Chicago eagle., 1904-04-30
THB CHICAGO HAa1H.

chasers, with stipulation Tor mutual
helpfulness when help Is needed. This
| would take off some of the pressure
| of city competition and would at the
same time tighten the burden and the
| loneliness of farm life. 1t Is com.
| planned that the farmers work Is nev.
er done. The life of the city artisan Is
eight or ten hours of labor and the
rest of the time he has for recreation
while the farm hand has none. The
artisan would be better off without
most of the recreation he takes. but
aside from that the statement is not
quite true, except of short seasons In
the year. For the rest of the time
the farm laborcr has more time for
recreation than he needs. Except for
brief spurts. harvest and such days.
he can systematize his time nearly as
well as the manufacturer if he tries.
The loneliness complained of is largely
his own fault and would be greatly re-
duced by the introduction of two or
three new families into each consider.
able farm area now occupied by one.
|
The plea for "the married woman in
business" made recently by Mrs.
Catharine Waugh McCuloch before
the Chicago WOmans Club conference
on 'Women In Modern lndustrialisn,"
calls public attention to conditions
that are recognized AZ deplorahlc. aud
that arouse the widest sympathy. our
irdustrialism Is cruel and helrtlcss. 1t
takes little account Of the home aud
of the obligation of society to protect 1t
from disruption. 1t Is concerned only
in the law of supply and demand as
IT affects productive enterprise. and it
seldom stops to heed the voice of the
humanitarian. 1ndustrialism discrim.
mates against women who are striving
to fulfil the obligations both of father
ard mother because u woman burden.
ell with the cares of u home cannot
dC the work as well ns one who Is free.
IGdustrialism takes no account of the
fact that she has an invalid husband
or Il worthless husband and Is com.
PEELED TO earn money 10 support herself
and children. And yet thousands of
women are making this pathetic str'ig.
gle against this spirit of depreciation
and dissemination which pervades all
modern industrialism. When the
woman Is striving to do the work Of
two. inside and outside the home.
"ought not the state to step In ana
support the childrenI" asked Mrs.
McCulloch. While thoughtful persons
, are seriously pondcring this question.
shuddcring perhaps ut its suggestion
of socialism" or 'patcrnalism.' the
public sense of fairness and of revcr-
, cice for motherhood and womanhood
should he puickened TO II point where
II will not tolerate dissemination
, against married women who are com.
PEELED by cruel fate To battle for eS-
istcncc in any of the industries or pro.
, fcssions. An enlightened age. which
!. boasts of its progress In applying the
humanizing influences and refining
: agencies of Christianity. should make
!, smooth the pathway of the mother
!, who must toll. Society could not con.
:. secrate itself to u higher or q nOblrr
!, task than that of tightening her bu:-
!. tlens and securing for her fair treat.
!, ment In those lines Of industrial on.
deavOr In which she Is compelled To
engage.
n 81 am not much Oh Oratory." re-
- marked u bustling Congressman to II
Il friend, "but 10 one can beat me In
"a getting things for my district. have
II had more public buildings authorized
nj,
n cd than almost anybOdS else. ! have
|, secured lot of places for my con-
"a stituents. A good chunk of river and
"a harbOr money always comes my way.
q I even nailed down u contract for n
n man In my district when he was not
q. the lowest bidder In II competition for
.. government supplies. The people OF
-. the old second district cannot say that
~ ! haven't represented It we'll" Such
Il. boast raises the question, How fur
" should Representative go In getting
II things for his district. or Senator In
=. looking after the interests Of his
m State? There IL often an apparent
:, conflict Of interest between the gen
~ eral welfare" on one side. and the par
80 ticulnr desires Of 4 district or State
a on the other. The President ana his
"a Cabinet. In their conduct Of executive
:, business. represent the whole people
" Members Of both houses Of Congress
!, represent smaller units. They natur
=. ally incline to see how much they car
- - secure from the national government
~ for their respective States and dis
~ tricts. Within certain limits this II
~ their duty. since they know best the
" needs Of the part Of the country they
w. ,,' represent. But the conflict Of interests
,r Of the whole and Of its parts II not &c
90 20 real as 1t seems. The Representative
10 who obtains appropriations for need
. less things In his own district mus
~, support others In their efforts to So
h cure like favOrs. ana 80, In the end, hi,
10 own district pays for about what i
no gets. The aphOrlsm In the Inaugural
" address of President Hayes, that HI
IL serves his party hest who serves hi
ro country best. might DE paraphrased s,
or as to read, "He who serves the natiOI
81 best serves his district best"
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Under the theory of our governmen
n. there are no classes. 1t is still tr,,
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