Evening star., 1937-01-30
Loyalty in
Family Is
Right Idea
Should Be Encour.
aged and Upheld by
All Members.
BY ANGELO PATRI,

CHILDREN usually stick up" for
their families. They will fight at
the merest suggestion of a reflection
upon their mothers. Fathers come
next. Brothers and sisters after that.
Any reflection upon the family Is a
challenge to battle, and I for one
agree and wish the young defenders
all the power In the world behind their
right arms.
Loyalty is a precious human quail
ity-one Of the noblest. Without it q
man is no man, a woman no worthy
one. The feeling that calls up all the
love and courage and strength that
one can muster to the defense Of ones
faith is most honorable. most nearly
divine Of all human characteristics.
To maintain ones faith in times Of
peace, when nobody rises to challenge
it. is good, but to maintain it in spite
Of opposition. in spite Of attack,
against even the friends Of the house.
hold. is to prove ones right to be
called a man.
wouldn't give a button for a boy
or girl who had not some loyalties,
ideals. family affection, friendships. re-
lationships to groups Of people. Only
the weakest OF weaklings fails to find
strength to throw to the support or
the defense of some one. When this
loyalty leads to black eyes and bloody
noses, deplore the necessity, but I
acknowledge it. One fights for his
faith II needs be.
Brothers are right to speak up for
sisters. It isn't much Of a brother
who says. yeah, she is dumb" II
that is his opinion, it should be his
private opinion. He should remind the
critic that he is speaking Of his sister
and accept his explanation that he
forgot with. q grim look In his eye
The same for sister. When some girl
hints that her brother is not so much,
sister should rally to his defense
Fundamentally.
Just lay of my brother If you want
to be any friend Of mine," heard one
young miss announce to her chum on
their way from school. Brother had
been remiss. He had not raised his
hat in passing; he had knocked against
his sisters chum. dislodging her books:
then he had raced on by, making de-
risive noises as he went. He was not
behaving very nicely, true enough, and
sister would let him know about that
later on. But she would not allow
anybody else to belabor him, at least
in her presence. Right or wrong,
stand by the family" was her motto.
This family loyalty means unity.
The members can be depended upon
to do enough plain talking to each
other to prevent any undue conceit.
Brothers and sisters are frank enough
with each other to allay any fears of
their becoming an admiration society.
AS long as they stand by each other
and their people, against the common
enemy, they can be given q clean bill
Of health.
Loyalty begins at home. It begins
with the parents, who are very careful
never to say word or look in such q
way that it might be considered as
fault finding in the presence Of an
outsider. Nothing that might place a
child in an embarrassing position
should be told. A child's confidence
is sacred. Loyal parents rear loyal
children. To teach q child to stand
by his family, his ideals, his faith,
against all odds, is to teach him to
achieve a spiritual courage, spiritual
power, the value Of. which Is beyond
measurement.
tCopyright, 1871