The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
PEOPLES FORUM
Against Raising 1t.

Editor Firgnlan: !, ..,+
Considering that the now in the big tent
did NOT come up to the advertisement, and the
public did not get It's money worm. we '''AN
we entitled TO re" opserVatiohS' an
All healthy minded folk recognize that d..
the commotion was by those who are roma Oh
sensation, and others who carry constantly ~
stock a job lot of imported femedles LOT az
moral ills--readily adjusted Tor any peoPie-
There la nothing gained, for kfchfnond lor
morals or for the people in advertising souns
women who have temporarily wandered itoii
the arms Of their parents and reaped tronole'
In fact. many are amazed at the 'ack OF CUM
mon sense shown in handling the matter
There is better way known To fh@Ae
abandons. u;.noa
other large communities have had the same
trouble 1t was yesterday. today and VIII De
tomorrow. ~ s
Young girls who are allowed unlimited free-
dom viii occasionally get in trouble; this has
been so throughout the entire history OF man nan,
The absurd idea of the lurid that matters can
ha cured by hammering the male ana turning
tho female loose, is absolutely childish ana
wholly devoid of common sense. Atnoogh We
in many cases have substituted the statutes o.
the legislature for the laws of COO, We nave
not Vet been able to reverse sex.
As fer the legislative remedy proposed, that
sereotyped, Wherever trouble is FOUND there
the squad gathers with their bundle OF ieiiiaie
club laws
All remedies you will notice are taken from
the Colorado statutes Why, they are all Ie-
male made. and have been sanctihed by DE-
There l. no remedy in further criminal
statutes.
Your remedy is here. now. and of easy ap-
plication.
Keen the girls in sight. Keep them at nome
If their parents won't do it enact curfew
regulation. s
The sixth chapter Of Ephesians Is good read
ing read it; also read Marcus Aurelius' redec-
tions Confuscius and the Koran can also furnish
ven much better remedies than can be Iaiml-
mated by female clHbs.
Where ever women touchts social laws she
hlights she knows nothing OF the great unoef
current of human action.
Woman always suggests the legislature. IL
il she ha is doing most of the agitauon Tor
the raising Of the age of consent, and she mas
not the least idea to what 1t would DO
Virginia still has too much masculine sense
70 raise the age Of consent We ARE not ses
ready to license mature women Of eighteen years
to do murder.
Licensing women to kill is going Just little
further than We re ready to CO. even To please
the ladies.
The law for child under fourteen is scfen-
tiRc, besides it places no power In her hands'
for a developed woman it is idiotic. Every alley
dive could produce prosecutriX or a muir
rier-ss.-eeefy- clipped under the age-cnAld cleo
tracute her husband, she could-eNer ready
ind reformer to encourage her to prosecute.
Ia 1922 Virginia reduced the penalty in
the regulation that allowed negro women slaves
a remedy for the d1solute actions of her master,
stating that because he was her master ana
provider it caused these slave women to swear
all their troubles to their master instead of to
the proper persons.
| Slavery began in 1920 and these ignorant
| barbarian women. only short time removed
from the iungles. promptly recognized the
| weapon they had in their hand
| No, the age of consent will not be raised.