The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-04
NOTWITHSTANDING !
The oT'HE z Isl BE- on 4 n a,
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Wornan's Magazine & ii kesSS jissus
Sharply With the President
lntHia Pet Theory. SSs s *
When the most progress iye ma tons
show simultaneously certain / marlse
tendencloswhlch affect the race very
Intimately, the really85f wise person. \
looks about for the cause,
knows that new manifest atoms must
inevitably be In line with eyolntfons
II the phenomena are incid entS 10 y
many classes and many peoples she
does not foolishly assume that habits
or customs exclusively charact eristis
Of any one country can sposslt W. eS j
plain tho new departure. He satudies
the countries affected for y commsn,
manifestations; and it he discover \
that, In spite Of differences ot train II
Ing, tradition and geographical posi-
ton, the various peoples are In sym
patty in regard TO social conl i lions \
or education, or hnmaneness. foS am 81
other leading question, he reall liz
hns to do$wlthS an irresistl bles fore u
in tho direction Of denollne Ing ID,
new point Of view and harding Sbasi
TO outworn traditions than he soiil
of proposing n return to original gcor
dltlons Of housing and lishtings
The primitive person. how
lows his preindicesSin favor; the Gu
traditions to obscure his DOW
observation, md the spectacl Vs. Ilfe-
sentctl Of a generally elllgeiit psIs
son holding positively halo Sie@S
on some few vital questions .4snGrt
cans hayo at the nlomer I,
writer in Vogue an opporti unity tssS \
observe this queer mental ate Ein
their President, who Keeps! Son bang
Ing his head against the wal
small families. HoI rlde ely den uneas
those who disagree with him and calls
them all manner Of hard names fls
either will not or cannot understand
certain facts Of modern life, as they
apply to all but the very well: to,tin
t When the respectable, laR:al,t tIng
classes OF England, Anstralla land
!. even Germany Is making gins
ning) las well as Of this country s1a
eide, as they have done, that large
family shall cease,E 1T IS nothing short
Of presumption for any man - DIM
pute unworthy motives to mil lions Of
his fellow creatures. That nude
Theodore Roosevelt the prophet .ci
the cult OF reckless begettings Hi
!. own vanity. ignorance and preiudtce
Himself born with good lineage and
in easy circumstances,S hes has appssr
rently no knowledge Of hat s1ife 10
The overwhelming majority is nor
!, has he sufficient persplcacit!y 70 pei
ceiye It.
q It Is only the sunreaecting WhosysiiI
be in the least influenced by AIr.
B Roosoyelts half.baked ideas, and 1t
Is precisely this class who should nut
be encouraged ito sbeget. Before u
man undertakes to stimulate the
|. birth rate he should acquaint himself
with the conditions sund eriS ssh I'LL
r. baby.llfe for the millions will DE lied
II he does not, his words are foolish
as well as cruel. 1T Is now ID Very
easy matter to collect data of this
/; class, for the; records Of charity nf-
n, ganizatlon. societies, htldren's aIi.
societies, the Assoclatio for Imprps-
Ing the Condition Of the Poor and hin;
dred societies, can be relied upon 70
ID supply all the particulars ecessary
for obtaining a. clear lew ofs sdntiI
y tons. Other sickening eyi dences nt
~ what reckless begett ting entails son
G. the child can be found IN tlioussniss
Of defective children IN the public
schools defective 4berallse 81 glaeis ~
B. intelligent maternal care. The fnfRtt
i mortality is appalling IN some local.
u. ties, reaching the terrible total sof $50
per cent: Instead, there store. of SIS
berlng about race.snIc de The sfnet
go est phrase ever devised q
earnest--the President should psea;
IN sionally4 at least, show some IN etest
IN in tho$reduction Of infant 1nur e1IIlss.
the prolongation % adult life anf
the abatement OF war :ss, I.
III. 800
~ Al. 4 Il n Wilson,
= AL H. Wilson, the German Dialect