Show OILMAN DEFENDS niage although mrs charlotte oilman la recognized as tho leading apostle of the economic independence of women she 1 far from justifying the attitude of clor maid who in a recent independent advocated the refusal of woman to marry under exist ing conditions of childbearing child bearing and household drudgery in the current comans womans journal mrs oilman contends that it Is comans womans highest duty to accept marriage and motherhood on condition that sho be tree to follow her profession as the husband Is and contributing half toward the maintenance of their homo she says it no man loves such a woman enough to marry her on those terms she is under no reproach lor remaining single and the man stands convicted ot wanting a housekeeper with marital duties included she maintains that in dropping the enormous load oi mental service woman should be ready with some better way of doing it finally she concludes that each happy wife and mother who Is also serving society in special work does more to promote human happiness than a thousand negations |