The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
Frederick Haskin's Letter
ReDi0ing Masculinity for Men.
ESPECIAL Correspondents o

on denouncing the practices of ef-
fem1nism and solemnly swearing
never to touch Ip-stick. powder
rouge, hair nets, shoe polish flor
hair, or perfume stronger than
two and one-half per cent.
This secret meeting shows the
earnestness of the pioneers in this
new cause. Other signs, too, fore
tell change in mans status tn
parallel the recent changes in that
OF woman. Up to now, men have
been standing back while women
picked over the bargains in
rights" Women have been doing
radical things in business, politics.
professions. and with their appear-
ance as well. But men have had no
organization to work for their So
cial progress.
Bill OF Rights for Men.
The first political agitator for the
cause of men burst upon the horizon
only a few days ago when a Mary
land senator presented a bill Of
rights for men to the Maryland leg
islature. This bill, we understand
d
But the pioneer comfoTted himself
no doubt with the reflection that all
great ideas are apt to be ridiculed
at first and that he will some dav
be famous as the father of a Cause.
1t Is obvious that with the status
of women changing so rapidly the
position of men must change to fit
in with the new regime. So far men
have met the changes caused by
women's progress by stepping back,
and to certain extent this was fair
enough, seeing that men had been
the privileged class for some cen
turtles.
But, eventually a more equable
readjustment of mans status must
come, we were told by modest
member of the herman clan who
shrinks from being quoted. Woman,
he explained. once contributed the
housewOrk and man the money to-
ward keeping a home together Now,
some women earn money in the
business world like their husbands
and both come home at night as the
husband once did
The Man Pays.
The hitch in such arrangements,
when a hitch occurs, is that the
man foots the bills while the wom-
an may. if she chooses. save her
money for herself. The husband
promised to support her and she
sees nothing wrong in saving her
salary while his goes to pay for
coal, groceries and the cook.
The balance of responsibility
should be restored. it is claimed. so
that both parties would be required
to contribute their share to the up
keep of the home. This sort of
equal responsibility for married
couples was one of the items in the
Mary stateman's bill of rights The
other side OF the case, which has
long been agitated. should be pro
gided for with equal fairness. That
Is, the wife whose contribution to
he home is a full days hOusewOrk
should receive her just share of the
family income.
This is one of the questions arts
ng in connection with the equal
lights problem. Another was
trough into court the other day by
/ man of 10. He asked that his
wife, who had left him, be ordered
o pay him alimony on the grounds
hat she was younger than he and
hat she had money.
But the most serious problem. to
he mind of the college herman at
east, is the question of appearance,
which so far remains largely uu-
settled. Aside from his stovcplpe
scarcely any article OF his
appear rance is safe from adaptation
" the f1apper and feminist. And
nee worn by fiapper an article
# dress never has quite the same
Lignitv. even on a diplOmaL