New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
GUCCENHE|M HEIR
A SOCIALIST HERE
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over. I went from place TO place about
the Continent, but spent most of my
time in Berlin. Believe me- as they
say on the East Side, | absorbed plenty
Of socialism over there. | saw 1t. |
breathed it and | lived it.
Long. red letters went out or
Berlin to Louis NJ. Gusgenheim, st.
Louis, over the signature Of 'Rosalind.
They gave me new creed for the
study Of the family.
Il told them that every woman
should be allowed TO have her own
way after she was eighteen. II she
did not want to leave home at that
age she ought to be sent away | re-
fused point blank to return home.
We'll. they got used to having me away.
Father realized that the die was cast
that I was confirmed in my views OF
life. ard fguratiyely he washed his
hands of me. So I came home-that
is / came to my chosen field or work
on Manhattan Island. | attended the
Rand School here and fell in with my
present husband"
Present husband?'
Il say so advisedly. My mind runs
ir free love. free divorce. Marriage,
in my view, is an absolute mistake.
II does not hold any person. We simply
go through the ceremony TO appease
society. | admit that l was a hypocrte
because was not yet socialist enough
To wound my family, 80 I consented to
a ceremony, but
Mrs. Winslow laughed outright as she
| don't know whether we were married
i'm Jersey City or Hoboken. All | know
s that it was In jersey
MARRIAGE Rites "Mummery."
Mrs. Winsloy caught a startled express
sion, and hastened to add: "Oh, / was
as sober as judge. But it all was so
against my doctrine that all through the
ceremony / drummed tune on the win
I mechanically nodded. that was all. The
thing was SO abhorrent TO me that |
resolved simply to forget it. and | have
forgotten. one concession 10 this mum
merry. We refused to make. We had not
a sign OF wedding ring. The position
Of women should be more independent
The mummery. the ring-ancient fetiches
Of the requirement Of the woman by the
man.
You see. I am jealous about the inde-
pendence Of woman. | will have no man
support me. and my husband agrees with
me. We believe together that every wom-
an who is not bearing children should
support herself We also believe that
every woman who has borne children
should spend four hours a day outside Of
her home, i'm some business or profession
that will give her some hold on life. espe-
clallv after her children have gone from
her. instead OF sitting in a corner and
becoming Indifferent 10 the joy Of living
| really live I'm the tenement ! choose 10
occupy rather than on Riverside Drive
IL is democratic. ! love the East River
better than the Hudson. and 20 10 sleep
with the Boston boats whistling all night.
"I actually earn my own living. inde-
pendent OF my husband, by writing verse
and selling il to the dailies. Puck, Life
and Judge and to the syndcates. write
much chiIdrens verse. and some Of this Is
published as far west as Chicago. My
pen name is Jane Burr and as such
much Of my work is familiar already 1t
seems TO have made a hit, since | have
contracts here for all I can turn out.
But / have one dream. ! hope to adopt
twelve children-to try 10 turn out twelve
perfect citizens for the next generation
for the great rebellion against present So
cial conditions. / shall put all my mind
end soul into these youngsters from the
cradle upward. All must be of one age
and under one year Of age when | take
them. | want outcasts. because they have
less chance than others. | know so well
that environment is 80 per cent. The rea-
son I want twelve is that they can be edu-
Gated along the same lines. all at the
same time. therefore. the energy ana
money will spend in educating two chill
dren might just as we'll be spent In edu-
eating twelve.
AS far as the mere human wants are
concerned. / know I will have sufficient
money to carry out my plan. I Will have
a country house, of course. This plan
cannot begin for two years. At that time
am assured OF the necessary funds
Mrs. Winslows family is one Of the
wealthiest and most influential in II
Louis. The head Of this branch OF the
Gugeenheim family owns most OF the
prominent corners in oklahoma city
Okla: cattle lands in Texas and property
in ST. Louis Mrs Bertha GuGGenheim IS
a member of the Columbia club and many
Of the leading women's clubs in that city
and a leader i'm the suffrage movement.
Her suffrage teas on Saturdays are given
to tho ragged edge Of society. Since her
daughters entrance into the socialist
ranks Mrs Guggenheim has become an
ayoyed member Of that party
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