The evening world., 1919-05-09

trahc and tell American women how
may achieve the ideal.
We consider It q tribute not only
20 this kindly disciple Of the master.
Abdui BAHIA. but TO this entsrprtsing
nowspaper that the aphorisms here
p<inasd 20 promptly forthcama
Try TO solve the riddles Of the uni
verse yourself sometime between q
hotsl corridor and the Penn Station
and see how easy II NJ
1his young (and unmarried Orr
cntal with the serenity OF spiritual
wisdom IN his eyes. came recently
70 New York from Palestine as
special emissary from Abdul BAHIA
20 the National Bahal Convention
1ust ended at the McA1pin Hotel
ETis exceedingly modern suiting.
hatting and booung give no hint Of
what he calls his 'bottling up for
n,x whole years In Haifa. Syria. Pal
agtine. with no communication
whatever with the outside world
Along with Tho Master and his
followers. Ahmad Sohrab was freed
nom Turkish-Ge1nan controlled rule
~ the famous victory OF the British
under Gen. Alienby last September.
ne had permission from Ahenby bo
- 70 Cairo by special army train
WITH great dihicuity he managed 10
ret passage on a japanese freighter.
and after forty days of-well, we
won't go into particulars Zen route
from Port Said, Egypt)-reached the
fricndly port OF New York. Mr.. Sohrab
(''mirza" ~ a title somewhat similar
20 professor or ''doctor'D desig-
mates himself "a plain business man
= seller and lover OF Persian rugs"
This keeps him from being too
spiritual. too elevated by the idealis-
tie teachings Of Bahaism- On the
ether hand. his Bahal revelation"
preyepts the rough and tumble.
scramble and grab atmosphere of the
western World from sending him to
the insane asylum. To the members
Of the Bahai Movement this religion
pietely worked out tenets lie answers
70 every problem that affliots the
human family.
~reH us. therefore, said We what
ara your ideals OF womAnhood and
how can we In this terrific press of
city life come somewhere near 10
reaching themT'
First Of ALL" he answered. with q
Qulxzical look In his eye. "do you take
ypureslves seriously enough as wom-
enf Don't you regard yourselves as
mems equals rather than their Su-
periors7 Do you place enough stress
on your supreme function OF mother
hoodf
IT seems to me that In America
suu women. who have such superb
opportunities, do not get enough edu-
cation for motherhood.
"You are educated for earning liv-
mgs. for society. for the arts. But
you think of those as separate ca
roars. Now. we consider all educa-
ton for women as having one end
ana alm-motherhood II money Is
hacking In a family and there Is not
enough TO educate both the boy and
ne girl, tho NOR ey must be dedicated
% the girl. She Is the potential
mother. From her finencss. her hap
p1ness, her culture. springs tho worth
of the race. II the mother Is igno-
rant, even II the father has great
knowiedge. the chiid's education will
- 1T fault. for baby's education be-
Gins at its mothers breast. We re-
eaE II a crime not TO marry and
have children"
we shot our philosopher an aecus-
fnr look. He answered the unspoken
eeproachi
Il am twenty-nine and unmarried.
mt that is because have never yet
nad time 20 think about II / shall
eaarry, OF course"
We then put the query which has
nnen standard since the first Ameri-
ean newspaper interviewed the hrst
fsreiRn visitor: "Shall you marry an
American girl?'
fn order to guard against the pos
FULLY OCCUPIED.
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