HUSBANDS TOO LENIENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15212, 10 May 1920, Page 8

HUSBANDS TOO LENIENT.

; ;' : 6A^'bl^^ : VASf6 UQBTSRN WtyjESi a__g. l^id^is' dis-usairig with- varied expressions o£-yl_wß - t the reiflaxKabfe' declaration by Cardinal ,W.. H. 'CVConnell' -the Rbm_n Gatbojn? of Boston, that "d bus- : band is the bead df tbe-fainily and _boiild exercise authority as such. '"' -•'■ .The jferiimfne' element of Massachusetts, led nhy . the" Smtrkgettesi wants; tb know where the celibate, prolate finds 'his authority' for: ihaJldrig' such a statement, particularly m these modern times. The women of Massachusetts have not yet the vote, but m the first flush of their iridiguation they are threatening drastic reprisals when they achieve the. suffrage. • Their. Jeaders with gleo to the fact . that, the ; cardinal does not say that a luisband is -the ; ; head ; of the home/ but. thafc.be should be. ,V ; , - ■'; f v : . The statement, of course, was made m a- serm<ini tb men only.. He said : : ''Yeuknqwj dear s men, rtwo evils, aie most predoniiiiant .m £hese- days; dne.js.a-um-pant license on every/side. The, other is extravagance. One cause., is a ';■ sinister feminism, or? what- appears to be a growing .weakness on.? tl^e- part, of the man^ hood of the nation.. The. women. rare clamouring to the •..power iutq "their own hands; That as. not .'■ a /, compliment to the meiriiorf • tho nafcioik . /slvg signs of decadence m ytb«) respect for; .the fathers of families. < After all, a, wifeand childrea expect' the father to exercise,, the rights- arid dutioßof^ father.v. ; The .lacky of • authority- by men ;is giving', an^undue prominenco to vfoxsefiA ...Mtonien are "'becoming, more .and morq insis^tenU ' How caiiryouil-ok'on and. see childreri, especially girls> rUnhing. rampant without any consideration for modesty and the beautiful womanly virtues- which ought? to be inculcated' jut their maiinorsy.and 'habits o£ life? Yotvsfi.y they- won't listen to you. But there •must be\66nie.thiug>wrong in' you.^ if .;'they.-,..don!_, ; rlisteii t0 ... your authority..". ( ... :,-•.-.--. ,; .' '*„ ;. -• n mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..' '" .