New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
"SELFISH BACHELORS"
THE WORM TURNS AND FINDS VOICE
TO CONDEMN HIS ACCCSEES
From The saturday Review.

shown and over again, but w. DO not "a ke
that Obedience 70 include submission 20 the
Bishops wives. Mrs Creighton has lately found
in the conference Of Women workers an oeca-
sion to lectur. young people. and though h-r
words were addressed To women il is the turu
who more especially % have been a.f:'-i
at for their seIfishn-ss in not getting HtI'-"--
For Mrs CreightOn's abilities W" hfst- ~''.t-
respect for her energy have great dIti-.l+-
tion. while her opportunities t"r eNi"'i-E'" 'i.-
50 great that on any S"ci1i 7u hJ~ i-' " ''''
will venture 10 ignore what Sh- says ~
may point out that her annual 'haI4~ l' '---
Women Workers was not 70 JGiI'ii-hl' 81 ~
merely opinion, AMI ti4'- +-Fi4.'ii.'' '-+ WEE.
even that opinion could he based was r"t ti-
ducrd We should imagine that IL vas t--F
provoking To- unmarried I, TX % find ta-tT -l--.
estate thus SWcepinsly attTlnutrI i' q 'i''-'-
To 90 one who would not marry # ne could. '--
cause. of an inclination for legitimate F'-i---.
with which n could n"- combine tHatTt;t.. '-
it can hardly be pleasant L. h@ t'ld h~ u lt-'
fore q Sybarite. But what rt tn~m VINO ".-
be married If they could but cannot
soothing To a woman, who for many year --+
waited patiently for th- destined "cld~-'r"".'. '
appear, to hr charged with S~iISfi i'' ''--.
she has waited in vain How pleasing ior 4
young man of domestic turn Of chart,t t-r. . -.
rcfraus from marriage because n" kHD.~ .-
would not have the means To give 1!5 "lt
comfortable home, I" be- called ~ 3-. i....--
selfish. because H. dos refrain Ta-r -t- -.-
-<;tcritictng uu~.-lfiSh hero Is t-- r.t-
piuug-a h-1dicHg iutp H-atrir. .-.- -t---:- ...-
chance Of what happens H. .-- ..t .-rJ't-.s
give a thought To- any ,uEt--.t-.-Ht "t .-.-i
marriage may Imi'-' upon l-ta- ft- ia
restraint with tL- same rL-.r- .-~- -ta-
c.rt-ruplatrS Ih.- avery rt I-.- L- u .-
demuIng his unhappy BRIDE NHdt ".t,-I t-i--
slavery l. thu III ~ d. .v.ult- rt refined tr--.'-
ing, c"ndeInu,.i 20 k~-r uP a h"us.. at1 .r.iI o2
h.r children ar. means hardly sufficient trr .N
t-Dcr9 And -g,u cases aye common -rnG-.s
W. should ssy JHat The az t.D II Su b n-r ...--
n ~. n tyr.. 80 e-,tf-l.r.--- An: such r-.-...
a. In, So of Mr. Cr-.-lI-.-. ;n. l-l- of ..ur-
tended u hay- quite another ----. IT, can H..
,,rir-s.- these ..l.ll ~-oI:t.t-.-. t.r -'
easier for th.n &" ~'i.I"f- 'i- i~.
I-lS....iIu- th-IrS-. Yes that & prefer f--
estate. would b. -..t.-a 90 hesitate q"
responsibilities Il uart.4 co"a..i.y aHt
..y.t h4I;,. f,~ afr-rE,.lr.i. th-y vl. ;-..t--
;,c;-G vltt ,a- s-.-r of I-t.nti"t.-- ia--.s
,i-, ~.,u Z. MARRY N.t- i.rrI rul. t.E t..-.
,h"y ll,v, %" conn I-.f.- q. Il IN t"'' '!j.'- -.-
sistaur- they can -~t from their relatives
friends and th-y have mo- daUa- thtr i- Is
ri2bt that th-Ir wives ull work ,h-a--.
L. Tin bone al the struggle Ni-h lt--
NJ .e~S unfortunate - this canon ~ -.-
tS'-I,-S~ when applied To- th- AorkIn- '.H---
Thy have th~ uJH"S- c"ura2- IN taN-a-
them matrimonial responsibilities Inr>
uniformly un>eli~h IN not hrSitatiuS o. t.
ardIz, their unmarried fr-r-onI Anj this ~
did u'Srt~nHrSS results in hunger. 'a-~
wages. high rents ov-rcrowdinG, crime
Tn. penalty IF their unsvIhshn-s~ is rru..
tied on generations Yet uah"rn- In ~. ~-.
and weakly East and South Londvn vn-r 81. -..-
sW Gated wurkWonan, in the prostitute. '- ....-
ia its full significance the paradox OF [---
Crrshtun'S proposition We ar aware tlt- f..
tha scientific StnS- Of certain social -Et-u''-..-
these plung-s into matciwoHy U.ay Yet u-
proved unSrltSh. UuSr.fi>h h-r'tu~- th-t I~,--t.
in plenty tn low form Of -Nj~t. nee. J;- I.,--.
Of social life Out II which th~ higher tyI-s a.-.
that The moment You regulate, Hf" = that te.
shall not b. too many mouths tor thr .,va-.---
food tu feed We'll. to1 many [" sl-.p for tt-
available space 10 hold them comfortably at.i
h-iithilV. society Is doomed In that sense So &
Shn,~S may be pTr,iiCateG OF those who hess
tate To marry. Hut Huxley himself furnished
thr tn>W,r to any such contention. inSiSt-r-
that the ways of nature must not be- taken
a model for the ways uf man Certainly u.t
Christian could for a moment accept any such
theory basis of social policy And. Iu-!--t.
does
But We are getting more serious ,hau y,--
nlrar t. hs was the lighter. or just the irri-
tating, side OF tLiS theory 90 UIlS-l-Shu, t1ar
stirred - write this article Their is S'.a--
thing peculiarly provoking ia Tho di~Qo~Iji .l
that does not allow its uVU-T 10 he happy uU.--~
h. sees every body like himself. Th.r- i--..-
plr who the moIl- mt they have done a th.--,
themselves want every one els &" t' Rho ~.t-..--
How often that - the ease with married y.... B.
is notorious There are thousands ot women . p.
seem unable u contemplate man and uf'i
in any other light than As possible Utu a1.l
wife. They every boy and girl they
To marry. And the feeling grows ON them ur.l
they come To regard IL 4 sign ~ 1r.t. .t.-
praVity that such are not man and " =. .-,.t .1
not want To- be These people ii t-ttur
irritant u the unmarried. Really Ve ru-ht ~
remember that. h,.W-vvr happy We way H- ,u
the married estate" there ar v. hers who f--; r
To he single ani are neither lU~4u. rer d.
prHvrd
riage. there is something almost humorous in
the suggestion For - thvr- 81 step in ,h- Who'll
of life taken So entirely viii. uJ rrEart o. ar,
persons feelings, opinions Ur interests exc; a.
TO the parties concerned JuIt Of Wtrr.iErH II
II Is 4 marriage OF convenience. II - t"r trr.r