangerous to men as well. The sneaker
answered.
On yes often more so but didn't
know you cared about men"
l went to car barn TO look into the
rest room accommodations provided for
women, and to my great humiliation The
manager said:
Il am glad you women are beginning
to take an interest in these things. No
body ever came to look into the work.
ing conditions until we cmnlovcd
women"
1t is time that we stopped thinking
solely and exclusively about our own
female selves. and remembered that II it
hadn't been for men as we'll AS women
there wouldn't be any of US. And for tbe
sake of future generations Of us we
must take care of the health and hanpi-
ness OF our men, as we'll as of our women
and children. And we cannot take care
OF folks health and happiness by throw
ing them out of employmergf, which is
just what will happen if these laws re-
stricting women pass the Legislature.
Every woman who wants TO hold her job
and really advocates equal pay for equal
work must oppose the passage of such
bills in order to achieve these results.
any" way, why not consult those who
are concerned? Most real reforms come
from within, and in this case many Of
the workers who are being protected"
seem to agree with the conductorette
who said:
Gee, dearie, ! wish them danes d
lay off usr'
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from those scho are supporfing these