OCR Text |
Show Ruth Millet, Says: I njustice to Working Wife Can Be Seen in The Draft of Husbands During an interview in which she said that she favored putting put-ting off the drafting of married men until the supply of unmarried un-married men was exhausted, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt added that it the time comet when married men have to be . called, she thought the ones whose wives are not dependent j on their earnings earn-ings should be taken first, and the ones whose wives are work-x work-x Jng should be taken next. Married women wom-en in general will probably consider that plan just But there is one group who ' may see it as unfair the group classified wives." her husband at home, while Jane's is called to camp. It looks to Jane as though her marriage Is being penalized because be-cause she had the spunk to help finance it. She doesn't see why she and Agnes shouldn't be treated treat-ed alike. Agnes has no job, but she has the same education as Jane. Why shouldn't her husband hus-band be drafted in the same group as Jane's and let Agnes get a job? Jane's reasoning is logical enough. But there is one thing she should remember. She CAN support herself. She has proved that And so she Is in a position to do her part toward national defense. Instead of comparing herself with other wives and feeling bitter, bit-ter, she might better take a bigger big-ger attitude and say to herself, "I can give up my husband and support myself while he serves the best interests of our country. coun-try. That may not sound like so much but It is the thing I know I CAN do." This is no time for us women to be worrying over whether or not our government is asking more of us than It is asking of some other groups of women. All our lives until now the government govern-ment has given to us. We've been on the receiving end. If we are asked to give now, or have a chance to give, let's do it ungrudgingly. Ruth Millet as "working Let's see how Jane, a working wife whose husband is eligible for the draft, reasons It out. Two years ago Jane finished school and married Henry. Henry's Hen-ry's salary was too small for the two to live on decently. It was question of Jane's getting out and finding a job, or of the two living with Henry's parents. Jane found a job. Her friend Agnes faced the same problem and didn't look for a Job. Agnes and Jim moved in with Agnes' family. Now, according to the draft plan we're discussing, Agnes . cornea out the winner. She keeps |