Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22

used because their husbands do not sup
port them.
II seems 10 me that Il IL only a very
greedy and grasping woman who wants
70 hang on TO her own pocketbook and
yet dip her hand into her husbands. A
Just and fair-minded woman would see
that she shouldn't expect 20 hold on TO
the old order OF things. and set reap
ell OF the rewards of the new
The very basic idea involved In a man
feeding ana clothing and housing his
wife is that she gives him in return her
services IN the house She makes the
home. She either superintends the serv-
anita or does with her own hands the
cooking. sweeping. cleaning, sewing. dust
irg necessary to making a comfortable
place OF abode.
A man has been considered 70 sup
port his wife II he paid her bills, even
though she did all the homework, ard
worked ten times as hard as she would
have had 20 do had she labored at any
occupation outside OF her home
But II woman elects TO work for
some other man In an office instead of
her husband IN the home. she certainly
has no ethical claim upon him 10 buy
her clothes or pay her board bills. She
has maintained her financial indepcnd-
cnce, and that gives her not only the
right 20 support herself but morally
eonfidered, the necessity TO do H. What
ever OF her BILLS her husband pays Is
a matter OF generosity with him. II is
not her privilege.
This question. however should never
arise between husbands and wives. be-
cause, u marriage means anything AZ all.
u 10 partnership In which they have
no separate interest and in which both
work unsclflshly for their mutual good.
Ihe woman who continues 10 earn
money after she Is married to help buy
home or 70 assist her husband In get
ting into business for himself. enjoys one
OF the greatest privileges that can come
to any woman who really loves man.
and II she is OF nature so ayariclous
that she cannot feel II 20 be a pleasure 10
help her husband she should stay single
ana Keep her little hoard TO herself.
] am convinced. from much OBSERVE
ton and study Of the subject. that there
IL no other one thing that makes so many
riffs in the domestic lutte as the money
question, and | am certain that nothing
else would do as much to settle the al
vorco problem and Insure matrimonial
peace and harmony as for men and
women not only 70 have a definite un-
derstanding IN regard tr the financial
question before marriage. but TO sign a
legal contract settling the matter
Men begrudge their wives money and
refuse 20 give thcm any settled amount.
Women are discounted because they don't
get what they consider fair divide.
Hence there is unending pickering. be-
tween the two. All OF this could be
avoided II there was definite matr,-
monial partnership drawn up between a
man and woman before they pooled their
lives AZ there Is between two men who
80 into n business partnership and pool
their finances and labor.
II a man signs a contract 70 give his
wife a certain per cent Of his income
every month on which TO run the HOUSE,
and pay her own expenses he would
know what he was going into and sh,
would know what she had 20 expect
and n either party didn't like the terms
they could withdraw ON the safe side o.
the altar.
II a woman wanted 20 keep at her jol
after shc was married she could setti,
g then with the man instead OF fightlnl
Il cut with him aftefwaid. Also they eoul,
settle what part OF the family expenses
she was expected to pay. OF n she was {,
have all OF her money to 20 in the saw
inss bank or buy millinery with a.
The financial problem Is Just az acut,
h. the home a. II II on Wall street. en'
some day ven have enough sense 4
face q IN common sense way instea,
OF leaving Il all 20 chance. and Their
won't be 50 many tickets sold 10 Rem
when We o..