Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-28


enough TO say that they werc short sighted
That goes without saying. But IL Is neces-
sary 70 say. on the other hand, that there are
often too sweeping claims On the Other ssde,
and that many grievances which arc pus
down 10 whIm or custom are not due really
to that, but 10 the slow deyelopnept Of in
ventions and methods, which still give men
the advantage, for reasons now unquestion-
able, but removable by time. Every step IN
invention helps 10 equalize the condition OF
the sexes in respect 20 labor. Just a Carlyle
defines II as the merit Of gunpowSier that it
makes all men alike tall, 50 invention
makes all human muscles alike strong; the
girls finger aseomphshes what ths full
strength of the man wss once taxed to per-
form. Physical inventions thus have moral
weight For time the weaker arm can be
had more cheaply and is paid hess; aud IN ths
other departments, where strength stin holds
good, higher price Is commanded. But
mind Is always gaining on muscls, and the
works that require main strength arc Gun
stantly being relatively narrowed
Women are now employed where they deal
with the hardest materials through the deli
cate manipulations of machinery. IL would
DO very unjust 10 say that they formerly
mere prejudice or custom. or becaase they
we're not voters; these Obstacles may have
entered in slightly, but not extensively. The
main reason was that the progress of invwn-
tiou had not yet reached that point where
their work could be made available Inven-
ton as well as phiIanthropic agitation helped
them, but invention did the main work.
/ am satisfied that injury Is often done by
overstatement and by the assumption that
the higher earnings of men are due wholly 20
a prejudice ] do not think that, rs an able
advocate of the cause OF woman has lately
stated, ''the rule of sex exclusion Is as nrti
fetal and unjust as any other form Of indus
trial serfdOm.n The very instance he goes on
TO give refutes his reasoning; "a as
nurse, IN Boston, without any diploma, getI
s. for twelve hours work, and can then -
home. Woman 40 trained nurse, after two
years training in hospital and protected by
a diploma, only gets s. day for unlimited
hours Of service" But every enc who mas
had to do with NURSES knows that there are
many cases where a male nurse is absolutely
necessary for strength Of arm IA handling a
heavy patient, thnt he must lie had a sny
price, and, inasznuch az there are very few
such nurses 10 BE- had, thny simply eosssroi
the market and dictate theLr own teru1x
In the lisa OF ls2 professional nur.s in tins
last Boston directory accessible TO nne ora
there appear the narnsS Of only @ urn Hglcn
a disparity proves, Ia the first piacs, thai
male nurses are not enormously osexpald-
for If they were they would flock zIto toe
profession; and II, moreover, shows Wy
good reason why they Shouid De paid high
or price, from the sheer difficulty Of getting
them. The Only surprise Is that ttsy do nOs
ask $40 day, for one ~ocld tssnk that they
could get IT, tho Disparity II numbers u
universal: IN tho wh0le Hafo Of haszschD
sets there ars only i5s alaie nnxsss and G. Ia
female uursos state Census Of t<sS. n, <i2)
And nj this hrs q besIinz On the most OBJ
vious instance 81 Inequality Of paynest-
that q public school ssacb~s. Tbzr. ara
undoubtedly Eazny Instances xhesS voznes
arc paid much hss than uen for rendering
precisely THO sszrDo SerTies IN tear hfng aoc
these case are now in tho rninor1sy, fhe
grievance. though undonbs<-i r. of a dafsr-
eut Eind- II Is that tae higher grades q
school service are now opsD~d more 70 Iaso
than - women. Th1s gruvz cat q Che Eys-
TEN of graded schools. In Ezs=aes0~ ia, for
instance les th2l os--tenta II TIE pabSsc
school teachers are IDS. Oh outef ?, RIA. bst
that one-teuth hold the Highest ossoe&. and
therefore nave higher ray. II - the general
habit IN cJtles and TOWNS % group rns pasas
schools 10 large tUlkdi9gs, with usan .. ths
had q each buifdiEsg. ard drawing. u@to-
rally. the highest szlary. Why y not
woman pIscrd tharsi 0fssa kave ] nsk.d
tnis question - schosi eouzzrxsar-@, and AZ
EsYs WITH tie zane aEz~sr y n. ks VIII
u1!r1es. toe question Of TIE S1xonz arm
In tbs Isnperfe>s dsvesoyrsexst ~ oar eslr,-
cztjonal uSteo3z. tracseTS 10th nzaIs a-l
female gtiH rely ga krsss f0res; and saEe
tnGt IA iavos=e4, ooEarsrttees saaSa hxss a,
.~sst oRe s6le t<sassSd EGzis ss1ca<r In each sf
our iz~ge snsoai hssl<fnzS, f1zs ~ In certain
CASES 81 IiEs@s tosrs uIss- 10 c mae sszrsa
50 far u 81 DSt q mere ssS.Nsn az rxsfzasc~.
int H~ce~zt.g. Jlsse bad i~achsxz axs-~-r
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general a19r1 aon add snstxn.>nr--t eszS
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enjoying raSa in tte@e po<sts1-s f-ozs SIP
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me- far tss~s saEnlr pa44 posatsouz. Anst E.s-r
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Sor u z EtrAsnr>. Nc god ever cuxn<s.
however, froEs 0TsFsookAag s5Ssozz f>cs~Aad
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