Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-10
Eminent London Physician
Writes Book Protesting
u. Against Suffrage.
SAYS MILITANCY is
A FORM OF DISEASE
Makes Comparison Be-
tween Females as Class
and American Blacks.

London. June 9.-Sir Almrotn
Wright, q London physician whose re-
scare hes have placed him among the
:.ost eminent members of his pro1es-
sion in England, is the author OF a
book soon to be published by the Con
stables, It is likely to create even
greater sensation than did Sir Aim.
roth's ventilation in the Times CT
his theories Of militant suffrage aglta'
ton, @A:r> ~,
The tit'e OF the work is "The IN
expurgated Case Against Woman SUI
frare II is "a plain talk by medl'
cal man on the question why women
from an int ellectual and sexual stanu-
point. should not be consloered INC
equal Ct man." -,
Sir Almroth's famous letter dls-
cussed only militant sufraglsts; IN me
new work the author goes into the
whole subject of woman su1rage IN
startling fashion.
In the course of the conversation
with the Tribune's correspondent SIT
Aln1roth referred to the American
negr. problem, saying the Unlteo
Atates had given the negro certain
nghts which they Jolly well W1sn
they hadn't"
Women and Negroes Compared.
Surely the correspondent ASKED
"you don't compare English women
seeking the vote with the American
negro? Do you put the proposltlon u
give the vote to women on the same
basis as the enfranchisement OF the
negro: IS 81, !
,aThet question shows lust why 90
not want to. talk about the book, the
nhysician said. Let It speak Tor II
self: for, unless one reads the entire
argument. / shall become known as
the doctor who says women are no
better than negroes. I once advanced
the argument that it was better 70
seek to prevent disease than TO WASH
ones hands, and was Immediately oe-
ciared to be the doctor who never
washed and hadn't even batntuD III
his residence. 4".. ... ...
"I do not put women on the plane
~ the negro, but do argue that, BE-
cause there are some superior, highly
intellectual negroes there is no reason
why the whole negro race should %
allowed to stand on the same basis
as the white man.
"I certainly consider women on
lower intellectual plane than men, not
withdrawing the numerous examples
of brilliant and successful women IN
various employments and professions
Form Of Sexual Insanity. e.e
81 consider women. from the ply
s,cal standpoint, intended by the crea-
tor to play role different from that
designed for man. I certainly do not
want her in my business nor in pos
session Of the vote, and matters have
come to the pitch where it Is time for
plain talk
1T, is ridiculous to assume that sex
ual influences play no part in militancy.
On what other grounds can you &C.
count for some of the acts Of the
militants? It Is form Of insanity
produced by we'll recognized causes
"I have just seen the census 8 re-
turns issued this week. There are L.
1887 more women than men in
Great Britain. In the case OF surplus
women militancy Is natural. I don't
believe that conditions are similar in
America, nor do the women there
want suffrage so much, for they are
much better; treated in America, the
men being more chivalrous.
81 certainly think woman should
have every consideration shown her.
I am unlike the German professor
who rides first class and has his wife
hide third, and I believe our British
laws need changing, especially those
governing divorce. -.