The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

hT mu., eaa,s !, may n, be mo a''" o, nj,
city are not as polite and rour.
teous to women as they used to be. five
or six years ago" said a New Yorker.
From the time I start OFT in the morn
ing until reach home at night ! see
evidences of mems lack OF polltvness
and courtesy.
Because of the inconvenience 81 the
elevated railroad. situated too far awav
from my home for me to reach 1t except
by trolley, am forced to use the SUBJ
way to travel downtown in the morning,
1t so happens that in order to reach the
train platform 1t is necessary for mo 10
use an elevator. because the walk down
would be too arduous to be relshed. s.
into the elevator am forced to crowd
and plenty Of opportunity is afforded me
to look about and take cognizancc Of
what is taking place.
"One would suppose that because Of
the superior strength Of man women
would be treated with the utmost con.
sideration and respect. You would sup.
pose that men would not crowd into The
elevator like cattle in a cattle car hay
ing In mind just one object--to get 20
the top Of the shaft with all possible
speed although in order to reach the
top many persons have to be squeezed
and practically trampled on before Il is
possible even to enter the elevator. You
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such conditions or permit them 20
exist but they do.
IF women are in the last line that can
enter the car without causing over.
crowding, men are not satisfied to allow
such a condition of affairs to remain.
Not much. They are not content unless
they can crowd into the elevator, forcing
all before them and jammlng the women
against the forward mass of people In
fact, the women are caught between two
rows Of persons and they are extremely
lucky II they escape being injured
| Perhaps in the other shaft hall
filled elevator may be standing waiting
for its full load Of persons. Perhaps the
elevator man may be announcing the
fact that there remains plenty of room,
but in spite OF these conditions the mon
who think they are being cheated ont 81
something unless they succeed in hoard
ing the crowded car force they way r,o
1t by sheer strength and defy the cflo.'s
of any one to dislodge them once they
have entered.
ut must be admitted that this canA9:
he called courteous. II men had only
men to deal with, and IL men were 'e
only sufferers, then no complaint wu..I
be necessary. Men are able to combat
other men, but women are totally uu-
able to match strength with men, and -
a result they suffer from the comba,.
There has always been a Difference
| OF opinion regarding the matter y
whether men should remove their has
in subway elevators. 1t is rarely dor
There is no denying that fewer men
are giving up their seats to women wlo
are unfortunate enough to enter he
trains when all the seats are occupied
This Is particularly noticeable on long
trips, such as from The Bronx TO Brook.
Ign Bridge or from Washington Heighs
to the Battery or Wall street.
'Tne worst feature or the mater -
that men have grown so hardened that
even age no longer cuts any figure wh'n
1t comes to the question Of giving -
the seat. Formerly it was an unus ii
sight to enter a car and perceive a
woman advanced In years hanging &
strap. In those days men were cour'-
Gus enough to make sure that such
women obtained seats.
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times such women have to stand Gin
ing to straps while the majority ~ - =
sare occupied BY able bodied men