The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-15
"WHY SHOULDN'T
WOMAN WORK" rs
QUERY OF MONK
Famous Catholic Educator De-
clares Feminine Sex Has
Been DOwntrOdden
DECLARES EUGENICS Is
THE MEREST NONSENSE
Say Nature and Religious Edu-
cation Pave Way For Per-
feet Species

NEW YORK, Jan. Abbot Gas
N luei. monk. historian and acknowledg-
n ed TO be one OF the worlds greatest
q students of the Bible has no dclusions
about life and living.
Al 90 he is a real monk and a sane
N one. IL might be expected that nearly
IA half century Ot living under a me-
81 dieNal system OF monasticism would
n. contract amy mans views and make
MIN at best narrow judge OF the
H Times In which ne lives, AN observer
III OBVIOUSLY obseryan, from one point OF
N view But that is not true OF this
u English Benedictine. now delivering
N series of historical sermons in the ad-
81 vent series at st. Patrick's cathedral
~ He Is neither pessimist nor a tire
n some optinist. He is human and has
n caught with genuine sincerity the hui
n man impulses OK the public and all
F that hat means. From his monastery
"a cell. rather than from contact with
peoples in the streets OF the great
\ world cities he has visited has he pro
n flied by the vision OF humanity that
u passed by him Ia review.
"a This delightful scholar claps his
M hands appiaudingiy at the multitude
a or fresh. 'ound-iaced lasses throwing
n themselves into the marts OF business,
n and seriously asks Why shouldn't
u they" lie frankly admits that wo-
IN man has been too long the underdog
| OF humanity: that true Christian ideals
I demand she be given the same oppoT-
w Funities and the same advantages as
IA those in the way OF man.
A. the mention of eugcnics the alb
IA bot threw up his hands. Then after a
IN pause he said smilingly:
THAT Is all nonsense. What do lit
tie girls want playing with such a dis
gustlng science? Has not nature
taught her in this respect? And IS
she not fortified by the teachings OF
a her religion, Sno matter what II may
be? II is heartening to observe that
the sane men and the sane women or
nearly every real denomination look
upon this science as the unnecessary
one lhe other day Lord Rosebery
in answer TO an argument Of a eugen
ist replied in substance that he would
infinitely prefer $40 children ~ the
present day than the one perfect spec
linen guaranteed by the eugene sys-
TEN 1t is all so unnatural
This Is the abbot's second visit 10
America What did he like about it,
We'll. / like your 30. That was
the English OF il. and the abbot is q
real Englishman. even In his manner
OF speech But you 90 SO fast, n
such q tremendous speed and AT such
Expense 10 your aeryons system that
fear the next generation Will be q
nervous wreck"
The abbot can q to this country 10
-aise funds to hash the work OF revis-
ag the Bible, probably the greatest
intellectual Undertaking OF the Catho
lc church in modern times The labor
$ entirely in the hands OF the Bene-
llctines though the commission OF
which he Is the head has the assist
lnce Of biblical scholars in every de-
partment Of the church, He is also
head OF tho English Benedictines The
fabbot Was born in London, the son or
4 celebrated physician.
what do th'ull Is one OF the great
needs. the most useful for all mankind
IN this moment? Well am afraid
.ou will think me ar old fogy, a monk
,ut OF touch with the spirit OF the
nge But / must be as frank as you
wish me 20 be Csndidly. then. what
society needs most at this time Is
General re-eetahlshment OF family Ire.
rhe thought is particularly applicable
o our large cities, 10 London and New
Gork and Paris ard other centers. II
: applicable alike To rich and poor
BIZ all creeds | say this. too, from
heart that. in spite Of my age. Is n
,ympathetic harmony with the pro
,ressive trend in all departments OF
ruman activity.
"pIease do not think that my mon
Of 1ttrfr
have made me Indifferent to the sweet
hings OF life which every man and
Woman and child horn into the world
s,ught to enjoy with reasonable frui-
ion. The point have in mind IS
his: our family life should be grad
allv but Enthusiastically guided into its
atural Observation-Disclosures | know
,ou are going to laugh AZ me- but ]
elk Won how many families in this
itv. in London ard elsewhere. keep mp
he family standard that existed say
0 years ago? How many families
preserve the family unit, the tafily
pirit as It then existed?
eft seems TO me 20 be vitality import
INT that m end should soon come 10
no unspeakably wretched remunerd-
ion OF labor, called salaries. No
hristian student can view this state
n affairs with anything like patience.
his thing is accentuated by the sell
ishness OF n great many OF our veal
NV peonle In every large city. IL is
adorable TO see the reckless waste
= money and the repugnant haunting
n Il in public places We have 1t AT
rome In n disgusting fashion. and
are say IT exists also among You
"Of course Il seems impossible TO
each any human standard Of Justice
h this respect unless the owners OF
apital be guided nv the highest sense
Z fairness Personally, ! have come
o the conclusion that one way To solve
he question Is by n copar'nership
greement between capital and labor
know OF great firm in Eneland mat
\ experimenting along these lines AMI
ts members assure mo that II IS
Working fairly wei.
"To be brief, tho laborer Is paid n
iven sum by the dav or the week
nd the owner or investor demands
given sum of interest on his invest
,ent over and above the salaries paid
no workers What Is left over and
Sove this-sual arrangement is divided
nnually between the workers and the
capitalists or investors"