Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 143, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1910 — FOR AND WOMEN ABOUT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR AND WOMEN ABOUT

Should Wives Be Paid? One of the objects of tire eight bills affecting the position of womqn which Blr Charles McLaren introduced in the. House of Commons is to secure for wives a share in the property of their husbands. The proposals state that a wife who levoies her whole time to housekeeping and the care of her children shall have a claim on her husband during his life, and on his estate after . her death, for a sum calculated on a scale not exceeding the wages of a housekeeper in her station of life, provided she has not, received any other personal allowance. A wife shall also be a credlto; lor the amount on her husband’s estate in case of his bankruptcy. In the case of dissolution of the marriage or separation, it is laid down that a wife shall be entitled to payment for past services on this scale, should payment not have been made during the marriage. Where the wife Is a wage-earner she shall not be legally liable for the support of her husband or of his children unless her earnings or the inome of her property exceed the minimum necessary for her support. Among other proposals contained in ; the bills are, the following: Wives who work jointly in the same business as their husbands shall be regarded as partners. Fathers and mothers shall be joint guardians of their children. All universities or institutes deriving money from the state shall be open to women. Votes for women and heavier punishment for brutal husbands are features of this “women’s charter.” —Londoh Express.