Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-02
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

Heinrich Heine said. when read
history and am impressed with any
great deed. I feel as though should
like TO see the woman who Is concealed
behind It,
The French decree. in such a case,
"Cherchez Ia femme!"
Now there is in progress in Cont
mental Hall of the .. A. r. the most
patriotic Of loyal conferences. and
while even men are patriotic to de-
gree. 1t is interesting and inspiring 70
follow both the German and the French
plan: Seek the women concealed %
behind 1t. There are SO organizations
Of patriotic women participating. and
while mere men-generals. cabinet OH
Gals and Senators-are honoreo Win
places on the program TO address the
feminine audience thanks TO MIS-
Mary Logan Tucker, chairman OF the
program committee>, the proceedings
are controlled by Mrs. Alfred }. Bros
seau, president general OF the Daugn-
ters Of the American Revolution. with
the support OF three dozen varieties OF
Daughters 100 per cent patri-
otto.
Just 70 mark how far the world mas
travelled in recent decades: cie the
state OF obscurity OF Mr.. Ihackelay'
who confessed his own myopia'
There are more clever women IN me
world than men think for; our haoit
is TO despise them: We believe thcy &c
not think. because they DO not con-
tradict us. and are weak because they
do not struggle and rise up against us
man only begins 70 know women ~
ne grows old: and. for my part, my
opinion OF their cleverness rises every
day"
Fifteen years ago. at the instance OF
the then Senator Tillman OF b'cooy
Brides" fame. the United states sen
ate ordered printed by the Government.
printing once senate Document IA.
an article by Albert Taylor Bledsoe
III. d. editor OF the Southern Review
The heading was The Mission oil
Woman" and the learned doctor
showed how the gaining OF women !
rights had caused the downfall o!
Rome. He viewed with alarm the
increasing menace OF women's rienus
In America What II he had VII
messed the scenes now materialiaing IN
Continental Hail.
He said:
THE women Of Rome. indeed, ac-
auired the rights OF men. but the con-
sequence was that woman, with All
her short-!ived independence. dignity
and glory. soon sank beneath the RUNS
OF the empire. She tasted OF the tof-
hidden fruit and It proved fatal to the
glory for which God had intended her.
Men were wanting and the empire
periahed for want OF men"
tOf course. that was the fault ~
Ewes daughters)
Another has cried out.
God give us mem A time like TINS
demands strong minds"
Shall we, too" appealed DIR, Bed
soc In the Senate document. tn spite
OF all our boasted wisdom and high
Christian civilization. fall miserable VIC
Tins To the retorms instigated by the
strong minded women and supported
by the weak minded men OF this age
and Nation? We hope not"
Continuing, he explained, "fhe roo,
OF all this mischief IL the idea that
woman is the equal OF man. Is caht III
the same mold as man and Ii APP
pointed 10 do the same work AS man
Now that was absurd. OF course, tf
assume that women could possiblv bf
IA "moldy" as men, and Dr, Bledsot
pointed 10 the silly notion that Bacon
could have written Shakespeare's plays
as a parallel III The impnaaibility that
women were the same as men Was
Bacon poetic2 Here Is an example OF
Eacons poetry which illustrates The
dissimilariiy bstween man and woman
DR. Biedaoe said
FIRST, a strong minded woman wrote
great book consisting OF some DOC
pages or more Ia prove that Lord Bacon
wrote shakespeare plays"
TO demonstrate the impossibility al
so unpoetie q philosophers writing
poetry tparaiiei with the imposaih'li'A
0t q fair woman's knowing anything