The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-06
"a NATIONAL DELusIoS.v
That American Woman Has No Super.
lor n Absurd.

The idea that the position OF Amer
lean women Is superior 10 that OF any
otherwomen In theworld Is character
lied by Mary Heaton worse, In "Ap-
pletons." as national delusion. -
She admits that they are undoubtedly
the most INDUCED and petted women
In the world" but % for real respect
she thinks that the downtrodden Ger
man hausfrau gets more. The Ger
man husband may seem TO ua un-
chivalrons IN the minor details of life.
He may talk with brutal digparoge-
ment about the female brain, but when
he goes out to amuse himself II
doesn't occur to him 10 80 alone. lie
takes with him his VIE and his chill.
dren. That pathetic person whose
husband neEiects her for che society
Of men. for whom our tears Cow so
often In this county, is not found in
Germany.
The reason assigned IL that BY her
akilful household management the
bausfran has become d source of
wealth to the country The part which
women play In the national life Is
what makes them pre.eminent or re-
latiyely nnimportsni. says the article.
The amount of small courtesy shown
them really doesn't make much dif.
ference Show mo country where
is women add 10 the countrys wealth
by participating In the business Of
that country or by their thrift and I
VIII show you country where the
economic position Of women ls q
higher one" Ia France. where the
woman IA her husbands comfnde
and business partner She has the
most power
AS a contrast TO this. tho Ameri.
can man stands alone. The women
folk Of his family do not help him.
a. far aa bis business goes. IT'S quite
immaterial 10 him whether he has
. wife or whether he has not Our
men may talk ~ much aa they like
about the uplifting Influence uf a
noble woman and uf The tangible sup
port that the thought OF her nobility
gives them II does not alter ,hc fact
that the average American man trans
acia All the business of hia life with.
0ui ever dreaming Of turning 20 hia
lifo't partner for any counsel IN the
matterr-and generally without her
even having any knowledge of the
business In hand %
There Il cumfadenhip bntwests
young girls and msn. Mrs worse finda.
bai Il ceasos Just at the time when
the latter begin the real businoan 0f
life For this Htata Of affairs she
thinks the women are 70 blame
When a man first marfina & o. his
Instinct 20 take bis wife ihto partner
ship with him It's natural for q man
10 want 10 talk about that which
takes no most Of the hours he ls
awake 70 the person be cares for most
In the world" Bnt the wife checks
these advances according 10 her ma.
ture and disposition Either she
viii slip her arm through Johua and
say coaxinEly Don't let's talk about
horrid business. dear: let's talk about
something nice You ought 10 rest
when you get home. Or lcna agree
able and more honest, she may admit
frankly that business borea her"
So tho man actually comes 10 think
that he ought TO leave his business
cares nt the office. Ia sits bored
and Silent IN his own home" while
bis wife complains that he ia $50 abb
sorbed In business that he has no In
tereBt left for anything else"
u do not for a moment mean" the
article concludes. to bring the infiu-
anee Of woman IN her household down
10 a matter OF dollars and cents. but
II In not probable tnat the spiritual
bond between man and wman was
ever less because they we're helpful
partners 10 each other in the Affairs
OF everyday life"