The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08

one of the statements which he had adj
vanced as arguments.
"To show you that there are u%nthinking
persons, even at Socialist meetings, I have
only to tell you that at the end Of that
talk a young mana very young man, I
am happy to say-got up and announced
that he would like to ask the speaker what
she considered would be woman's sphere
under Socialism,
We'll" said Miss Flynn's listener, what
did you say to that?'
"Say?" replied Miss Flynn. There YVES
only one thing to say, I answered him in
four words Any sphere she chooses
That's all there is to it. All women want
is freedom to choose what they will 10"
And how about love under Socialism,
Miss Flynn was asked.
Love" she said with the least touch
of scorn In her voice, Il can't say I've
thought much about love. As a matter
of fact, IL love Is the thing called by that
name that I see all about me, the less l
know of it the better l shall be pleased.
What love will he in the future. when
there will be freedom Of choice, equality
and independence OF soul and pocket
book for both, l don't know; but the barter
and sale that goes on to-day in the name
Of love is highly obnoxious to me. Besides
J it isn't easy these days for an intelligent
woman of advanced views to find a man
who can interest her sufficiently TO make
! her fall in love with him. or whose views
coincide with hers enough TO insure that
harmony which should exist in marriage.
But this is a subject which l have been
rebuked for discussing, even at Socialis
meetings. At the Metropolitan Temple
one night an old gentleman who appeared
to know a great deal about it~-apparently
to his sorrow-- worked himself up into
quite a passion over my tomerlty in at
/ tempting to discuss II matter of which !
could and should kno nothing. There
fore. lest I offend others who believe that
| all the information on this subject should
be the exclusive property OF one sex, per-
! haps we had better speak Of something
else"
swell, them said her visitor, tell NO this:
Do your audiences appear TO resent having
the. law laid down TO them by a fifteen
year-old girl?"
Well said Miss Flynn, at the Socialist
! meetings there are often anarchists who try
TO trip me up with anarchist catch dues-
tions and everywhere I find young men who
! appear To harbor a constitutional objection
TO being told. anything they don't know
by a woman-particularly if she is younger
thaa they-hut the straight Socialists do
everything they csn to hslp ms develop
And 50 you never attempt to make
propaganda in SCHOOL,
What is the use? The girls simply don't
| know what / am talking about. They want
to be amused, not instructed. ! wrote o
criticism Of modern education for their
annual, but they returned my paper to me
with the information thai IL was too serious
! and that they wanted something funny.
Il wear my Socialist pin at schooi aud
IL the other girls ask m. want it me1n'l
tell than. Otherwise / ssldon soeak Of
my convictions. Ny experiences with girls
il that they care more about clothes and
matinees than economics
and don't you care about clothss?'
Il think that beauty ought to enter into
every part Of our lives whenever We can get
Il without sacrificing things that are more
important. but as beauty mo be intro
duced into clothes In these days OF fashions
without an u~nwarranted sacrifice of time,
! thought end money. I think that absolute