Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-15

| P''''t'Sb
in Japan it is the height of bad form
| for a woman to express an opinion
contrary to that of her husband. This
is surely an easy method of main
tanning harmony, but one which more
enlightened womanhood fails to accept
Which is all we'll and good, how
ever much American husbands, for in
| stance. may envy the domestic supre-
macy of the little Jap.
A New York preacher Is said to have
declared that women are largely re-
sponsible for the rascality OF the times.
One newspapers sarcastic answer
was: ''If there were no women, we
are positive that not another rascal
would ever be born" But there is u
more serious aspect to the New YORK
preachers assertion than can be dis
missed by pun, however apt. Along
with it's accusation is the ADMISSION,
| whether an unconscious one we are
unable to state, that woman mas an m
nuence, and tremendous one IN thls
world. In what other way could she
be responsible for so much that Is lald
| on her shoulders, and how carcfui she
should be to make her influence good
and ennobling one. Just as many peo-
pie have blessed the grinding influence
of a. good woman. as have cursed that
| of a bad one. If women are largely
| rosponsible for the rascality OF the
| times. however, we do not believe 1t Is
| altogether consciously or directly So
| except in instances where they are the
| rascals themselves which is SILL sur
| nciently rare, as to excite a sort OF
holy horror among the majority Oh
| every community.
| Rev. John O'Rafferty, of st. Basiis
| Catholic church. at South Huron,
Mich, startled his congregation the
other Sunday by warning the summer
girls present not to attend divine ser
vices with their sleeves rolled up to
| disnlay coats Of tan. Father O'Raf-
ferty's reason for this unusual edict is
that in his opinion, rolled-up sleeves
do not betoken appropriate respect Tor
| the house of God. 1t will either I'M
| prove the appearance of the summer
girls. or else keep them away from
divine services at that church. one
loophole of escape they have, how
ever He granted that if dress Is
made with short sleeves 1t is all right.
altho 1t would seem to be matter Oh
individual taste, as to which method IS
adopted to display the tan in which SO
much pride is taken.
Why is it that there is so much dit-
ference scornfully pointed out between
the simple country girls tan ana that
acquired by the enthusiastic summer
girl? The same sun produces it all
with little discrimination as to the
shade.
Army training for women, comprls-
ing a special education for connectlon
with military service in Germany, Is an
idea being promulgated by that coun-
try. Those who have studied the SIT
uation claim that If the German gov
eminent can carry out it's idea OF edu-
eating and "training women for such
employment as they are fitted FOR IN
connection with the military service
II will go far toward offsetting. the evils
which despite it's many advantages,
nra ctically universal service for men
almost necessarily involves The bur-
don Of some of these evils falls heavily
unon the women of the nation, ana
thew have a just and pathetic claim 10
.nv nossihle compensation.-The New
York Times.
Nearly all the occupations for which
women could be adapted in relation TO
the army and navy would, at the very
outset, require educatlon alilefeA. MN,
that of the class from which they woulo
he drawn and better. From Nhe lower
service of cleanliness or OF nlechanlca'
employment in the preparation OF sup.
plies and equipment to clerical WORK OF
the administrative departments ana u
expert nursing, cooking and orgahlza-
,tion of such work, relatively superior
education would be needed, Wnlcn IL Is
the intention Of the government W pro-
vide That which the men receive Is ac-
lSnowledeed to be in many ways an au-
vantage. But with the women there
would he the peculiar bene1lt that eV-
everything they have to be.taugne
for the public service would be use
f,,1 and remunerative in civil HE. Ada
- this the moral influence OF proper
a;so;n,ine and Of training in varied
and comparatively difficult work, the
osad sense of efficiency, the cor
rasnonding advance in independence
.nd in self-respect, the conscious rela-
Ito, to the national life, and IL IS ciear
that the plan has many rich possloln-
ties.
In connection with the above article
might be mentioned the interesting
fact that when the Australian Wom-
ems Liberal Union held Its amman
conference recently, resolution was
nassed. which provided that All re-
male citizens between the ages Oh NJ
taen and eighteen years should receive
-, etr,,otion in the use Of firearms, for
tho purpose of defending themselves.
and their country in case OF neeo.
Added to the advancement alfeaay
made by Australian womanhood' the
,dontion of this resolution would seem
- ohliterate the last difference be-
tween the training for civil life, OF men
and women in that country.
The confidence of the American wo-
man in her own supremacy is appar-
emily evident in everything else except
the fashions, and the query is often
heard. of why the American woman
has not yet made dent on the ola
world In the matter Of fashions for
clothes. as expressed by one student OF
the eternal feminine One of the Am
erican wometl's many achievements is
the .instituting Of American ways IN
Europe, and yet even in this Country
she bows devoutly to the demands OF
Partisan fashion edicts. If America