Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-19
Wonen's Clubs

At the Wednesday Morning club Mrs.
L. V. Chaplin talked of current events,
touching upon the following phases of
home and foreign affairs: The arrival
of the fleet, the attitude of congress
toward President Roosevelt, the affair
of the Venezuela government and the
American Asphalt company. anarchy in
news and discussion of the attitude
of Japan toward China and Korea.
In the case of the American Asphalt
company. which was fined $5,000,000 by
the Venezuela government for precipi-
tating the Mataf revolution. the speak
er stated that from any point of view
either of that government or of our
own, this was just and lawful fine,
fnasmuch as no private corporation
has a right to sacrifice the interest of
the body polite to it's own advantage.
This subject led to anarchy in the
United States, which was treated clear
ly and in detail. In reference to the
assault on Chief of Police Shippy in
Chicago it was stated that the menace
of death threatens not only the heads
of government but persons of less i'm
portance who represent law and order.
At a recent meeting where Mrs.
Chaplin was delivering an address one
of the audience arose and said that she
was personally acquainted with Emma
Goldman and other women anarchists
and that they were idealists striving
to attain the ultimate relief of man
kind The lecturer related the incident
yesterday and said that almost any
crank could proclaim himself an IDEAL
ist, but unless his fad was a harmless
one humanity would be apt to suffer
from such idealism. She expressed a
wish that on one Sunday of every
month the ministers would preach on
the subject of practical patriotism and
that at all times the American flag
might be raised over the churches of
the nation, forming a trinity of God
above, the flag and the gospel beneath.
The speaker then traced anarchy to
the home. comparing the present mode
of rearing children with that of the
past and showing that in cases where
a mother threatens punishment to an
erring child and then neglects to ad-
minister it she engenders those prin-
ciples of disobedience which in after
years lead to opposition of lawful au-
thority.
Trusts were declared a form of an
archy, as was also any man or corpora
ton striving to gain for the individual
power which should be distributed
among the many. the speaker assert
ing IL E. H. Hartman or other rail-
road magnates seeks to reap unlawful
gains through his position he breaks
the law and thereby becomes an an
archist.
In concluding this topic the speaker
dwelt upon the power of the press, say
ing that before any newspaper can be
absolutely free it will be necessary to
elect it's editors as the representatives
in congress are elected by the people.
AS an example of journalistic injustice
was mentioned the attitude of certain
local publishers who will not print the
names or sermons of ministers who
hold views contrary to their own. Mrs.
! Chaplin expressed her belief that the
newspaper, as a universal educator,
should be based upon principles of in
tegrty justice and liberality.
| At the conclusion of the address
general discussion followed. In which
| it was agreed that woman's realm is
the home, and here she should devote
her most sacred energies to the proper
rearing of her sons and daughters.