The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17

dote alike for the thesis that genius is
masculine not feminine and for the
doctrine that there Is barred zone OF
intellectual activity. the book being the
story OF their doings not only on the
stage. in art, and in music. but as edu-
GATORS scientists, historians. novelista,
and poets, as social reformers and as
religious ref0rmers." Then. as ii afraid
might not heed its injunction, or per-
chance fail to come up with DR.. Dor
lands interesting researches, my critic
makes me an informing summary OF
great women whose noble intellectual
achievements no one will deny.
Observing that all DR.. Dorland says
is true, and much more of the same
sort that he might have said. nor any
contradiction ever set up by me, l may
remark as a kind OF moral on the Her
old's essay that not only have | never
"dallied with Fielding nor sinned with
Smollett." but that the writer who calls
me to account is so ignorant OF the sub
ject that he, or she, does not know the
difference between womanhood and
feminist.
Not Arrived in America.
Except in the persons of little
group of radicals" as they call them
selves. left over from Cad Stanton and
Susan Anthony, and led by one Max
Eastman. n disciple of Ellen Key,
preaching the cult o; Mary Wolstone-
croft, the doctrines OF feminism have
not arrived in America. They wait
upon suffrage as an entering wedge
openly to turn loose and proclaim that
the Bible is a man. made lie out OF
the whole cloth designed for the sub
lection of women; that under the
Christian dispensation the world 10
a man. made world of wrong, injustice.
and false nretense to woman: that
marriage. where not failure, is legal
ICED adultery: that the home is n
fraud; that in nature there are no sex
lines, and not dual, but a single
standard Of morality. giving the wom-
an the same rights and opportunities of
selection as the man, to have many
or few children--or no children at all
as she lists. and. II she lists. as many
lovers as children: and that in all
transactions, public and private. she Is
at once and the same time the equal
competitor of man.
The short name for all this is sex
war. Against 1t stands womanhood
through the ages--not equal with man,
but in all spiritual and moral aspects
greater than man-except for which
the world would have gone to smash
long ago. II is this womanhood that
cling to and would perpetuate-that
feminism which abhor and fear.
The president is most accom-
plished academician. He is strong with
his pen. His war papers have been
matchless. But II remains to be seen
what comes of them. Success is the
sole test in war. Meanwhile, he asks
a suspension Of judgment--which, pro.
visionally. at least, seems not unrea-
sonable--urging the granting of still
more and greater power than the ex-
traordinary powers already voted,
which is open to challenge.
The claim set up in favor of every
demand that it springs from military
necessity, agreement required without
question in the name of loyalty. some
times puts strain upon the most ter
vid spirit. Patriotic men, realizing that
the president is our leader, want to
give him all the support he needs, but
thoughtful men, who have read history
and know something OF human nature.
would reserve a certain jurisdiction to
themselves. These. seeing how often
the president has shifted foot In mat !
tiers which seemed OF pith and mome4E
would have him firmer to princin)es
~ 70 o3 Av,u
They would hold him within his ykop.
stitutionai limitations. Assurodiy they
would not have him disregard, stlli less
emasculate, the congress.
"strenos.t Pen since er,sI.y."
Here again tho heller SHELTER. rag
time Press comes In with ts unthink-
ing chatter One mays dismiss that
great eastern journal Whose editor.
welding the strongest ben since Hor-
ace Greeley. HES back and forth be.
tween the White Hoyke and his golden
dome only to take gfders. as the mere
special pleader fof presidential poll
tics: the hit or )gss organ of the ad :
ministration. Buf here is a typical ex-
preston Of the Newspapers. which. hav-
ing no opinions would deny them to
all others. I fthd 1t in the Tennesseean
Of Nashville, md 1t reads as follows:
"Moses LED tina children OF Israel 10
years in b wilderness because the
israeiites b d faith in Moses. when
that faith ned for a. moment. Moses
lost control the Israelites. but whcf,
faith was sIbred the people followed
their leader. when their faith waned
calamity beas ihem. When they be-
iievAd their ie}dsr. God smiled on them
and they vert cared for in that their
every wish y granted.
= tieh Worship"
| so must be American people place