Evening star., 1922-11-16
TALK Of SEX WAR.
DER|DEDBY WOMEN
Men and Women Cannot AT.
ford to Throw Stone at
Each Other, Says One.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, November 16.-"Is a
sex war threatened because OF the
modern woman's tendency to greater
freedom in life?"
Rev. DR.. Harris T.. Kirk, in a ser
mon at the Franklin Street Presby-
terian Church, declared such conflict
is imminent
Some local women today disagreed
with him. For instance, Miss Lavinia
NJ. Ensle, manager of the Maryland
League Of Woman Voters, and pne
Of the woman political leaders of the
state, gives the opinion:
II don't think that there is or ever
will be sex war"
"The idea of the Rev DR.. Kirk
what understand Of 1t from the
newspaper report" said Mrs. John j.
Abel, prominent as woman econ
omist.
Even IL We cannot quite see the
outcome" continued Mrs. Abel, 1--WE
should have faith In the good results
of independence and freedom.
Trusts Forces OF Freedom.
"Thnre is no use lighting the tend
ency of the age. l have tho feeling
that we can, always trust to the forces
of freedom as good forces. Now. l
am not so struck on the state the
civilized world has reached as to
think there is no room for improve
ment.
1T seems that DR.. Kirk Is placing
| the main responsibility for uphOlding
the standards Of civilization on the
| woman. Responsibility Is SOLDERING
and l think that the power now in
| women's hands will make them care
| full"
| Dr. Kirk. In his sermon, said that
as n result Of the competition be-
! tween men and women In all fields
! there is tendency to get rid of re-
straints; that the woman Of today has
| lost her sense of shame, forgotten her
sense of responsibility in molding
public character and no longer con-
| sders the fundamental interdepend-
tncc of men and women.
Miss Engle, in explaining her stand
! that there is no sex war and never
I will be-" contended that too often
| people who prophesy sex war base
their comments on the extreme posi-
tion taken by a few. The extreme.
she said. is represented in women who
go too far in their demands for free
dom and demand things under the
name of right" that are really "privi-
lcges."
On the other hand Miss Engle be-
! I;evcs there are classes Of men SO
reactionary that they refuse to grant
rights that should be given any hu-
! man being. and who regard woman n
from the same point of view with
which she was regarded in the middle
ages.
The question OF woman's RESPONSE
bility for upholding the standards of
the race" said Miss Engle, lis inter-
| estinE. I do not believe there was
ever n time in history when standards
of morality were higher. I think
students Of sociology would bear me
out In this.
Morality in Wife's Name.
I'm criticizing modern morals there
again our critics base their opinions
on the conduct of the extremists.
People are too prone to argue from
the standpoint that women are the
sole preservers of moral standards.
They are considering the question in
the light of opinions prevalent when
! a man kept his morality like his re-
ligion-in his wife's name.
I'm the present day. when there
is a tendency toward progress to
greater liberty, and more participa-
tion by women in affairs of the day.
We are developing a new standard
of morality. which makes the stand
ard set for women the standard for
the entire race.
"In arguing that sex war may re-
suit from Competition ] feel that
the Rev. DR.. Kirk has failed to take
into consideration the economic sit
uation. Women are not responsible
for economic conditions which have
brought them into the business world
and over which they have no con-
troll.
Men and women must regard all
problems as things that must be
| met together and solved together
Neither can afford to throw stones
at the Others" but they must stand
absolutely together"