New-York tribune., 1917-12-16


lives by the roots, Is not likely TO b q
r-sp.cter Of con, entlons. What will b'
/ the rev relationship between men snt
women afts- The wer'
The hGs. thing to be noted Is thai
N. prophets OF tho woman worker have
b gun 10 olaw IN their s,ils q iitls
Their chief mistake was In forgetting q
| that neither men nor women live and
! love by themselves. They ssid that
women w-r, elrninG their .o~r living
and therefore women w,re iibcrntes.
| And thcy forget that all the money in
/ the world never liberated GomGr
from loving tho right MAJ. nor did a
enianc,pat. her from a longing for
children.
After hearing . great deal OF tall
about the free woman ! went TO Q
,ertsin r1unition factor, AMI looked up
the matron in chief, an old friend Of
mine ilsr experience in establishing
social c,ntres Of rnunitiOn plsnts had
taken her all over England since the
var began; shs lad made friends 9TH
thousands Of girlo and had been their
iaothcr-t onf.ssor; ,Ls knew many hun
joeds Of msrriei women who had come
jrto :hs factoric. to make Bill an !
Bs,t a u9siul present IN tie shsle OF
shell. asked her what sfsc,
"munisfingS would hav. Oh the womss
.! Tnylaad.
Listen" sLe said. "You t.ts /.
years hoiilAy and wander through tn.
faetories-r really, do. Then, on the CAV
yoa 9nd OLE 6! n, girls grooming l.
lullaby :. :6-inch shell or p?.tins
on her beat bib and tucker for box
Of cordite, come 10 he and will
sr,wer your question. will tell you
thea that S.rriaSs l. = 'w.ohoot.' o.
the lads say. Gut not TIL then.
Better marriages, perksps later mnr-
.inges becaoss our Girls won't rush
in just to set aw.y from q poverty =
-tricken home. That you can .>pcct
30: IL you ask m. whether tbs war
will Lcroot msIriaS. or turn il topsy-
:urvy, the answ.. is, No, M 1.ar. sot
likely"
The chic, ipn.-on was talking abou
rranision workers ard PCT her voft.
Arss because 90 suueh haB DO aid
and written about them.
y = quite likely. though, tina. tks
ceel Transforming power o. tho womsn
worE.- ~il net 10 10 nh""luto iLdus
t.i,, tasks, but In other work. VoTcI
who could prepare breakfast for their
husbands, send the children OFT to
school and then go to movie" n the
afternoon i'll still e1ist after the var.
But FAIR rurnhe- Of them will not SIT
among the audence--they will be oper
ating ne picture machine themselves.
And throush the length ard hce'dth
~ Britain women have prove, that they
con deliver bread and milk in tho morn
ing. o. call taxis TO the departiae 1t
storc entrance, or sell ticbels Of Che
hoT oercs.
Chance OF Trouble
These occupations an thoussL.s Of
others make up IN inspiring total OF
women workers not on war work, and
a fair percentage of the women en-
ployed in such work will be able to
carry on" after their husbands come
homo. Trouble may come for short
time when the men are being demobi-
!.zed AMI find women in their jobs. In
the end acme rtndjustment viii os
uGde. The net result Will be that IN
Britain 10 woman will have TO marry
IN order - keep slivc, and many wore7
will keep working after they are mar,
cioG. And every married man ano
woman knows that marriage is n !os
iiHeront when the distsff side 10 earn
ing L. l:ttle bit. :,
Possibly tho prophets who announced
the dissolution Of all marriage tio'
will have some reason to clnim they
were ri-ht. Some countries are less
strict than Others in regard to mar
riage; in parts Of Southern Europe, loF
instance, illegitimate children ar. rec
egni,,d By the law ns having claims on
inheritance. II the necessity for re-
population becomes Tery acute IL -
nuite Likely that children born out ot
wedlock will receive fuller recognitloh
from the law and possibly from. society'
Tie growing independence OF women
v;lI have itq due effect in another way,
ac,orGirc % those VINO have watched
n, growth Of various feminist move
inertia in Europe. Women who are not
tied to thcir husbands by economic rca-
sons will have greater power over
ther.. They will either be able 70 mako
their husbands really Homogeneous Dy
the constant threat OF going on snd
living or their own salaries, or, say
sone theorists, they will entirely
transform the marriage institution py
making matrimony Temporary NJ
fair. A contract TO be cancelled az Will;
BIZ MUTUAL consent or at the optloh oi
either contracting party:
Al this is only one sido ot the qu''-
.'or. II draws all its conclusions rom
tho feature OF this war which IS ST.
tirely ncw--the work o. women. IL
Zoe, 10. take into full account the noi-
nal feature o. warfare, which has been
ec,entuated so dreadfully only IN TINS
war--ncmely, tn. destruction OF meE's
lives.
ThA. factor which usually IS con-