Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24

contrast and with it much of the erotic element in
the relations of men and women.
There be doubt but that de-
manding a vote conducting a shoe-store has
vastly less romantic and erotic appeal for the in
tensey masculine male than woman in the part of
red-croSS nurse or fearful waiting war bride.
Likewise the fighting in khaki, with his
wounds and decorations inspires the feminine
imagination more than man who writes novels
keeps books.
But the fact remains that civilization is built
by who work with their heads rather than
those who fight with their hands, and that man
has more and more need for the aid OF the fem
mime mind In a word the civilized tendency Is
toward more comradeship between men and women,
more cooperation and less erotic passion. War
restores for time the old romantic relation OF
barbaric and feudal times. This appeals to the
Imagination and sentiments and also serves the
practical purpose of making up for some of the
carnage by inducing women to bear more children.
But in the nature of the it is only temporary
change in the relations of the sexes, and which
carries numerous ills in its train.
The European bellgerents recognize this prob
lem of the future generations and of sex relations
after the of the greatest to which the
struggle has given rise; while social disorganiza-
ton Que to the war is leading present problem IN
all of these countries The naive remarks OF the
thigh government Official are typical of the Amer
lean attitude; we have scarcely given this war
Our generous insurance plan for soldiers will
go long way toward solving the problem OF social
Reorganization, for 1t means that relatively few
women will be left without adequate means or sup
port. All observers agree that in England the
spread of vice has been of the blacklist results
of the war. Women drinking In public houses,
foul-mouthed and degraded, common sight
in London.
visit to Canada showed the tendency to
exist there The streets of Montreal last winter
were scenes of drunkenness and prostitution. In
Quebec and Ottawa this was much less noticeable,
and provincial towns probably little affected.
The difference between Canada and England
seems TO be chiefly one of money The woman left
behind by the British Tommy gets pittance upon
which no could live at war prices. The VIE. OF
the Canadian soldier gets several times as much
from the government and the Patriotic Fund gives
additional help to deserving cases.
England will also face especially serious
situation after the There were about MIL
lion and a quarter more women than men In Eng
land before August, 1914 1t is estimated that
every man who is physically fit to marry and able
to support family. This startling prospect has
lead many social thinkers of standing to advocate
nolygamy and their best argument is that sort
of polygamy is almost to exist whether 1t is
given government sanction not. England's So
cietv for providing war crpples with wives Is an
ether expedient to stimulate births after the war
MANY of these will have to support their
husbands in addition to bearing children, yet nun
dreds of thousands have Joined the ORGANIZATION
In Germany there were advocates or polygamy> even
before the war, and their propaganda mas oeen
strengthened by the shortage OF men MT 10 oreeo:
All of these problems must be realized ana
faced by the States now that we are 10 seno our
millions of men to the bloody line. year ago
owar babies meant wealth and big motor cars
and national prosperity. Now the two words nave
taken a new relation and significance