The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-10
barometer of Public Opinion
nti-IIcmc- Wrcckcrs Associo,,o,

EDITOR World; We have anti horse thief as
'o''auohs' anti-auomobile thief associations nd
''"''' ui Ju7teo which act as anti h-jacker"
t'"''pHS ana on every hand our property s
projected against theyery. why not protect
our helpless children, equally hcluless vivos ana
""' noh'S against the iusldious dcprcdatiuns of
th' most dangerous ana the most damnabic OF
thioyes--thc home -wrecker
whether Clara Smith was moro alnnod
against ihdn shining. occupied the attention Of
ne public, press and pulpit for weeks but ,vhv
rou dn,S one case out Of thousands In exist
TT rs TOO LATE. why moi rel husv nnd A. :
l'nd To the embryo Clara Smiths' In our Inidst
p,I"rc th"y nave time TO wreck their own and
nth'r llvcs and in casoa whore there is lack OF
financial mrans to leave little children 90 suffer
actual want,
Every church and traternaI organization
should take steps to create and anti-home
Wr'Sker association whore every member is
pledged TO make written. sealed report Ctn n re-.
sponrblo investigating commIttccl OF anv eyi-
u'hco or woud-bc home wrecker. on first
thought you will say. There IL no tangible evil
aso Intelligence Will tell you that there is moth
ing more apparent than such evidence, how
ever wen IL may be Camouflagcd To be
thoroughly effective such an Organization should
br comprehensive enough to act as a Dunn and
ilausucei Tor the Information Of decent living
honest employers who wish clean men and
women In their offices Every respectable man
and woman. whether employer or employe,
would welcome and support such an institution.
10 you know that thousands of girls are every
forced into immortality by the fact that
they cannot otherwise compete with the "Clnra
SmItha' In officer seventeen years i'm offices of
Texas, California and oklahoma with girls
welfare work as an incidentally has given the
writer knowledge OF the seriousness of CON
dluons appalling In its scope and which can
hardly be compchendcd by the layman or the
h'Ile mother secure 90 In her home.
True enough every Jake IIamon" in the
country will rise up In arms against such an or.
sanization claiming Interference with his liberty
Nothing ails him only his warped and wizcned
httle soul cannot distinguish between liberty and
license, Liberty insurCs the right to enjoy life
with due regard for the rights OF others white
license tnsurcs the right TO take whatever his
bestal nature Graves without regard for tnp laws
Of God or man and his duties thcrcundnr. our
penitentiares nre fun OF better men than these
respectable Hbortincs"
Some OF you will reason that our modern
business life is to blame and there ia M remedy
our modern busna-> life does bring men and
women into very close personal contact but the.
relationship can be clean and wholesome. 4
gir OF good blood and principles when she OBJ
serves an office man has apparently had little
difficulty at homc--and It is usually quite ap-
prent-will ignore 1t with fun understanding
that If there Is unhapplncss he Is probably
much at fault as anyone and very soon when
he sees thcro Is no sympathy I'm that quarter he
viii settle down 20 the days work and forget It
girl; she immediately sciZcs the opportunity TO
make the man understand she considers him a
very much abused, unhappy, misunderstood and
undrr-appreciatcd man--and the fires OF hell
are started.
Now little mother, do not sit down calmly
and say To yourselves That condition can never
may have strangled the honor and loyalty OF
your husband and he seeking an excuse to de
stroy your homo and take from your little
children the love and care thar is their BIRTH
right and your duty % protect Never mind
Making the world safe for democracy" but
MAKE THE HOME SECURE FOR THE
RABIES. -
Tulsa. Oklahoma