Evening star., 1901-07-20

utilization OF electricity. opening OF new
territory and countless other avenues OF
employment. IL must also be borne In
mind that every one OF these Ao0o0oo wo-
her support. She is also. an 4 general
thing. maintaining others beside herself
and all would become wholly dependent
upon men II women were withdrawn from
the sage-earning field and reegated to
comparative idleness within the home. IL
women have inflicted wrongs upon men by
accepting lower wages. 1t has been from
necessity, not choice; and men, with their
Iong experience, their powerful organIza-
uons and their great political influence,
must seek the remedy not In attempting
TO drive out these new workers but in
finding a way to assimilate and utilize
them. They must follow the methods
adopted by the nation In dealing with the
aliens who come to our shores-accept
them. naturalize them. train them In cItI-
zershlp and convert them into element
OF strength.
In considering the general aspect OF this
Question-"Men's Wrongs am unable to
see that In the state at large they suffer
any. except such as are the portion of all
humanity in the present complex processes
OF our development; In struggling against
these. men have always an immense ad-
vantage, because they have a voice In the
government. and can control those who
make and execute the laws Without this
power they would be helpless indeed-as
weak and defenseless as women and be-
cause they are invested with this authority
their wrongs do not command so keen A
sympathy as those suffered by the feminine
half of humanity. Doubtless, in requesting
my views on this subject, II was intended
that they should apply to the domestic
grievances of men. but my long experience
In public life compels me involuntarily to
take the broader outlook first. Is II not
strange that when we speak OF domestic
wrongs we think only OF those connected
with husbands and wires-not with any
other members of the household? All those
cruel laws which long disgraced our
statute books applied only to the married
never to single women. Why has II always
been deemed necessary thus to hedge about.
restrict and degrade marriage. which should
be the highest. holiest. most reciprocal and
respected of all the relations of life?
Good Housekeeping Necessary.
/ cannot go so far those who declare
that the beginning of the new century sees
the wrongs Of women entirely swept away.
but when memory reverts to the early
part Of the one which has just passed into
Tine can note such a iessenang OF these
wrongs as the world seldom has beheld
with any other class OF people In the same
length Of time. Has this been accompanied
by an Increase In the wrongs OF men, L
think not One might ask whether the
emancipation of the slaves did not wrong
the masters In q sense II did. but II only
took away from them authority which
they never rightfully possessed. and only
deprived them Of property which they held
In defiance of the moral law. II produced
chaos of conditions which are not Yet
fully adjusted. but which at last will be
settled to the Unreasonable advantage OF
both. Man is not the domestic autocrat he
used to be. and * is probable that in the
revolt against his supreme authority tho
women of the household do not in all cases
pay him the respect due to husband and
father In some instances man is looked
upon very much as a machine for the man
ufacture of money, and women do not rec
fn raLy ,..d
care of the machine.
Ny heart has ached many a time over
the wretched housekeeping which many
men are compelled to endure, and especial
ly over the poor cooking. When by in
dustry and frugality a man Is able TO se-
cure house and provide the food he is
grievously wronged by the woman who
cannot properly administer the home af-
fairs and transmute the raw materials in
to healthful. palatable dishes; and this Is
equally true in regard to the woman who
Is ignorant of or Indifferent to the prin-
cfples of economy and thrift
Homes Must BE Cared For
In this day Of reaction against the mar
row and isolated life OF the past 1t is pos
sble that many women neglect home du-
ties for the teas. the matinees, the recep-
tons. the clubs, the conventions. the end
less recreations and activities which so
suddenly have opened out before them;
and that men do not always find the wo-
with the regulation smile when they return
from the cares Of the day and the distrac-
tions Of the night. One of the terrible
tragedies OF life is when the father dis
covers that the woman whom he selected
to be the mother of his children Is ut
terry untitled for this great RESPONSE
bility 1t must be a heart-breakng expert
ence for that husband who has made a
name and place In the world to realize
that the wife is wholly unappreciative of
all except the social position which they
scholarly and refined habits there must
be the bitterness of death in the daily opm-
panionship OF one who has no taste for In
teiieetuai pursuits or persons. and whose
mind and heart are alike shallow The
husband whose wife repudiates domestic
duties and insists on living In hotel or
boarding house. or is so restless that she
is satisfied nowhere. has a right to feel
that he has been cheated in marriage: nor
is life any sweeter to him who must listen
to daily recital Of gossip, fault -dnding
ana the miserable small talk which form
the entire repertoire OF many women
Yes. men have their wrongs in domestic
life, and the list might be extended to cover
many more than the above enumerations
Human nature is still very imperfect and
We are long way yet from the ideal mar
riage. The present is a period of read
1ustment in the relations Of men and wo-
men, and this is especially true I'm regard tn
those OF the family. The tendency in every
direction toward the granting OF more
rights should be accompanied by an earn
est effort to lessen all wrongs. The recoz-
milton by men OF the wrongs of women
has led to the innumera able changes for the
better which have taken place during the
past half century. Women should not al
low themselves to be outdone I'm Justice
or generosity, but far as lies in their
power should mitigate eradicate the
wrongs of men. and be especially careful
not to add to them. 1t is a singular fact
however. that there is almost no complaint
on the part Of men themselves. Is it that.
In so short a space Of time, they have be-
come intimidated? Or is 1t that they con-
s!der their case beyond relief and prefer to
endure in stlence2 Or can 1t be that these
alleged trials and tribulations are purely
and that. in reality, there are
no such things as Mans Wrongs?"
Apple Blossoms On q Rosebush.
From the London Globe.