Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-04-23
WADSWORTH
TOO MANY WOMEN.
The Excess of Ewes Over Adams
Runs to Millions.

world are women, and still they are
not wanted In many places. and very
much in excess Of being wanted In
many cities. London declares that an
excess Of 100000 women are falling
over each other in that city in effort to
live. Is ii a wonder that London
quotes a niger percentage Of immoral
women than any city in the world, when
such a surplus Of sex is within the
dominant laws Of mans nature. whose
brutal instincts have given England the
lgnony Of being called "a nation Of wife
beaters."
What is the total excess of women
In Great Britain is too awful TO On
slider. in the realization of what that
excess means 10 the moral physical
and social conditions of these surplus
women. Holland, in her last census.
reports an excess Of 10000 women.
Norway. Sweden. Denmark. France.
in fact every country in Europe.
quotes an alarming excess Of women.
In consideration Of the superfluous
women. one serious thought Is ignored.
Whenever q country has an excess
population Of women 1t begets an ef-
Terminate ace of men. Of no spirit or
pride Of manhood, who lay back bask-
ing In the sun. smoking pipes or sing
ing rolllcking songs. while my wo-
man. insigmas Of master and slave
work, the work intended for men. Not
only do these men feel no impulse to
work, but they scorn and i'll treat the
women whose work keeps them as
petted beasts.
An overstocked market is always a
weak market Of poor prices Of valua-
alton. In Europe the problem Of what
to do with the not wanted women Is re-
ceiying the attention of e.at~emen and
legislative laws. In the United States
the superfluous woman is very much
In evidence. but she Is able, so
far. to take care of herself and denies
the privilege OF working for q man.
while he sings or smokes his pipe.
Her motto Is, "You work, or let us
work together" in a partnership Of
proper adjustment. The New England
superfluous women came out West. to
adjust the equity Of her sex. Today
there is no West; no wide -open arm
men to clasp The superfluous women In
the bondage Of marriage. The girls
Of the United States decide for them
selves the question Of their destiny.
Marriage is only a possible consider
alton in a woman's mind. 1t is the
only thought men have about adjusting
any question about women. The ques-
ton Of marriage for the superfluous wo-
man does not solve the vexed problem
Of an excess in the feminine sex. 1t
simply postpones or transfers the settle
ment Of the question: Conditions that
exist in the large cities Of Europe to-
day will exist in all large cities in the
world within q given time unless the
subject is discussed, honestly. feahessly
and with the most profound and sacred
respect.
Tolstoi could offer no alloy to the
miseries Of life but the final annihi-
lation Of mankind. He urged that for
one hundred years no children should
be born then the world would be "A
thing Of earth beyond human heart
aches"
The government of sex in the pro-
pagation Of human beings is a solemn.
earnest question, worthy OF the earnest
study Of scientists and philosophers.
and the endorsement OF governments
and lawmakers. Every theory Of
science has been first received with
smiles Of denial and derision.
but we witness the great inventions as