Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1912 — Has Pensions For Mothers [ARTICLE]

Has Pensions For Mothers

French Government’s Scheme to Bolve Birth Rate Problem —Priest on Marriage. Paris.—Although its enemies designate it as "an attempt to blackmail nature,” much support, both journalistic and legislative, is being given the petition now before the senate to pension the French mother for every child to the extent of 20 francs (|4) a year during the childjs minority. More than this, under the same measure, the mother of eight children would receive a medal corresponding to the wedallle militaire granted in recognition of valor. The measure will probably become a law, as the senate committee appointed to report on the matter has signified its approval of the scheme to the ministry of the interior. Another interesting occurrence on a ■trailer gfiSject was the first of ' a series of lectures by the well-known priest. Mgr. 8010, on "The Marriages of the Future,” in which the ecclesiastical speaker took a view quite advanced for bis profession. “Not only are there more bachelors, but they are becoming systematic,” be said. "No longer do they render homage to matrimony by regretting that they are bachelors because they cannot do better. Theirs is the philosophy of the good man to whom some one said, Tour son is not old enough to marry; you ought to wait till he knows what he is doing.’ to which this good to so replied: Tou are mistaken, for if-my son grows wiser he

the men of today for their . hesitancy in the matter of marriage. "If you wish me to use the proper word, allow me to utter it in an attenuated and Inoffensive sense: I will say that you have .become cowards'. You are afraid. Being rich, yon fear that if you marry you will have to work. Being a workman, yen are afraid that you will have to do without tobacco and absinthe. With a modest pay you prefer to give no thought to healthy happiness and to the pride of taking your revenge on a hard life by the success of your children, and you do not care to risk years of difficulty or criticism of the landlords* who have no liking for children,”