The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-31
A WOMAN'S COMMENT.

"A woman VINO mas daughters
writes THE Robb case Is heart-rend-
ing. l don't know what Is to be
done with the offending girl until
something decisive is done with the
offending man. While such men
as the original sinner in this case
are permitted to live, there will be
new cases of girls going wrong. Here
indeed lis problem for Women's
Clubs, and it will never be settled or
even improved until society ceases
to look with federation upon the
male offender in such cases, and up
on the victim as fair game"
Another Comment.
A farmer came in to say, If you
issue daily next week to give the
account of the trial want to get 1t
sent to me every day, don't want
to wait till Friday to get Monday Is
proceedings This case Is an exam
pie Of what may come into any home
where there are young people and 1t
Is question that people may as well
face intelligently."
Another Woman Speaks.
II am not curious about this Robb
case ! look upon 1t as an illustra-
ton OF influences that are always
with us and which society has not
yet learned to control satisfactorily
have read what was published In
the Republican and approve of the
way 1t was handled by the publishers
It was sufficiently sifted to be read
able, and plain enough to present
the facts clearly as they are. / wish
You could afford to 60 more into de-
tail as to the technical points raised
by the attorneys. ] don't feel salts
fled with having the report say The
state objected to the introduction Of
the testimony of the witness and af-
ter hearing the arguments the court
sustained the objection | want to
know what were the grounds on
which they argued wish it were
a proper place for woman to go,
and ] should like to sit In court and
hear it tried. 1t Is so seldom we
have chance to witness hard
fought legal battle and especially on
matters so closely affecting woman
and womanhood. ! feel that it
would be a practical education to
women to know all the manuevers.
Women are charged with being anx-
ious to read about such cases and
why shouldn't they be? fellow
being and woman is the storm cen
ter. She was subjected to. all the
pitfalls that confront women in gen
eral. And her case is being hand
led entirely by men. don't object
to that. We have no women law
yers here and it is not likely that
women will sit on the jury to try
the case In court. But there Is one
thing | do object to, and that is the
remark so often made that women
are so full of gossip and active in
getting and circulating matter like
some of this salacious
matter.
To the extent that people take an
interest in these matters simply to |
satisfy morbid curiosity, they are
themselves unclean. But there is a
worldwide question in 1t that de-
serves candid and sacred considera-
ton, and nobody has a greater re-
sponsibility to bear nor better
right to knowledge on the subject |
and the action taken in court than
the women of Idaho.
| know of course that there is
limit to what country newspaper
can handle, and it is a big task to
take the testimony and get it in form
for publication in addition to all the
other work of the Office, but If there !
Is a battle of giants in court every
hour of the day next week the wom- /
en- will want to know what points
1t is fought out ON and how the
Judge rules, OF course we don't |
want you toNuse up all your sum-
mer's profits hiring extra help to re-
port this case; | am just telling you
what ] think the women would like
to have If they could get it,
L.