The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-01
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS

Dear Miss Grey; looseness OF
shouhs eharseterlres the discussion
Of birth control In the article
sisned "A Woman"
1, opposes birth control. yet
states that "sclf-eontroi 10 the only
right and true way 20 control
birth" This last 10 what the al
voc ates of birth control really
seek. the question being as 20 what
constitutes seif-eontrot.
No proof supports the statement
that more women approach death
from controlling birth than from,
bearing children. Even were this
true. u would be an argument "a.
sorino the open dissemination of
information regarding harmless
methods Of birth control. Cannot
these deaths resulting from i9ro-
rant attempts at prevention be laid
a. the door Of the doctors who are
financially Interested In maintain.
ing general confusion on the auss
ton. and also 20 tho religious NOR.
sils,s who confuse Ignorance with
sanesltyr
When "a Woman" saiks os the
claws Of nature" she should re-
member that enc OF those laws 10
that pruning produces superior
fruit. and another 10 that a high
birth rate implies a corresponding.
ly high death rate. 40 witness the
million spawn o. the herring In
contrast 10 the single osssprIna OF
A. =. -
hIes preferred 20 more bablesf The
one thing that should always dis
tinosisn man from ell other forms
OF life 10 the ability to consciously
control his setiora
In scientific discussion OF birth
control. the Introduction OF q hypo-
thetlesi Sod" or . conIectursi
"soul" serves but 20 cloud the
issue.
The statement that "every WON
an who INDUCES In sexual sssoeia-
ton. but illustrates the possibility
Of becoming a mother. 10 a prossl.
tute," 10 20 cay that "rnorsls" In
society rest mainly with the de-
graded tenement d~ellers who
make a yearly addition 20 their be-
srssoted brood Of mental insffl
clients.
" the Views OF "A Woman" rep
resent tho only opposition 70 birth
control. tho case for family lIrnits-
ton 10 q clear ono.
MOTHER OF TWO.
Dear Miss Grey: With all due re-
spect TO Aunt Miriam" I. too. voice
her sentlments-"We cannot fight
for love. 40 men do: we should be
wooed and were not made 10 WOO"
midsummer Nights Dream, Act ".
Ny letter, az opposed TO "eunoa-
low" favored the isdles, OF course.
snd may state that believe In n
single standard OF morality and
equal suffrage--that q man should
be wcii.lnformed, open-rllndcd and
tolerant. possessing splendid self.
control. and that any young man
who aaplres 20 support wife ought
to show that he can make aood7 r.
he 10 too poor. or too stlngy, or too
unamhitIous 10 do this. he should
be put out OF the running
The triumphant march OF wpman
began when she held In her arms
the Infant King In the stsriit man
ger at Bethlehem. u Will not be
long before she comes Into her own.
BY the exercise OF his selfish will,
man often loses her thru whom he
could redeem himself from darkness
and despair.
Parts Of my letters may have been
loosely written, but ! did not be-
lIeve "Aunt Miriam" would consider
their literal meaning.
But the figures are true, and
fact must be considered by the In
sellIoent mind. Verify. verify. In
world Of IdoIstry. superstition and
mental subsection, the truth 10 a ter.
rlble thing. Who can speak the
truth and liver
WILLIAM STEVENS.
O.-Please tell me at what time
postal substatlons arc supposed 20
close. A certain station has repeat.
eddy refused to accept registered
letters. sltho II wan a half hour be-
fore their advertised closing time.
INQUIRER.
A.--Postal regulations require
substations TO keep open from 500
TO $3.50. but many stations do not
close promptly at that hour. The
reason your registered mall was
refused was probably this: The
time when the last collection OF
registered mail Is made varies at
the different substations. This is
reasonable. since the wagon cannot
be at more than one place at the
same time. II letter for registry
is offered after the last collection
has been made. the clerk cannot be
held responsible for H.
al am heir TO some property In
New York city that was leased 20
tho city for 80 years and then Il
whs 70 90 to tho remaining heirs.
Tho lease expired some time ago.
II has never been settled that I
know Of Where can find out any.
thing about ~ ANXIOUS.
A.--You had best employ n rell-