The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10

"A LONG with the establishment OF InuulciPai mar
~ riage bureaus. however, must 20, Mrs. Austin de-
claros. the complete revaluatiou of women.
The place Of women in society's scheme OF things
men s scheme of things must be entirely changed
Woman Is importance, her desrability wife, is
Judged she asserts. only by her power to attract
men.
Unless our social life is 10 be wrecked In the wbirl-
pool Of marital wretchedness, must come to be
valued for their intrinsic worth-as mothers home
makers, workers intelligent members of the com
mupity.
''We must have the reyaluaton of woman,'' she
declared empha tically.
''We have always hcard great deal In sermons
and about the beauty aud the sanctity of moth
crbood, There has been much theoretic talk. But 1t
has been only tbeorec.
There not law statute books that
recognizes the beauty the sanctity Of motherhood
There never has been such law.
''Tbere has never been in any country since the
davs Of the Roman Republic any law that recognized
the importance 10 the community of the pregnant
.sTbere is no provisou-a absolutely poue--ip law for
supplying eXpectan mother with the necessities oil
life for herself and child, the childs father
is not able to do
GAS for the Young mother whose husband dies and
leaves her with little children, there is any pro
vision, by law, for them. Society has made II
easier for widows; society has always made things
harder.
.Thcre is no law whatcyer-apd until quite
Gently there has been DO especial sentimcutagainst
in this condition doing the heaviest and
est work in factory.
''No schools recognize the importance Of maternity,
and the need that its lessons be taught.
Gas O mother the valuation of women has never
been practical in the slightest degree.
ls laborcr the valuation has been semi practical.
Woman force worker has been recognized by ip
jvduas aud groups of individuals. But it has never
been recognized by society.
.FAl laws unlerrate the labor Of The tight
In yet for instance
this, Labor for has always boon the next best
tbipg. If she eau t do anything else she can work
.'As for woman labor in the home, that bas al
wsvs been cxtraordinariy undcrvamcd Women who
simply keep bouse aud cook and sweep ard meul and
bear an! rear children have absolutely claim for
adequate recognition The home maker in the country
works tHce as hard as the average business man or
woman Yet she receives no money for her work. Her
husband attitude is probably expressed in Where Is
that fifty cents gave yesterdays?
In the past tho exclusive valuation of woman has
been ou her power to please men
.,It has been oy that that she is Judged both tho
woman in the homo aud the working woman. Women
who DO not work have conception Of tne extent 10
which working woman success depended until quite
recently upon her power of being pleasing 10 men 10
this day tbere very few occupations IN which vo-
men can succeed solely their own merits.
Theoretically there is much beautiful talk about
women But practically value women not tor their
Importance TO tho race 10 the community or to the
field Of industry but simply for their ability TO give
them pleasure
Mrs Austin who had been speaking very quietly
and quite impersonay, without impassioue1 gestures
or stridcut emphasis, turned suddenly 10 the uter.
viewer with quick movement of personal appeal.
..Wiu YOU please she said, "whcn You are writ
ing this viii YOU please not try 10 make my language
couycutionnl9 know that | AIN saying rather start
ling things and 7 them to appear every bit
startling they want to state them quite plain
w. exactly as they arc with attempt 10 dress them
m in the carmeuts Of ordinary conversation. mean
everything that say :nA mean it Just as say II.
with no nventonal phrasinG, y