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Show REGULATING SIZE OF FAMILIES There is great discussion in England Eng-land of the limitation of families through artificial birth control. Our British do not seem to be as horrified by public mention of that subject as we have been and do not rush to jail those who sometimes talk about it. That may be because it has really become a vital question in the country coun-try or because they do not consider consid-er free speech so sacred a right that they confine it to the constitution and forbid its caulyar use. As a matter of fact they have no constitution consti-tution and so may be excused for not locking things up in it. Economic pressure, lack of employ ment, drain upon the public treasury 'of out-of-work allowances, are all contribution to the reasons why the matter of smaller families, more easi y provided with food and clothing is receiving so much attention in the press and on the platform, even in the pulpit. We have held it to be a moral and religious matter and have forbidden its public discussion, but we are not suffering from the same economic depression as prevails in England and all Europe. However, even there it seems that nothing very radical is advocated, since the common com-mon idea is that the minimum size of the family should be set at five. That would not cause worry in this country among the class of people who are most critized as to family numbers. , Beyond the economics of the matter, mat-ter, however, there looms the socially social-ly more important question of the quality of families as compared to their quantity. If for the sake of argument we might assume that we shall not need large families in the future for the sole purpose of providing pro-viding "kanonfutter" in war, we may consider the effect upon the body politic and general economic conditions condi-tions of smaller families and better educated children. Were children of tender age relieved from the urge of necessity to add to the family income and thus be able to attend school over a longer period, would not the result be a higher, more intelligent and valuable val-uable type of citizen on the average, less crime and proverty and more progress towards higher things, limiting lim-iting families, however is not the only on-ly way to reach such social condition. We have not given the golden rule a chance yet to see what ' it coud do for our social order,- Price News Advocate. |