Evening journal., 1919-02-18
WOMEN INSIST ON
WEARING OVERALLS
R fuse to Give Up Jobs to
(, Men. Now That Peace
is Here
900 ARE
HOLDING MEMS JOBS
BY The United Press.

WASHINGTON. Feb. ts.-Women who
donned overalls for war work are refus-
ing to return to peace time skirts.
This is shown by reports or the
United States Employment Service
from all the Industrial centers Of the
country. Practically everywhere, II
was stated, where women stepped Into
lmen's Jobs. they are making determ-
lned effort TO hold thUm.
The best estimates OF the employ
ment service show that about 100000
out Of eleven million female workers
were doing mems work when the war
ended and reports indicated the number
has been reduced only slightly. The
majority Of women In overalls. oflcials
stated, did not step out OF home life
to do their patriotic duty for the coun-
try, but were attracted out OF the
army Of women who are compelled TO
work. Higher wages was the cause,
and the women being no different than
men are loath to give up their places
and the h CHER wage.
The determination Of the women, Of
lcials admit, is one Of the contributing
causes Of unemployment OF men. but
they point out that these women must
work TO live and il they are TO rel.n-
! quish their work TO men other en-
ployment must be found for them. In
many cases the women are backed by
employers who believe their labo- can
be obtained at lower figure than thai
Of men.
Calls for women workers have been
gradually decreasing ever since th5
a-mistice was signed. the employment
service reports show. On November
second $1,000 requests for female help
were received. During the last week
the demand was down TO 2S,O0O.
OppOs ton 10 the women keeping
mems jobs is clearly manifest at the
American Federation Of Labor and
has been shown In the cases Of the De-
troit and Cleveland conductorettes
where the unions tried 10 force the
women out while the women were
backed by the companies.
The Federation does not want 70
drive women out Of industry" Frank
Morrison said today, but It believes
there Is work for women and work for
men and that both should stay In their
own line. The federation believes that
where women are doing mems work
they should receive mems wages, and
we will back them in every effort to
obtain deserving wages for their work. {"
Women are now strongly entrenched
In the railroad service, their number
having Increased from 5000 In January
1918, to t0i 900 In October. So far the
government has announced no definite
policy Of turning their jobs back 10
men.
Labor officials doubt that women viii
stay In some fields Of men's work per-
lmanently, such as street car conductors,
| baggage workers and shop workers.
| They believe the women OF their own
accord will drift back 10 work, gen
orally classed as women's work, largely
because Of the hostile feeling OF the
men.
Senator Kenyon, has written Secretary
/ Of Labor Wilson for figures showing
how many men are being kept out OF
work, by women holding their Jobs.
By the United Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. is.-Div0rcing women
from their war found work is no easy
task, according 10 official Information
here today. Women have found inde-
pendence in new tasks now refuse to
step aside, it was stated.
Only one Chicago business house has
discharged its girl elevator operators,
replacing them with men In uniform.
Omclals OF the Elevator Starters and
Operators Union estimated today more
than 1890 men here will be barred from
old places. They said managers OF
practically all dry goods and depart
ment stores will retain the women.
Men cooks and pastry cooks, walt
ers and similar workers are not great
ly affected. Women replacing men dur
Ing the war obtained mems wages.
Employers, who can get more work
out OF the men willingly returned them
to their old jobs, officials said.
It is in clerical lines where the
greatest trouble Is expected by officers
OF the soldiers department, Federal
Employment Bureau approximately
Sc soldiers report each week their jobs
have been taken by women who refuse
TO give them back One high official
said most women have refused 10 con-
slider returning war jobs to previous
owners.
BY the United Press
| NEW YORK Feb. iS-0f the total
number OF women who held Jobs dur
ing the war, less than 10 per cent. will
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