Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-29
A READ EMANCIPATION.

kind" II ls evident that tho female
sex has accomplished an cmancipa-
tcn that was not promodltatod They
hnye 20 n large extent. and the change
is progressive. been emnucipotcd
from the slavery of himlcss lives
4 ON the sclfshncss and slavery of
caste requirements. aud from the
lpncsomcncss OF holding nloof from
reo' life nud Keeping their dignity on
straight.
The woman of cpsc ho7 learned
thll hct humble sister is human liko
! herself and vice versa The oppor
uuIuos uf war ucti,ltrg have put
! thrm side hy s.do and each has
learned hcw oatlmafr Of tho other.
People who never know any ambition
but tho qualification of selfish
pleasure. carried 10 40" point "t
ohnW, hnyr awakened n. now con.
c,ptIou ~ tho pua .lhlty Of useful
meas ana have found "a now lly Iu
aolnn things absolutely useful Men
have long claimed to be democratic,
Tut tho women have been slow tn
understand n n this war has Huo-
ccedod In loyCIing for AN Umo tho
barriers Of caste In this country II ia
not an uumlxcd evil, and " ~ shall
, hayo broken up the naughty iudlftor.
cuoc NJ tho idle rich and the mlIou
/ slFpicion Of thoac outside the
! charmed circle Of what Wa called
| "socicty." II viii have been q bless.
| Ing
some OF the older heads among us
remember how we warmed up over
the work of tho womnn'a rolIcf corps.
during the Clvil war times. and how
We thot these were woudcriIl women.
| Now there arc so many Of uur wives
ana aistcrs at work I'm similar lines
ana on much bigger scale. We have
ceased to regard It os unusual Yeti
| In future years our children may road
NJ these things and revere the women !
| Il 1918 for their wondcrm oousocra
ton. And these women. 10 whom 40
much credit lH due, are athc sumo
women. many or thcm. who few
yclrs ngo were ongrossod in tea
parties. bridge meetings and tho
eternal worry about what they should |
wear Tho war has not raised up n |
new race Of women folks, II has
simply inspired the hlossoning out ot
the good that was already In them |
and given an outlet for their energies
that is Of benefit 20 all mankind. |
when the women got stnrtcd on any
thing really good they soon put the
men 10 shnme.
Just notice how the contcnted
emile has taken the place OF the wor
rlod look OF former years The worry
came from trying 10 bo circumspect
and conventional. from drawing the
pr eciso social line OF acaualhtanccship
from trying 10 hold up the dignity OF
social position the whro they were
sick and tired OF tho almless, profis
1,ss existence Nothing less than this
has been responsible for n large pro
portion of the divorces among the
'.upper ten" The smile comes be-
cause they have found a purpose In
life an ambition 20 be useful, a posi-
two desire To do good instead OF the
old tisht to keen from doing apparent
evil They have found IA satisfaction
in life they did not know II could
Give. and have developed zeal for
effort they did not know they pos
sessed.
The United states Is at war. and the
wcmen have determined that the men
shall neither do all the work nor reap
nh tho tlory. They are going 10 FIND
ways TO share In tho burden and his
tory will rive them share in the
.,edIt III tho mast thev hnye bepn
pIyep IItun nart In tho nffuIr~ OF the