Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-25

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suffraginm Gripped by FeminIsm
OMAHA. July 2A-To the Editor Of
The Bee: The suffragist claims she only
wishes the vote. The feminist openly
aims at a revolution OF home and state
a generation back the womon'k Christian n
Temperance union leaders pleaded with
men TO abolish the saloon. Feminists
were few and modest At times women
like Mrs. Cady Stanton severely criti-
cized the scriptures, ST. Paul In particu-
lar Mrs. stantons "woman's Bible" be-
came fzzle. Women Of America had
at that time a mass-consciousness Of
reverence for the church and the Bible.
a feminist free love advocate dared not
openly voice her doctrines Of socialized
immortality.
Then came the suffrage movement, in
tull force. With increased criticism OF
the Bible and st. Paul especially. a GER
tain modesty was preserved. The lustfuI
free love women leaders OF women had
their corrupted thoughts TO themselves.
The fire only burnt within them. our
magazines and papers still observed the
glorious American boast Of honorinR
only the good woman, the woman whose
voice was not a seductive siren. but a
champion OF clean morals and a Christian
civilization. Give us the ballot and we
will throw our tremendous influence d.
rectly into public life. so they said. Men
and women were carried off their feet
In alteration of the new idea. Men. these
immoral, wretched men had ruined the
world by their commercial servitude 10
the powers OF vice. Women would mako
the world clean. The dens Of vice would
by woman's vote be eradlcated.
And then came, and here It Is, q sut-
SFaglsm led by nameless creatures Of
the type OF Mrs. Gilman, IneE Miiholland
u let her retain her maiden name) Mrs.
Belmont and others Of like fame The
good women, noble Jane Adams and
others are now linked chained. bound
hand and foot to party and an associ-
alton of women passing rapidly into the
power of the femlnlsts, the free love
revolutioniBts. whose voice and coun seIs
are honored by the greatest magazines
OF our land, the Atlantic. the Century.
McClure's, Harpers Weekly and soon all
Novels OF America, once clean, now revel
In cultured filth. mention the free
love conclusion, in glowing and ardent
terms, Of Margaret Deland's Iron
woman rs one Of the astounding ex-
amples without number OF the type OF
literature scribbled forth, TO be silent
about the production read in the daily
press anywhere
This Is feminine evolution needing no
millions Of years. but only, say In round
numbers, ten years SuffraRisr
gripped by feminism? VIII any one dare
TO deny the historical fact before the ewes
OF all but idiots? Oh. II is true, masses
OF good women remain. But how can a
Jane Addams endure to cit in the coun-
ellis OF the Mrs Gilmans the Mrs Bel
monts. the Ines Milhollands and not
shtivel up from the fire Of burning shame
and consuming anger such anger as
used to be the world-compellinS majesty
of womankind ages before woman sur
frage was thought off
But these noble ones. Jane Addams
and the rest, seem doomed to be
drowned out together with their doubt
lessly abhorred fellow-workers. 1t is an
appalling situation. The women of
America read with hunger and glitter Of
eye the namelessly immoral writings OF
Ellen Key. Rosa Mayreder. Edna Kenton.
Inez Milholland and their innumerable
comrades All our magazines soon feast
on articles OF the demimonds spirit.
Must men put on the iron glove? It
almost seems so. All, but we know that
still We have women who refuse COM
xaglf
be praised for every such voice. every
article written. pamphlet published, every
organization BOUNDED TO combat the
feministieally debauohed suffrasism)
pleading for the rescue of woman from
herself
THE race war seems advancing by
means OF suffragism. Race war why not
honestly say lust and immortality war?
who Will be the chief sufferers? The
Christian church. creator OF a Christian
civilization. and then woman, who, while
she breaches mandate, advocates free
love through all the organs OF public ex-
preston. press and forum.
After the new French revolution of
femin'sm and new guillotine era. some
good VIII come But on the ruins and
after them, what2 The one and the
only hope Christian womanhood and
Christian manhood returning with the
penitent tears to the reviled word of
God
II any one wishes to reply to these lines
they are welcome, But they must not
forget the implacable logic of Christian
truth and history, With others 1t seems
useless even to discuss II We wish the
revolution, grim and bloody. let us rush
on with the mad woman OF the age. If
not let US pause and take into our coun-
sells the men and women who have left
some reverence for the eternal God and
His word. ADOLF HUIT.
Pastor OF Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
Receipt with Thanks 20 Jerry.