The Washington times., 1914-03-03

There is no other subject which
seems to be of more interest than
THE Woman of Today This aues-
ton seems somehow to be intangibly
and immutably associated in the
minds of the public with the Morals
of Tomorrow.
Some one has said that man Is
very prone to preach to women
morals that he is loath to follow
himself. 1t is right that woman
should bear her full share of the
responsibility for the Morals of
Tomorrow. but it is impossible for
her to do more than this. Even II
she were willing she could not do
both her part and the mans. Each
sex must make its own contribution
to the conservation of morality;
neither can make up for the de-
linquency of the other.
Science teaches us that the bal
ance between the sexes is preserved
by nature making boys more like
their mothers and girls more like
their fathers. II this fact is dis
puted. it cannot be denied that
girls inherit something from their
fathers; hence. If women We're will
ing to be the custodians Of the
morality of the race it would not
help for morality must be the COM
posite morality of the standards of
both of the sexes.
Double Standard Unthinkable.
OF all the artificial standards that
have ever been established to pal
liate and cover sex defects and to
deceive the unthinking, commend
me to the double standard of
morals, That any sensible person
could expect me to represent the
morals of my mother and not those
of my father as well. is too silly to
spend any time in discussing. Those
who pretend to believe II. know
that the double standard is un-
thinkable.
We never hear any discussion
about the proper sphere for man.
but ever since the human family
emerged from the mists of the past
there has been an effort on the
part of man TO create a sphere for
woman.
WHITTIER is she going?' is the
question uppcrmost in the minds OF
many. 1t seems to be the eternal
uIestion Even church councils
have officially put woman where
they thought she belonged. but she
did not remain there.
She will stay in no sphere i'll which
she is arbitrarily placed any more
than will man.
Let Woman Alone.
Personally. believe that if wom-
an were left alone and not naue :"
eeIr-conscious, introspective and ego
ttstical by so much discussion sho
would arrive much sooner.
The sensible woman is not anecleu
bv this attention but goes on her
w,y undisturbed, feeling safe IN 'he
far, that she Is an integral part oi
e,,.rotv and that while the changes
j., bcr rosition and development may
be more apparent, they are put Il
mart of the great and silent changes
which are going on everywhere Ill
1h.. social structure.
If she IL let alone she Will come
out all right. We have noted no"
the gaps between the so-called
sphercs Of activity of men and wom-
on have worked harm to both home
and state. This is but one of the
many Illustrations of the harm
which has come Of the arbitrary an"
artificial division Of the sexes.
IN equally potent illustration Is
the fact that the lives OF the dau@h-
trrs OF men are supposed to be 50
diamotricalIy different from those OF
the fathers that there is no leSitl-
mate field for the use or develop
ment of the traits of character
which daughters have inherited from
their fathers.
virile Spirit and Pink Teas.
The daughter of strong, Nirli",
L., ,-sat