The evening world., 1912-11-29


AS TO THE RUMoRs ABOUT RE-
TiRlNG FROM THE STAGE.
To be sure there have been false
rumors that the Darling Of the COOS
and the orchestra and the balcony
everything the box office has to SELL
in fact-was to retire from the stage
upon her marriage to Mr.. Creel. whom
everybody knows as the young editor
and reformer. who was elected Police
Commi ssioner of Denver last spring
and who with Judge Ben Lindsay sue
ceeded at the recent election in get
ting Colorado's Endorsement OF the
recall of decisions and the Mothers
Compensation law.
Retire from the stagef Why
should Z retire simply because I
marry7 Xow Ridiculous" the
bride exclaimed.
sHow fmpertinent IL would b OF
me to seek to Folsgats . woman
like my wife to greasy dofnss-
ticityw MT. Cresl remarks.
Which is such fine. sane. rare at
titude for a young man to take that
for the benefit Of his fellows I asked
him to state his views in detail.
why should why should any man
ask a woman like my wife to retire to
q life of pots and kettles just because
she does me the honor to marry me-
Mr.. Creel said. "She will retire from
the stage when she gets good and
ready, and her marriage will have
nothing whatever to do with 1t. She
makes more money than / make or
ever hope to make.
"Thank heaven, could always
take care of her II she wanted me
to, but all my nfo has been battle
for tho freedom ana independence
Of women. How Inconsistent II
would be for me to ask . woman to
give up her freedom and inds-
pendsncs, how selhshly malsi Z
want my life to be q living stream,
not Q back water, ana the only way
to attain this ideal in any marriage
Is for the man ana woman to have
individual a. well a. common inter-
ests-for the wife to be sconon,i-
oally independent Of the husband.
| Il don't mean that In society, as II 10
organized now, It is always advisable
for the wife to go out of the home to
earn money Sometimes she renders a
far greater service to society by hav-
ing and bringing up children. That's
the idea back of the Mothers Compen-
sation law which I put through this
year. According to the Illinois
Mothers Pension law only widows or
deserted wives may claim a pension
from the State. Yet a mother Of chill
dren whose father Is still living at
invaded in the exercise of dangerous
occupation, often needs the money far
more In Colorado now she will get it.
MOTHERHOOD is A SERVICE TO
THE STATE.
The Mothers Compensation law as
sumes motherhood is a service to the
state aad should be recognized and
compensated as such.
Eventually, I hope that all
motherhood will BIO recognised -
honorable. That's what I'm work
ing for.
~ ere getting the single standard,
too in the West. out in Denver wher
a group of ministers came to me ant
told me / ought to arrest unfortunat,
women, answered. Why should /
unless | arrest the men? Besides, tht
jail holds only fifty and there are 50'
such women. What snail | do? Keel
45O in the square outside the jail ant
tell them TO wait there till | can spar
them the room, then every little whil'
invite one to hop In and do her littl'
turn OF five days or so?'
STANDS FOR THE FREEDOM Of
WOMEN.
IAN my life | have stood for justice
freedom. independence for women. an
they're getting 1t In the West.
would be fine thing, wouldn't II, T.
, ask my wife to give up her stag
, career for me? AS she has said. sh
. will retire from the stage when sh