The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-14

catalogue the name of the young man
who wilfnlly and with malice afore-
thought betrays the kingdom Of u
human neart
graphic article. has pictured this un
fair and unequal fight. A strange bat q.
tie scene Ii WAS. Here on one sid.
was ranged the word of woman kind
matron and maiden and tiny infant
girl. and each elapsed Ia her heart "a
priceless gem, whose luster flooded
her whole being with wondrOus
light And over against these stood u
motley crowd Of men. Each strove
by force or stealth or stratagem Ia
steal some womans jewel east IL in
the mire and then with fiendish tri~
umph hold her up to scorn. as lack
ing her most precious treasure. all
una ware meanwhile. that i'm thus rob-
bing her, they had lost jewel equal
W ii'a 'Niis anu 81 NiHN Ndihtu an
loftily as before, not noting that they
walked in deadly shadows. And she,
from whom the jewel had been stolen,
sank down in shame and hid her Weep
ing face, or. still more pitiable, lifted
up brazen face before all the world
and laughed To scorn the taunting
fingers
This may be putting IL strongly,
but how true picture. none the less.
Of social conditions under which wo-
man is robbed of that which is more
precious To her than life itself.
such men are murderers. A harsh
term Yes, hut listen To the words of
George Douglass, Canada's creates.
preacher: Many years ago when in
the pastorate, ! was called To visit a
dying girl in Maternity hospital. To
my ever abiding regret, when I ar
rived, she was gone AS ! stood be-
tore that ruined form. majestic i'm fem
mime grace as the Venus Of Milo. with
poise of head and arched brow. with
fringed eyelids half closed as ii look
ing into the darkness, with lips parted
as II the spirit had just passed their
portals with arm overhanging the
couch as If waving a last farewell to
hope-as | stood there and thought Of
the hills of Windsor, i'm the valley of
the 81. Francis; thought of a home
where the sire would never smile
again. and the mother weep until the
hand Of death shall wipe away her
tears | declare the truth. ] lie not, be-
fore God If pistol had been mine
would have Deen tempted to smite the
villain t. the death who, with relent-
less and merciless cruelty, had ruined
an immortal and broken hearts that
God omnipotent can never heal in life
But how are young men To become
the protectors of young women-her
protectors i'm the midst of social us.
ages and traditions which are So
against her?
"Firs,, by showing her reverence.
As long as she is on her dignity sh"
is a goddess and YOU worship her but
take her from her pedestal and she is
common clay.
Let your every attitude toward
woman Ne that 0f a friend-a friend
IN whom there is no guile. To live
in the sunlight, To be open and frank,
TO keen clear of the need of conceal
can not say how. more AMI
more. count that the glory of 81
young mans life
Besides. what | ask is only fair tn
your fellowman. The girl whom You
shall marry is living somewhere on
this earth. She is undoubtedly asso-
ciatine in social way with other
young men You surely should treat
the girl with whom you meet just as
YOU wish that dear girl that YOU shall
marry to be treated. That she may
nave nothing deep and hidden in her
5ast that Won can not know; that
here NAV he no skeleton closet which |
she must keep closed and ever hurry |
~ with evasion and trembling.
Second: Protect her In her COM |
ranionships This Is n delicate mat
er. IL NAV sometimes get YOU into
rouble. Doing right frequently gets
people into trouble. But when Ger
ain facts are known, believe II 10
~ the bound and duty Of every young
nan who would be- the protector 81
woman To speak, and not withhold the
acts.
You can be a protector of young
yemen by presenting To them only
,uch men as are clean and pure. After
N. young women must look to young
nen largely for introductions To other
men. | am glad To say, that so far a.
know have never been guilty OF
Presenting to some pure young lazy
leceivcr, devil in the disguise of
nan.
Third: Challenge any insult To
woman. Let the insuiter know thai
~ has a strong man t. answer To eN-
nv time. and that at all times an
Ipologv must be forthcoming or he
INST feel the weight of "A mans hanos.
rom this holy place | would not urs"
sentiment So strong as that when
,as b6come the unwritten law OF IN"
outh. but | do say that the insulter
nd the betrayer ought tn be dealt
With nv the law as criminal of the
eepest dye.
but always we must come back to