The evening world., 1908-11-17

wife of the noted Italian historian Il
Lombroso. the world famous criminc
known as a writer on sociology and {
| Il have made an exhaustive study OF
the condition Of women, particularly in
the United States" Madame Ferrero
said. in reply to my first question. II
made a condensation OF my fathers
great work on criminals. for popular
use. have written treatises on various
subjects bearing on the economic and
social relations OF men and women"
Has Great Grasp on Economics.
All very big subjects. surely. for
tiny little woman who looked like
miniature edition Of Eleonora Duse as
she sat before the open fireplace In the
home OF George Haven Putnam, at No.
355 West Eighty-sixth street, and with
quick nervous gestures of two very fine
Italian hands. tore my card to pieces as
she talked.
But none too big for Madame Ferrero,
who. discovered, has n grasp of social
and economic conditions the world over
that may well put our political econo-
mists of the clubrooms and the woman
Suffrage platform 10 snalne
WHY should tromen seek to
initiate men9" she asked me.
grarely. why pay men that
compliment
II am not in sympathy with the
feminiest cor New Woman movement
at ALI. The fe,ninists are really the
most abject of all women in their atti-
tude toward man. because they put him
up on a pedestal and try to be Ike
him.
Woman is not the equal OF
man. Man is not the equal Of
/ roman. Their roles are different
and their fdculties are different.
| But there can be no question of
superiority between them, The finest
woman can never be anything but
second rate man Why should she seek
to initiate him at all? ], for one, would
not fatter him to that extent.
Mental Processes Differ.
Il assure you / do not think myself
inferior 10 my husband, my father or
my brother, but recognize that my
mental processes are not the same.
/ II know men very vel, | studied for
I ten years at the University of Turin,
( and It was very curious to observe the
different mental processes of men and
women, often equally brilliant. Unques-
tionably women learn faster than men
! But men retain what they learn more
easily and more exactly.
Another curious thing is that women
can study five or six different subjects
with ease at the same time, To men
this Is extraordinarily difficult. A
woman student does not object 10 pass
ing FIVE or six different examinations in
| totally different studies In one day, To
a man this is very embarrassing.
Men nnQueSttondbly are
greater criminals than ioomen,"
continued Nine. Ferrero, Grim
indlity among ,oomen is almost
entirely limited to tpomen OF the
under tCorld. Maternity holds
iOomun back from CRIME, Mdtern.
ity Is, of course. uomdn'S great
role. II is WhGt has made her so
much better morally than man"
And will she always remain so?" 1
inquired. will an equal moral stand
ard for both sexes never prevail?"
Men Never so Moral as Women.
Never" replied Madame Farrero
smilingly, ~ you expect TO make men
as moral as women or course, 10 re-
duce women to the moral status OF men
would not be impossible. but II would
he disastrous.
Mature does not require morality as
we understand 1t from man." Madame
Fsrrero went on Paternity Is not his
role. as maternity Is woman's. His role
In the scheme OF nature Is supplement
tary: woman 10 the guardian of the
speciaes-ban is merely an incident In
Its preservation, To-day he deyotes
himself to making outside conditions the
best for the mother and her family.
1T Is my opinion that loomdn's
toork should be IN the home. II
may be best for the indtVidaaI
Wife to t0ork. She Is treer. more
Independent, but II 10 bad for So
ctsty as whole,
The wife who works outside does
not exercise preserving care over her
household. She does not see the hole
In the curtain. the break In the chair
and have them attended TO. consequent
~ these thinSs are thTewp away, ana