Show neglectful parents are held responsible for prevalence of crime ey by REV HENRY Alc mckenzie KENZIE st louis louie ne public spirited citizens ought to rise in righteous indignation THE and create a public opinion that would lash and punish the tl is A no neglectful parents this menace of adolescent crime is a curse a plague 0 a disease we or 0 ganio alive commissions committees we continue with our sern sermons ions lectures and addresses but the constant stream fluctuates very little if any wo we inspect boilers elevators f firo ire escapes find and the like but how insign ill cant are arc these things compared to the home destroy the home and you destroy all principles sy systems sterns philosophies and civilization itself hut but wo we do not bot inspect the home nor the childs welfare when I 1 say gay that crime last year cost our govern ment or more than three times our national budget I 1 am gottino getting 0 at the economic waste but we are arc not concerned with the physical aspect save as it mentally socially and spiritually influences the home is ia a miniature state the father is the tha president the mother the vice president As goes the home so goes the city the state the nation the average conversation in in tho the home reminds one of the barber arbor shop talk of a few years ago the idea is a movie star tho the hero is a prize fig fighter liter the church is ia the radio tile school is ia the theater or amusement center the attitude altitude toward tho the child if it is per cent american we think is to pet coddle indulge and spoil beyond all reason or excuse if you would stop the crime wave begin in your own home or death and destruction will follow ilow how can we expect an ideal home after a quiel quick love affair a experimental marriage D built on license which quickly ends in separation and divorce th there air 0 tire aro divorces granted annually in the united states or ono one in in seven marriages we have thirty times moro more divorces than great britain on the percentage basis go over the family records of the children brought into the juvenile court and you will discover that over 80 per cent of these little ones come from homes hoines where there is ia separation or divorce |