The Washington herald., 1921-01-21

LEAVES JOB TO MAKE ROOM FOR
NEEDY mAN.
To ths Editor. The wsshinftOp Herald:
The public press Is the only
means Of reaching the public, for
the reason. much Of what we write
we do not care 70 talk Of for the
public, when the press can speak
for us.
when we hear the great cry Of the
starvation In far-of countries. do
we ever think Of the real suffering
in our own city, among a few al
least who would prefer death 10 an
open confession Of their real condi-
ton?
The writer incidentally was talk
ing with a man who had been let
out from one Of the departments. as
a war worker. urging him the real
need Of help for the Near East and
with fsIteriRg voice, he said. that
the demands at his home wer.
greater than he could meet. even on
The slightest DretenSe OF food and
Chen he recalled his form or con
dition, previous 10 the war when he
had q good position. which he gave
up to give his services 70 the war
being too old 20 enlist he went into
war work. working night after night
sHd day after day 20 help the homes
Of the soldiers over seas. with no
thought of the compensation. and
when the war was over, and the rush
Of the clerks from the commissary
departments the QUartermsstsr
Department who had enlisted when
they saw the draft coming. to avoid
the front, and this man with others
Of both sexes. that had done real
work as war helpers, were let out
to make room for the ones VII
could show an honorable disCharEc.
while the older men and women had
to be let out, and this man. with
dependents. was let out and now
cannot find employment because he
is no Longer a young man. and the
craze IL for young men. and yet tho
one TO whom ] was talking is sim
ply q well qualified man with ripe
experience, and in fact. along the
line Of the work desired and in
which he was engaged. And right
here, listening TO this mans conf
Dental and pitifUl story. I decided
TO act. ] am a married woman. and
in the same bureau from which this
man and others have been let out
and my husband Is in another de-
psrtment at good salary and
makes a comfortable keeping for
our home. and at the end Of this
month l am going out and ] hone
the bureau chief will hunt up these
worthy men and women and plsce
them at work that others arc now
doing, and h. that ] mean. I honc
that many Of the married women
whom ] know and whose husbands
get good salaries and provided well
for their homes before the war. and
the demand for help caused the
wives TO give their time. will nov
surrender that pleasing salary and
give the more unfortunate ones IN.
places. this is what We might call
helping the Very Near East"
This is simply one case. and
now can fully realize that there
are many OF them among US. and
we hope the personnel il they are
banded by such. will look in Tho
future more al the merit Of the
cases and not so much on what
some one says.
These same people have Eer-e-
sentatives, but for the same reason.
just personal pride, they fail tn
make their real condition known.
preferring to seek an untimeIv
grave instead Of the deep humiIIs-
tion that would come to them. so We
suggest that members Of Congress
look into some Of these cases and
see that they arc replaced
A going out"
MARRIED WOMAN.
Washington