The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-23
WOMAN MOVEMENT
IS GREATEST EVER
PROF. CHAs. ZUBELIN.
Rises Far Above Ballot, Educator
Says at c. H. s. Commence
ment-Indorses Labor.
PROF. CHAS. ZUBELIN.

Woman's suffrage and labor unions
received the hearty Endorsement or
Prof. Charles Zubelin. of Winchester,
Mass, In his address at the gradual
ing exercises held In the Central High
school, Thursday morning. The pres
ent political system and the prejudice
of the white American against the
Negro came in for hard jolts, while
nearly every topic OF The moment WAS
touched upon by Prof. Zubelin In seri-
Gus, satiricial or humorous comment,
during the course Of his talk on
Democratic culture"
The greatest movement In the
country today is the socalled woman
Observation-Disclosures the awakening
OF the feminine" said Prof. Zubeliu.
1T Is a movement that arises far
above the ballot. Women want moth
erhood and the profession of good
recognized. What a
state Of affairs 1t Is that permits the
mother of 10 children who has not
only brought these children into the
world, but fed them, worked for them.
and educated them to be placed In tho
United States census as having no
occupation This desire for govern
ment by the people is not only seen
In the woman movement but In the In
surgent party In congress everywhere,
the observing man and woman cannot
help but SEQ that the American peo-
pie are aroused to a sense Of political
self protection.
ut is only the dull witted and the
super-cultured who fail to recognize
the Importance of the labor and the
woman movement. It is Of no use TO
smash labor union; 1t will only re-
organize itself. The average man, not
belonging To a union has no knowl-
edge Of what the labor movement
stands for; he has only prejudice
against It. American minds are so
quick that as a nation our knowledge
Is entirely superficial. We do not
think logically and clearly. We are
so constituted that we can hold two
Numerically opposed opinions at one
and the same time and believe In
both. We need training IN philoso-
ply. We need to cultivate habit OF
mind instinct with purpose. The cor
nerstone of culture Is laid In this
habit Of mind finding its own way.
We think we have knowledge or
literature because we read all the six
best sellers. AS a matter OF fact most
Americans have a knowledge OF au-
thorsi names, not of literature. Our
rich Americans go to Europe to buy
art, get buncoed and come back home
to bunco their neighbors in turn with
their spurious canvasses.
I'VE are not taught O sense OF the
beautiful In early life, and try TO buy
Il In our middle age. Art is mat
ter OF feeling not Of knowledge. Most
of us have lots of taste-generally
bad People are fond CT criticising the
daily newspapers and accusing them
OF purveying to depraved taste.
They say the American newspaper fs
run by thieves and rascals, purely for
gain. AS a matter OF fact II Is run
by clever, trained men who know what
you and | will read AMI print 1t for us.
During the present week, for instance,
columns of space have been given to
the home coming OF Theodore. Roose-
welt, and, alas, TO the doings In San
Francisco and Reno. We have read
them both with avidity. The interest
In the prize fighters Is largely be-
cause nine-tenths OF the white Amer
leans are united In wishing to see the
Negro lose. The natural cowardice OF
the white in the presence OF the color
ed makes him lose sight Of the ques-
ton OF merit. and remember only his
prejudice. The Negro must go down
before the white man TO save his own
neck"
The auditorium was packed to the
doors with a suffocating perspiring lot
OF humans from whi;e-haired old
ladies and gentlemen &c little boys
and girls not yet In &c kindergarten.
with the entire center section given
over to the graduating class number
ing no. The Central High orchestra
provided music.