Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
BY GEORGE SYLVESTER
VIERECk,

B1 GEURGE SYN ESTER
VIERECK.
You believe that woman will have
to bear larger share of the world s
economic burdens?"
Undoubtedly"
IF such is the case. how can you
or any one deny woman complete
equality with MANI
Il am not afraid of increasing the
political influence of woman. Some
alarmists fear that the increase in the
political power of woman will lead the
world to catastrophe. That
deny.
In considering the woman ques-
ton we must ask ourselves: In what
century do we live? In our own. We
must settle the woman question, then.
IN the fashion of our century ami not
In the fashion of century long past.
Il see little to gain from discussions
OF whether woman is mans inferior
or mans superior. That is because
woman is so different
Woman Not FESTIVE Artist.
Il should say of woman that she
does not display mans capacity for
what is called synthesis, that she is
not a great creative artist. On the
other hand. intuition always seemed
to me quality finer and better than
Intelligence. Amy horse can display
intelligence but only a woman has in
tuition. But that very intuition
makes her distrustful of politics and
politicians. 1t is to me doubtful if
more than half the women in the
world will ever exercise their right to
vote even if all the women IN The
world win the right of suffrage"
whether ] remarked, woman
avails herself of the privilege of the
vote is her affair. But I fail to see
how any democracy, and you claim
that Fascism is democratic, can deny
complete equality to both sexes"
The question of votes for women .
the dictator replied, lis not question
of democracy or aristocracy You ask
me for proof? | believe that one of
the most democratic countries in the
woTld--a land more democratic than
the democrats-is Switzerland. Yet
Switzerland has not given votes to
women.
Il suppose no one would deny that
Spain is land rigidly Catholic, proud
ly aristocratic, welded to the tradi-
tional form of the family. Yet Spain
has granted woman suffrage and there
has ensued no general destruction of
society there.
No Objection to Suffrage.
Il have no objection to woman
suffrage, but I do not think that it
is of the utmost Importance. Woman
suffrage will not change the face of
the world, If only because woman
while different from man, is not,
after all. so very different from us.
More important than suffrage for either
sex is elf-discipline, the ability to
live and to die for an ideal. The
course of history, of the human race
in the twentieth century, will not de-
pend upon how men and women vote.
1t win depend upon what they do
What" / asked Mussolini, SIS the
contribution of Fascism to civfliza-
tion?''
"Fascism, the dictator of Italy re-
Piled with flashing eyes, leads man
kind out of the blind alleys. 1t recon
Giles capital and labor in a new syn
thesis. Capital and labor had grown
too strong for the state. Parliamentary
government proved itself a helpless
nurse. unable to control those unruly
young giants, until Fascismo stepped
in
"Soaiety was sinking into bog of
rhetoric. Fascism compels the age to
surrender the nursery tales of Liberal
ism. For futile strife and self-seeking
Fascism substituted discipline. The
world is indebted to Fascism for the
new discipline.
To-day Fascism is party, a
militia, corporation, society.
That is not enough. Fascism must
become something more. Fascism
must be a way to live, a manner or
existence.
Puts Courage First.
what is that mode of life?
Courage, first of all. Love of ad-
venture. dislike Of mere talk about
peace when there is no peace,
readiness to do and to dare, CON
tempt for all sitting down and TAX
ing things easy--these make up
Fascism."
do you think" l replied. that
Fascism can redeem other countries
as well as Italy? In Germany, in
Austria, in France, even in England,
I have heard the cry for Mussolini. "
The Duce smiled, without amuse-
ment.
"Fascism is a purely Italian prod
net Other countries must work out
their own salvation. Every form or
government must be Indigenous to
IFS own SOIL. OInGF oldleS CdIlflOI
adopt Fascism, but they may evolve
a system like ours, based on their
own idiosyncrasies. They must put
an end to excessive parliamentisn
~ the world is to survive. Too much
Darliamentism is the bane of mod
ern civilization.
1.-THE United States does not need
Fascism. The United States. like
every democracy, must create us own
safeguard against the evils of exces-
sive parliamentism. The moment
for such action arrives when par
liamentism paralyzes the forces OF
government. Fascism has tanned
parliamentism in Italy. The repre-
sentatives of the people discuss, APP
prove and make laws in Italy. Tna'
is what parliament is for.
Vindicates Executive Power.
what Fascism really has done,
the Duce continued. lis to vindlcatt
the executive power. Your constltu-
ton. with It's checks and balance
reserves the CO ordinate powers Of
the executive In many European
countries, including Italy, the execu
| tive had become the plaything o.
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