MOTHERS OF THE EMPIRE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 302, 21 December 1937, Page 6

MOTHERS OF THE EMPIRE.

I The Empire has been built up by tlie mother* and fathers, who were prepared to sacrifice themselves and fulfil their responsibilities and shoulder their many arduous duties cheerfully and with brave hearts. How many young married couples have crossed the sea's and with a great courage brought up their families under great hardships and with none of the amenities and household aids. we have now? No proper stores, no electricity and few shops, and only the amusements they could make. Women forget that in taking the married state they are being called to assist in a wonderful and great plan—the creation of a yoiin:r life—-o when women begin to talk about striking for their right* they are stretching out to obtain just ordinary thing 3 that will cost them nothing and throwing awav their great prerogative. Those "women who do not fee] capable of making sacrifices and putting selfish desires and wishes on one side should not take up the married state, but just live for themselves and for 4 the life of giddy pleasures and cocktail parties, but thev are missing the love of home and children. '""Vomig Mother' says what attraction does married life hold—and liow do they pet repaid? How many homo* have been held together bv the ties of c-liildren? Xo wonder divorce is on the increase. Children are not ■wanted, and so for any excuse the marriage ties are broken. Fathers have their share in this 2Teat responsibility of bringing up a family. Our men would be less selfish if they were taking their share of interest in their offspring instead of studying the pedigree of Bluebottle and Grasshopper in the next race. RUBY S. WATSON".