The Washington times., 1924-03-18
WOMEN STRONG
AS MEN, SHE
ASSERTS.
Margaret Mayo Says They
Should Have No Special
Courtesies Given.
By j. M. McGREEVY,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

Los ANGELES, Calf, March Is
If you are comfortably seated
when Margaret Mayo, the widely
known playwright, gets aboard a
street car on which you are rid
ing, don't get up and give her
your seat.
mot only is woman the equal
OF man physically, in so far as en-.
durance Is concerned, but woman
is far superior to man in intellect
land in business acumen," declared
Miss Mayo today when she stepped
or a tranScontinental train and be-
gan looking for play theme.
so much is this so that It is
FOOLISH for man to give a woman
his seat in street car, or doff
his hat to her, or lift his hat as he
enters hotel or apartment ele
vator wherein there are women"
continued Miss Mayo.
I'm fact" said the petite defender
or the proves OF woman, en-
,phatically, II think it is utterly
RIDICULOUS for a man to be sure.
to put his coat on, for an instance
when he does to dine where women
are present. Especially If the
weather is warm. Why not dine in
ms shlrt-sleeves? Is there any.
thing Objectionable to hirt-sleeves?"
Even With Suspenders.
Even if he wears suspenders?"
queried the reporter, taking her
statement as a question.
Even if he wears suspenders,"
Margaret Mayo laughed. "As far as
that's concerned, a belt may look
prettier, but I am not sure that
suspenders are not more sensible,
ana more comfortable and healthy
for that matter"
The writer paused for q moment
IN reflection. II should be ashamed
10 take a seat in a street car or
any other place, in fact, from q
poor, tired man. I'd much rather
get up and give him mine. For
nave learned from experience that
man is the weaker animal; that he
tires far, far more easily. Why l
nave worked days and nights upon
stretch without let-up, when men
so engaged in the same task have
fallen a prey to exhaustion. No,
No, let the young, healthy girl
give up her seat to the big, tired
working man, and have lone with
hypocrisy"
The conversation switched to mar
rage.
What about welded life?" the
reporter Ventured.
She shrugged her square spread
OF ViVacious shoulders. "NiX on
the welded life" said She People
are taking it too seriously" She
fixed the reported with a philo-
sophie eye. Why" she asked,
should a man marry a woman, or
q woman marry a man, with the
idea that the thing should last for.
eVer?"
Locked Too Tight.
It's incOmprahensible to me. A
man or woman should enter the
married state with the determine
ton and the mutual understanding
that Wedlnck should remain locked
30 long as they are happy together,
and no longer"
but what about children? Is not
the marriage bond the sole protec-
ton of children?'
1.-THE child question will take
care of itself. The woman will see
to that if she has the maternal in.
stinct, and if she has not, the man
will possess it. And the children
should go to the one who loves
them most. who has the maternal
instinct to the greatest degree.
I'm case that instinct of protec-
ton of the children shouldn't exist
in either parent at separation time,
then it is better that the State
should care for them. Better that
than to have them perpetually up
set mentally over the wrangles of
their parents, who may be trying
to live happily together.''