The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06
Barometer of Public Opinion
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Editor World. one often hears the words,
he or she talks like fish" and no doubt
wondered how fish would talk II 1t could talk.
Sow, I believe know how i fish would speak
II 70 possessed that power, and In "a converpa-
uou with member Of the fish family, II one
"cro not thoroughly familiar with the fish's
particular dialect, which might he eighty pro-
yinciaL Mr. G. c. Boninhead would make an ideal
interpreted
why should any sound thinking man or
woman assa married women working II thoy
-" desire Does marriage unfit woman for
working IN an office or store The demand that
women, whether married or single, should give
up positions that they hold by virtue ot their
mental attainmeuts and qualified to produce
satisfactory results in their chosen pursuits and
go into someone's Kitchen. becoming scullcry
maids, AK well as houscmaids, laundry hands,
etc, s extremely absurd. There arc numbers
OF women, married and single, rendering their
employers valuable assistance, and ar" accord
ingy drawing excellent salaries. II is true, too.
there arc women, the incompvtonts, not render
my any such assistance, yet are receiving good
E,laries But are they TO blamc7 These posi-
tions could be filled easily by others OF either
sex who possess better training They don't 20
into an office ana demand TO he given nice
soft lob to which q big TAT salary is attached.
And nov because some employers permit their
offices to be cluttercd or adorned tas you pre-
fcrJ with a certain class of incfficents. termed
parasites and peacocks by Mr. Boninhead, there
IL no logic I'm selecting married women as n tar
get for the cnvous shafts of those who arrD-
gate TO Themselves the right to criticize exist
ing conditions in Mr. Boninhead's manner.
II there is any knocking to do why not knock
Boriuhcad should remember that there are
large number OF married women who are hold
ing down good Jobs that they are entitled to by
every right In the land. Many nf them held
these Jobs prior to the war. which incidentally
produced bumper crop Of male blpeds, com
mouy known az slackcrs. When a woman, mar.
ricd or single has an excellent education, a good
business training, splendid character, Is indus
trous, and capable of producing results In
office equivalent to any mans efforts, or some
times better, who would have tho tcmority to
recommend her trnnsfcrral 20 the culinary de-
LuEf nj n iYl
with ordinary intelligence.
Married women have az much right to work
single ones. and women. whether married or
single, have as much right to work as any
man Business mon realize that when the labor
market is fully supplied and employers can
again exercise the pruning process, these
prcennr peacocks will be cast out of the hive
with the rest of the drones male or female
This is the inevitable law Of survival of the
fittcst.
with reference to tho resplendent attire of
somo OF the female workers simply because a
woman chooses 70 adOrn herself to her own per
pona satisfaction, IL does not indicate that she
Is Inefficient and always weldcr Of the pow
der puff, lin stick, etc. Well dressed women and
efficiency travel hand in hand usually as any
observer will note. and this is just as true of
men.
Onco more. II according TO Mr. Bonnhead's
statement, he has home worth $4,000, on
Witch he has paid nearly $4,000 In two years
time he il apparently paying some,hng like
$3.50 or near amount per month. II he ~ re-
ceiving a salary that will permit this oxpendi-
ture house and in addition feeds and
his light and water bills, together with other
lnCidcutals. while he may not be receiving an
enormous salary, he IL certainly getting over
any $3.50 S400 per month. A married man
receiving $3.50 or tl1j per month has an excel
lent chance of buying home and paying $3.50
per month on same, and to contemplate the
purch hasc Of an automobile
Some flight Of the imagination. There are a
lot Of husbands i'm Tulsa only receiving this
amount, and II their wives worthy of hire,
industrious. and have sincere desire to assist
their husbands in financial way well such
chaps, as Nj Roninhead ought to bc tho last
TO register a complaint. on the contrary they
should give them the same consideration az
shown those women who remain In their homes
happily secure from the worry OF how their
husbands are going to meet the bills the first
Of the month
MARRIED OFFICE WOMAN.
RNhN. February %.