The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-11

Dear Miss Grey: II you should
happen 10 ask me IL I would do as
Mrs. spiker Is doing. should say
NOT"
! consider II siur on American
manhood. and an insult 20 American
women 10 suggest such n thing. II
Feriey Spikcr was 40 weak that he
could forget his manhood. the laws
OF God ana man. his wife. and his
honor 60 deliberately dishonor a good
refined girl. does his vito think that
the experience thus gained will make
him stronger 10 resist the same
temptation In his own homer
/ What OF the little three month.
old baby when n number OF years
have passed ana Il learns the story
OF itn BIRTH
And II we allow Emily Knowles 20
enter the q. n. and take up her resi-.
denco within her sweethcart's home.
how many more cases OF the same
kind VIII we have. English. French.
Belgian. and perhaps even German.
We American wives might just as
well make up our minds to bo as
brigham Young's wives.
No. II Mrs. Hpiker wishes TO for.
give her husband let her do no by
NIL means. but don't expect American
wives In general 10 do likewise. Why
doesn't abe take the money she il
using 10 fish; our immirra ton laws
and send mother and baby back 90
England. educate the child and teach
II that honor counts above ali things.
that for MI shins we DO without
honor we must pay" AS ye meas
ure. 40 shall IL be measured unto you
hcaped up ana running over" but
tho pity OF IL " mere man cannot
measure more than IL heapod UP and
tho poor little innocent children must
take what runs over. even unto the
third and fourth generation.
AN AMERICAN WIFE.
Dear Miss Grey: ] DO not believe
we have a moral right TO bar Emily
Knowles from our free country. 60.
pcctaiiy when she knocks for admit
lance with her child In her arms.
Were rhc alone. having deserted or
disposed OF her child as \ largo per
ceNt Of iiicxitimate mothars do. then
we would have a good moral excuse
20 keep her out
who can question her desire and
effort TO leave q place where dis
grace would always confront both
her and her child. when America
thru tho kind actions of Mrs. spiker
and spiker's brother. offered 10 her
horne for her child. an honest
mans name and the position of hon
orable wife for herself.
She has already suffered sum
GENTLY for her mistake. We al
make them In one form or another
! am sure that only those persons
who have come thru a like expert
encc as that OF Lieut.. Spiker and
Miss Knowles. and unscafhcd. too
have any right TO pass judgment OF
ccnsurc these people.
As American people We should b
too big. too finc for such Judgment
Lieut.. Splker must have known his
wife TO be a real woman who tried
to live nearly 10 the Gospel Of Per
lection for woman: Whether she h
sweetheart. wife. or mother. shs
should not censure. she should moi
blame. she would try TO understand,
else he would not have told her tina
he had stepped sideways Had sh'
been ruch n woman ms "R. ~. c." de
scribes his wife TO be. he would have
no doubt hidden II from her. ms thou
sands Of men do hide. such csca
padcs.
Mrs. spiker In very fine. thru anc
thru. She II one OF few womcr
who are trying to do away with a
double standard.
II she could accept Pericy Spikei
as her husband after he had taker