Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-28
MUST
DIVIDE. SALARY
With wives
Robert N. McWade.

Bismarck Tribune washington Bureau.
T. WASHINGTON March 28.-Laly
Francis Cook of London, Mrs. Belva
LOCKWOOD and Mrs. Harvey Wiley, are
leading In "a movement to encourage
the proposed legislation whereby thus-
bands must divide up with their wives
the wages or salaries which they re
ceive, whether from employers. clients
or patients Marriage is such q sa-
cred institution" says Lady Cook,
''that dare hardly couple with It q
discussion Of the dollar. OF course,
in ideal marriages, the husband pro-
vides beautifully for his partner; but
dt is saddening TO think that all
unions are not as they should be. And
it is the later class OF husbands that
D. Nathaniel Schmidt OF Cornell salg-
gests shall be placed within the plr-.
view of the law. 1t is that class OF
men whom I wish to see placed there.
Comptimentdng the suggestive
Schmddt, she says: "I'm glad that
there's one man who has the courage
to voice his convictions, and doesn't
hesitate to do SO in public. His idea
is a most admirable scheme for the
down. troddem woman who slaves
every day in her home, nursing
babies, frying chops and intending her
husbands socks; and who, when she
asks for nickel to attend a moving
picture show rs greeted with sarcasm
by her so-cal.ed better half.
Il am informed that there are
thousands of women in Washington
who have to beg car fare from their
husbands. With them, candy is an un-
heard of LUXURY, although their hals-
bands consume lots of good cigars
every day. But, pray, don't mdsunder-
stand mel wouldn't have the wife
spend half of her husbands salary
fer chocolates and sundaes, as you
cal them In this country, yet s'he
should have her dainties frequently.
Placing woman on the SALARY Inst
would give her an Independent spirit,
make her the equal of man, go she
could hold her head high and not be
compelled to assume the cringimg at
titude when the family, council 1s
called. ....s
1.-The one depsorable side to the
passage Of such a law is the fact that
man might raise the cry that he was
purchasing wife, and hence, in his
estimation reEegating her to serw-
tude. Viewed broadly such is not the
case. II tine women here would only
unite, talk with their congressman
and consult with them. / do not SEQ
any reason why legislation along this
line should not be enacted , 1t would
be . boon to the woman With stineg
husband"
Chatting on the idea from it's legal
standpoint, Mrs. Belva Lockwood the
first woman lawyer admitted to prac.
tice before the supreme court of the
United States, says: 'Harking back
to the time of Julius Caesar and JUS
tinian, it will be found that woman
shared equally with her husband In
all matters, financially and otherwise.
From their age We derive much OF our
present law; but our legislators
shamefully neglected women in the
epitomizing of the ancient codes.
"Nhis is the time to right this IN.
Justice; and l stand fir,mly for the
passage of a law giving to woman
half of her husbands SALARY. 1t is
an outrage that such a matter has to
be discussed; but no evil is remedded
by assuming a torpid attitude, or by
resigning ourselves to the tender care
of man. Man has been given the OPP
potunity to make the lot of women
happy, but in this phase he has been
q dismal failure"
Mrs. Harvey Wiley, the handsome
wife of the famous pure food advo-
cate now suggested for the running
mate Of Prof. Woodrow Wilson on the