Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-30
The Thinking
\ Power
BY WILLIAM BLAKEMAN

Something over u hundred years ago,
when Europe was making one Of those
advances IN new lines Of thought
which have marked different stuges OF
intellectual development. when crop
Of great Frcneh. thipkers-v voltaire aud
othtrs-were attracting attention. u
wcaithy rnrisian lady conceived In
some degree those ideas intended for
the amelioration OF women that are IN
vogue during the present day.
Nine. DrivnuS did not follow tha
lines OF the present movement, where
In women contend for equality with
men. Her idea was that women were
capable OF higher intellectual develop
ment than men from the fact that they
are made of finer texture. Her plan
was to utilize the brute force Of men
by making II subservient to the supe- !.
tior intellectual faculties Of women.
Nine. Drivaux. who possessed an
enormous fortune. purchased an island
In the Mediterranean SEA. upon which
she proposedto carry out her Idea. She
had no difficulty In founding her col
ony. Some Of her colonlsts were Of
noble birth: others were commoners,
but all were intellectual. She called
for men volunteers who must join with
a full understanding that the women
were to do the thinking, the men to
serve rs protectors.
Nine. Drivaux's Idea In separating
her colonists from the rest OF the world
was that she mislitsmake an absolutely
fresh start. untrammeleds by existing |
institutions. laws, customs, But per
feet shaking off Of the present In order I
to inaugurate u new future is very diff. |
fcult. \ weak spot in the founders |
purpose was that among the hundred
women she took with her there were
three each OF whom was loved by
man. These men. unwilling to parts
with those they loved, enrolled them
selves among the masculine force who
were to do the fighting and laborsrs.
Thus at the very outset did the cankcr-
worm get Into the roots Of the tree that |!
Mime. Driyaux had planted with 30
much thought. trouble and expense.
Mime. Drivaux had. enlisted every |.
man colonist herself, taking care that
he was not opposed TO her scheme gor
to accept the direction Of the
women. looking. TO his muscles rather
than his brain for his share OF the
work. But these three ''misbegottenst
who had joined for the pur-
pose Of getting possession Of the wom-
en- they loved. deceived her by being
The loudest In their advocacy Of her
plan and their promises to be obedient
md patient laborers and soldieEs.
Marriage was not forbidden In the T.
,olony. but every man who married.
vas obliged "a. promise that he woaid r
hey his wife. Moreover. he was
'biiged to agree to be hewcr Of wood RI
md n. drnwer Of water, looking to his q
vifs for guidance like an e1,edient hus-
and. :
Now. the three mnrpiots who had
oined the colony were much put out at
Iavtng to leave Paris for n consider
bile time In order to save for them +
elves the women they loved. Even
q the voyage they .put their heads to- Il.
ether to devise plan for being re-
enged on the coionists for the sacr1.- y
&C they were Obliged to make. Nat. II
rally Il was eAsy for them to get con- Il
rol OF the other men cOlOnists. for the
liter being content 10 let the women !.
o their thinking were not disposed q
, think for themselves; consequently.
with mon who were dis
osed to lead them, they naturally fol Z
WED
Now, 1t so happened that soon after "
le colony was established ship stop
I'd at the island loaded with fierce 9.
md of Arabs from the African coast.
mt on plumber. Mime. Drlvaux called
,on the men to attack the invaders
I'd drive them away. Jules ChnmpI-
,is. one Of the three men who had
zen plotting against the success Of
e colonial scheme, said;
We are ready to drive these men Il
vay, but we would be pleased II You
Duld give us plan OF attack. II Is
r part to do the fighting, but your =
rt to tell MS how. Shall we take the Y
'ensiye or act upon the defensive?
all we use guDs or shall we rely on
r bayonetsy
ifme. Driyaux looked scornfuiiy on
Champinois, stamped her foot and ~
Id him to drive the rnscals away
th0ut asking any further questions =
rhe women who were about their
LET were much frightened.
This colony is organized" continued
. mems spokesman. ION the plan that
u women do the thinking and we
n the work and the fighting. Our
rtiop of the good things we have is
doing these alone. 1t IL not just II
It we should be called upon to think
fight. If we must do both, we can't
wherein you are superior to us. and
call upon you to surrender the lead =
hip In our favor"
he Arabs were stealing up on these "
" women while the .mep were sstapasdssX.. !.
idle. fr,- r.
We shall be murderedr "Cowarisl +, ?
your dutyF'ss =.
'hesc expressions on the further ap, Il.
ach of the enemy gave place to "For -