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Show WANTS TO GO TO RUSSIA. Having visited America. Clare Sheridan, Sheri-dan, the sculptor, is going back to Europe, Before leaving she gave her views of this country, registering a few objections. "I could not live in America. I must have serenity," she said 1 I would not live in England. I have too mam relatives there. They do not under -tand a woman bPing self-support Inc. They have never supported then: Helves. I must live my own life. I cannot wear wlilte gloves and fold my hands and be a lady. "I could live in Italy, but In Italy here i6 no money, or In Russia, but ihere is no food. I would like to bring ttp my children In Russia. I would like them to be thoroughly democratic and in RuB&ia I think they would learn to Aye. You do not find democracy in America. J think there Is nowb.cn hat there is as much class consciousness conscious-ness as In this country'- I am not a socialist We cannot all be the same. We arc au different, but 1 believe that evi n i I 'uatld have a chance lor health ami to make what It can i't Itself. It cannot have health living under insanitary and congested con- , ditions." Any one who expresses a desire to; i ' in Russia in preference to Anier ICS should be hurried awav to the land of the soviet. Clare Sheridan has the artistic temperament. tem-perament. That is, she Is too dr- amy and imaginary to appreciate ,a nation oi practical people and so she craves a 'carefree country. The sculptor declares you do not' find democracy in America. Then I where is it to be found ? The statement is made that no 1 where is there as much class con- sciousness as in this country- Recently Re-cently a woman addressed a gathering! of women in Ogden. She had been in! England and was present at a recep-! tion given by a women's league to the shop girls in an effort to draw the' working girls Into the prohibition1 movement. She suggested to those) who were with her that the occasion Offered an opportunity to address the girls and she desired to say a few woids She was informed that to recognize rec-ognize the girls in that manner would never do, as it would be a breaking down of class distinction and the girl.-themselves girl.-themselves would havp less respect for their superiors How run tin f. he th' const toijsn" ss of (la's (lisimciion in a country where the under stratum is kept unconscious of its debasement? In America everv class demands and insists on a tenden cy to equality and in so doinK there may be an emphasis of class dlffei ences. There is no permanently sub- merged or hopeless class in America. : Our greatest political movements in' this country are directed at the lifted up of the general level of industrial and social conditions. |