The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-30
anti CITES birth
RATE DECREASE
In Protest Against Suffrage,
Urges Mothers Be Spared
Tax Of Voting.
by MRS. META F. TOWNSEND.

This is the day Of experimentation.
Nothing seems stable. Monarchies tumble
and republics are upturned The church
is criticised because she is not progress
sive. The criticism is scathing. since
progressiveness is the fashion. although
the indefiniteness of the world indicates
the chaotic state OF the public mind.
Like feminism, il may be construed to
mean anything, except tendency 10
believe that our forefathers. and espe-
ciaIly our foremothers, were possessed OF
any wisdom.
II is not TO be expected that our women
would be unmoved in the midst Of such
turbulence. yet we do have a right to
expect that the noisier ones Of our sex
should speak for themselves. and not for
the rest OF US.
Men Would Heed Majority.
Dr. Shaw. Miss Adams, and the rest
are perfectly aware that American men
would impose upon us the duties that
belong to the franchise. II these same
men knew that clear majority of
American women wish TO undertake such
duties. There are many who would do
this under protest. just as husband
sometimes gives his wife a bauble be-
cause she cries for it: but II a majority
Of women should signify their wish for
the ballot we would soon have II, what
ever the result might be.
Miss Blackwell uses the merest bluff
when she argues that the ants are IN
able to show that any large number OF
women are opposed to the movement.
Miss Blackwell knows IL TO be true that
number OF American women are will
fully falling in the matter Of maternity.
Does she believe that ninety-nine out Of
a hundred American women are deter
mined to quit the business of mothering
men? Would she Judge this TO be true
because no considerable number have
come out in the open and declared their
willingness to perpetuate the race? There
are certain things so natural and innateIy
correct We are not inclined to agitate
them until we are forced to do so.
The methods and Inconsistencies Of suf-
frage leaders are not such as to COM
mend the movement TO those OF US who
are trying TO look at the matter with
unprejudiced eyes
Plan Holds MIIitantIam.
= Dr. Shaw orders the ants to stay at
home and leave the field to the pros,
while she is planning a system OF poIiti-
cal boycott that holds within il the spirit
of mllitantism. IF Congressman do not
come into line we'll destroy them, root
ana branch. we Will show force. Our
parades and gatherings will show our
power, and yet when the rough and
tumble world turns against us we will
appeal to men on the plea that We are
ladies instead of citizens II We choose
to murder our husbands We must go free
because 1t Is a shame. to hang a woman,
and besides no man-jury can possibly
understand the workings of a woman's
heart. Put us on juries so that we can
clear our women murderers whose little
children, alas! would be orphaned II the
brutal laws Of men should hold sway
II one of our lady delegates should have
trouble in getting reduced rates to our
conventions you'd better watch out
We're going 10 own the railroads when
We vote. or course that might tend to
centralize power. Our critics will say
it's not democratic, but we'll show them
a thing or two when we come into our
own. A crowd OF men, to be absolutely
and purely democratic. would run to So
cialism- They would take the big, svelt- |
ertng mass of humanity and make count |
less mistakes In their efforts to work out
real democracy. But we shall Ses In