The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17

An unusual activity Is felt through
out humanity In our present age.
While science and human courage
rush US towards heaven. sociologists
and thinkers are busy arranging and
improving conditions here below.
Through their incessant discoveries
human brains teach Us to understand
unsupported mysteries, philosophers
are seeking the solution OF the most
troublesome problems. psychology
tackles the most obscure and hidden
corners of our thoughts. while friends
OF humanity are endeavoring to BAN
ish from our planet war that Is as
old as the existence of organisms on
earth.
We are trying to force fortune to
smile on everybody and to Mberate
ourselves from the cruefties OF fate.
old age, misery and poverty.
Man wants TO make real for himself
that which the gods would never have
wanted nor dared do. We want to see
harmony and happiness everywhere
on earth Everybody happy through
everybody.
"Ali this is nothing but Utopian
theories" cry the skeptics. THE time
Is drawing close" reply the enthu-
siasts But no matter who is right.
We must admit that the effort Is SUI
premeiv beautiful, even II 1t may end
in a disillusion. Man IL particularly
. beautiful when his aim is high and
progress Is due only to dissatisfaction
viii, existing conditions.
We 90 not, however, demand near
~ enough from life. the possibilities
of which surpass even our most dar-
ing dreams. And II 1t often appears
- turn a deaf ear to our appeals, IL
IL because we do not know how to
make our appeals properly. We very
often ask for things that are utterly
| impossible. or which cannot be real
tied until we do our own part. Thus
We have proclaimed the charter of
man, while we have forgotten woman,
pefying the laws Of equilibrium. we
have wanted to make one-half of hui
uaanity rise very high, while leaving
the other half very low
Slavery was possible because mas
ters and slaves lived in different sta
tons. but woman Is our inseparable
and Inevitable companion.
The flight OF man has thus been ar
rested by the remaining behind of
woman While he rushed towards
Paradise. his sins in the shape Of suf-
feriDgs and iniquity imposed upon
woman held him back and are still
holding him back on earth.
Do not doubt even for moment that
1t is fully within our own power to
do away with the troubles and worries
, that assail as. We all love life and
tremble before. death. We allow our
| selves to be dominated and tvranA
n,7ed by apprehensions OF the end and
really only enjoy half our existence.
IT Ao
selves The making Of 1t Is In our
own hands. Our will contains unIim-
HE'D treasures Of happiness, but we
/ have all transferred the center of
gravity of cur happiness without cur
| selves. and we draw out happiness
from thirps that are not within our
power We have thus transformed
ourselves from masters to slaves OF
destiny.
We never have strength enough to
struggle agains our fate. ard instead
of Joining hands like brethren. we
have never ceased to drench the earth
with the blood of fratricidal wars.
! Face prejudice. based on immaterial
| Thvsical difference and physiological
advantages have helped to split up
humanity as II men were no more
than herds OF cattle. Superior and
Inferior races. yellow. black and white
men, devour each other and fight as
IL the earth were not great and rich
enough to enable them all to exist like
gods: +. &, ]. 4. 81 49,.
| Tits. In this ascension towards greater
freedom. equality and happiness. man
| ha. appeared to forget until these
very last years his constant compan-
| Ion, to whom ne owes his life and the
| better part Of his SELL" and without
whom Paradise would be worse than
| inferno to him.
While from the biological view Of
m. he has left behind millions OF
wears ago mon asexual generation. the
siege Of degeneration and staguat'on
he has wanted to preserve It In social.
POLITICAL and International orcanixa-
| ten. Now II Is to collaboration OF
/ the two sexes that we owe the va