Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-12
BLAMED F CHILDREN
 GO WRONG


 NEW YORK, Marcn H. Fathers of today in the avefage household are absolutely negligent of the moral training Of their children, both boys and girls. On the fathers as well as on the mothers should the respon sibility of the morals and principles of the children be placed
 Our boys, rom the immature age of 13 gears. will have to se educated for the duties of father hood
 It is the duty of every mar blessed with children. Go warn these children, girls as well as boys Of the iniquities of the world; to place around them notifications of knowi- edge that will save them from the insults of creatures who have no moral standing
 Unless such action is taken un- less the men awaken immediately tu their aities as fathers; unless they shoulder a. least one-half the responsibility and care of their chil- dren, the coming generation, in stead of being one of which we will be proud, will be a race from which the whole, world will flee as plague"
 This is the theory of Mrs. Emma Russell Hirschmann, member of the Professional Womcn's League and once president of the Women's Pre- gressive League. Mrs. Hirschmann is a member of the Fairgrounds and 7 Amusements Committee of the Cbilds Welfare Exhibitions, and has spent years in the study of the children living in the city. As a result Of their experience, she blames the men for the present condition "T juvenile principles.
 That the coming generation may be a vast improvement on the men Of today, would say that four things are necessary, she said to representative of The Evening Telegram. Educate the fathers; place one-half the responsibility ot the moral training of the children an the fathers; tag the married men: provide more playgrounds for the city children
 The most virtuons man alive can only be compared to the very worst woman. The young boy of lf who has started on his battle for a live Iibood knows as much of the iniqu;- ties of the world as she does
 Wha. opportunities has me average mother TOT learning the Hickedness that follows her son and daughter? Nothing, save what shs r@de tr the newspapers. The aver age woman with three or four oa- lies knows nothing of what is go- inc on in the world outside of her home. Then how can she be ex nsc.ed to warn against that or which she has but vague ideaE
 me father of the house is the person responsible for the moral training of the children There Is nothing of iniquity or pollution tnat he does not know. Then why shouid ,ot se warn the children?
 No he asserts tba. he has done b.s duty by providing the home. the clothes and the food. When ne comes home at night be wants the babjes in bed and the older children auiat Then why shouldn't the ,,othe- say: Well. I keep the house i, order, make the clothes and COOK inc meals. as well as play the nurse r,rl now why should I be neid re sponsibie2
 To each parent there is an equal .-o,nt o4 responsibility. There IS a time in 6 girls life when she snouia b, taught the responsibility i motherhood in every sense oi 'h1 wOSd - lie
 And 10 the father What or ms ,,.ies? In the first place, he should ,vor, inc son against the temptation as the street corner crowds ne sha,ls be taught the udtes Of e.tbeT the responsibilities encum .sn. on a father and the fact tha' .,,irely ou tine morals oi lhe Voy So ,h. children of our future mar Fiazes depend -
 .sTbe authorities are trying 10 ih t,odnce before the Board os Educa ,,o, .uch a plan that in every pup ,so acbool A class in morals ioi ho,s from 12 to IS years or age vii be established. These classes vu be conducted b. the men teScH ers of the schools, who will instruc, inc boys in the duties of fatherhooo h', make thera Jealize that they VII rave to protect their wives and enil- sren. and through these ins:rucuoh, wiu force upon the boys the No"i edge of the duties they owe v tbelr own sisters and to the sis'e'' of other boys.
 .rWhy is it such Q common thlns tr see in .he best residential SC tars Of the city seven or eigh