The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-17

Chicago. July 1.-THE imJhigra-
ton problem Il presenting > new
aspect Of late. ct least to American
girls. According to economic and
sociological students the European
emigrants Of this generation VIII
be young women seeking refuge
from spinsterhood in lands not %
crowded with supernuous females,
rather than, Is in the last, young
men seeking greater advantages in
newer countries. 8
Whore should these young
women pursue the elusive male II
mot in America, the home Of the
perfect husband? Another c0ndl-
ton which IL attracting these en-
terprising females to our shores IL
the scarcity Of dopestics which 10
making maids worth their weight
in gold and offering lucrative po-
sitions to OCCUPY the fair immt-
grants period Of coy though
watchful waiting to be captured.
This may seem an ideal arrange
ment to the studentg Of economics,
but it appears to be causing vague
STRINGS of doubt In the minds Of
many of our native virgins. Handi-
capped as they are already in their
hunt for mates by the high cost Of
living, it seems little hard to them
that a lot of outside competition
should be encouraged to enter into
the pursuit.
Cause Of Unrest.
According to DR.. r. Murray Les
lie OF London the result OF this pre-
ponderance Of the more famous sex
are much more important and far
reaching in their effect than we
realize. He says, that the social
unrest is largely due to feminine
discomfort, and that as long as
large percentage Of the women are
dissatisfied We may expect strikes
and other disturbances. He is
particularly worried about the sit
uation in Great Britain where there
are now over two million more
women than men. His theory that
sex disproportion causes unrest, Is
not supported in the case of Ire
land. Ireland is the only part OF
Great Britain that has q practically
equal proportion of the sexes, and
! no one could say that this condi.
ton has made for peace and quiet
Another consequence of this ex.
cess femininity according to DR.
Leslie, is the effect it has or
morals. The modern woman, freeC
from religious scruples, and. denied
a legal spouse, is inclined to rebe'
against convention and snatch wha,
romance she can from a stingy fate
The fact tina. she is usually sell
supporting and thus not dependent
for her livelihood upon the ap
prevail Of a father or the possibility
Of sharing a husband makes hel
feel freer to take her life into hel
own hands. It is interesting to mote
that the modern woman is mucl
more liberal, not to say radical, IL
regard to personal freedom thar
the average man. An illustration
Of this occurred here recently wher
a group of representative citizens
were asked to give their opinions
upon certain prominent shor
story writer's double-menage form
Of matrimony. The women with
out exception said that they
thought this writer's married lif,
was peculiarly her own affair ant
not matter for public discussion
or interference. The men, one an,
all, we're as agitated as if they ha,
discovered another red plot. The,
saw clearly that this portended tn
downfall of the great American in
situations Of home and family, ant
that it was in fact the beginning
Of the end. DR.. Leslie, however
mournfully admits that while tn
old idea of a woman devotirg her
self to her husband, home ard chill
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