New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-31
Chivalrous Men Would Stay
4roe Laws Hand While
W0menDeny TheirO Own
Rieht to Privileges.
Nv Ruth Dunbar.

- -. sturdy blossom of manhood
..-,- under The wind OF equality. If women
..,o- into mems rights and duties, what they
s.-,sod is TO prevent them from becoming
..,-r1ineo Women. on the other hand, lament
.-. DAVIS Of chivslrv There is talk OF sex an
.,,o-;sro. and through it Of racial annihhaton'
Wtile these discussions rage. temin'nity
aver 60 often evinces that it is still feminimty'
ard there are even traces OF the eternal nas0u-
line While there IS one case OF woman
,v,rrted for crime there are nine OF women
-,.Earged because they are women Sex an
.,o,-isr, seems to be directed against Its own
..,r~- than against the other sex. An unofhciai
r,ry Of women will pass severe Judgment on
an erriag sister. while an official jury sends IN
the verdict Of not guilty.
Now. barely showing its face through the ven
- universal mourning that shrouds the inquire
~ Edith Caveu. is somewhat the same ioea
4,rdsnental sentiment OF men stronger for
,.o7er than the sentiment Of justice. a iunoa-
mental sentiment Of women. that they must
exreet ior women nothing more tenoef 'ndn
Justice
VIII, there is to be found this difference in
,r, VIEWPOINT Of men and women, psycholo-
,;.,. disagree. Some do not admit that there
is q difference.
..r- there IS such a point Of distinction IN
,or,sctions or men and women, psychology IS
-,, advanced enough to take definite stand
- The reason" said Professor A. T. Pollen
t,--er Of the psychological department at Co
t.,~1ia University. 1t is an interesting point
.,- SPECULATION. but it must be largely theoret-
al for in such instances we are still IN
simple and experimental stage
when men are more inclined than women TO
se aside cold Justice in the case OF woman
and substitute a warmer sentiment OF cnivairy'
- suqqegts the fact that sometimes men VINO
1erv women equal civil rights with themselves
arc the first TO demand special privileges Tor
women in case of this kind. There are no
psychological data to tell US definitely whether
this feeling is inherent or matter OF training.
We have ways Of knowing that there are fun-
dsrDeutal sensations. such as curiosity anc
HUNGER. We have no way OF knowing that
,,iv-lrv is fundamental In fact, we have more
reascn TO believe that It is matter OF training.
The small boy has instilled in him certain
-tt;t.de of difference toward women from
which it is very hard for him to grow away as
20 give our seats TO women, but we feel I'M
comfortable when we do not. We have sim
lar feeling at sight Of woman in distress, no
matter what the ethics Of the case
d. James E Tough, acting dean OF the
School of Pedagogy, New York University,
drinks that though there may be some element
O.. chivalry in the attitude Of men, the ma
ority are swayed more by reason.
III man had been executed under the same
conditions as was Miss Cavell, there would
have been practically the same outcry,' said
the psv- biologist The fact that outrages
reople. men and women alike, is that the leu
tons are pursuing p doctrine of frightfulness
in civilized country. This doctrine can be
pursued among savages, but not among edu-
Gated peoples The first offence OF the Ger
mans was in invading Belgium at all. The
second was in laying down this doctrine OF
terrorism. The third was in forcing Belgians
10 work in their ammunition factories and TO
provide them with food The fourth was the
execution OF Edith Caven Thus she was shot
'or trying 20 help Belgians escape oppression
unlawful even in time OF war under The Hague
Treaty. and her death was climax OF out
RACES.
II women are more prone than men 20
Justify the action OF the Teutons, believe II
is because they regard it as an isolated tact
as they would the death of Andre, deplorable.
but necessitated by the conditions OF war, and
not as the elimination in series CT outrages.
Rave studied a great many years and have
never been able 10 find any great difference,
other than that caused by convention, IN the
rental operations OF men and women. What
differences appear are caused by the difference
IN training, interests and acceptance OF GER
an standards. not by inherent tendencies.
Mrs. Leta Hollingsworth, psychologist IN
tie clearing house at Bellevue Hospital up
holds the theory that many Of the men who
Protest most vigorously against the execution
are likely 20 be found among those strong for
special privileges for women but weak on
EQUAL rights
There are OF course, many bases for the
opinion Of men on the execution OF Edith
Cavel" She said. Il have not tried TO analyze
hen but ] should expect suiiragSt men TO
Wy her execution was Just. except for the fact
Tat she had no voice in making the laws re-
scoing war and peace. And should expect
Ne non-sufragists to denounce her execu-
toner's most severely, on the ground that she
\ vas woman. There is no question that the
nan who is strong for special privileges for
woman is strong for keeping her from her
'snts. lie would rather give her privileges