The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28
10 spurn pol,,,c, and cultivate to their


richest Towering the virtues that are
regarded as specifically feminine-kind-
ness, purity, tenderness-so that when
women enter public life this also may
be permeated with those qualities"
They are to practise ethical politics"
In an ethical state" His vision OF
Franka standing on the platform. her
'walkueren' fire under control OF maid
emily dignity, worshipful as q priestess.
glorified like a seeress," was material
ICED. F'ranka studied elocution. she
lectured, made a sensation and started
a cult, "Die Frantistinnen." Her "ves-
tai mission" acquired publicity Of the
noisiest; even "Gariett Academy"
was established. And then her crusade
courses were from the first predes-
tined to a glorious conjunction.
John A. Toker, American multi
millionaire, was a rose cavalier. He or
gained, at the expense Of inroads that
must have made some impression upon
even his almost incredibly we'll backed
check book, a Rose order. which held a
Rose Parliament during a Rose Week
in a Rose Temple at Lucerne; all for
the promotion Of aviation, physical and
spiritual, and not even In "Lalla Rookh'
IL there more Of Oriental splendor than
Frau Won suttner puts into the setting
Of this Rose Festival. though It's
wonders are those of modern science.
BY dint of judicious, almost crafty, APP
peal to temperament with the support
OF "honorariums" OF a munificence fit
to superexalt the most exalted In art
and affairs there are enlisted In this
order OF the Rose such celebrities as
French author, full of ironic wrath
against social absurdities and Of the love
of beauty; a young Russian poet, war
ring against stupidity; great TRACE
dienne of the Latin stock; German
prophet, whose words are so strong that
at the very mention OF his name the
dry souls Of pedants crack; French
statesman; an American inventor
whose --latest trouvaille was casting
houses cut OF cement; Shavian
dramatist from England; Scandlna-
Wan woman champion OF "free, proud
individuality: an American statesman
whose motto runs: The same moral
law that holds among individuals must
also prevail among nations poet
from "a small European country" whose
dramas are mystic, while his prose
works are terribly clear; German his
torian. another inventor. and young
composer from Russian Poland. In the
futurist symposium in which these dis
tlnguished performers and a socially
distinguished audience engage Franka
and Chlodwig are bright particular
stars. At the end they fall quite franti-
cally In love with each other. Franka
makes public announcement OF her be-
trothal and goes out of the story with
the wise words:
on this tribune I have a9Yised the young
persons OF my own sex tojNse their brains.
to learn TO see clearly ia scientific. social
and political matters; even to take part In
public afra4rs, and this has certainly awak-
ened in many minds the notion that woman
In doing so would surer loss IN her afrec-
lions and In her family relations; that those
young girls who might devote themselves
TO studies and callings hitherto reserved for
men alone might be lost for love and do
nestic happiness. On this very spot from
which ! have disseminated my teachings.
and before the very same listening world
audience. now come forward 10 comba,
that erroneous notion: not IN words, but as
a living witness. The doctrine that you
are In the world to share In all thought
cannot be very perilous since the eN-
ponent OF It stands here happily betrofhed.
The deserter preaching loyalty. I'VE
men," said Toker, hearing the news
have in these days initiated the most
magnificent prerogative OF birds, the
art OF flight. But let us never forget
that other example which these masters
Of heights and distances give US: the
nest" Magnificent prerogatives" OF
birds.
The Baroness Won Suttner sold her
story telling birthright for a sorry mess
OF political pottage. But her views are
interesting. II for no other reason than
that they are hers. She speaks for
Austria, with "a highly respected publ
cist" as mouthpiece for the popular
view:
We have reached great crisis IN the
history OF our country The dis
sensions among the naronalities, the passion
for independence on tho part OF the Trans
Lothian population. the dangers from the
Irredentists, tho activities OF the Socialists
the quarrel over confession, and God knows
what else. are things which make Il seem
as II were thoroughly disunited and
crumbling State and yet II has
been already proved by the crisis In the
Balkans that we are nevertheless a proud.
brave first class Power ana that
all petty internal quarrels will disappear
when necessity arises to anirm asseft >
ourselves against outside encroachnients.
Now II Is our duty to solidify this
position as a hrst class Power, II possible
to make II still stronger. still more unsssail-
able. We must build dreadnoughts. Per-
haps this sounds harsh at q time when all
sorts OF peace fads are taking possession of
people, but OF course only among those who
understand nothing of politics and Its mod
ernized phase. among those who do no;
know that this phase lie imperialism. Tn
so-upulousness ia the key to IA strong policy.
seif-consciousness and the development of
force, that IL necessary II one is not to be
crushed, II one Is to have u voice IN the
council OF the nations.
A masterpiece OF reactionary seiti-
ment; even though quoted with satiric
intent, II Is not wanting In respect OF
sense and force. How would the Baron
ess Won Suttner have answered It? So:
Instead of the enthusiasm with which
the populace was asserted to have
greeted the hasty and secret mobiliza-
ton, the populace had been sullenly OPP
posed to It; Franz Josef had forbidden
the war so eagerly desired in high mil
itary circles: peace was maintained
mot from fear OF the united bayonets OF
the central States" but because the
other Powers feared European war
and by continual yielding removed all
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