The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

affairs. Criminals lay II to the unre-
called Judges. The prohibitionists lay
it to drink. And there IL not q lank
reformer Of them all VINO does not know
exactly what Ii wrong with this Occi-
dental edge and fragment Of the world.
But not the lankest Of them has gone
hardly to the real source Of the trouble
as has this reckless mariner. And In a
sentence he tells you that the hand
that rocks the cradle u the hand that
Is tipping the boat.
For generations the American boy
has been under woman's tutelase. The
effects on the manhood Of the country
lon the qualities that go for the MAX
Ing Of masculine character-have been
disastrous. These are the things che
Admiral sets out to prove. The FIRST
statement is easily substantiated. The
boys who attend universities. colleges
and special schools controlled by men
are comparatively negligible quantities.
Out OF tho 2O.OO0,00O Of schoolgoing
children there are only half million
or SO in the man mastered schools. The
others are woman handled throughout
the entire scholastic life save tho few
IAN insignificant proportion-who reach
the highest grades in the public schools.
schools, the Admiral discovered--to his
horror-that 423.27s were women In
Boston and New York the percentage
Of women teachers is almost 30. in Chi
cago II Is over 80 and in Philadelphia
over 81 while Omaha goes towering to
81 per cent, with Charleston, S. c., at
the top with 1913 per cent. OF women
teachers in its schools. And anyway
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schools or in supervising positions
In half the cities Of the United States
there are virtually no men teachers.
What do you think Of Il?
The subject IL the vitalest one you
can put your mind to. 1t Is broader
and deeper than all the little political
and sociological discussions of the day,
for these women bred boys are the fu-
ture-they are the nation to be. In a
few years they will have to do the main
work OF the world. They will have to
build the ships and railways. command
the armies and the fleets. fight the bat
ties, dig the ore and make the steel.
bride the waterways and tunnel the
hills. And now listen for a moment to
the stanch old saiorman:
THAT the training Of these pro.pec-
tive men, In whom force Of character Is
first essential, should be entrusted to
women is Of all things the most unrea-
sonable and illogical To do so Is to
lose sight OF that greatest OF influence,
the subconscious the psychicai. We
have for generations thus been subject
ing our young males to the psychics of
the woman until we have a result In
feminized manhood, emotional. illogi-
cal. non-combative against public evils
n T.
greatest degree OF our supineness in
municipal affairs. in our inability IL
struggle against the capture OF fran
chses, in the sitting down OF our people
and wanting everything done for them
in the general want OF standupness. I,
is not that women are not in their way
active in public matters. but the men In
the mans real way is not
II lay down the broad statement that
no woman. whatever her ability. is able
to bring up properly man child. The
womans ability to teach. let me say al
once, is no part of the question. an
concerned only with her unconsciousy
q destructive influence on the masculine
+, character OF the boy. She does not In
!, the main recognize that the masculine
!. and feminine natures are as far apar'
as the poles. Men think in terms OF
~ steamships. railways. battieships. war
finance, in a word. the great energie.
. Of the world, which the woman's minc
never In a practical way really concern.
- :. itself with. nor can II do So
u And there you have the case IN a nut
e shell.
American educatio Is a violent ant
systematic attempt to destroy what Il
best In boyhood-the masculine nature
II sends him out into the world withou
tho mans training. with feminlzed way
OF thought. He may be able to max,
himself over on manlier models ono,
he gets out among men. but the poin
In that in order to achieve that success.
lie has. to undo all the work OF hi
formative years. His entire education
Is waste to he got rid of. He has I,
unlearn his feminine way Of thlnkin,
and feeltng-if he can.
You never noticed it?
. think 1t needed this old sea dog
homecoming from the womanless seas
to realize how blindingly the white linel
Of feminism flaps and futters over tn
land. 1t Is SO familiar thing W
hardly notice it, even when II flap
wetly in our faces. We too are demas
culined, like the sad little schoobo,
That sad little creature does not kno,
the indignty laid upon him. In dar
moments, In obscure corners Of refiec
ton, he may sense dimly the grea
wrong that is being done him. II
may rebel in furtive way at the VIC
lence done to his young manhood, Bu
that passes.
As the years go by and he Is wOma
handled ever more and more savagcl
the last impulse of revolt dies out /