The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-15
JOHN HAROLD SWAN.
,rs Robertson and Maternity.

Editor world. | note your comment sun
port of the attitude that Miss Alice Robertson
has taken In regard to the Shepard -Towncy ma
torntty bill and the hest argument can put up
TO you and Miss Alice is the enclosed clipping
from your own paper today, entitled TO Dispel
Ignorance"
HAD Miss Robertson becn favored with such
course as herewith mentioned, and which is to
be given In our state university, shc would now
be better equipped to I'M the exalted position
we voters of oklahoma have given her how
ever "a we are never too old to learn, would,
II not ne wen that she seek vet 70 broaden her
mentality a Attl" ON these subjects so vital to
human welfare?
WIN all due respect to Miss Alice, We know
mat eeins a maiden lady. her vision is natu-
rally limited ON these questions, and 1 venture
To- say that although she is strong on that
poor Indian sob stutt' she has never taken the
exclusive care of a baby for ten day" in her life,
therefore. my dear sin, We mothers could not
4src" with YOU ON IAN entire congress of Alice
DO not understand me as being against Mias
Robertson for | am not, for sh" represents TO
MS an example OF noble womanhood ana I am
for her az all times even though could not
swallow that poor Lo' bunc she talked Of So
much In her campaign.
have lived IN Oklahoma many years and
from my observation believe that nine times
out Of ten the poor Indian is couycrSout enough
with the white mans tricks of trade to be
able to take care of himself
while IN school and when practicing my pro-
t'eS'on IN Kansas OltE came IN contact WIN
many dopl"rahc conditions Of dear little chill
drcu because OF the lack of information To the
mother ON hygtcnic laws and child training,
and when | took up country practice IN south
west oklahoma some years ago I there found
this lack OF education st,l moro prouounc ed
and supplemented by superstition and traditional
practices little in advance of the hackwoods OF
kentucky, ana | venture to suggest that Vet I'm
many sections Of our talr state the practice OF
ho,dinE the baby by the feet head down. and
shaking 1t each day to prevent its becoming
"livcr-Erown" lwhltcvcr that isD ls practiccd
by many mothers i'm rural districts. To illustrate
that ignorance OF child welfare is not confined
20 the iliterttc CLASSES only q few wcrka ago.
while visiting In su-ctllod educated family.
| observed that there was always q battle roy
al" between \ mother and child before his mid
day nap, and she literally spanked him to
Sleep
Thanks to the awakening Of our educational
boards all over the land, the gloom of parent
hood and the rearing OF children will bc Nfted
and the time will come when the darling babies
VIII be always welcome and Will he given the
care and consideration accorded lap-dogs and
augori cats, we'll as that accorded cattle,
hogs and horses, hy our government.
This matter OF reaching the mothers through
our school system will be "A much slower proc
css than could hc accomplished with the direct
federal aid, but regardless of Alice Robertson
the halls ~ congress Il viii come, for God
lis good and works IN mysterious ways. His
Wonders to PERFORM
Very truly,
Tulsa, Aug. II. NARY r. TATMAN, NJ. d,