Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-13

subjects which | wish with all my
heart they would leave alone--the ques-
ton OF love and marriage, and the
question OF submission TO parents. That
word love has been hitherto a word
unknown among our girls, in the for
elsn sense. Duty, submission, kindness
these were the sentiments which a
girl was expected to bring TO the hus-
band who had been chosen for her and
many happy, harmonious marriages
We're the result. Now YOU dear senu-
mental foreign women say 10 our girls:
1T Is wicked to marry without love:
the obedience to parents In such a case
Is an outrage against nature and Chris
tianity. If you love man you must
sacrifice everything to marry him.
Loves marriages are the only right
marriages."
Love marriages indeed" cried Miss
Tsuda her eyes flashing with indigna-
ton. What chance has a japanese
girl to make a real love marriage? What
opportunities has she ever had Of
learning how 10 judge a mans char
acter of knowing any man intimately?
In her home she has seen none but the
nearest relatives has probably never
conversed with any young man outside
that circle In her life, At school she
makes the acquaintance Of other girls
and comes to know their brother or the
brothers friend a little Her head Is
full Of the romantic nonsense found in
books her foreign teacher speaks OF
love as the most binding command
ment laid on woman, a thing to be fol-
lowed AT the sacrifice of all else.
Some boy-and- girl fancy springs up.
or the girl Is attracted by one Of the
masters who gives her instruction. and
straightway she thinks she Is In love.
That is the man for her to marry.
whether her parents approve or not,
and as no Japanese girl can enter leg
ally into the marriage contract without
the consent Of her parents before she
IL rs, you can imagine what troubles
and tragedies ensued. Elopements, dis
appearances, suicidcs-therc is no end
10 II. | do entreat all those who have
20 do with our girls never to say any
thing 10 undermine their respect for
and obedience 90 their parents Christi
anlty does itself no good In this coun-
try by seeming 10 overlook the great
virtue ~ nllal plety That is the first
OF virtues with MS, aud WHOM that goes
the rest are pretty sure To follow In its
train"
There is splendid work here for west
ern women tn do. there Is room FOR
many more than those now employed In
such work Almost every educated for
clgn woman I'm Japan (exccpt such IA
come here with their husbands to oc-
cupy merely official posltlons) is asked
to help IN teaching. have been be-.
sleged with applications from schools
and private pupils during this last year.
Tho japanese are not, as has been
averred anxious TO get rid Of foreign
instructors; the cramped condition OF
finances has made II impossible IN
many instances for the institutions TO
pay the high salaries which foreigners
expect, and these have consequently
been replaced by Japanese teachers re
signed to starvation wages. There Is
barely living TO be made for a for
elgner by teaching In Japan, But for
such as have some private means. and
who are inspired with the real desire
to do lasting good In the world. the field
Is wide, the opportunities numberless.
Only let no one rush Into educational
work without some study Of the insti-
tutions OF the country. Mary Crawford
Fraser In World Work.