The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06
TIE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
xxy As LECTURERS sxS0RS TINE
Gu "a or TO-DAY.

Rsopsport Talks 70 the Indianapo'i'
"..r,,r, Ciub Some Comment on Hts Re-
-. Professor Van Dyke on Poetry
IA nail, life" At Princeton -Cuban Anti
sr0rsxi.ts-various Notes.
,,o carly days n Women's Clubs no
did have 40 lowered his dignity as ia
m. U.s." hesore them, but their status has 40
~ ,r,royed in public estimation that now
mao, HNcuIt in any community 10 persnads
h,,irent men 10 spend an hour or more
N,,, valuable time in the attempt to bring
,-rcirles down to the level Of these
So minds They do this even when they
.au ,here will not be on" OF the mas
hm n.r.uasion IN their audience-for OBJ
o"" ,so,s II, is quite n fad among these
VIZ ..,adsys 10 invite male orators to ad-
u" ,lo,r either because ~ the traditional
hohl, of women to SIT al the leet vi "r" "h II.
,o,,o,, or because OF a determination OF
,bs new species To show the Opposite Sea ."''
,o .,ul entsrtains a friendly feeling ana does
-. lsim any especial superiority.
honpenei that to Philip Rappaport' "nofn
,or uont of a better name we VIII can a ponuoa'
economist, vas permitted the hohor Oh a'-
d,essng the indianapolis Suffrage 'iup I"
,r DAYS ago. He began by saying .h"'
n,uen had as much abstract right 10 the pu-
II, a. men. but he took no especial interest," III
tho movement 10 obtain II, and dld not CON
,As- /, Of much value even 10 women nv
,,id II would never succeed under the present
",,rIc system and If they had political rights
,har condition would not be in the least AZ
,orai He ignored the fact that II aireaoy
~ srcc.eded in a number Of States and mat IL
rould be lust as logical TO say the possession
-, ,bs suffrage was Of no value and dld not
improve the condition OF men. ,
~ Ronnaport continued NO civil, social
:, ,or,ical right ever has been conceded by
mon 10 women because the latter wanted 'hat
rtgh, but because the concession seemed use
mi 10 the interests or intentions oi lie male
r,r, If The society, a belief BY those in power
,b,, they would gain their own ends with the
aid Of women
rhs whole history OF the enlarged privileges
r, women refutes this statement We cannot
allow man in general To be thus sugmat2eu
.s a selfish, g~rasping brute without q protest
Very few OF the concessions granted 10 women
loo.e ed AT from a purely selfish point OF NleW'
have been a material gain for men, FOR III
.,once the taking away from the husband
NJ bs exclusive right and control oil all oi the
,-ooertv. even OF any wages the wife might
s,rp and ~ the clothes She wore, did not IN
,rea.a mans power. The admission oi
x,,usn into practically all 81 the business oc-
c~,p,tions has not been specifically useful 10
he material interests of men, The opening
Of all avenues Of education has not contributed
T., heir selfish desires. Indeed, in looking
over the whole list of rights and privileges
granted to woman during the past ffty years
a. 49,. ,,.v. Il raItlN ilA Tp.nIf al npt
own demand and of mans awakened sense
Of Justice and fair play. and not because ne
.ypected To profit by them, except in the bene'
fetal effects which would result TO society
u, larg" The declaration, mat women arr
NOT rur!nyed for their own sake, but because
they work cheaper" Is true. Nelther are ineN
employed Tor their Own An hrh E ;b.ir ElsI
no, viii allow, but there i nothing selfish II
hat public sentimen which gives women
chance to Work, mI.
political equality Of women can only con'
through her economic independence, ne z"
H." cart befor. the horse. may Dr NI'
,lai men have the former aud not Tie lalet
but they are much nearer to II than are Women
The next statement i worth quoting "ntlre'
They work cheaper because they have no iamilir
10 supporl. but u you rGGsia,t 'na' ~ a w HDl u u ~
every place which is hlltd BY nrt, mat II no womri
were t~mouyed. tie man would have 10 receive NasT
klinrrri 10 support a family. nat cun>equthtl
eIman ltbu5 drpTcciatc> Ia price OF labor gth',a.p
and lhai win thi, depreciation ire dlfic.lly oi W.
hbu,ef - support . family constantly. siO"' di'
v.'I lhsi dIriruI,y also The necessity u women t
s,rk en- loyme you see how Impossible ! iu
ssuen generally 10 wUrG out ihrlt economic inde
ptgdrncr under or present form u social organIza
IuIs is masculine logic. In the first place
wages in general never were 20 hlgh a. al IN,
ur,..ut time In the second place, men never
were supporting their families IN aS much com
tort a. now In tie third place, there ara thou
sands nt positions 10 be illl"d now which dlc
not exist when women entered the lndlstlIa
fold. and these women themselves have he'
come Consumers Of countless products whlcf
non ara employed in supplying II i th'
idlnSt Of IDLE talk 10 sugsesl that the 4,Usn,uf
vlge-earning women OF the country sholld
turn their places over 10 men. IL : NOR,
than die. II i ridiculous. 10 argne that thi'
would result in each Of these women getting
a ,.hlnd. provided she wanted one. When We
az able to observe that IL j. only the poor mar
who does not marry, W. NAV believe Is De-
cause some woman has p~rceinpted ms JOB
but whilo We continue 10 see the large number.
o, wealthy bachelors, spending more on them
solves Than II would cost to keep a family
W. must look for some other reason. The
final conclusion that II j. only through mar
rl.n women can work out their economic
irtrpend"nc"' Will be regarded by most wives
d q hug" loke,
/. earnestly to be desired that the approach
IN census will answer th. statement persist
emily made that women work cheaper than men
he'aGsn they have no one but themselves u
ttIIOi' PERSONAL pD-'TN HIlOn ltdus W tlN
conclusion that the vast majority have 9th
sr, depending upon them, but II needs All
oHic.al statement to defend this point
You have no idea. Mr.. Rappaport said
'f1w far the employment Of women is. re-
%tpoqs,hle for the fact that thousands Of them
load a lie oi shame You would suppose
''f' the chance TO earn an honest living would
Sac rhom from this tate. but, he said. IL
: '"r7U>a they do not earn enough by then
work 20 support themselves decently and
tt'v oan End no husbands because thousands
o 'ounG men do not earn enough to permit
'ieW ~ marry" II seems. however, that
'h"' do earn enough to contribute to these
women outside Of marriage. But a little fur
c1s"s who're women enter into marriage because
t"" consider Il an institution Of support
ma vet %" had devoted most Of his address
" 'DoUlnC that women had no right To be
eA''ng their bread In the business occupations.
on should ahdicata in favor Of men so that
No .a''er might marry and support them.
n i about time that woman ceased
y n" 2 .hpttlecock. tossed back and forward
m'' no politicians and the preachers, the
F''r' and tho ntI-SuffraRistS She has
= much right TO choose her vocation and
.'U0N II ~ anv man who hreathes, II
,N4~7d-huntng in order 70 be- fed, clothed
>.sl'errd, when she Is able and willing
'"A1. ''othe and shelter herself, that. fail
IS M ~" Illest she shall become n dependent
r""arvo or a charitable institution. or
'fN'NS lTSf a husband, she shall az once
or'H nv find a second or n third sup
Io'' mar m the women in the country who
Welding the pen or speaking from tho
I''o'm should define the exact sphere of
7', "r0Nr him ont Of such eu~plOyments ne
t,"' considered especially their own. and
I1-Ah' nat he marry and produce offspring.
~ V0'l1 ~ take ~ He resents IL n they
' criticism or make n protest against
0acraes Thev Cors'antlv nra warned
'H . fLtF u al to .,Ytf thar n1Aaatra