New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-25
WOMEN IN REPUBLICS.
s'Their Position and Privileges Inferior to
Those in MonarchieS"

The commonly received opinion that American
women are more fortunately circumstanced than
those of any other country is enphaucany de-
MED N a book entitled Republic VS.. Women.
nv Mrs wooIsev The Grafton Press. The treat
rnen+ q. American women by the American Gov
eminent has been. IN her opinion. IAN unbroken H.
fanny and treading under foot, and IN the iace
Of the principles on which that government pro-
fesses to be founded enough to enrage the very
GODS mot since God called light out Of darkness
have men been guilty Of such baseness toward
the women OF their race"
This has been the In all republics ancient
and modern, Mrs Woolsev maintains. and is the
natural result of republican institutions In
monarchy some women always have hereditary
rights which raise them above the masses of men;
certain privileges not granted to peasant males;
certain honors. ranging from the occupancy Of the
throne the smallest dignities which place them
above the majority Of And this eXal-
ta-en of women above most men gives
higher status al women. But g republic IS
masculine monopoly" and In dealing with woman
kind republics Tie coolest. hardest and most
cynical governments IN Christendom. woman
has 'as much chance in republic SNOWFALL
under 4 scorching sun and had republic been
the first and only form Of government wo-nan's
position would have remained forever what 1t was
in the Dark Ages; for "a republic glories in
seeing her PROSTATE. covered with the dust Of ODE
dience"
The Russian Government. says Mrs. Woolsey. is
doing more for women than the combined repub-
the world to grant to large numbers Of women
any political recognition and the first in Europe
TO give property rights to wives These privileges
the women Russia have held for centuries. and
there are no other who are 50 free socially.
In the United States, the contrary there are
si,tee, States in which wife has right TO her
own earnings. and the husband can collect the
same for his In eight States she has no
right to her property. and in several States
the vife's inherited property becomes absolutely
al mar placed
hands of trustees and his death she is only en-
titled to fraction thereof dover. In thirty-six
States the wife has right to her own children
7, one State the husband may perpetrate any
wrong outrage OF infaIny against wife. but under
NO circumstances conditions she divorce
him.
An the s+orfes that have been told about American
,orr+e being SO much more tender TO women than
"a men Mrs woolsey characterizes as 'baseless
<.t-4cs+io7,s and 'out Of of thousands Of
similar instances she recalls that on the very day
the American Republic sent to royal court as
t+s minister a man who had murdered his rival a
woman who had killed her rival under the Identical
,-o,,r,s+ances was sentenced to be hanged" The
,,,,rner Of women murdered in the United States
Mrs Woolsey ADDS, IS something appalling and she
.t,nlxs that Russia which, with twice the popu-a~
tion OF the United States. has only one-eighth as
nanv murders of tbs class, ought 10 address
o+A r. that ma scuiine oIigarchy. the American
Government. calling its attention to the matter.
IN conclusion Mrs Weoisey asserts that women
inferior social pOSltlCn IN
-oTes1 arfstocrats share their titles with Ilt
wives American titles belong only 70 men, " "I -
y European sovereign is crowned a queen -
cropvne6 by his side, but woman Is Essocldtep
-Ee iueugurat ton Of a PRESIDENT OF 80
official ceremony In art7tocracles men olLeil
- tic names Of their wives and the mater &C
;oes M comment. The female head OF an afLs-
1900 NAV address proposal OF marriage 70 .. a
toCI0oy - n roval take he inlf = " IN
social Intercourse asking men to dance Win 'iie-i
go escort them about, etc .., T. ,,,-
ai,e UtooIsev gives numerous quotations IN sup
-, nov nosition, among othe-s clteG pe+hs II
PpI chang who surprised by holIllIA ~. IN ne
t1uns 49, world so much as by the poSi tio.i %
to-I in the American Republic ! loun4 ~, ~, nc
g. far below that OF ner sex III -
says - &C rad expected TO fnd II apoVe- Az
"a beard about the 'Queenshlp OF Ine ~ tlIra
Hau f--C,,ir1- proved to bc he TneT.-' pI
WoTs Her crown is tinse1 her throne Is M,
sILu N..-,,EIic has increased ano aug HieIlteu =.
M 80 n-4yjieges Of its men over us "eileL
flEtl'e tolerated by a nloriaI -
a sEso-.Tca In condition Of the TWO sexes -
~ Is, the rfuublic than n z iloai - go
ELe-,,b investigation has since co'5NIICeI 81 a.
Itlo- - M government which Is neCs4iS ns q,
ttleIs r. all women re1upIc1hg 80 sa-
tagons,LC O.ire female sex may logically nope 40'
SO little ...as that her book is the result
MIS- before Secret asSocidllo" =
OF an 80 European women VITO ze+to+ing
3ssertine their high eslates aiI Mrs
point O. destruction OF arlstoct ~
IelI srcceeded in convinclne ,+eresfs OF
NooIssy NOT subserve the best ~ - +he
course wod at their request her reInnf h ~
their sex sJfb some additions are 70" 90 erect
OCCASION w. that they viii have the sans e01'
-,nor other women