The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27

Frey
kbjcct of Married No
men Working Vas Dis
cussed IN These Col
unnns Extensively Seq
crul Months Past.


un,ns Extensively Seq
crul Months Past.
Dear Miss Grey: Now that the
ar l. on about married women
orking. would like 10 have your
,Aderx state their view. as every
ueetfon has two ssdca
Please dont think that I am
ssslmist. as am not. and | do
iuk that some married women
~ no right TO work. but why
|uid they declare war on all OF
n without looking into the easc
find out whether she Is en-
"a 10 a Job or notf There are n
of women who are holding Jobs
en- their husbands are making one
hdred and fifty 20 two hundred a
nth. who live In a tworoom apart
INT. and spend their money on
pd times and clothes on their
ks. Ry all means put all OF these
They can get along without
>e Injuries
low about those that arr working
holding two and three Jobs at a
cy 1. myself. know three or four
tances where the man works all
gets good money. and towards
ning his wife and small child
II him in town. and they both
janitor work until or 10 O'Clock.
-.
man holding such an Important
&c at a wooden mills plant right
r. In town. she Is overseer for
girls. does some OF the shipping.
bkkeeping. etc. and they are
bud OF her. A local newspaper
At started war on us married wo-
kn. put her picture in the paper.
-. am working. but let me tell
ku why.
bly, husband was In the service for
b and a half years. so. you see. he
not have a chance TO work in the
pyards and make big money.
lie the boys were over there"
bought our own home about n
r ago. and we both have been
ting our last cent into this place.
are tied by a contract to pay so
en- every month or. OF course. lo~e
place. Also. my husband Is just
pvering from n broken leg. which
rot while AZ work. and when he
/ back TO his Job the first Of the
he was told his wages were
per cent. which brings him
nd total Of 81 per day or g.
a week
TeIi meg Miss Grey. can the two Of
} live on 81. q week. let alone pay
r on a homef With the two OF Us
orking. we are able TO meet our ex'
snsex and keep out OF debt and
80 keep our home. What shall We
~ Shall quit work so some
,hicken- can have my Job isterog-
Ipherl 20 she can doll up In some
ne clothes. while We lose every
mt we ever sweated forf II am
alding soma ex-~rvice mans JOB.
! quit tomorrow. but arm not, as
as hare before the war. and have
NAME Job
y womAn's place - at homo and
raa0 Q family. can hear lot
o. Tea. they arc right. but what
- Of . horne and future7 Are We
II responsible for the kind Of a
me - bring our children intoT Or
cur duty only TO bring them here.
a thsn. II they haven't got a home,
/ eho charity take caro- OF
emf No. I say. what II a few
~ work out of every young cou-
e's NE compared with life Of
70 room apartments,
suppose I viii be one OF the mar
"a women let out In the turmoil.
"a suppose that we win lose our
me. which has been our one desire
own: and then I'm TO stay home
"a take care Of my own home: then.
rhapa, we can struggle thru on
2 per. as NE will have no pay
ents TO meet
But, Miss Grey. Is II fair
FAIR DEAL
Less fhas SIR months ago, the
adevs of the Cynthia Grey COL
una discussed this question OF,
nan Married Women Be Permitted
Work. aud they settled 10 IN a
iohfy troad-misded. fac tray. i
ought
The consessxs Of opinion scas that,
osv sroman tcere 70 be ROUTED from
prk, the first ones should be the
Iu0hfers Of sosH-fo-do citizens. teho
rre holding dotcn positions at small
Iayies. fhis robbH0 some poor
prksno girl Of her daily bread sec
Idrv. II. after careful canraSs Of
'ndsfions. there ras found TO be an
fHaI shortage Of positions. married
omen, pho did not really need the
Dyk ard pere working at positions
en- might fsIi. should 0ire them up.
stu another reasonable theory dd-
need tr1s that iromsn. married or
agrc, rich or poor. hare as much
mt to toork as men. and that en-
pvcrs should be the sole Judges; "
married tcoman or rich girl u
pre- capable Of holding position
an a man or tcomdn ioho needs the
,yk, she u entitled to a.