Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-25
Women Should
Make LUlOs-
Mrs. Belmont
Men Must Learn to Meet Lies
Problem as Women Under
stand It.
BY CONSTANCE pRExEL.

BY CONSTANCE DRENEL.
WASHINGTON. May 25.-Men have
now got TO meet the problem of life as
women understand It
They've got to stop spending mil
lions to breed good horses, while pay
ing no attention to themselves as fathers
and husbands of the human race.
DO you remember that English woIa-
an who threw herself in front OF the
kings horse and was killed at the Derby
during the militant suffrage campaign
in England?
THAT was merely a symbol of the pro-
test OF the mothers of the world against
man made views which allow human be-
ings to arrive in the world without con-
Germ on their part hut take pains In
breeding fine horses and CATTLE
It was Mrs. O. H. f. Belmont, former
wife of the late W. X Vanderbilt. whom
she divorced. and mother Of the former
Duchess OF Marlborough.
Mrs. Belmont was simply dressed IN
brown silk and a brown hat with a
small sable neckpiece. Sitting on
bench in the garden, she looked about
her with a critical yet appreciative air
as she explained that Thomas Hastings,
the famous New York architect, was go
ing TO help her make the buildings into
a woman's capitol, until we get into
the one over there" pointing across the
broad plaza where Congress was IN SEES
sion.
ITS no use our trying to change this
man-made world by Joining the existing
political parties" emphatically declared
Mrs. Belmont, thus definitely coming out
for a separate woman's party, which
10 nd
to vote for them She thinks this Will
all come about in the parliament hall,
which will be one Of the features or II"
weman's party headquarters, and the
women of this country first, and later OF
the world. Will learn TO gather there TO
formulate new laws as women want
them
"And will you have an attractive res
taurant where Representatives and Sena-
tors can come to talk things over Il
luncheon or dinner" she vas asked.
s.No. indeed" she flashed back ihere
will be no hysterical nonsense anu none
OF the foIderol with women VINO nave
catered to men in the past here We
are going to appeal to men only on the
basis of reason and sound argument :
and IL they don't want 10 come Tor that'
they can stay away.
.Jrnderstand me. this Is to be SO
strictly woman's party that no man
Is ever TO be employed here or receive Z
salary here In fact. ! have donated th.s
property with the restriction that II shali
overt 70 nv estate the moment any
man Is employed here.
even one Of these girls might fall IN
love with man and marry him and then
think il would be necessary to have him
bere. she laughed. though, for my
mart. I don't see why any woman, now
that she can be self supporting, should
want to marry men as they are.
whfIa Lady Aston criticised men, she
told women they had only themselves 70
blame. for men were what women made
them.
But Mrs. Belmont, ont OF her expert
enee and wide observations on two com
tinents would not lay the blame on
women. but on men themselves.
.Hoyv could women have acted other
wise In the pasts" she demanded. Men
have kept them ignorant. Men have heeh
the stronger physically, and. without po-
Iittc,I mower. women could net protest.
They could not make men sHy aiEer"ht
mr. assert their own views, because Wohi
on did not know enough 10 know Things
should or could be different 10 carry
on their laws OF life. men nave GEM.
erataly kept women IN ignorance, SO It
is Impossible to blame women lot not
having made men grow up differently.
arIrst we've got to have perfect equal
,tv under the law That's why pc
liare in the woman's party equal rights
legislation. Yes" she added, Il know
ali about the opposition raised by other
women's organization
az have Inst come back from a year g
stav in France II is true. but all the
time was over there | received reports
twice a week am not dlstuThea ~
the present opposition, because many OF
tho same women at first opposed the
blanket method Of obtaining suffrage.
heI;eva they will see that equality De-
fore the law Is right, because after we
get equality. we can easily OBTAIN any
thing else we, as mothers OF the race.
think we ought to have for the GOOD OF
men and women both.
Mrs. Belmont then formulated her
theories very succinctly in this fashion
"Sfen have got to meet the problems OF
rfa as we see Il. The only way they have
soIyad the nrobIem so far IS by killing
Zach other of and using their brains to
kII1 of the greatest number IN the short
ast nossiIln time Ever now they are IN
venting hying machines to fight other ma
tiops. What's the use Of women Great
ing human life with heritage OF disease
and facing slaughter? Let them have
conferences before wars. instead of after.
.Men have got TO accept an entirely
new point Of view-our point OF view
They have got to help rs create good men
ana women. beginning before they are
born. and help US share that respon-
sibility
THAT'S the only way youm quell the
growing revolt of women. They are dis
gusted with the world as men have mace
it: but please" she added placing de-
tanning hand on my arm. don't make IL
seem as If I expected that n woman
party can accomplish this all Mt once
1t will take time. but in the end We shai
all be better off "-copyright. l9--, pS
Public Ledger Company.