The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-09
Observations
American Woman
Speaks Her Mind
on Alien Brides
By HELEN EssARY

By HELEN ESSARf
How does the American mother
feel when her soldier son sends a
foreign bride home TO the family
roof tree? This was a subject dis.
cussed by me recently in a column.
seem TO have touched on a
theme that is agitating many a
heart. For promptly received let
tiers commenting on my observa'
tons. / herewith quote from two
OF the most entertaining OF these:
My concern is not how an
American mother feels at having an
English cockney or Russian or Pol
ish or Italian peasant girl thrust
upon, her for a daughter,in-aw
Ny concern is how an American
girl feels about this invasion Of for
eign brides" writes Muriel Drayton
Of Arlington Farms, Virginia. Il
fear the American girl does not
realize that every foreign wife
means another American spinster.
THE American girl could not be
blamed for any resentment she
might feel. considering what she
has done for the war effort: She
has given her blood to the blood
banks, her money to the Communi-
ty Fund and has bought bonds-all
in the hope that thereby she could
help shorten the war and bring
our boys back to us. And now see
what is happening!
Every American girl wants a
husband-an American husband
and children. She certainly does
nc. want her future usurped by
some woman whose only contribu-
close proximity TO some CT in some
past OF the globe.
How do you suppose the children
OF these inter-racial unions will
turn out?" asks Miss Drayton. "Will
they be 1000 American? think
not.
Most OF the women will still be
loyal to their native lands no
matter how long they stay here.
Since the rearing OF the children
will be the responsibility OF the
mothers, these children are likely
to hear more about their mothers
country than the United States"
Miss Drayton ends her protest
with the hope that in the event
of another World war, our Ameri-
can girls will see that a law is
passed forbidding any American
boy to take a foreign bride until
the war is over"
we'll understand the complaint
OF Miss Drayton. But she does for
get that neither she nor |, nor
you rho are reading this, would
be alive today il some native son
had not taken an alien bride.
A LIVELY CHARACTER, sign
ing himself The Old Man. writes
that he is more upset over the
trifling behavior of American wives
than he is over the prospect OF diff
fcult foreign wives. 1--WE got an
American daughterin-law of my
own" he says. and l know what
I'm talking about.
my son brought his American
hpsde home for a long visit after
) he was discharged from the Army.
He met the girl in the west at
n coed university. This girl should
understand how to behave in an
American home. She is from our
strata in life. She speaks our Ian
qusge. belongs to the same kind Of
clubs and has the same religion
or. rather. lack OF religion.
But has she been remotely help
full TO her mother-in-law. now COM
PEELED to do her own Homework?
She has not, We gave them the
best suite in the parental mansion.
They say they are on furlough and
so, at about 11:00 in the morning
they wander downstairs with Nom.
how about little breakfast for the
Little Woman and me" Certainly,
Sonny Boy says poor Nom. and
upsets the kitchen she had just got
cleaned up.
After my son and his wife have
eaten, my son generally says,
Nom. how about the car to show
the Little Woman over the town?
Certainly, again says poor Nom,
but be hack in time for dinner
Darling Nom again cleans up
the kitchen and how she hates
Kitchens. She next takes a peek
at the bridal suit .unmade bed.
clothes all over the floor. empty
beer bottles on the antique maho-
gany. cosmetic jars everywhere.
Nom sighs. closes the door and has
nerve TO let that rest.
Il wonder IL the Swedish girl,
the Pole, the little Mademoiselle or
Hulda, even though they do not
speak our language would be as
thoughtless as the deal little
American girl?
Dear Mrs. Essary." concludes
THE Old Man. BE a little kind to
the furriners'."