The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-24

! menagerie by default to satisfy the cravings
of her nature. And now it will be said, you warn
us that woman may become undomestic and cease
to for marriage. Impossible! This, at least,
is a false alarm. Well, am inclined TO think so
too. But am surprised that those who argue
thus do not perceive what they have conceded.
This persistent character which is thus predicated
posed modify. Woman Graves affection because
she is before all things emotional. Ii, as is so
often asserted, no man wishes to marry woman
VINO is MS superior ana no woman wiilngly
marries a man who is not-an instinct which
believe to be about as general as any we Know-it
is because of the psychological difference we have
before noted, because woman has the aSsimilative
and an the initiative mind, because woman is
organized totake suggestions as man is to make
them. 1t is because a mind thus organized Graves
leadership and objects of affection the indis-
pensaole conditions OF its normal activity that
woman seeks both in marriage, where alone they
can be The persistence OF the marital Instinct
in woman thus seems to imply the persistence of
those characteristics which are the confessed
obstacle 10 the enlargement OF her functions to
emancipation.
So it seems; but in the present state of our
knowledge it would be hazardous to claim that
our nciuslons were certain or final. Perhaps
we are mistaken Let suppose that woman is
successfully metamorphosed in thought and feel
Ing and that she still chooses to marry.
Will Men Marry the New Woman?
The question still remains, VIII manichoose to
marry her thus metamorphosed? Here again
opinions differ. On the hand, it Is obvious that
large nu mber of men still show a marked prefer
eace for the traditional woman. AS a result of
this and other tendencies marriage is notably less
frequent among women who show signs of even in
cpent metamorphoss than among others. But
the easy reply to this argument is, that this Is
transition result. Men are unused to the new
woman but when they come to appreciate her
superiority, her great reasonableness and efficiency
both self-interest and inclination will give her the
preference 1t is claimed that this very move.
ment is due to change in the selective ideals of
men VINO are already showing this preference
There Is doubtless much truth in this assertion
Men are certainly cooperating in the emancipa-
ton movement and are even its principal parti-
sans III Is certainly conceivable all
should at last experience this change of heart
Then, on the somewhat hazardous superstition
that woman remained as conjugally disposed as
this be the outcome? go
1t seems to me that this will depend on expert
ehce with the new woman as wife or mother. VIII
the new arrangement work as well as the oldp For
It must certainly be apparent that the arrange
nent VIII De a very new The traditional fam
lily was based on the principle of suboruination II
there was DISAGREEMENT the man settled it. If the
wire objected she was coerced, but she did MT OBJ
lect. The man picked out q woman IN advar ce
who was inclined to acquiesce and the continu-
ance OF this selection developed a TYNE OF woman
who acquiesced instinctlvely, heartily even crny-
ing an opportunity TO do This may all have been
very mean and unjust but it worked The
fami is not to be based on subordination but on
equality. There is to be coercion and no sub
mission stil less any ignominious inclination to
aisagreementsY Plainly there to be none.
Woman Must Acquiesce.
There must be more perfect harmony
OF tastes and purposes in this new family.
Indeed there must be. Is this thing posi-
bic? II so, 1t is in contradiction to an other
wise universal law of nature. Nature has formed
no permanent groups or partnerships applicable to
a species as a whole which do not involve subord-
nation. subordination which may involve CO.
ercion at first but coercion sure TO pass into in
stinctive and happy acquiescence as it has done
here. The acquiescing temperament in women
chance for fine frenzy of protest against this
odious slavery lust as anarchists denounce all