The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-17
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS

o.-perhaps you can help mo out
on a problem have been unable 10
soIve In ~ yesrs Of matrImony.
have a dear. good husband, with
ono exception. and this 10, he Will
not oonflde In me as ! do In him,
and OF all things, tnis makes me
most unhappy. He always has
money can't account for. Now.
Miss Grey, " had money ! could
not Give account OF, az 20 where
II came from. how long would he
be content with me-
nave him a muoh-wanted beau
tIful GIFT at Christmas time. and he
knows where every dollar came
from that purchased IL he gave
mo very nice present. and as he
gives me all OF his money he earns,
or 10 supposed 20, asked him
where he got the price. Nc said,
"oh, never mind" That doesn't
suit me. Far rather a oontented
mind than all the Jewels on earth.
Ne and I should be one. He has
always had finance affairs couldn't
account for. and /, gets my goat. I
don't care for him to have seerets
from me, az I am hla honest pal.
One time | remember he asked
me for the last dime on earth had.
I gave II TO him Just before bedtime.
40 no claimed he needed II on the
next day. AZ he "a, on the bed and
pulled hls shirt over mia head, out
from tho shirt pocket rolled q roll
OF bills. This makes me most IN
happy. as have saved In every way
possible for him. Am an easy
mark. or tho bisgos, boob In town ?
PEEvED WIFE.
A.-Of course this must be most
unsatisfactory Sometimes when
men give all their money 10 their
wives, and their wives dole out "A
stingy allowance for them. the men
get weary. and pine for the days
when they earned and spent as they
pleased. without let or hindrance.
Thea Il In that such men manipulate
the finances no that they can keep a
little for themselves. unbcknown
10 careful wiley.
The fnvorits scheme II 10 get a
raise and not give Oft the informa.
ton at home. Maybe !, is only a
couple OF dollars a week. and maybe
| II In more
OF course. cannot tell only hay
Ing your letter 10 work upon. wheth'
er your husband belongs In this
category or not. II he positively
refuses to account for this extra
money. you have but two roads
open. You must either plainly state
TO him tha, II will be necessary TO
explain how he gets this money. and
II he does not. then you will feel II
necessary 20 part company with
him. or else you will have to forget
II. A possible third road nigh,
open TO you IL you have the ingo'
lnuity to discover for yourself hew
he makes or gets tho money.
There Ia little doubt that you are
an easy mark" Many women arr
either overs,rict or too lcnient in
financial matters. To strike a
happy medium IL one OF the keys
to successful matrimony.
Dear Miss Orgy; Recently In
your column "A Subscriber advo
Gates government ownership a. .
cure for poverty. His statement
requires Justification.
Political governments exist 70
protect the institution OF private
property. and not 20 carry on Indus
Try. With the abolition OF private
ownership OF the means OF life. a
new plan OF government Will be
necessary. Bsnek White says,
Democracy 10 the least Imperfect
thing man has made" We propose
merely to extend this Idea OF
democracy over Industry.
Let the workers unite Into one
worldwide labor union, organized
for the purpose OF gaining posses.
sion OF and OF conducting the In.
dustrles. All useful work naturally
groups Itself under the heads OF
production. distribution, eorruni-
cation or social service. Represent
atives Of a certain number OF work.
ers In eaen department could meet
and make laws regarding wages
and working conditions Under this
system, bosses and officials woul d
! be elected by vote, and all power
vested IN the workers. The germ,
OF such a union exists today In the
W. I. I. U. Workers international
Industrial unIonl. with hesdauar
ters at Detroit. Michigan.
With the growth OF the Industrial
union. the Industrial state would
gradually replace the political state
and the latter, having no function
10 perform, would die natura
death. Here originates the false
charge that "the socialists would
destroy the government" The sci
entific socialist Is constructive. moi
destructive. A SOCIALIST.
O.-To settle an argument, would
YOU please answer thru your col
urns N Il 10 proper for a marrie1
woman to wear her wedding ring al
all times II she has one7 say II
is, but another party says that II
Is not In style to wear a wedding
rinu. N this 10 the case, why not
abolish tho ring from tho ceremon,
entireIy7 a. d. 3. 4.
A.-The wedding ring IL very
much in style at any time and any
place. In fact. II IL the most popu
liar ring I know OF.