Crittenden record-press., 1914-11-12

tiOD In the conduct "iiEhoNoh
Of public affairs Is altogether undesir
able.
Since women as yet have taken no
great part In political life the Hrst Of
these assumptions must be based on
the fact that women In private rela.
tons have shown themselves to be
more emotional than men. Undoubt
edly they cry more easily. They may
be moved more quickly perhaps to the
expression of pity. Their judgments
may he more rapidly taken and less
carefully considered. But how much
Of this IL due to difference Of trainingi
So fer the world has inisted that wo
men should have interests only OF
personal or familiar kind. and when
they express themselves In a personal
manner Il eIclsims. How emotonalr'
Men Also Emotional.
Men. however. do not show them.
selves altogether destitute Of emotions
In private life. although their emotions
may he aroused by difrercr. interests
and may I've express I'D not by tears. I'M
by swearing. shouting or hat throwing
The Ideal 0f calm aud stole silence
uD'lrr every strain seems 10 be passing
nway Our college boys watching 4
football game are not unmoyed. They
stir themselves 10 an emotional excite
ment by songs and college cheers.
Our legislative bodies are supposed to
he exceedingly dignihed In their con
duet Of political business. but even IN
them scenes Of an emotional nature arr
not unknown. In other countries the,
are frequent. During the past w.nte.
the German reichStag has been In M
uprOar uf excitement over the Ialrru
nifair. the Austrian house In tnmull
over the delay In passing n bill givnl
more power to the representatives. aud
| The italian chamber rivaliHg iiis,
scenes In n discussion over uu rl,stiui
reform. has shown that mrn do not A.
ways consider questions of goyenmcil
with judicial dignity
Wars, which have been the affair ~.
mcn. have seldom been entered tut,
throash rold calculation Emotion VI
e found to lie at the bottom Of ti.
tnnl action
II was Intense Indignation NJ th
treatment oi the negro aud pity for hin
hat had much To du with our civil wal
u was alsn u mixture NJ Symmth,
with the difficulties ~ the Cuhan, ait
Indignation ut the siubug uf the Mann,
that brought an the Spanish. American
war
Recently, when war was thrptruS
With Mexico, the v,!m decision ut ~,
statesmen of this country WIS Iu avu,'
conflict NJ al costs. hut wl"c MrNlc'
refused To salute our tnr In q Specific,
manner war SEEMED immIurul Thrr
were excited groups ur men through
nut the country WIN gladly lunN 'br
refusal ns n gage NJ battle
The only concerted a,tlru taken u,
women. however Ia this connection
far from contributing tn the excite
mrnt. sets itself a.ainSl II IN New
York they calculated ruldy the ruSi l.
men and worn aud held great mHS
meeting Of protest NJ Cunpcr Ia"
uphclding the real determination 9.
the administration IN washington T.
avoid war II posSihlr
Emotion Is Necessary,
Emotion, II may be- suggested. is NJ
merely feminine characteristic hut
human one. shared alike by both mel
and women with men II seems per
: aaps more productive OF violent result
-lawlcss deeds as well a. noble war;
But who would hanish all cmotio
from n nations life-all sympathy witt
the unfortunate. all indignation o,r
wrongs, all generous desire 10 bel
without carefully counting the cost
Men a. emotional IN their own lines
they have shown themselves rnvtlvna
In public affairs. Women, too. ar
: emotional In their lines. but Il II 10
early yet really TO judge what effec
the emotionalism OF women viii hav,
when brought to bear on the condnc
OF public Affairs. IL their emotional
ism. however, can look upon the grea
Industrial problems as human prob
lcsns'' perhaps that Is Just the qsalit,
the word e politics most media