The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

New YORK women, motnerss of detec.
tive children.
The women are OF the lower east
side, which knows the misery OF
defective children II their babies
wore to be born again. they would
let them die. rather than live as
they have lived
"The doctor should have let the
baby die without telling the mother
IL could have lived" said Mrs. Anna
Schwartz. OF Henley.st.. who works
as scrubwoman 10 support hCA
epileptic daughter, now a woman
OF %.
"lf had known she VAS 90 be
this way, | would have let her die
II Is so hard. yes But not for me
II is the child that suffers. She
cannot do anything-only wait
Mrs Rhoada Burke. who lives in
Houston-st. and also Is scrub.
woman, agrees with Mrs. Schwartz.
my daughter? am so sorry for
her She is so weak. yet so much
better now The summer on the
farm helped her" she said.
"'rhe Bollinger baby? II is bet.
ter dead. The parents suffer some
but not like the defofmed baby
Life is hard on the poor The
strong have IL hard enough. When
the mother dies there is no one TO
care for deformcd babies"
DR. Haiselden today denied him
self to all callers He refused to
answer telephone calls because of
scores VINO called him 10 scream
murderer" and "baby killer" and
then hang up. Before going into
temporary retirement, he told a
United Press representative that he.
had not and never would change his
viewpoint. 81 would not be I'm.
man" he said, mot 10 feel the ter
rible criticism OF me in this case.
But from it's very bitterness and
harshness can see that most
OF my critics are sentimentally
wrought up on purely sentimental
grounds. They have not stopped
10 consider the hideous wrong il
would have been 10 let this mis-
shapen bit of flesh live They do not
stoT 70 think what pain and anguish
this child would have suffered in
every minute Of lucidness that
might. perchance, have flashed into
its life.
II think many OF my critics would
do well 10 lavish more interest and
affection aRd sympathy on the thou.
sands upon thousands Of poor chill
dren who have their full mental
and physical faculties at birth. but
who arc allowed TO become defec-
tive through lack of proper care
and food.
Orphan asylums. OF course. car
not he eliminated. but they ere not
the answer 10 BIG question I
have seen too much OF the pitiful
side OF institutional care OF childres.
who need care in small grouus. If
some Of my critics instead of spe-
cializing on Airedale terriers and
pOodles. adopted children, I would
heed more their criticisms
Few have otopped to realize
what il would have meant TO those
other three babies in the Bollingcr
home to be associated always with
this last child Was Il right 20
three living children TO ainict them
this way? Was il right to children
that perhaps are still 10 bless
the Rollinsers that the mother
should be compelled 10 bear them
with the present constant picture
Of this child before he"? Ask real
mothers that last question, and thr
answer can be guessed"
nr Haiselden, is a bachelor lie
has two adopted daughters, one Is
and the other II months The
baby's mother abandoned her in
hospital whera Dr TIaiselden visits
81 shall adopt more children from
time to time, said the physician
and bring them up the best
know"