St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-03
HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS
Domestic Workers Losing Friends by InsOlence
BOOrishness
By Joseph D. Bibb


depression the coored Amer
virtually held monopoly jobs involving
drudge. They holding jobs cheerfuy
phiosophcay White people claimed and captured the
owy of these positions when the unemployment panic
truck the nation. The coord domestic
ad and compelled appeal public charity order
keep body and soul together But fate and destiny had other plans
and because of conditions colored help" premium
old jobs and thousands of opportunities have been thrown
The advsed people
jobs and of their the of this discussion
Can H-Aford to Lose Goodwill
Because of alleged boohne gumbng grouchness
nsoence and independent attitudes colored domestic workers
menia rapidly arousng the many
employers charged that domestic
selves the ake leave attitude and have adopted the disgusting
stance that you can't fire and do better Employers
whispering their friends and associates that they afraid
out loud their households because the coord help will
at the drop of a hat
There smodng everywhere
who just itching for the "dy reckoning" which
strikes this observer that the cooed Americans aod to
lose the goodwill that they have built through
the long and dreary years.
Valuable Contacts
occasions this reporter outstanding
rs of the ored tell how their fobears shaved the wash
tubs and the kitchen them through school, Many them
tell how they aided and assisted by the good people, for whom their
parents worked We know of nnumera professional whose
offices fitted and who started successful
wdispoed white person whom they had performed
chores and mental tasks.
and formed of their finest friendships through the medium of
owy would height mprovdnce ooshness
for these friendships to be spuned and these contacts be destroyed
coored needs friend that he and the
enough jobs go
of bitter should what
the has been poverty suffering, bread lines and beggary
Far Weak to Stand Alone
Household workers. unskled domeics and handmen
commanding Places dollar hour scrubng floors and
washing windows Household heads who perform all of their
duties themselves compelled to take anybody who along
They met with sune grumbng and contempt The tales of
compelled the unmgated frozen gall
people, who just few months leaning WPA shoves
their freezing feet the readns the miserere of
"God give us bread"
These attitudes destroying the bonds of friendship that have
been built period time If they continue and endure
suffer- independent and
weak stand alone 1t is time that
degn these mental jobs should be courteous
siderate and enterprsing
IS a Better Way
While leaders thought and action contendng that
within purvew of
and Unemployment Insurance. bed by the aroous
and unbalanced attitudes of the workers themselves We
ruthessy exploited
reduced the role of human chats the past
Of these menas have worked e fingers
days by We have been told of the slavvers
overor the dhpan and We know of household sweat
and starvation but also have learned that these prob
lens boones nsoence surness
There better Domests know how to ngraiate them
the hearts of their employers Efficiency courtesy and dplo
folk It time burn
bridges that have carried the turbulent storms of the
past poison minds those
We newly meeting.
ALL there certain of dignity human labor and
the aborg hordes of the world winning place
in being by organization intelligent direction col
bargaining not by grunes mpernence and