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Show The Marriage MarriageProblem MarriageProblem MarriageProblem MarriageProblemBy Problem ProblemBy By J . DASKAM BACONAuthor BACON BACONAuthor Author of 01 Tbe The Tb Klfdnesv Madness D1adn s of 01 Philip Phlp , , . ' ' The Inhctittacc Inberltance Inheritance etc de etcHomemahing etcHonteniahtng Homemahing Romema/.mg Romema.mg Romema .mg mg Honteniahtng / . Mint Mut Must , ; Be Raised Rfllsecl to tothe tothe the Lcvelof Levelo Level Lcvel o of f Other Professions l'rofessrons lrofessrons ProfessionsONG ' ProfessionsJ LONG J ONG before beJore fifty ifty ( years it will ulll ) , , . I 1 1am * am ani sure , hate hale dattnedupon dawnedupon danncd dattned dawned upon dIe the dIeaterage theaverage tlieaverage aterage average man tlial tllat that the tire chief clueJ clueJsource clue ! source oj of ojdlDculty ofdQicilty ofdifficulty dlD/culty dlD culty dQicilty : / in m marriage marnage Go as , it narks 1.0r1.s 10r1.s 10r1s corks ( . . out outtoday outtoday outtoday today is I.S . not emotional emotlonfll , nor rellglOu religious religiousnor , nor hygienic h hygienic-it hygienic it ) glemc-It glemc It - it is u purely economic . . I say any the ' cliicf chief source , " bel'luse belluse because becauseno bel'luseno " ' no humin hum'1n hum1n human ' relation Is so simple as asto asto asto to admit of but one difficulty dJlficulty or to torequire torequire torequire require but one remedy As the themost themost themost most Intimite Inllm\te Inllm te inUmtte ' \ of voluntirlly volunt1rl\y volunt1rl y voluntarily \ as assumed nssumed umed sumed < ) rel reI itlonshlps ttlonshlps itionshlps , marrla marriage e sill silltlw \ willilways \ ill 11\\ 11 tlw 11ay ' \ ay ays ret retiin ret\m ret m ' \ un . Its I.ts fixed fi"ed fied " proportion proportionof of una\ una unavoldible unaolchble unaroldtble \ olchble risk rIsh , una\ una unaoldable unatioidable unatioidablecompllcttion unavoidablecompllcition \ oldable oldablecompIlC'1tlOn compIlC'1tlOn compIlC1tlOn compllcttion ' , univoldnble un'1\oldable un'1 un1 oldable untsoldable ' \ error errorThelefore errorTheiefore errorTheiefore Thelefore Theiefore , I feel that tl1'1t tl11t tint ' It Is naste a n \\aste aste waste wasteof \ wasteof \ asteof of time to theOl theorize tlieoiize iole over the emo emot10nal emotlonal cmotlonal t10nal tlonal problem problemCl problems , , which can ne\ ne neer never neverbe neverbe \ er be settled seb sex se\ se " ' \ : b bi by cex sex ; < ; cs , & so 0 to spe1k speak speikbut , , but must Inevitably Inev1tably be adjusted adjustedcouple adjustedcouple adjustedcouple couple b bi by couple . The hygienic hglenrc ) problems , nith ruth rtith thecontingent tIle the tIlecontmgent thecontingent contmgent contingent issue of oj ojratIOnal ofrational rational birth blrtl , con control controt control trol trot , , can be scttledno settledno settled scttled no more qmc1.ly qmc1ly quickly qmc1.lyI quicklythan quicklytitan . I tlulU than the steady grolthoj growthof gronth grolth growth ( , of oj popular edu educatIon education editcation catIon permits pernuts , andrull andiult and mil rull iult be solt sotted solted salted ed prc pre prccuel precisely prccisely cuel cisely ) as soon as would reould be . safe , in allprobability all allprobabrllly allprobability , probabrllly probability Judging by the grolung grohung grohungand groiting'and groitingand ' and andintelligent intelligent interest I1lterest in m eterythlng eterything eterythlngthat eterythingthat eicrylhingthat that pertains to healthand health andSanitatIon and SanitatIon sanitationit , ruth ititli ruthspecIal K/i K i / specialstress special stress tress on titality tltallty utality and Ion iongetity Iongcuty , geuty getity , I 1 1rcould Icould tcoiild rcould could rcouldsay couldsay say that this tlus thus nouldtake uould would uouldI uouldta wouldtake I ta take ' e care of oj ofitself itself itselfThe itselfThe The religious reJiglous problems , for the theI thegreat thegreat I great mass of Anglo Sixon S'lxon Slxon Saxon ' civiliza clvtl\za clvtl za clviliza- clviliza clvilization civilization \ . - I tion Uon , no longer exist . , In prnctlcal practical prnctlcalI practicalfact practicalfact practicalfactreeling I fact . . ' reeling r'eellng reellng , as I do , th th'1t th1t ( hit ' it of these theseaspects theseaspects theseaspects aspects of marriage the emotionalcan emotionalcan emotional ' can never be settled , the hygtenlcIs hygienicis hygienic hygtenlc ' Is on the way "ay ay " to being settled seltl d , andthe and andthe andthe the religious has been settled , I Ino Inos Inow no nos " turn to the most Import\nt Import nt tmporttnt Importntaspect tmporttntaspect ( mportintaspect ' \ aspect of all for the woman of the theTwentleth theTwentieth theTwentieth Twentleth Twentieth century-the century the century--the century - - - the economIcThis economicThis economic economicThis This situation Is Is not at all emo emotlonal emotional emotlonal tlonal tional and does not present the thecomplic'1tlons thecomplications thecomplications complic'1tlons complic1tlons complications ' of Individual vag vagt vagtrtes vagiries ' rles rtes Though all the conditions are areripe areripe areripe ripe for adjusting It . , and though thoughe thoughe\eribodys thoughe eribodys eery e\ e eer \ er ery . } body s mind should be by now nowprepared nowprepared nowprepared prepared for It , though we are be beIng being being Ing steadily pushed to It It , , the pub pubIll publie publie Ill lie ' mind Is not engaged upon It as asIn asin asIn In the hygienic field It bis h1s his not notbeen notbeen notbeen been politely pol1tely retilned ret\lned ret lned rettined ' \ as a gesture gestureand gestureand gestureand and preserved for Its tr'lditionaJ trlditionaJ traditional traditionaland tnditionaland ' and nd sentimental uses ; on the con contrar contrary contrar trar trary ; . , It Is 1s violently resented and andIn andincreasingly andIncreasingly In increasingly reasingly questionedAnd questioned questionedAnd Andso And so it is clear that 1 belieie beletc behieve beletc.lt , that thatnothing tfuitnothing /.lt .lt .ltnot1ung / . ! not1ung nothing about us will wIllseem seem more absurd ab absurd absurd surd than 'tJie tJie .the the ' . fact Jact that uhlle "lule lule chile " tie "e e ue " bobbled bab babbled babbled bled bledcontl1lunlly bledcontinually continually contl1lunlly about the inestimabletalue inestImable inestImabletalue inestimabletalue talue of ofa a iti/e iti e ruJe wife / and homemalcr homema1er homemaler homema1 er , she shertas shewas shelias rtas was actually uortli twrth ttorth twrthwhaterer whatever whaterer , her Ims hiss Imsband hissband husband band fell felt like llhe giitng gHlng gusng here hereIt her ' It would c.eem ceem seem . ecm Idiotic to her tinta t11'lta thata t11'lt t11lt that ' a successful Indelen Independent ) ent wae- wae waeem wage- wage wageearner vvanC-eainer vvanC eainer " , - - em earner ner should suddenly tuin turn bI1 n Into a asort asort asort sort of ward dependent upon whit wh1t wlrtt whiter . er e\ e of eer \ cr er her guardinn guardl'ln guardlln guardian ' felt he could couldspare couldspare couldspare spare her for pocket po-chet po chet - moneyNo money moneyNo No one has eier eter contended rontendel rontended ( lliat that the theAmerrcan theAmerican tlieAmerican Amerrcan American husbandIS husband is not generous generous eneroU $ , , . heis he hers heis rs is probably the most generous 1ms iuss 1msband iussband husband band bandon on earth , , man for { or man But eachone each eachone eachone one of oj the steadily steadrly increasing mcreasmg number numberoj numberof numberof oj of ojfage ofitageearning itageearning ( , itoge fage earning uomeri ttOmen uomen ( ( and today todayeLery todayetery todayelery eLery etery girl feels herselfa herself a potentIal potentIalnage potentialcage potentialuagc nage cage earner ) looks lool . $ with wItha a certain certam uneasy un uneasy uneasy easy uonder wonder at a future partners1up partnership partners1upuhen partnershipuhen partnershipulien uhen the true conscience of oj theU1ll0r the junior /U1ll0r U1ll0r / part partner partner partner ner or tice uce vice president or managing d di director director , rector or executive execlIli execittile e secretary scems seems scemsIII seemsliiely seemsIII III IIIely liiely ely to prick pTiCh Jier her if Ifshe she las lays la ) s any anydeirute anydefinite anydefinite deirute definite { claim clamt to any personalIncome personal incomethat Income Incomethat incomethat that goes much milch beyond boardand board and andclothes andclothes andclothes clothes and legitimate leglumate expenses eTpenses connectcd con connected connested nected nested nectedu.uh nestedwith u.uhcntertal1ll1lg withentertaining tilth u.uh uuh with . entertaining cntertal1ll1lg . The lucky lucl.y lucly . " wage "age age earner who c\n c n ctn ctncontinue cncontlcue cincontinue ' \ contlcue continue to pursue her career at athome athome athome home after marriage has long ago agosettled agosettled agosettled settled this question Thoughtful Thoughtfulwomen Thoughtfulwomen Thoughtfulwomen women aie me are e\ e es even een \ en now consider1Ilg considering consider1Ilgvery consideringvery consideringvery very seriously se1Iously seilously \ whether \ l1ether some ar- ar arrang arrangement ar arrangement - rang rangement ment of pnrt p'lrt plrt part ' time work orh , light light- lightening lightening . - ening enlng of domestic domcstIc donrestic responsibilitiesb responsibilitiesby responsibIlIties responsibIlItiesnrIous b by } . various \nrIous nrIous carious \ community communltv activities activitiesilong , 'llong llong along ' the lines I1nes of diy d'lY dlY day ' nurscrJec nurseries nurseriesfood : , food service servJce , etc . , . , cinnot cnnot cannot , be made madeto madeto madeto to give a little freedom to the wife wifewho wifewho wifewho who willingly wlllIngly relinquishes rellnqubhes her ohJ old ohJIndependence oldindependence oldIndependence Independence for family life , but butwho butwho butwho who \ wonders onders If she must give gie h % e up upten upten upten ten tenths of It It . . . I think thlnl , we sie e sh'1l1cee shillsee shall sh'1l1 sh1l1 shill shallee ' cee see ; < ; ee this tillS thus problem solved sorted soh ed In the tbe faIr fairlr fairIv h lr near futuie futme future . . . But it ma mai may ; } tike t'1l.e t1l.e t1le ' . BO GO 50 sears years e'1rs e1rs ' be- be before before be before - - fore the great rn1S miss of women who whodo \ whodo no nodo do nothing nothln6 " it "it it all but the " work orh th'lt thlt that th'ltall thatall tintall ' all men tell them Is the tbe greatest greatestof of all , . , cin C1n can hope to receive , as au autom'ltIcally automttically autonntlcally tom'ltIcally tomltIcally tomttically ' as I1S us the tlle gO\ gO government gOernment \ ernment re rec reccihes recdlves c ccihes h es the l\l l Income \ ome tax tax . , their ob\ ob ob1 obvI oh\I-oiis oh I oiis \ 1- 1 1ous - ous oils salio salary sal'lr sallr ' . } : a Used fixed proportion of oftheir oftheir oftheir their hu husband < ; hand s IncomeObviously Income IncomeObviously Ob\ Ob Obviously Oblously \ lously , before receiving It Itthey , the\ the themust the \ must quilify qU1IIfy quallfy for It , and nnd thIs thIsm'lY thismay thisnny m'lY mlY may ' surprise and \ vex c- c ex ca " , - a great armyof m'1ny m1ny army m'1nyof nnnyof ' of them then But If theyCle they \ weie \\Cle Cle siege \ certainof certainof certain iof of the silnri salary s11ur . } sou you ; } ou may be sure theywould tbey they tbey"ould theywould "ould ould would " take tuke i 1 t ' course of household householdeconomics householdeconomics householdeconomics economics , budgeting and child care careis careis 1S is ' readIl rcadlli readily ) as astheystudv they stud study ) stenographs stel1ograph stenography ) . And If menant men want \\ant ant Haut \ \ homes a n hun bun- bun bundied hnn-died hnn died - . dIed years year from now the thes they ) must mustraise mustraise mustraise raise home miking m1klng making to the level of ofth ofthe ofthe th the ( ' other professions open to toi tow i\ i " iomen \ omen @ Public 1Ac.1ger 1Ac1ger Ledger ) L . < ler * Inc-\ Inc IncNU Inc- Inc Inc . . - TV ' \ , % NU Service |