Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-24
THE BRITISH CRISIS.
xxxvII-The Suffragettes
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

AS long as politics was the peculiar
philosophic complexities were not cross
cut by complexities of psychological orr
gin. Now that women are in the game,
psychology, counts for as much in the
balance as does philosophy. and men who
are wise will do we'll to learn their poiiti-
tics all over again. So believes, the Eng
lish suffragette.
There is but one argument that an
Englishman can understand. 1t is a club
and he will not admit its existence until
it has cracked his head" That is the
positive factor in the women's political
psychology.
Heretofore when this we'll known arru.
ment has been used by men it has been
enough for some person who gets hold of
a club to shake it threateningly. John
Bull could understand that a club WAS a
club: that a man with a club in his hand
might use it to crack another man $
mead. and that under all the circum-
stances It might be well to arrange a
compromise before the blow fell.
\
"nen woman decided to avail herself
of this British argument she discovered
to her dismay tina,
'oAH Dull MOI John Bull was no,
Worried at First. , affected by by he,
did not believe she had club and he did
not believe she could use 1t If she had.
She has proceeded to show him.
she began by attacking policemen who
barred her path when she was on he,
way to present petition to the house
OF commons. Next. she took a hamme,
and broke show-windows. for a crack in
John Bulls pocket Is as effective as one
IN his head. He not only respects prom.
erty-he reveres 1t.
But still the government was ohdura+.
| Inc women took to burning unoccunied
| houses. which resulted In indignant let.
.ers 70 the newspapers. but not in pariia.
| mentary action Now thew are hi,rnino
historic churches, choppin9 IN nriceiass
paintings, violating the sanctity Of the
kings personal majesty, and some 81
blood.
1t is all amazingly hard to understand
u one IS an American and has grown ur
| with his ideas of the relations between
men and women fixed by American Gus.
| tom and usage 1t Ia anna zngly easv to
understand when one has looked into the
| British relations between the sexes. Ex-
"Hoe 70 enis Teidtlon II is dlfncult
| 10 denne, for John Bull does not regard
woman as his slave, as do the savages
| nor his piaything. as do some of the
orientals; nor as his comrade. as do the
americans. To him she is his wife OF
| ms daughter; being equal. perhaps in
the social world, but infinitely. and i'm
mutually inferior m all other relations of
| life y.
|
| ~
It is not merely for the vote that the
English suffragettes have resorted =
| eoi.eu 'e
arson and other
fTOteSt Against crimes of VIC
| ~ lence II g .
MANS Assumption.
man. ..s,., asaihs
man assumption OF fixed superiority.
Ana vet Your Englishman does not nm
derstand He is at a los. ,or -..,..,.
exnlanat,on ~ IT., ~ ioioha
o.a... -, "omen should not b.
win man sober Judgment as t.
| to the exercise OF the ballot A. a.. =,
was amused by her artics, later he wa
indignant, and now he is furious. Bu
In his narniar Ia sun Is puzzled:
deal with the wild won.n os nes,tated .
hss pa TO dea, With wild men
:. a9 "omen had as much sense a.
punishment wa,,IS IN. OF taxing life as {
men have been locked nm in nr;s nspeiiou'
the very beginning of ORGANIZED SOCIETY
bul no one OF them imprisoned for 3
~ ona ~ h auvey Trivial onense ever wen
At first John R,,,
strike with the ann. me. the munger
Inc device of fore,his Simple maseu.
| fa,,;,,. VI iorciole FEEDING. But
there ana ha has nat ehe pest OF him
ing out his nrisonar au ~ me cnoiee OF turn.
to die in nrison az NJ. sihi.uns tnen1
Tha ~, p..son. ~ .tnls ne Is afraid
have been cerare;t+ OF violence all
What thev res.na 81 IN protest against
against yorasn 49, .ne oiscrimlnatlon
ne tins haWa TO- re me law. But al
ful forms ~ nrey. n aesse more peace
tant saction ~ ". saoa me non-mili-
| ,,a,r .ta =. course, mas gone on IL
i srant ~ n, pnS 70 peIsuaoe the men to
have smccesdaS IN sn. 70 vote. Iney
taiked ahomt and ns very pretuiy
anu ho.hihs more.
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