Show FEWER WO WOMEN EN AT WORK V Demand Declining in London Except In Inthe the General Postoffice For lady clerks there seems to be beless beless beless less demand than formerly states the report of the employment department depart depart- ment mont of the London chamber of com corn commerce merce dealing with the condition of the clerical labor market during the closing quarter of last year The manager of an Important Lon Len London Lendon don business on on being asked the other night whether he could give any explanation explanation nation of the declining popularity of or orlady lady clerks noted by the chamber of or orI commerce commerce stated that his experience I was that many lady clerks looked for fora a great deal of consideration They expected to be paid as men and to be treated as women They disliked beInS beIng be be- tog InS taken to task when they did their work Indifferently and were too fond of appealing to the chivalry of the tho I mere male An Another her business manager tl thought ought that the standard of attainments required re reo had bad risen of or recent years and many of the lady clerks in the market were Vere not up to it He said that ho he found that women did routine work well but showed little or no Initiative and when set any task which was com corn complicated or which involved much thought they were apt to fail faU with a afew afew afew few brilliant exceptions On the other hand band It ft is worth notice that the general postoffice ma makes es great and increasing use of lady clerks for work Involving considerable responsibility Thus the savings bank banio depart depart- ment meat at West Kensington Is largely staffed started by women and its Ita heads beads have repeatedly testified to their competence competence competence compe compe- tence and efficiency in carrying out duties which demand a high degree of ol accuracy I |