Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-03
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craftsmen. They had studied the subjects
as they had studied many others, but when
the time came to put their knowledge into
practical application they made good.
"As in many other cases, these women
found that the war had produced openings
for them which. at the close Of hostilities,
were no longer open to them. But as busi-
ness improves, as it Is bound to. and the
employers find out as they did during the
war; that the women are both faithful and
efficient. there will be many Of them re-
employed. perhaps not at the work which
they did during the war, but in some allied
lines.
The Hard Physical Work
''It is not likely that women will ever
again he employed in large numbers at the
hard physical work which so many of them
did and did well, all things considered. during
tho war. when il was impossible to get men
and the work had to be done and done ay
once.
"Taking this field as a whole. women have
shown that they are not fitted for work Of
this kind and they have been naturally
eliminated from IT. As one large employer
said, the girls worked during the war at
work for which they were not physically
htted' with n zeal and a patriotism far
beyond their real strength. This Is all righ,
for a limited time and during a great ga ma @
tonal crisis. when every one had TO do his
utmost for the good OF the country. but as
a lie work it is not a possibility. I think
that most of the women feel this way about
the matter too, much as they liked the large
wages which they received for the work. But
as both they and the employers think alike.
/ do not think that there is a possibility
tnat they will ever again do work Of this
kind-at least not In normal times. when
men can be secured to do it.
Labor Clearing House
sN'Tha
regarding this new departure In State work
We servo merely as a clearing house for the
female labor situation. for we make no in
vestigations into working conditions. man.
agement, the wages paid or any other de.
tails of this kind. We receive the applica-
tions from the workers and have an inter.
view with each ono TO ascertain hcr cnna-
bilities, education and general personaI;tv.
then, where there is an opportunity wo mt
the applicant In touch with the emnlovers
and our work stops.
we do no 'follow-up' work whatever.
That is, we do not go to the cmployer and
ask how the girls whom we have placed are
getting on, except in few very cxccptional
cases. This sort Of work Is done by the
factory insnectors and other social agencies,
but Hes entirely without our province
naturally, our applicants vary enor-
mousIy In mental capacity. We want all
possible to he OF the best class Of workers
"hu we uIScouraRe inc 'hoater' who is
menace to the stability OF the American
labor situation and who exists among the
women as we'll as among the men workers,
although perhaps to n lesser degree
If woman comes to us who is mani,
festly unified for any normal employment.
We. do not try to place her Mt something
whlGh we feel that She cannot do well. hut
send her TO one of the various social service
agencies where such cases are investigated
and the proper stems taken. Our worl, Is
only to find the right person for the right
job in as many cases az possible"