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"SERVANT" TOO SERVILË.

The following ware among the principal points brought out in evidence on May 24th, when the Domestic Servico Inqiry was resumed at the Ministry of Labour:

Housework was regarded as drudgery, and some less laborions occupation was desired by girls.

Conditions of employment most he brought into line with other occupations for giris, both in regard to the work itself and the hours of employment.

Servant" suggested a servile state dis.

| Mrs. M. D. Adam (Cosirman - of- tho Women's Sub-Committee of the Hamilton Local Employment Committee) condamneri. the mistress who reganded her servant, ME R hireling. The servant was not allowed sufficienaly to share in the happenings of the home Moet mistresses and maidu

મ began with a really good feeling, but not enough care was taken to preserve Sometimes it was abattered by mere trilles. The fact was often overlooked that the girl, after all, had limitations. That was one reason why "generala" were so difficult to get. They were expected to do more than they could do.

THE "DOLE BLAMER

to the domocratic youth of to Willesden local unemploymet committee, Mrs. M. Mcworth, a member of the day-home work was an alternative..

Girls receiving the "dole" deliberately and that a considerable number of un wisrepresented their capabilities to mis-employed women and girls at present receiv tresses in order to avoid being engaged.

OFFICE OR SHOP TEEFERRED. The drat witness was Mr. F. S. Tosswill, Secretary of the Guildford Education

ing unemployed benefit were suitable for domestic service, but their unwillingness to enter it made them, in fact, unsuitable. On the cessation of benefit girls had become willing to take domestic service, ami had, in

ith

Committee and Director of Technical". In fact, reluted that for the purpose of

atruction Summarising the experience

Sho

were

Of

ten

of hand teachers in Guildford, he said ascertaining those who would be willing the general desire AOFILA to aroid do-to train for domestic service m One

employment mestic

if possible, her ocension about 150" women and girl better class of girl

of girl desired Insa laborious occupation. They rather regarded the work as drudgery. There was no doubt that in too many maes the single seryant was ex pected to get up at 7 am and de most of the house work and be magro or less at call un- til berl -time

.

interviewed.

these took furms and promised to

*think it over."

One form only was returned, and applicant shortly afterwards found work on her own necount. On being inter- viewed, a young girl who had been a muni-

seen

in an

in Punch.

Mrs. Acworth pointed out that giris who we really auxious to enter domestic service did not leave it to the Employment to find there a job It was within her knowledge that three sent from Exchange to the Employment Exchange hoped that they would not be taken ou, and it was apparent that

returned to the aimed at being they

Mrs. E M. Wood (who presided; asked fition worker announced that she wished to bo "Japper office," because she had the girls had any ides of the better type

pictures of Happers of domestic service, and Mr. Tosswill sal he thought they viewed it in its worst as pect. Generally

speaking parents regarded it a lower

type of employment than any to be obtained in the vilice or in the shop. The position would be different if there were at improvement in the status and the general conditions of domestic employ

employment, "The conditions of employment must be brought into line with other occupationx Exchange as "not engaged While tak for sirls; both in regard to the work itself ing care not to refuse a and the hours of employment," he addeded themselves as so useless that no we in "Domestic service would then have its need of household help was likely to engage them. This unwillingness was rather en- attractions. The girls would see (couraged by the fact that if they were pe tunities for interest outside their work, as

accepted for any place and cochi escape in nther occupations.". Loneliness

or might con another har to girls entering domestic domestic work the dole would

service.

WLA

Mrs. Wood remarked that whereas lone

liness was objected to on the one side, the company of the mistress was always objected to on the other. Where a mistress took a

tinue

they represent-

Mr. Woon-Do you think they deliber ately misrepresent their capabilities?

Mr Acworth replied," Undoubtedly," and added that many employers now said that

that riskinite share of the control way they would not take women from the es

she aske

Mr Tosswill-I should think it woult tend to remove lonelines.

Mrs. Wood-In Guildford you must be rather fortunate in the absence of what are called nagging mistresses: (Laughter.)

BOYS AND MEN

PUSHED OUT.".. Witness wided that a large number of the girls were doing the work of boys. They were computing fur posts, and the tendency was to push boys and young men out. The large number of men who could do these jobs

unemployment

ent pay..

&

change.

11:

The inquiry was adjourned.

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vants would receive trainch lebenie Made home He outside the home could be arrange for girls

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the ages of fourteen and sixteen.

He thought it would be welcomed by the and their parent. The main difficulty would kn with the employer

girls

of the untrained mistre had taken a Mrs. St. Loe Strachey raised the problein She suggest. matress

ed that domestic

the

cience scholarship: would know how to train her sérvants.

"It would be a well organised house," said Mr. Toaswill

"It would do something to raise the status of servants if we

the mistress," re- marked Mr. Strachey.

"So that domestic work is laid down and planned as a man's work is in an office," replied the witness.. "As an ideal, it would be really desirable."

Replying to further questions, that he thought girls would require their unal time off as well as time to attend domestic science classes Domestic service, mast be brought into line with

other

ha

he occupations in regard to conditions.

spid

Mrs. Burgwin: I don't quite see how we can do

mitteo

Touwill said that he hoped the Com would find the solution. (Laughter.) Mire Burgwin pointed out that many of the girls would become working men's wires.

Would yon bring their lives, when married, into line with other occupations

ked.

the will said that they all wanted

social conditions. He thought

to imprtment in the conditions of

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domestic service would fend in that dirse- tian.

Lady Proctor said that there was an enormous number of houses where conditions were good and yet many servants left them because of the beard idea of the low

...

statur.

Witness said that the education of teachers on the subject would help to dispel that idea. LOKS OF FREEDOLL

Mr EH. Smith, Chairman of the Women': Sub Committes of the Bootle Local Employment Committee, in her evidence, also spoke of the low status of the work, and the loss of freedom and companionship. Bo- fore the servant question could be solved,

name

would have to be altered. A a servile state distaste- youth and the music, of to-day. The

l'e adoper and

ridicule of the

hall

also had its effect.

Mrs. Smith thought the Fress; and also the cinema and the theatre, could do a good deal towards popularising the servent question. They could hold up the ideal that the highest aim in life was to serve, and call servante “bome-workers” instead

kivvies

She pointed out that there were office workers, shop workers, and factory workers.

Why not House workers Sho also

thought another name would have to be found for the

which often con-

red the idea of

Mrs

work

irs Cohen said that Civil Servants did not object to being

ing culled servants." Nei-

ther did the railway servante.

Mrs. Smith said that they had not been

the

subject of skits in the papers, but the domestic servant had, and the name had a

stigma

tion

fer opinion was that

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