The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
PRESENT Discomfort OF WOMEN THE MOMENTOUS
PROBLEM BEFORE AMERICAN PEOPLE, SAYS DR. BARUCE
Sums Up the Situation in Four Parts,
Biologically, Economically, Politi-
cally and Historically

IfttIuiir WV
... doctrines OF the feminists
ia rider to obtain a scientific
.,,bcr ,a.n sentimental basis for an
,pnlon preventative OF TIE Sun
,au,d fu.u pr simon Baruch, whose
,,r,lre. uron the subject indicate a
,,ns,r,lt,. position and whose retro
.nect of more than a half century in
,'udos the intense discussions ON slavery
hef,re The, eliminated in the civil war.
/, which hc took an active and con-
spcuous liri.
"Dr. Haruch. have the recent discus
sions on the male and female brain
he eminent professors contributed TO
n. settlins Of this burning question Of
eoualItv?" he was asked.
although these gentlemen are
learned and earnest most of their state
ron,s evinrc either an acrid antagonism
~ n hvpuntic conviction, neither Of
which ,onduCes to clear. logical,
s,ent,nr runclusion." said DIR. Baruch.
More thln fifty years ago I entered
pron special study of Sexual Differentia-
Ion in Health and Disease which was
mo subject If my graduation thesis.
Little did dream at that time that the
subject would loom up under the guise
u femni~m as a topic OF momentous
interest. My views are therefore not
Tho offspr.ug Of partisanship. since at
ma, tim. the word feminist was un-
Known and Of the female franchise l
had never heard.
"Fem.u Sm appears to have become n
rreat world movement in which men
have hitherto displayed indifference or
feeble Interest. That men eminent In
tbelr respective professions have re-
centlv REGARDED this subject Of sufficient
importanco To- publish their views in the
daily press would indicate that at least
emotion and sentiment are to be sup
r,ement,d by logic and science on both
SIDES
IT is To- he regretted that many OF the
.onte.tauts deal in generaiities and do
ma, sustain their position by the biologi-
ral or historical proofs To which they APP
neal with apparent earnestness. Exam
nod al close range one recognizes that
,ors " these scientists are engaged In
tho eeor, of proving that the brain OF
woman is the same as that OF man. a
rroposlt.on that no intelligent person
would deny. Others attempt to prove
hat " mon are intellectually the SUI
perlor IL men because they stand lit
lie higher in college classes. Prof.
Beresou claims that he never could dis
COVER in essays submitted To him any
.il,uo. II male or female rltioclna-
Ion
Anti, minists do not deny the an
a,omca similarity Of the brain Of the
sexes They claim to honor the great
superiority II woman in the building up
4 tina, centre of human happiness. the
home. with all that this implies. espe-
Ually The spiritual rearing OF children.
De bass Il all future citizenship. Truly
las Emerson said, Civilization Is the
work Il GOOD women
"pt,ag the views of the femlnists.
'mlic and female. in parallel lines with
hose uf real biologist we find as fol-
lpN,.
THE FEMINIST" THE BIOLOGIST"
PROT l,.lie Ward The assumption Of
.rN.. ia.j lu the or n very early feminine
Ton tA- made vas pri. comparative evidence
200 i6.,.aaraat after, man had been domi
nul-h' Of ut'urc.' II mated o. woman one
rran that all would have expected
.arol-h 10" animal that other related ami.
aurd Dr i1 man the mails. such as the
'.ma., ,I every species higher apes would
'rt,i. lHt defends her show evidence OF the
III sad houorably same influence: as q
arms h,r 'NuG. Only fact. however. all over
he hgrl. ,.nlale has the mammalian species
''rr h@.' .'Iru,tent on and bird oeveIOpmcn'
nor ma', .,r her NV OF life. the male ele
ment il everywhere the
IN 'g, .'-,r world stronger and the fight
he i'H.. I. always ing creature, and one
~" '.''..-n power. has TO turn TO me
'm0r- ... animals spider or parasitic
Tho i,of.a ,- supreme: worm, themselves ex
hs fu.U. elephant o-piions. for support
rds '.' herd. the IN the animal kingdom
Nlne.s the tigrr-s for this matriarchica
-ei. defends and idea Truly thu
ear. 'r, Young with. thread for the susi'en
"' d.,-'In.'' from the sion OF such hcav,
81 theory"
wv .'l any intelligent individual
-a,u... hat this dependence If the hu
man H".l'"' for her material sustenanc'
..H. bccnt evolution that has en-
h,'d woman To accomplish better
..sh' H..I"r things than killing an'
he ;,.' H- and defending 81 her young
But Re-. not the human female lead tn
aerd sung Even the feminist will no
'eny ... shc has led the herds Of tel
West. states into giving her the sui
RAG |al that an entire political part!
as h'.l led to espouse her cause
h"1-u ,-rlf dominated by man o
'h" d.. intense masculinity who ha
l"f'fs.. ..S former positive attitude ol
he subject under woman's influence.
T. Z lengths the assent to TIL
''Ww iolngy may carry NJ is Illus
ft,'. My in the recent address of I
''d. Winist, which presents the fol
'".H. instructed biology. ! quot
rom ..'s- report Of meeting at tn
H9'r. ...ur, February 20:
't'o has developed very little On
N' the female has developed will
''H ir.od diversity OF functions, al
W"N %" duck billed Australian Or
.'" lis paradox, which is a missnt
'- 'u the mar,upial mother an'
"'' udmmalia.
.nounoed triumphantly:
Ter Of mammalia IL the hghes
''In NAL life and we. the female
~. Ter mammalla and the female
only
Ics on ingeniously to prove
tina,
man was only a fighter ant
''I'' d,i cook and make clothes 70
'''' that time he has been takeI
." de j II extra child and he has con
.'I' rrpht by 1t ever since this !
.' 'n why he IL obsessed with tn
"'' '.tr nowadays that women vii
NP' functions of motherhood an
''r BE- old.