The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19

That He Docs No. Think the Subject TrIv.
iaI, Walter B-.nat Rises to Eek pInir.

That he Docs No. Think the Subject TrIv-
iaI. Walter B-.nat Rises To ExpInir.
Mr. Walter Besant seems to be stirring up
hornets nests on every hand. His department
in tho London queen Is largely taken up each
week with defence against attacks for past re-
marks and with the making OF rev remarks
which by the noXt week demand more defence.
Recently in the foregoing paper. he expressed
himself on the subject Of womans labor. Now.
he expresses himself again. and with even
more vGor. He says:
A letter has been sent on to me which COM
plains Of certain recent remarks OF mine on
women's work as half testing and "uncon-
Genia! to many earnest men ana women who
regard the subject as serious and mOmentous."
The subject is indeed serious and momentous.
No one understands that better than myself
have read and though and talked and listened
with as much eirnestnees. | am sure MS any OF
this ln,ly's friends But DO not feel it neces-
nance to the semblance Of an undertak-r'S
mute. IT Is. moreover. subject in which
many earnest people quite as earnest as my
most nischiev"un course possible. And 1t is
the boundcn duty OF every one who is allowed
to speak in public a. proclaim this fact Thus
~ they are fpmentIng and stirring up that
most unnatural OF all ha'reiS-sex hatred.
This they do 10y constantly representing men
rest Of it: marriage. AS cnnsthncy. they repre-
sent MS u condition in which Tho, wife is moth
Of women they 40 their best to separate from
those OF mon. l2l They lelGice whenever n
WGn GGec~ea in 'urnn MeT out xar man ana
every such case drives na G 9nyn}, the man,
prevents a marriage H 1nhi, ,orihds the eX-
Tor some inexI lirnhle reason. mater o; con.
graduation. 60 They rrrpetu"llY stimulate
fr G Sr % tn they HG max" 2aS to
happy and iscontcrtcd With tho social round.
the hume dutirtt. the home ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
which max q so many wOmcn's lives one long
continual blessing to all around them: and
sions too many Who are Intellectually united
for the work Dear readers. this is indeed no
i.stinG matter l an as ro earnest, as any
nro til. letters which hayo reached me
from all quarters on ibis Question, Of
n"""d t by those S who ' one
can renl plainly IN tho lettcGs; are not lifted to
undertake tnat Kind e, W3rE; letters from
natural aptitude the GIT letters from artists.
scu!ptors. actresses. journalists. from, girls
tiers from those who are kept out Of work by
others who. not being urged hy necessity. take
II at lever rate OF tnyr rd.r. inIiss write
nosslnle to nXceei. All these letters pr"clnim
he sane storyH mad and THSh t 81 women into
Claim 'A they cry aloud. they yell in our our
ears. the fact that. nnle .s f;omethlng DO
e9nIyed to check the "y me i ,h market
Hnre Of CAPITAL ana labor always -wayins from
ono side TO the other, will speedily becoms the
slave market. Looking ar"und me. ! tecm to
foresee "A world OF women workers. underpaiI.
swented, doing work hitherto done by men,
condemned TO cel Hcy ana to life long
sweated labor. This 10 me IL horrible to think
Of am 50 old-fRshioncd that cannot bear t.
think OF tender women may siill say tender
women? 1t is, | know, quite Fashioned
leinG driven under the lash Of the piliess
sweater. which Will E..st certainly DO their
late II some so-calIcd friends OF theirs have
their way. So ! make M protest in my poor
way. Then comes this lady, and says: "Ohl
you are not an earnest man. Indeed. madam,
/ am very earnest. | am, am sure quite as
earnest as YOU yourself
Even while I write these words. there ar
rives by post newspa per addressed TO me. It
Somerset and another l know beforehand
what is coming. More castgations. ! open
It, Yes, yes. hero We aro-a colt!tnn and half
turned down and tho article marked in blue
pencil. Thank you. madam, It's u delicate
attention. According TO this truthful. ami
able. and courteous writer, my object in
Epeuking on this subject Is to furth-
ures"-of course. At the expense OF the
sense. dear reader Further. il seems S int
] never grow Indignant on account OF the
women who arc driven daily anywhere any