LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15892, 11 October 1913, Page 10

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

ILL-ASSORTED MARRIAGES. Sir, —" Fair i'lay is ikiliiuy i J lay'' arid " householder " express sip-prise a.t my apparent Knowledge ut present-day married me. I may lmorm them mat the 6pectar i tor usually sees most ot tlie game. An art cntio notd not Pi an artist. it is sad a little knowledge is a dangerous thing; in my case it has proved a safo argument. I ctrtainly expect uo woman, to be a clave, nor is there much likelihood ot many of them of to-day bO'ng siaves. Jly idea of woman is of the hignest, and I hold she should sit above man and cultivato all that was intended in ivoman—l'elinement, grace, benevolence, etc. It is when she coipes down to man s level and tries to bo man's equal that sho fails, for lew women have the reasoning ability of man, and they cannot see that, while they should make man worship them, they can never hope to be man's equal in the battle of life. Alan's business work may bo dono at 5 or 6, but he usually has claims at home awaiting his attention. On the other hand, women are not usually so severly tied up as "Householder" would have us believe. I also know of cases of women who are slaves to their homes, but they represent about 2 per cent., and generally are country giris. Some women's work is never done, and never will be done, for like many men they are in a muddle all day. No man, if ho be. worthy of the name, will grudge his wife her outings and his companionship after her day's work, aad it is not of these I wrote. It is the new women we find growing up around us who are so indifferent regarding their homes and children. Their chief aims in life are pleasure, a husband who is getting a fair salary, plenty of dress, etc. In order to be successful in life a man has to wado through the various branches of his' employment. Let women do likewise, for she has tho all-important part to play in the welfare of her homo and children. There is nothing we can compare with a good woman.—l am, etc., Bachelob. [This correspondence is closcd.—Ed. 0.D.T.l

LABOUR AND THE M.U.1.0.0.F. Sib,—l notice that the Trades and Labour Council deplores the attitude taken up by tho M.U.1.0.0.F. in holding a picnic ou Labour Day. As Labour Day has been purely and simply legalised for all sections of tho community,'the M.U.1.0f0.F. is not trying to deter any of its members from spending tho day where they choose. The Labour Council departed from the proper course of procedure—namely, that of an organised procession irrespective of society through our main thoroughfares. It likes to say " sour grapes" to a lodge which is sectional but properly organised, and which was ever ready to take part in a procession; and,' Sir, you can rest assured that much brotherly love for labour and unity, exists amongst tho executive and brethren since, as is stated in the 'Labour Council's resolution, the. lodge is principally composed of workers. It should bo the last thought on the part of tho M.U.1.0.0.F. to condemn tho Labour Council or any other organisation for celebrating Labour Day as its constitution or executive directs, and as .unity docs not exist amongst our brothers at the Labour Council they should hflsitato before they pass unwarranted re6o--.—l am, etc., October 10. Units.