Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Commissioner of Navigation, Mi
nority Leader Mann and Champ
Clark Discuss Question.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.-Are
women drawer than men?
Z. I. Chamberlain. Commissioner
OF Navigation, says they are
Martin b Madden, member of Con-
gress from Illinois, says they are
Minority Leader Mann says they
are. in some respects.
Speaker Champ Clark, coming from
the Show Me" State SAYS il is a
"stand-off' between men and women.
). l. KimbalL general superiutend-
ent of the Live Saving Service.
doesn't want to, show favoritism. AMI
says both men and women are gen
orally brave"
Chamberlain's declaration is very
emphatic. 1t is contained in report
which he has just made to the SeCrr-
tary of Commerce on charges rela--
ing to conditions on vessels on the
Great Lakes, and it has awaken ID
widespread discussion.
The charges were filed by the Amer
lean Vigilance Association. They al
legged it was a habit Of masters of
small vessels on the lakes to have
women on board, os- ensibly as cooks,
but really for immoral purposes. The
association wanted the practice
stopped One of its arguments WAS
Niidl W olAltA were III the way III md
rine disasters, that men were ham
pered in their efforts to escape bv
the need of looking after the women,
and that women should not be al
lowed on board the small trading yes
sells, where the life saving facilities
were necessarily limited.
Finds CHARGES Unfounded.
Commissioner Chamberlain was A.
reCted to make an investigation. He
did so. He found the charges against
the mast ers of the vessels We're I'M
founded. and he said as much. TIE
thing that really aroused his indig-
nation. however, was the allegation
that women were in the way in dis
asters and the intimation that they
were lacking in physical bravery.
Women. as a rule, in marine dis
asters." said MIR. Chamberlain, "haVa
shown courage, self posses sion. self
reliance and obedience, and almost
without exception anv display If
cowardice or unrestrained Manifesto
ton of the instinct of self preserve
ton has come from men. The rule on
shipbOard, women and children first,
is based on the fundamental resOe =
for womanhOod and on self-sacrifice,
common qualities Of mer in tins
country. in which, however those
making charges in this case seem
wholly deficient, and to the existence
Of which thew seem blind"
Unofficial anproy9} Of Commission
er Cham6erIain's views n9s been Civ
en- bv the DEPARTMENT Of Commerce.
iBasmuch as ii made special effort L.
give them publicity.
Madden Is Enthusiastic,
Representative Madden. Of those
who paid particular note to MY
Chamberlain's report, was the m .
enthusiastic in his Endorsement Of Che
Commissioner views.
u have never seen a woman VINO ~
time of danger wasn't drawer than a
man while the danger lasted, said
Mr.. Madden. when it comes to being
equal to an emergency, woman is
the superior of any man Never saw.
She may collapse when it is over but
while the peril lasts she is as calm
and collected as if nothing at all was
the matter
Il have never seen women in a
marine disaster hut l have seen them
in automobiles and railroad wrecks,
and one thing is about as exciting as
another. ! have seen my wife in a