Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-21

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moment 20 bow courteously 70 a tiraid sug-
gcstion and 10 murmur with a smile Of un-
derstsnding as he corrected himself.
Pardon, I forgot for a moment that I
was in America, where. OF course. a woman
can correct a mistake OF that kind.
Generally speaking. however, she has
limited choice IN the important question Of
selecting her HES mate and no freedom
after the choice r. made TO live her own
life. She cannot go into a shop and choose
the goods she wants, as man can.
And so there come the disappointments,
the soul hunSers the depressions that arc
the result OF ideals destroyed. OF needs
unknown and unanswered. They are all
interesting to the student. and from them
result the stories Of the human heart"
The trial marriage was suggested as a
remedy, but received scsnt attention.
TT might DO II, instead OF taking people
who were madly in love with each other
the experiment were made only by people
who were Indifferent and wanted TO see
how they would get along But for people
who are in love 1t would never do; at least
one would suffer The soul has recesses
that must be taken into account in any
reckoning OF that kind
hut think of the enormous possibilities
In the idea for the novelist and the drama
fist. There are millions OF stories that
could be written from that viewpoint, mill
lions Of plays. In the interests of art and
literature 1 believe we should insist upon
the trial marriage whatever our human
nature may say to it."
1t was quite evident that Mr.. Martens
did not consider the trial marriage a serious
subject OF conversation, and 90 the topic or
woman suffrage was preached.
Il was interviewed concerning my ideas
on that subject by two very earnest women
just before I left Amsterdam. and I can
only repeat what 1 said to them.
Il think the idea is fine one II IL could
only be followed out as / think 1t ought
to be-that is the women should be al
lowed to vote instead of the men. Why
not?
I'VE are all quite well aware Of the hor-
rible mess men have made Of the matter,
but we don't know whether women would
make a worse one, or better conditions
would result by their use of the ballot.
But why drag men into the matter2
Women have been allowed to watch mems
mistakes, why not accord us the like privi-
lege7
And on the other hand why not give
women, If they desire it, the privilege to
show their influence openly We all know
that they exert it in every matter, 1t Is
no less strenuous because it does not seem
to nave been published always"
Gliding from the subject of woman in
general, Maarten Martens told of a beautl-
full young American woman who said to
him after his arrival here:
you doubtless find our city very ugly.
1t is ugly But we get used to 1t, while to
a foreigner 1t must strike him with sur
prise that with our possibilities we have
achieved so little in the way of municipal
art"
The novelist repeated his assertion to her
that no masculine visitor could ever look
upon New York as a city at first; he is so
busy looking at the human beings, that the
city seems only a frame. a background
for its beautiful women.
Personally have never got beyond that
point" he went on. Il may later on and
then can tell you whether it is ugly or
not"
He referred to the English artist who
came last winter, and having been coached
beforehand said as soon as he was inter
viewed at the gangplank to the group
Of waiting reporters; Gentlemen, I can
only say that your women are the most
beautiful have ever seem" And. IN con-