The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-05
barometer of Public OpiniOn
4 Husband Whose wife Works.

Editor world: In Wow Of the fact tina, mar
RED women who work have boon 'rakcd over
IA" GOALS recently by Mi. Bouahm. Mr.. McCul-
Tough and others, simply because they are mar
ried women, not taking into consideration their
fitness and capabilities for lines other than
household duties. feel It nay duty 20 say a word
In defense of those married women who are
helping in a financial way to obtain home
Although Mr.. Bonahm and Mr.. Mccullough
may be sincere in their beliefs, ! feel sure that
their observations have been limited to a few
of the so-calcd human pcacocks," and that
thc many truly helpful wives are reapins the
blame.
First Of all Mr. Bonahm in his letter Of the
2Sth says that In the two years that he has
been in Tulsa he has purchased and almost
hair paid Tor "a $4,000 home. is contemplating
tn" purchase ot an automobile; and has wife
and two children to support Let us Iuggc his
figures a bit His home ne has half paid for
In two years that's $4,000. or $4,000 a year. For
family OF four. the living expenses, clothing
amuscments, books, doctor bills and incdontals
VIII average around SlOO a month, or total
of 81 200 "A year. with the $4,000 paid his
homo plus the $4,000 expenses would make
total yearly income Of at least $4,000 Iyet he
states that hc IL only receiving a moderate sal
arN). In addition to this yearly income add
one half the price or whatever car he pur, hascs
SAY Mr.. Bonahm, no wonder your wife doesn't
work! No one expects $4,000 year mans
wife TO work. Just you step aside and let men
who are drawing from $500 to $500 year
tell their story.
Tho army took the youth or the country and
We were glad 20 go. But the coming back was
hard. For being out OF the business world for
from year to three years meant start an over
again. Again, to quote Mr.. Bonahm MEN should
consider themselves failures Tor not being able
to properly take care OF "A woman before they
marry That theory may be alright, bonnie
but AFTER working and waiting through the war,
the twentieth century girl says, why wait long
err Let's work IL out together
| came here In 1919 and have been employed
steadily since then by the same company, which
is the leading company In its line of business
at "A moderate salary. tNot in Mr.. Bouahm's
class, though, for 1t isn't $4,000 a year job).
My wife. employed In an office before We were
married, obtained work and puts her salary in
1 Swings account a fund for our home. That
was our plan, and It Is working. Nonc of Us
mon who have wives who work expect them to
work in office more than year or so, and
No hope that during that time they do not have
to work under such mCu as Mr. Iiouahm but
It only seems best that they should help To ac-
cumulatc a home while they are young rather
than put up with paying high rents all their
lives.
Mr, Ronahm, all married women arc not
human pcaCoCks' and they are not "all slack
ora or Society parasites But some OF thcm.
moro than YOU think perhaps are helping thcir
husbands who. though ablc-bodicd are handi-
capped by excessive rents, cNorbltant prices,
and moderate salaries
\ HUSBAND WHOSE WIFE WORKS
Tulsa. February ..