Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-05
'ROOSEVEL1'S VIEWS
ON COKJUGAL DUTY
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in III" Nineteenth century DR. Abbott
dcScrih"S rs a nee %*ary C0roilary I"
The awakening pa sion Of liberty III
France England ana America. and b"
said that under III" Inspiring leader
ship q! noble th"nGh possibly nor
always wise men and wrm"n' II had
achieved great th1nGi not only Tor
women hui for th'' human 'ac": re-
moving old and hamrrr"d l""al 70.
strctiOns. furnishing muCh.n""d'd
protection to tn" vi" tr"lI III" crm"iN
OF some what Hrn'aI husband. op' u
ing N" docl of opportunity in all or
nearly all fields o. 'rdlSrry. and <"Tur-
ing III" right 10 b. host "dncafi"n.
And above all +" al he'd. iii has
brought society. ard W"-"min'ntlF
Amer lean society /" recognize. IN"
fundamental fact mat woman - nor
4 mer" upper servant Of mans house
hold. not merely = rh"apIH paid nurse
maid to his children. not merely vi
vIcinuS rarlor ornament for his home.
not merely n minister TO 81 h"r III,
sensual pleasNr" or his spiritual rt-
pose. but diviu"ir-"ndow' d child OF
God. no more mars servant than
man is her servant. no more created
for him than h" Is Cr' at'd Tor h'r
she created for herself as truly as y"
is created for himself: each created
h" other: 10th t"r God
nr. Al ott point i ont that exec hS'S
and "Xtravaganc"> hay" all great
movements in the worlds history. aud
he said il was not siran2" thai the
movement for the "mancipa''on OF
woman has been accompanied by ~
trava2anCrS which constitnt" nothing
less than an assault on womnahooa.
And this assault is th" no." danger
Gus to scci"f, because nc ONLY l.
always yelled behind fine phrase hut
also has it among IFS 'oaI"rs women
prompted by noble motives. y l'h"r
the phrases nor the leadership %hohd
blind us t" certain VICIOUS '"nd' n
cios.'
After di!afing upon the extremes 10
which. h" aid. the mCd'rn ''nd'ncV
had carried certain retoIm"Ts and
writer's AS experimental mar
riasoS aud public asyiums wh"r" a.
chii3r"n Sho2ld he cared for by '"\-
ports. Or. abbott showed now n"
opening OF ali vocanCns Ter women
had been followed nv their inrush III
20 inf"Strial ccmn"titinn win men:
sorl" finding welcome relief from m
'olerab!e conditions. others dos rt'h"
burdens which they should bear. Or
even crowding ont the better hai"
work of husbands and BROTHERS whose
places as wage-earners theH nav
taken but who are incompetent - take
the woman's place as home bu'iders.
The speaker marveIIed al thr mort
sishtedness Of economic rei"rmrfS
who Siorifr woman incnrs'on III" II"
ranks OF r!eTca! ana m1ht"i emp W
m"nt as her coronation. am 'hts'h'
that solution OF our iaroF IF"h'en'
VIII ever com" from process wn'c"
10 WEd"rDid in the labor n.ark.'' h'r
husband ard son
He d"ni'h IN" ecohon!c ,no''
denc" o' women and hfah ah"'; "
c!aTinS II IN ho'h cases IN. r""H
d:oSm or an hhihte'iSeh' "o'' INV
In d"N":"hin'h' OF ms cn''''' F'''' !"
AhCo'' aal'
In" hhsodhd VINO Wo'h' '"'
FACTORY il t'oh"Hica'I ""P' .."'',, ~,
ne vile VINO "orkS 10 P' i"'e '"',''
meals ~ nome. IL 'hsy "o'h :" !"
hec"h" "h"'''i. any oP '!"""' 'P''i
someone "'Er "honh me! nave II" ;,
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econonicsHy '"'er7dePfhneht ne '" "
as hi"ch :" % tnc ppo' W. IL, :'