The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-12
It's Proper to Be War-Bride
If Girl Is SekSupporting;
Or if Soldier-Husband Is Rich

IL ~ mostly grim, nara, Coll ldCts.
Every act has far reaching conse-
quences, and sometimes We dare not in
dulge ourselves in the pleasure Of the
moment because OF the price that we
must pay later on.
Sane people must needs face realities,
take account OF possibilities and look
ahead OF them a bit They cannot shut
their eyes 10 the fact that marriage gen
orally means the founding Of a family
that will need money to support it, or
to the dangers OF war, and the posi-
blity that the man who goes forth a
splendid young giant may either be
slain or come back as helpless as a
baby.
THIS is why it is well for the poor
1 soldier and his sweetheart to wait
until the war is over before they marry.
Marriage in such cases is simply lux
ufy that they cannot afford any more
than they could afford to set mp tour
ing car or yacht.
Marriage will not bring such a
couple any happiness Indeed II will
add 10 their sorrows, and the more
they love the worse it will be for them
II will be another turn Of the rack to
the poor soldier TO think Of the woman
that he loves, alone. sick and suffering
and perhaps IN want, when she most
needs her husbands care, or to feel
that he will be a burden laid npon her
weak little shoulders.
when Another Comes.
The poor little war bride, or per
haps war widow, will have her sorrow
and grief doubled II she has two
mouths TO feed instead OF one, and II
she is held back from dong the thing
she could do for her own support by
the clinging fingers Of babe upon
her breast
1t is true that death and disaster
know neither wealth nor poverty and
the heart Of the rich bride will break
over that black line in the newspapers
that tells Of her husbands loss, just
as much as will that OF the poor young
wife who reads the grim announce
ment about her man. But even death
itself is not the overwhelming tragedy
to the woman who has only her griei
10 weep over that it is 10 the woman
who must face death and need in the
same breath. and who must dry her
tears in order to find work to sup
port her fatherlesS child
What Others Think.
/ And there is another side to this
question of whether a young couple
should marry or not on the eve OF tht
mans starting to war, and that is IL
effect on other people In war time
or peace time, no honorable mar
| should marry unless he is able to sup.
port the family he POUNDS. No mar
has a right TO marry and dump III,
support OF his wife and children or
other people
THE parents on either side hav,
L worked long and hard TO reai
their own families. They are entitled
in their old age to little ease, q lit
tie letting up OF the strain undei
which they have been so long. 10 a few
more comforts than they have beer
able TO indulge themselves in wher
they were bringing up their own chill
dren. and denied themselves ever,
luxury to give their boys and girls ,
better education, better clothes, a bet
ter chance in life than they had.
Parents Due Pity.
II is shame Ii is an outrage. 1
is craven thing to do, for a man tc
marry q girl and then expect eithe,
his father and mother. or her father
and mother to take upon their ben
old backs the burden Of her support
and of her babe, forcing them to star
over again all the sacrifices they hav,
been through in rearing a family. Pity
for their parents should be enough Of
itself to keep poor, young couple