Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-08-22

From One Whose Business Duties Keep
Her Out Late at Night.
Dear Miss Rosemon:
read with interest your article In
Thursdays issue Of The Evening Star.
the smasher.'' Ny only criticism is that
you did not denounce him strongly
enough.
~ Subjected to Insults.
! am employed here in the city at night
work; that Is, go on late in the after
noon and am through at Il o'clock. I
live In East Orange aud take the car at
the corner of Market and Broad streets.
At no time do | dress to attract atten-
tion, but am not free from annoyance
from the men who hold up the corner.
Insulting remarks addressed TO me or to
strength to give some Of them good
thrashing. On the rare occasions when
a member Of ''the strong armed squad"
has been within hsiline distances | have
hesitated to engage his services. as !
would not care for the publicity of ap-
pearing In court.
Have these men, whose habit IL Is TO
hold up this particular corner, no homes?
Have aaey no respect or tngie the n1os
In insulting every woman whose business
duties keep her out at night and who
does not fnd It convenient to have an
escort? Are they so thick-headed that
are displeasing, or mnst they be taught
their places by the force OF an umbrella
or at the point Of a hatpin?
have heard some men say that women
ssart these Hs stteaps ass" % any ea a
this kind of counting, and when II has
been present 1t has been SO marked that
there could be no mistaking. It, The
men. ought to recognise this fact, since
on the street corners, and reserve all
their attentions for the, few-I am glad
to say very few-women who desire that
sort Of thing.
Ny many annoying experiences have
made me feel very bitterly on this sub
tect. Miss Rosemonr and | know that
many women In this town who are forced
to be out late at night feel the same
way.
Don't Spare Mashers.
II You take up, the subject again I
hone YOU will not spare this most. despic-
able type of man. the 'masher.
Very. truly yours, Fl. X. T.
This letter speaks for itself. Let
us hope that all mashers will read it,
with profit 20 themselves and to the
community
Here is another letter that tells the
other side.of the story. I only wish,
girls, we could descend upon the
writer in all our fury:
From "a Champion Of Men,"
Dear Miss Rosemon:
In your article Of Thursday you attack
the masher in rather uncomplimentary
the women who are responsible for the
rise Of this class of men. VIII you kind
n tell me what business respectable
woman has cut in the street unescorted
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there leave her open to advances from
men? You say ITO the masher all things
are washable" If that is so, why are
women unmolested during the day or
early IN the evening? And how does ipss,d II
se dearie; nice o 1esening"s II he finds he H IS
mistaken he does not persist long in his
attentions, but he Is seldom mistaken.
This goes to show that he. has some
powers of discernment, and that you are
wrong in your presumption that his brains
transferred to peanut shell would make
a good rattle.
For "Falrs Play"
am for fair play, madam, and do not
like to see men blamed. for condition
which women have made. Perhaps You
yourself have never been out late at
night and seen the women who are on
the street at that timc4 IL you have
you will agree with me that the men are
justified In their attentions.
A CHAMPION OFF MEN.
! deeply regret that anyone who
claims the title of man. should take
this attitude. Your letter suggests
that you are closely related to the
Clan Masher. However. it is good to
hear two sides of story. Perhaps
you. will be helped to clearer vision
by reading the Views expressed by
H. X. 7.
What business has a respectable
woman in the street unescorted late
at night?' The same business that
Fl. X 7. and many other self-sup-
porting women have You are aware.
suppose. that some occupations, for
instance telephone operating. must
go on at night as we'll as in the day
and that switchboards and other ma
chimes do not learn to operate them
selves with the setting of the sun.
Perhaps If some Of the mashers
exerted themselves 70 make an hon
est living few Of these girls. who
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