Evening star., 1938-10-25

dren. who may be placed in institutions
or distributed among relatives because
one relative cannot, or will not, assume
support OF both mother and children
Mothers are denied the opportunity of
supporting themselves or their children.
That prostitution is real danger re-
sulting from such policies is amply il
lustrated in Italy and Germany, two ma
tions seeking to take women from the
labor market. The policy has been pur-
sued for centuries in Japan, where pros
titution has become q matter of course
and womans lot is that Of slavery These
are the conditions from which women
have been emerging gradually for CEN
turles. Certainly they should not be de-
MED their opportunities for preservation
OF self respect and to care for their own.
Perhaps In that fair future when mar
rlage is no longer the only means by
which women may have and maintain a
home, when marriage is a matter of
mutual choice rather than economic
necessity by one of the parties marriage
will be an institution of greater mutual
benefit by reason of the mutual respect
OF each party to it for the capacities
and abilities of each other. There NAV
be better homes, better marriages and
better children and less violence to mu-
tual obligations.
1t may be the well-known Inability of
women to reason logically" that makes
me think that more can be done to
solve unemployment by an honest ac-
encouragement Of the fact that ideas
are the sources of opportunity; that
ideas are no respecter of persons or DO
sitions and may arise from any source
given the opportunity for development;
that Efforts to promote new ideas and
expand old ones given encouragement
and support both financially and morally
will no longer make it necessary to
spread existing employment, but create
greater opportunities where there is
room for all. Certainly women as a
group represent one of the largest oppor-
tunities for expansion of the domestic
markets, but women must receive fair
dealing as earners in order to realize
their potential development as con-
sumers. We must become a nation of
"doers' and not winners" willing to
work together in some degree harmon
iously and repudiating the idea that one
individual or group or class Of indi-
'AAeoAo SoAA SuCCCCu~ at IIe cApcIlSC Oh
others. EDNA MARSHALL.
October 81, 1898.
Commendation for Column
On Bible Class Activities.
To the Editor of The Star:
The Vaughn Glass of Calvary Baptist
Sunday School wishes to commend The
Evening Star newspaper for the recent
creation OF q column within the church
news section of the Saturday edition of
The Star for news of the Bible classes.
1t has long been the desire of the
Vaughn Glass that there be an ever-ready
space available in some edition of a daily
newspaper for the publicizing Of special
Bible class events and services in the
form Of news items, in addition to regular
paid advertisements, so that the doings
Of these Christian organizations might
be spread before the public at large. The
new column for news of the Bible classes
affords this very opportunity for all Bible
classes alike in the vicinity of Washing
ton, and it Is with the utmost sincerity
and delight that the Vaughn Glass well
comes this new privilege as provided by
The Star This is truly an invaluable
service for the cause of Christianity.
In further connection with the church
news section, 1t Is desired to take this
occasion to compliment The Star for the
continued publication of the weekly Sum-
day school lesson by DR.. Ellis. These
lessons, SO plainly and concisely phrased
by DR.. Ellis, are ever interesting and most
valuable in the spreading the word of
Him who is our leader and savior.
CRAWFORD j. SMITH,
Secretary, Vaughn Glass,
Calvary Baptist Sunday School.