The Washington herald., 1922-10-08
The HeraId's
Open Court
Married Women and Their
EMPLOYMENT.

Employment.
To the Editor. The wsshinston Hersn;
What is all this fuss about mar
ried women working for the gov
ernment7
Are the married women proving
themselves 30 capable and efhcient
that the envy OF napperr has
caused all this disturbsncef
Who is there worthy Of settinF
themselves up as judges ss 70 where
married women -beiong7-
There are married women IN IN.
Veterans Bureaui Well, what OF
IL? Whose business is it-other
than those concerned In the con-
tract, the women themselves and
their employers?
Are they efnrhcient7 II 90. WY
should they be kicked out for the
beneht OF some favored classf
Do former soldiers expect 10 gain
positions without regard 70 quail
fications?
The employment Of women, mar
ried or single. and Of former SOL
dierr. the worthy and the -Tsid
bricks" are all subject 20 the Er~At
law Of supply and demand. oon-
sidering their Quaiincations-
Generally married women nnd
their sphere Of usefulness IN their
homes a. mothers and house
keepers.
II 10 only unusual ctrcumstanoss
that force the wife 70 use her tsi-
ents outside the homo. II saclensss
in the family or unusual conditions
arise that make sueh q course
necessary. why should such a
woman Of fine character and ability
be subjected 90 unfairness and dis
elimination? And for whose special
bentht7 10 it In order that n
former service man without eduea-
tion. who has spent the greater part
OF his life on the farm or in the
mines. may have q white collar sob,
II 50. what particular class Of
former service men are 70 receive
this privilege-thoss from th. nr,
ing line or those from home can
tonments.
Two million soidiers went 20
France. OF that number nearly
one-half were In the eonfortable
service OF supply.
About sixty Thousand men be-
longing on the firing line were alb
sent without lesvs when the armis-
tice was signed Two million SOL
diers served in home oantonmen nts.
About one hundred thousand en-.
dured the hardshtps Of WASHINGTON
In the ouartsrmAstsr Department.
Former service men must ina
employment according TO their
qualifications
: Tax payers cannot afford 20 edu-
; cate men who have no basic quali-
fications for stenographers and so-
countants. There 10 work IN the
world for every one There are
places on the farms nov for thou
sands OF idle men loarng on street
corners. waiting for 3obs they are
not qualified 20 I'LL.
There are thousands Of piaces for
idle women in domestic servica
Special education and training 10
required and absolutely necessary
for accountsnts, super4ntsndeuts
and stenographers-also for ae-
tresses and movie stars
Married women generally peno
their earnings as usefully a. chs un<
married woman or former soldiers.
The American Legion can not az
ford TO incur the active hostility OF
married women- Let it be remem-
bered, being married has not os-
prived them Of q vote-which win
be used for their protection
With the appropriation Of half
million dollars for the current
year. for the care OF sick and dis-
abled soldiers- the legion should be
satisfied TO let its sble-bodied mem
bers take care OF themselves with
out special privileges and without
making war on any worthy olsss-
especially women
-dARRIEp..