The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

Copyright, 1923 New York Eve
ming WorD. Press Publishing
company
A few days ago. owing to short
circuit, some cars in the subway
were stalled for a half hour. Over
from the report it was shown that
number of men, in order to get out,
began smashing windows and in
the mad rush to escape, women and
children were trampled upon.
1t was said "frenzied men scram-
bled over the women and children
and brushed them aside in their
frantic efforts to get out on the
tracks"
Fortunately there we're few peo-
pie who were seriously affected, but
it is a sad commentenary on our
p esent-day civilization, of which
we boast so much. to learn of the
brute force in men under such cir
cumsta aces.
Self -preservat ton is the first law
of nature" but we have moved on
apace and preservation of self, re-
gardless of others. in the surest way
to stamp a man as going back to the
least age.
One can't help thinking what such
a man can feel when he goes home
at night with the thought that he
las trampled upon women and chill
I'll en- III OTQeT 10 save himself
Within his heart he cannot call
himself anything but a coward.
And l wish there were some way
by which man might be Labelled
so that every one could know him
for what he is. If ever a human be-
ing shows his real spirit. his finer
self, and the best in manhood, it is
at such times as these.
There are two ways OF finding
the makeup of man. One of them
is to play cards with him. and the
other is to find yourself with him in
dangerous situation. The yellow
streak is bound to show itself under
these two circumstances, and es-
pecially in the latter instance the
veneer or polish fades out and shows
the real sinew of which the man Is
made,
equal rights for women or how
many excellent and much needed
laws we secure in the interest OF
giving woman an opportunity to
stand side by side with a man in
the worlds work, we can never get
over the fact that woman is the
bearer of the race and that some
sense of protection is due her for
this reason alone, If for no other.
This should be strong in the mind
of every man who calls himself such.
such.
woman has assumed a new life. I am
frank to say that in many instances
man has become somewhat hardened
and insists on his so-called equal
rights" that is. the chivalry of the
past has left him He will not rise to
give n woman seat or raise his har
on occasions, or otherwise conduct
himself in the spirit of chivalry that
we have known not so long ago.
He assumes that this decorum is
not to be criticized and that it is
mans prerogative to do as he
pleases about such matters. Yet
there is one place where a man is
not a man, If he loses all sense of
chivalry, and that is in time of dan
ger to womanhood and childhood.
i believe If l were a man and saw
another act so as to save himself in
advance of women and children, I
would do everything TO show such a
man to the world and make his life
untenable in the community in
which he lives.
| In truth. he does not belong to
civilized section. He has lost the
right because he has accepted all
that civilization gives and : has
| learned nothing from the heart of
| humanity which is mercy. upon
which all chivalry is based
Call that man a cew..A - l>''A