Evening journal., 1917-07-24
SAYS MEN need TO
UNDERSTAND women
Not Until They Do, Can
There be Cooperation,
Miss Hitchcock Says
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
IS HOPED FOR

Miss Lucy H. Hitchcock. a promi-
nent member Of the State Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and
Of the Delaware Equal Suffrage Club.
Is a firm believer in feminine evolu-
tion.
In an interview with a reporter Of
THE WILMINGTON EVENING JOUR
NAL this morning she declared. when
men understand the modern woman
sex antagonism will cease and in its
place will be harmoious cooperation
for the uplift of the individual, the
home and the nation"
Miss Hitchcock continued:
Primitive women possessed the
distinctive feminine repression,
desire to surrender. love OF constancy,
desire to individualize her work, de-
sire to minister and to serve her loved
ones, conservation, specialization, a
desire 10 be loved and admired in a
much more marked degree-than do
modern women. Modern women have
evolved to a higher plane. They are
learning to cooperate They value
frankness and truthfulness. They are
passing from narrow views to broad
mindedness and generosity both in
their judgment of others and in their
administering Of values Indeed. with
some women the pendulum is swing
ing to the other extreme.
"As a child long held in strict sur
veillance by its parents does not
know how to use at the beginning
suddenly acquired freedom. so many
women with the larger mental and
physical development Of this twenti.
eth century with the loosening of the
reins of masculine domination. have
raced forward further than IL is wise
to 20.
"The militant suffragette-th inor
dinate seeker after notoriety the
symptoms Of the reaction following
centuries of repression. In like man.
ner the silent protest Of the membesl
OF the Woman's Party al Washington
on picket duty against the inconsist
ency of such declarations made in
public utterance. That America is Z
democratic republic where universal
direct. equal and secret suffrage oh
tains Governments derived theii
just powers from the consent OF the
governed" Is the national and spon
taneous expression of women Of ma
ture judgment capable Of logical de
ductions and conclusions.
Men are not yet awake TO the new
developments in the lives OF thet
mothers. wives, sisters and daughters
Their attempts to deal with th'
woman question remind one OF a hei
vainly trying to understand a flock o
ducklings she is vicariOuslv mother
ing Women are plunging into a sci
Of untried experiences as the natura
outcome Of the present commercial
lied situation through the admins
tration Of men and because they hav
not considered cause and effect, me-
look on helplessly understandin
neither the spirit OF the movement no
the part they ought to play in it.
when men understand women a
q whole as the result OF sclentih
study and instruction, then men an
women will associate and deal wit
each other as human beings. and no
as members OF antagonistic sexes.
"When the individual man under
stands the individual woman in tn
light Of an enlightened judgment
when through mutual understanding
their relations become harmonious an
closely cooperative in the home
business and in the government, in a
the varied interests of both then wi
Misunderstanding and disagreement
repression. exploitation and cOnddn
nation give way TO mutual trust an
confidence and hearty cooperate
for the uplift OF the individual. N
home, the nation"