The evening world., 1912-07-20
WOMAN IS URGED
TO TAKE BRUTE
FOR HER MODEL
"The Real Women Are the
FurieS," Cries New Leader
of the Futurists.
FEMINlSM A MISTAKE.
Mile. de Saint-Point Wants All
Women to Be Fierce,
Jealous Mothers.
FEMlNlSM A MISTAKE.


,spseias 10 Tv,s Bvssius Wor,d)
PARTS. July ga now war cry for
women and . new leader has just ap-
pesred In the person Of Mile. Valentine
de saintJPoint. ssnddaushtsr Of the
poet IAmartns and herself . pest and
novelist OF FIRST rank. She 10 the arst
promdnsf woman to identify herself
with tho Fnsar.se movement. and che
has Just Issued q manifesto addressed
to al, women. urging them to join in
khe complete revolt from past traditions
which Ftiturfsm implies.
"Whst - most lacking In mod
svA women, - we'll - In men, 10
vts1lity.
"xt 10 the brute which We must
take fes our model"
These are the two declarations Of Mile.
Saint-Podnt wiiioh have aroused storm
Of discussion. even among the Fem
inists themselves. In feet. the young
woman does not aocrovs Of Feminism.
1T 10 . political mistake" she sayA
"Feminism 10 IN truth . mental mistake
Of woman. . mistske which her instinot
Eive woman any Of the rights chained
by the Teminists. To grant them to her
would not bring disorder but. on the
contrary. an excess Of order. To givs
public duties to woman 10 to make her
loss all her natural powers"
But what changes wouid you maks
In the condition OF woman7" Nile.
saint-Point wse asked.
WOMAN MUST CHANGE HERsELP,
SAYS MILE. sAiNT-PotNT.
"shs must change hsrsslf." was ths
reply. ITO gtvs back something u
manliness to our races. swamusd In
femtutnity We must train them In man
Illness. even to the point OF brutality
Every woman ought to possess not onl,
feminine virtues but manly qualities
without which she 70 . wsAklinG. tn
man who has male strength withou
intuition 10 only . brute But 10 tn
period OF fern,uin6tS In which we llv
only the opposite sxasysrataon win b
Of any help. 1t 10 tho bruts which "
must take for our model.
Enough VI women who perpetuat
the qualities Of weakness and old age
Enough OF women who domsstioate mel
for their personal pleasures or thoi
material nesds! Enough Of women VIII
rear children for their own selnsl
pleasure. keaping them from AL adven
ture. that 10. from all Joy: who den!
their daughters to Love and their som
to War.
"Fhs real women are che Hur1ss.
The Amasons, the Joan Of Arcs, the
| - AA
l4sssslinas. They ere The war
rtors who Aght moro asrosiy than
msn. the sirens VINO lnAAns, the
Destroyer wAo. bsssing down the
weakest cid n the selection Of tAs
attest.
"Becauss woman 10 totsily iackint
In moderation she 10 fatally apt to be
come too wise. too peaceful. too good
during any stasnant age. Her intuition
her Imagination. are At once he
strength and her weakness.
But she has always known how 4
reward tho strongest. tho conqueroI
no who triumphs by reason Of hi
muscles and his courage. She canno
itself brutally. Let woman regain he
: | cruelty, nor SloienCS, Wulcu Cause no
to trample ON. to mutilsts the con
quersd. Just because they are con
~ qusred! Let woman become subaimsi
unjust. like all the forces Of natuss'
|, WANTs WOMEN TO De FiGRCI
AND FURIOUS.
|, Let women be the hsros and jeAiori
Q mother. having all rights over hsr chill
3 drep, performing ~ the duties owed I
= them, so long a. they are In physica
, nssd of her protection. Let woman b
the proudsst Of trophies for her rao,
> And let man. frssd from the cares OF
family. lead . pfs OF daring and oor
d quest. up 10 the limit OF his phyGci
. strength ana In spits Of his being . %
3 and Q father.
Q The woman who. by tears and ser
. timentaiity, brings q man to her fee
h 10 inferior 70 her who urges her love
. into the battle Of life. Instead Of max
. ing him . slave. . woman should In
spiro her husband or her son ~ SUI
u pass himself. A woman owes heroes
e tho world"