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

WASHINGTON. Sept 20--ATe
women Drawer than men?
r T. Chamberlain. Commissioner
Of Navigation, says they are.
Martin y. 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 Ne State. says II Is a
"staud-of" between men and women.
:. T. Kimball, general superintend-
ent Of the Live Saving Service,
doesn't want TO show favoritism. AMI
saws both men and women are gen
orally brave"
Chamberlain's declaration is very
emphatic. It is contained in a report
which he has just made to the Secrs-
tary Of Commerce on charges rela--
ing to conditions or vessels on the
Great Lakes. and it has awakened
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
that women were in the way in ma
rine disasters, that men were ham
pcrcd in their efforts to escape nv
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 Ii
rectcd to make an investigation. Hc
"a h. a iFl 4.
the mas, ers of the vessels were un-
founded, and he said as much. The
thing that really aroused his indig-
nation. however was the allegation
that women were in the way in dis
asterg and the intimation that they
were lacking in physical bravery.
Women. as "A rule, I'm marine dis
asters." said Mr. Chamberlain, have
shown courage, possession, self
reliance and obedience, and almost
without exception any display "
cOwardicc or uurcstraineC manifesto
tiou of the instinct of -preservl-
ton has come from men. The rule on
shiphoard, women and children first.
is based on the Fundamental respc u
for womanhood and on self-sacriiice,
common qualities Of me- in TINS
country, in which, however, those
making charges In this case seem
wholly deficient, and to the existence
Of which they seem blind
Madden Is Enthusiastic.
Reprcsentative Madden, OF those
who paid particular note TO Mr..
Chamberlain's report was the mos
enthusiastic I'm his Endorsement Of the
Commi ssioner's views.
Il have never seen a woman who IL
time of danger wasn't Drawer IMAM =
man while the danger lasted Shlo
Mr.. Madden When it comes 70 being
equal to an emergency a woman IS
the slnerior Of any man ! ever saw
She may collapse when It is over pu'
while the peril lasts she is as cain
and collected as # nothing at all was
the matter
Woman Capable of Suffering.
Minority Leader Mann said:
when il comes to physical suffer
ing. a woman is much Drawer than a
man She win endure pain that wiz
make a man Whimpcr like a babE.
But when Il comes to actual physical
danger. such as a disaster on water
or on land | am inclined to think
that a man Is the Drawer of the two.
Sneaker Champ Clark disposed Of
the subject in his usual epigrammatlc
manner.
Some are brave-like men; and
some are not-Iike men" he said.
Life Saver Nonconmittal.
And Superintendent kimbalL OF the
Life Saving Service, man VINO mas
worked his way to the top by indus
try and judgmen, went the Speaker
even one better in declining TO be
pinned down 30 the subject.
Really, you know he Sald-and
Ia tbr,ncrh his mind Went