The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
"WAR BABIES" A BRITISH PROBLEM

British nation NOT ne"
hut new problem problem as old as SIN e
problem and Eve ate together in the garden
of the forbidden fruit
Robert McNei an English writer in this
iact broadly bravely condition and not
theory that and more the Eng
than the English church tn
the English heart appealing and yet SO delicate
beset oy preJuo
60 and yet strong solution of will tax
the utmost the And will tax too the
and charity followers of the Christ who said to the
at the thou, and sin no more
BEFORE quoting Mr. McNe readers to open their min
understanding of the problem he will discuss ano 10 even ~
the scope of argument he says resuy cast as
established theories preude formulas and to our mind nj
time thew practically effect their heol
formulas and peudes the superstiou da
when they burned for selling herbs from their garde
and branded sim The Church. by which we me
the membership church. must practice what preache
comes the world The Church must na
world to sinners and the Cnurcn through ITO
ship must practice forgiveness and hepunesS
processes lips war babies be saved from the 81
Of their fathers mothers of these war baDes De
from degradation because false ST.
other bastard babies must be saved from w m
society visits upon them or else the Chun may | "
part of its
Following in part what article the Lond
Morning Post:
ct may not yet be generally good many
of the fact that all over the country in districts
where large masses of quartered, great
number girls will become mothers within few
weeks from present information of
ty borough said to be exceptional where there
are and girls in this condition
The total children shortly to be born is
very few Of the prospective mothers
being than children themselves
Nov these a which, unhappy under
any circumstances nothing disastrous unless
men of resolve without delay to
nrenare for It and to handle
and boldness they such problem
as British public hide and to and
h,h 80 REEL oho, a nossble Rut IN ignore or conceal the
truth cowardice To allow
their without recognizing Inn
peave toward the unmarried mothers and
their offspring. would a national crime.
at is not as IL we were merely faced with the problem
> esitmacy unexamped scale and ia acur form
All unprecedented
no effort
healthy conditions
a both morally and physically country and
that the chill
own.
lon which too often single virtue. We
resolutey aside established theories pretudce and
setting premium on immortality
"In the middle of national lifeand-death struggle
the especially those pous
% bestaity of enemiesmay
surely fraity women with
of sympathy and forgiveness undarkened by blame Very
- many Of the men
already amply their fault by giving their lives for
their country and will be possible to bring
home responsibility their to who ultimately
survive the battlefield frankly acknowledged
that the women bameworthy than the The
rictest Justice demands for the complete and
whoeheaed forgiveness sympathy and assistance
great period Of history let there be no
repetition large the horrible hypocrisy that idol
starve whom he committed
49, will his dying breath the nations keeping"
what asks Mr.. Mcneil done2 Thousands Of
xonro Girls nearing ordeal of motherhood acked
dwtht cruel
,,va IN For the vast majority there all events pros
nect If chdbeang in unprepared
without either of DOCTOR
with choice between their narrow crowded
angry outraged censorus heighbo and
fight whittier what about the children
who appecable proportion of the next genera
ton of EAglhmen the offspring of the heroes OF
Marine of Ypes Chaple through life the
stigma of shame birth? Are they who,
genie prncpe should vile of to be
handicapped by impoveshment both OF pnysi
cal constitution through the ignorance
piucfipp of their
"a certain amount charitable amateur effort is being
made to meet by ladies who have be-
coma aware of the facts to start
schools the girls learn how to care
for their own babies and also be
helped to preserve This is the right spirit
and move direction But it must fall far short
the requirements wanted for the religious lead
drstpI to come