"GIRLS WHO WON'T WORK!"

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2701, 22 February 1916, Page 6

"GIRLS WHO WON'T WORK!"

MANY LIVING ON SOLDIERS' PAY,

On® interested ■in a very big way in . \\ ellmgton. with ,a; business; in' which a . Rood deal of girl labour is employed, wasibeng. questioned in quite en-ordin-. ! ary way as to hoiv business was, when , cxpiession was given to certain facts m connection with ftirl labour, arid girls in general that created no l;ttlo surprise: , * . JJjsre's no fault to. ,be found with ' it's very good, though the u ar. ■ is< ■ on.- ChiG-ofour greatest difficulties.and worries'is to-get theWgirlsWe require." \ "I'should have thouglitt-he f.irlswerc turning to now so many ,of -bur. men have gone away," ventured tho reporter. "I'm afraid that's not the case. It's becoming increasingly difficult to get them. Many of'. them simply won't work. They're living on' the pay soldiers leave them." , What—single girls? ; : "Yes, any number, of them. ; They become engaged to a soldier, and lie leaves them half, or more of Hs pay as an evidence of good faith, and they'live on it instead of going' to"- work. I know one girl who makes no secret ' y la *® ho engaged herself to three men in. different reinforcements, nnd is receiving part Pay from each one." And what is the result? - ; re sult is that we are getting applications from middle-aged-and older women, suffering through their sons having gorio away. These are the women who should be getting tile money the; boys are leaving the girls';.?, It's a. trreafc time for the;girlsr^-they'ye-never known such, a, time before. I ■ vory much doubt if any of my girls miss u change -. of programme in any of the picture shows and theatres. This must be apparent to anyone who visits iliese places regularly. I can novor remember such frivolity, and pleasuring among the sirls—without a thought for much olse."