The Washington times., 1921-07-08
MARRIED WORKER
SAYS HIGH PRICES
KEEP HER ON lob
m. v. T. Makes Plea for Women
Who Are Forced to Find
Positions.

Give the wives who are working
Tor the Government-and for some
thing more than for good times for
themselves-s chance to help their
husbands, pleads NJ. " T.. who writes
to The Times her version OF the course
officials should pursue in releasing
surplus workers in the Government
service.
II have read with much amusement
the controversy between the married
and single workers" she continues.
TIL admit there are many married
women who could afford to stay at
home, but there are just as many sin
gle girls who can easily afford TO do
likewise ! am personally acquainted
With three single girls who before the
war never worked in the outside
world. They still have the same home
awaiting them. and / know they
would be better off at home under the
protection of parents than they are
here alone.
PLEA FOR ID. c. WORKERS.
why should there be so much COM
ment against the married women and
the people OF the District who started
With much lower salaries than those
appointed from the States? The Dis
trict workers have made good-why
not give them recognition as well as
those from the States? Are they MOI
Just as human. requiring the same
AID? The states are shy of teachers
and competent clerks Why don't
those from the States return, and let
us have Washington once more a
comfortable city. If they made good.
as they claim they have, they should
do well in their home cities. Instead
they spend all their time roasting
Washington and it's citizens. and they
couldn't be driven outi They have
more here than ever before. The young
people l have met are extravagant in
dress and Injuries. and the only thing
they are willing to economic on is
their room and board. They expect
Washingtonians to work for nothing
Nearly all the married workers I
have met are working for something
higher in life. They are helping their
husbands buy homes, or struggling
against. bitter odds to keep their
children in school. am trying 20
keep two children in high school and
another will shortly enter high school.
$50 when these young girls charge
that all married women workers
don't need their jobs. let them be
careful Let them be sure they arc
right before they do any pointing.
Few know the inside circumstances
of individual cases of employed mar
rted women. / know one lady who
has a husband with large salary
home and an automobile. but she
is working to support her aged
mother and crippled brother back
home. Her husband is good to her.
but will not allow her to send hi
money home The outside world doos
not know that, and IL Is no ones
business but her own. If she is am
bilious enough to do that, she de
serves a crown. Uncle Sam did not
question her when she was employed
in time OF need.
Perhaps the underpaid Govern
ment clerks wife will have to GO
while ladies with husbands drawing
big commercial salaries will say with
pride MY husband is not in the
Government service-I can stay
TRY TO AID HUSBAND,
"Give the wives working in the
service a chance They are working
for more than dress and good times
They are trying to help loyal hus-
bands. struggling to provide comforts
for children. When we get car tick
cts at six for a quarter, can rent
houses for half of the present prices,
and can get other necessities at rea-
sonable charges, I will be glad to re-
sign, for IL is some sacrifice for a
woman to get out to office work all
day, only 10 return home to another
days work, just to keep things go