The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31


attained may be most accurately determined BY the
way it's women treated.
Emerging from brutedom human beings at first recqg
nize the law of force Who superior power rules
And rule is exercised not to help others, but to make
The male having more muscle and estimating spiritual
forces forms of weakness, arranged customs and
established laws to suit himself.
necessary in way, his dog and horse possibly more
for she bore his children, thus perpetuatng his name
and feeding his pride.
She also served his pleasure by gratifying his instincts
she usually soft and comey and pleasing to look
upon and besides if properly knocked about and kept
her place, she good cook and farm hand. &
The major part of the human race still exists more
less under these conditions that is to the larger
part of humanity is still savage or semi-savage.
In the entire continents of Asia and Africa women
with hardly significant exception, regarded as IN
ferQr to and existing only for their and pleas
ure Europe may be considered az about half way out
of this condition, and the United States of America
about two-thirds of the way out
There is no country in the world where women fKe
treated with simple Justice iSr the + PLAN o reasOa
Among so-caled enlightened people there are thou
more or less his property It is her business to 1T
home look after his comfort and take care OF his
children. fN
In no part of the world is the violation of marriage
by the considered to be equally serious as
similar offence by the woman
AS far that is concerned in part OF the world 90
the restrictions of law and morality of the state and the
church bear as hard on man as they 90 on woman.
The Feminist Movement throughout the world is but
one phase of the forward thrust of the human soul to-
ward ultimate equity and reason
The only arguments That exist Tor keeping women ~
subservience and seclusion the sort Of moth
eaten arguments that used for reactionism
where; the sort of arguments that keep up kings
armies navies bishops, tariffs silk hats, dress suits
and quill pens
Little by little the earth is rolling up into the light,
and when the day shall fully dawn the shall
stand squarely upon her feet mistress of her own
body and soul, finding her happiness not in being
shielded slave, but in assuming and dlscnargmg ner
proper responsibilities
Almost all phases of what is called the social evil are
crousIv enough regarded by the twisted minds Of men
as being due to lack of sufficient protection alias
slavery.
In the Orient you the social evil in it's most
striking features. Notwithstanding all the ridiculous
apologies that made for the existence of the Yos
wara or restricted district of Tokyo and all the pretty
speeches that have been uttered by Lafcado Han and
others about the Gesha the fact remains that the whole
business rees of barbaris, is form of human slavery
more loathsome and less useful than negro slavery
was in the west, is the of infinite heartbreaks
among decent Japanese women and does probably
than anything else toward reardng this fine capable
people in their struggle upward to take their proper place
among the nations of the world.