The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
What fEMIvISTS
Think OF Greed
Anti-Sufrasists Quote Expo
nents Of New Move
ment.
SOME URGE FREE LOVE
Inez MiIholland Boissevain Reported
to Have Called Webbing Ring
Badge Of Slavery.
SOME URGE FREE Low

Do you know what feminist is?
A lot of people have admitted their
ignorance regarding the matter. and, as
a result of numerous queries received
by the National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage. that organization is
sued here yesterday q statement giving
the latest. most complete and detailed
definition of what feminism Is and who
feminists are.
Here is the contribution OF the ''antis''
to the luxicons Of modern times:
I'VE have received innumerable in
quiries as to the real meaning of femin-
ism, and with the inquiries there has been
coupled the complaint that no dictionary
offers a satisfactory definition OF this
peculiar creed and its followers. This Is
true. The feminists have outstripped the
dictionaries. And the only way to define
feminist Is to quote what might be
called the leading authorities on the sub
ject.
A stsltifying Eject.
Edna Kenton. a famous suffragist and
femin ist, has declared:
Nothing invented of man has ever
had a more stultifying effect upon the
character and morals Of women and Of
men than the Christian ideal which St
Paul laid down for women
Jane olcott. former secretary Of the
New York State Suffrage Association,
stated in a newspaper interview:
"A man or a woman should be free to
give love whenever 1t Is natural Love Is
volatile. and when II goes I believe IL Is
immoral for man and wife even to appear
TO live together. except for the sake of
their children. In that case each should
be free to bestow love elsewhere by mu-
tual agreement
Marie Jenney Howe. woman suffragist
and feminist. has given this as an arti-
Gle of her belief:
I'VE are sick OF being specialized to
sex: We do not put any fence around man.
And we merely want to take down the
fence that has been put around US.
For Voluntary Motherhood.
Mrs Florence Wise. secretary of the
Women's Trade Union League of New
York. and a speaker on feminism. has
contributed this thought:
"I believe only in voluntary mother
hood. anyway. There are many persons,
men as well as women. who are better
of without children. Many unmarried
women. on the other hand. want chill
dren, and there ought to be an oppor-
tunity for the expression OF their innate
mother love-
"Inez Milholland Boissevain who has
adorned many suffrage parades with her
inimitable horseback pose. said soon
after her marriage, according to news
paper reports:
Wedding rings are relics Of barbar-
ism They ace relics of the day when
women were mems chattels. / should
feel like a slave instead of a free woman
IL were to wear a wedding ring
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, mem
Der Of the Congressional Union. has shed
this light on feminism:
Human beings believe their duty Is
far outside of merely being mothers:
even kitten could be a mother
Toseh of Humor.
I'm discussing all the ideals and phases
OF feminism. some of its advocates sup
ply a touch of humor. DR.. Annie Yates,
In a suffrage meeting in Cincinnati, ex-
pressed her delight because of the al
legged discovery Of a scientist who claimed
ability to determine the law of sex
when this becomes generally known
she asserted. women can bear only girl
babies
1T seems TO this organization that the
above definitions, contributed by the
stars of feminism. are sufficient to give
to the public a clear idea OF the out
rageous doctrines and the hurtful views
il is used by those feminist -sufYra gists
who are advocating their belief in vari-
Gus parts Of the country"