Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
HONOR YOUR CHILDREN
SAYS HELEN WARE
Evils of Modern Life, Deceit and Dis
honesty, Due to Parents Tyrannous
Training of Children.

Honor your father and your mother-this
has been the injunction that parents have too
often and too long held threat over their
offspring. Honor your children-such a
versal of the Fourth Commandment observed
by parents would do more good in the world,
in my opinion, than tyrranzing assertion of
parental authority. 1t is well for children to
honor their parents-when they deserve such
honor. But parents should first seek to merit
this by their treatment of their children. We
may talk about the evils of modern life, OF
deceit and dishonesty in business, politics and
the domestic relations: but these evils can't be
eradicated until the source is removed and
the is in the home Men what their
parents have made them Cowardice. treachery
and dishonesty In life invariably develop from
seed sown in the child life"
Miss Helen Ware, who has distinguished
herself by her characterizations in dramas of
modern life sitting in the reception room
of her suite in the Vendig last evening. Miss
Ware had been discussing the problems Of
modern life affordng material for drama,
and the conversation turned from marriage to
the relation Of parent and child Miss Ware,
whose personality is magnetic as it is em-
phatic. is trenchantly direct in her opinions.
Life, to Miss Ware, is a serious thing.
In life" she declared, the absolutely
evils all problems, exist in the lack Of
truth and justice, TO get down to funda-
mentals this applies to business politics, the
relations Of men and women, the Inequalities,
expressions and wrongs of social and
economic life. And to get to the cause Of
untruth, injustice, dishonesty. lying and deceit
must 80 right to the home where the child
is reared. Spare the rod and spoil Nle child
is the very command which has spoiled char
actcr and spoiled life. If we want to correct
abuse we must correct the cause, and we must,
therefore, correct parents.
Fear is the fundamental evil the original
sin, in human life. Now children are taught
to fear their parents and later to fear their
teachers Fear makes towards Punishment
is the cause Of misdoing ana crime IT, in
stead of threatening children parents encour-
aged them always to tell the truth without
fear Of punishment there would be less wrong
doing in the world today If parents honored
their children there would be more honor
among men.
What is the condition in the average home?
A child is restricted by rigid rules. 1t is trained
to see only the parents point Of view. The
father and mother never consider the chlla's
point Of view. The child, in playing acci-
dentalIy breaks vase, or has some mishap
It Is then sco!ded or ho--ed. The result is
that the child, instead Of admitting trivial
mtsdoinss. begins to lie 1t blrmes whatever
accidents happen the servant the dog or
the cat That child continues 10 lie throu-b
life. Into the plastic nature Of The. ir,r,,t,,ro
pe'nS the clement Of fear has been implanted
and with fear, deceit and cuwurdico All the
later kindnesses OF life viii not eliminate that
poison in the character.
child should never be punished I would
never sco!d a child. Now If you don't ston