The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-12

if so is not this creature. so susceptible
TO rabies, unfit for the job OF adminin.
tering government? A few days ago
The Banner published an able and
earnest plea for a Better Beginning
for Babies in which it was made
| clear that the mother-arm supports
the civilization OF the world-the
greatest profession is that Of mother.
! hood
This fact is obvious for to her has
been given the larger share in the
: divine mystery-the transmission OF
lie Bat how can she fulfil the re-
quirements Of her important mission
in mans world ruled by brute force,
whore the underlying principle is
conquest for power government FOR
exploitation? How can mother siye
her children that which is required for
| healthy growth and proper develop.
/ ment Of body. mind and spirit. when
she is harassed by want and anxiety
because the family income is far he
low the amount that experts say is
the least upon which a family can de.
Gently exist?
How can mother properly care for
her children when man-made condi-
| lions force her to leave them to SHIFT
for themselves while she goes out to
earn the pitiful wages man has de-
| cided is enough for q woman 10 be
! paid? If man can invent and put into
practice no better government than
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| trial slaves. held up by the food spec
ulators and lorded over by few mil
| lionaires. who filch the product OF la
| Dor, has he q right to say that govern.
ment is mans Job? He occasionally
makes a good law. then hires the
most expert and crafty lawyers TO in
terpret IL for the benefit Of the few
against the many.
History proves that the exclusive
masculine nature expressed in GOV
eminent. has left a trail OF blood and
tears down through the ages-Mlline
killing. killing burning at the stake,
torturing. imprisoning all who oppose
his selfish purposes--and he calls this
government! And the right so meek
~ given to few spoilers to barter
and trade in human necessities and
fatten on human want and woe, he
calls business this blight of tur-
moil and hot ferment he calls ma.
tons freedom And now, so many
years since the light of hope and love
has shown from Calvary. we see the
whole world embroiled in this most
horrible war OF history, and the
gaunt spectre of famine gloating over
the earth.
We see man almost hOpelessly en-
tangled in the meshes OF his unjust
and selfish schemes. Is this the pur
pose Of life? No matter what rib
and snake" story he has invented to
give religious sanction to the subiusa
ton of woman. no matter what his
egotism has led him to believe, the
primal fact remains, that man is only
the half in Coos creative plan He
was given greater strength that he
might protect woman in her profess
sion Of motherhood. as against her
greater physical sacrifice IN the
face of these facts would it not he
better for man to swallow most OF his
conCeit. and allow the mother-nature
which tends to conservation of life, |
to express itself in government and |
see if the two natures working in har
mony with Gods plan cannot make |
this world a better place in which to |
live?
With the exception of a few mil |
lionaires, parasites, profters. political
triCksters and commercial thugs, ] be-
lieve all men and women desire to
make this world q fit place for the de
of the devine gift Of life. il
only they knew how Perhaps fem
ninity" in government would he
worth trying
Mrs. Madeira c. Brooks