The sun., 1903-03-05
WHICH rs "RACE SUICIDE""
4 Crowd OF Poor Children May He Worse
Than . Few Healthy Ones.

Than q Few Healthy Ones.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sir: For
several weeks have burned to say my say
| In these columns, and have refrained finally
feeling, as I read your editorial on Nature.
| the President and a Minister" that the last
word had been said. and even President Roose-
! welt must confess that Mother Nature can
| and will regulate all these little matters de-
| spite our interferences with her great plan
for the survival OF The flttest. To tho recent
severe attacks on poor -Childless. however.
l want 10 say word.
Nature is not dealing out individual hap
piness 70 any OF us. We are here to learn
| our lessons, and "Childless" is learning hers
in one way and in another One can but
trust that Father" and Mother Of Six" may
learn theirs-of tolerance and charity. with
out which the tongues OF men and angels
are proftless- before their children mature.
-Childless" is sacrificing the dear Joy OF
ever-ready comradeship with her husband
for the sake OF another tdead) woman's chill
dren. She knows the bitterness Of hourly
sacrifice 20 an immature Individuality with
part. after ali Of herself and the man she
loves have that compensation, ~ the care
Of my dear, troublesome three and the knowl.
edge that not withstand ing the fact that they
Il II meet fairly all the demands OF erowins
spirits. they make a tie Of sentiment between
us which will increase with every year and
9utlye the temporary separation OF Incl
All honor TO -Childless- then. for her
proof Of as ~ even / have had. that the bitterest
rebellion before its birth may turn TO reJolc-
nS oI the RS' whs IS
working housekeeper. seamstress and nurse
maid.
vigorous protestation against race suicide
can be induced TO realize that there are people
In tbs on Of XS ss
them as he can show. having as genuine a
loye for the brave, beautiful, and gracious rae
stils into his children. who have not his in
come to help them hold 10 the good which Is
desiring rather TO have one or two children |
who can be well equipped for the position In
life 70 which they are by birth 3, and S am6iSi2n
good ~ ten or twelve. who shall be forced TO |
return to the narrower sphere Of earning
have have we W To-Day a deep enough spiritual
life 10 make a fair character basis for ten? |
There is often not enough to 20 around among |
have in mind two families OF grown chill
dren. one Of two members the other 0ris,
musician OF local reputation. an active, far |
reaching. useful Me The other q college
Of the running-died. from sheer lack OF |
Cay 9ns hoBies SSs c1s
"a M y.nh ~ a Ir.Iong invsiid hay wing No
ne goes. one niero,k h omns,,n t;ta ana
hi iSp.,iad ~. ,haa bes heooma an embittered |
soiS snaItt The ,,he, Two are men pittf,illy |
s,,,,a..i,.a ~ What tniUh, have been had /
,bn 49, aro,dad onnortunities for educa-
ILL., "a dsraionmept For LACY OF those |
nnro.,ni, ,On ann i,ies tbeir children are retarded
oppo,'1ni'lss nv sarara,in,s IN the ,ace prosress
onr ploaso OF "" n Ronseveit and Kind Mother
Nature. don't be TOO relentlessi Fewer chill
dren and better ones
THR WOMAN BEHIND TIE Go-CART
BHooKLrs. March = |
To THE EDITOR op The SrS-Sr: The |
,,,d.rlvi,g feeling ~ the chiIdless and half |