The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-12

blame for our negligence than is the
trampled multitude in New York
City. No people in the world have
had greater opportunities to grow
Poverty is almost unknown among
us. The wheels of commercialism
have never ground our necks into the
mire yet Salt Lake CITY is taking to
itself every aspect of eastern life, as
1t intimates styles of dress and man
ners. Even Logan is nursing moral
conditions which are striking at our
home. We struggle to I've as the
rich on small incomes. No love is
possible any longer without the dia-
mond ring. The simplest home can
not be started without thousand
dollar outfit on installment furniture.
l venture to say that there Is not
one couple in ten who are wiling to
settle down to the realities of life
as did their fathers and mothers.
Our women are too fond of the but.
terfiy life. They say they will settle
down to home life and motherhood
when they get palaces to live in,
and their husbands, doctors degree.
when goodness knows the two never
run together. II our mothers had
waited for such things we would still
be on the track OF eternity waiting
for the trains. The churches and the
clubs are replacing our quiet even
ings at home by our family Preside.
We look for too much of our enter
tainment in public places. Father
and mother are away too many eve
nings in a desire to save other peo-
pies children, while their own are
running around uncared for. These
tendencies and signs Of our Logan
life are destroying our homes. Our
ideals have lowered in standards.
We are worshippers of Mammon.
"Ye cannot serve God and Mammon."
The moral conditions Of New York
and Utah are prevalent throughout
the entire United States and as ]
said in the beginning our homes are
in danger.
Now what will be the result il our
homes do not survive this crisis.
Civilization will go backward and the
race will perish. The best training
school for the individual goes with
the home and there is no place left
for the baby. The baby was the
cause Of civilization in the past and
is the hope of civilization In the fu.
ture. Hotel and fiat life viii not toll
crate him. tenement life Is unfit for
him and institutional training Is in.
adequate. To show the lack of toll.
GRAFTON to the baby a story is told of
one of our Utah men with his wife
and babies going east to school. or
course he found 1t nearly impossible
to secure apartments. On an occasion
I when he was again asked II he had
babies, he replied, yes. madam, but
that doesn't matter, 81 can kill the
babies"
In the very beginning Of the race
the uncivilized human animal both
male and female was powerful in
body and savage by instinct. Then
when the period OF infancy was pro-
longed and the offspring began to
require so much more care, the emo
lions developed. Altruism gained
over egoism and the hut became the
palace in proportion as the mother
and the child became weaker physi.-
ally and stronger mentally. In the
early development of the race the
family seemed to be necessity. The
next question Is HAS It outgrown its
usefulness?" Is the communistic idea
a step forward. By this is meant ac-
cording to Charlotte Perkins Gilman
and many other advocates. That the
great economic waste of maintaining
separate homes can be lessened by
cooperative processes. That men
and women shall be able to choose
the work in life for which they are
best fitted, and that the children
shall be cared for in public institu-
tions under highly specialized nurs.
es and skillful teachers. Then why
do We want to cling to the home
Any idea of community combination
must depend upon the individual at.
ter all. In the family love is con.
centrated and stronger Intense love
is selfish in the sense that it Is linn
tied and centralized. There is a
stronger incentive to individual eff
fort. Each child is made prominent
in his small circle and developed in
self confidence. Self confidence to
win Is inspired by the mothers con.
ceit in her own child's ability. To
have faith in ones self is the battle
OF life half won. In institutional
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