BY JACK “Strike a blow for the un- derprivileged ,”” my wife said at breakfast this morning and handed me a clipping date-lined London, England. ‘‘Mothers,”’ it read, ‘need a break from their ‘noisy, dirty, wailing, snivelling’ children, a leading British child expert said today. R.S. MMingworth, professor of child health at Sheffield University, suggested. that, for the good of their health, wives should have occasional weekends _ alone with their husbands.” “That’s rough on children,” I said when I’d read it. ‘‘What mother thinks of.-her children as ‘noisy, dirty’wailing and snivelling’?”’ “Every mother thinks. that sometime, often nightly,” my wife said. “There. comes a moment in every mother’s life when she has only one thought for her children. The guillotine.’’ “I feel. that:.in the Heavens above the angels, whispering to -one another, can find something- something-something -none-so devotional as that of mother. Edgar Allen Poe.” . “Have. your little joke,” said my wife, “but if you will just: write a little column about this, some. woman: may: prop. it. up beside her husband's breakfast “and. you'll have made a happy ; man. 7) : “A happy, man?” Tr said. “Ty thought this was therapy for the girls. The professor doesn’t “mention. anything. ~ about. husbands. He’s. probably a bachelor, anyway,..with a cosy — “Little pad and Mantovani records. I know those child experts.” “The word is wbinatie ee "said. my. wife. “It is just. as. ; important for the” man: as for: “the woman to be removed © Of. those. little feet. were» ‘more. illicit weekend: affairs: between husbands. ‘and | wives” there'd “he fewe. divorces."” : racy ‘this morning.’ age “The trouble with marriage,” “omy wife went on, ““is that. men - find it hard to be romantic about “want to-come along: no repair of the female. That. occasionally from the thunder a “Your re being SCOTT somebody's mother, even though it may be their own doing, if you follow me, and I’m sure you do. Too much togetherness can be as dreary as none at all. A thinking man would arrange for periodic escapes so that he could renew his acquaintanceship with his wife far from those beady little eyes and dirty little ears.”’ ‘Well said,” said 1, “but surely the family holiday dous the job, doesn’t it?”’ “Never, said my wife. “No woman can be either romantic or relaxed when she is playing: housemaid, life-guard, ~ fire- maker, janitor, cook, master- of-ceremonies and the rest. More can be accomplished for a marriage in one weekend alone in.a small hotel than a month ata summer camp with the troop. What this country needs for marriages is fewer family outings and more summit meetings.” “You interest me strangely,’’ I. said. ‘What, precisely, are the ingredients for this legal assignation?” ‘Very .-simple,’’. said my wife. ‘First, apartness. ‘That includes’ .children “and. those convivial friends who always roughing it: The fishing tackle is to be left at home the ‘children. This is to be fore the means luxury. A‘room with a view, a telephone for: room. service, a little candlelight and wine. Third, not-a word about budgets,’ ‘mortgages, no - new shoes for the children, or a -any discussions. about the = . husband's problems d ‘down at the office.’ . ge “Doesn’t -leave you an ‘much conversation,’ I suggested, : oo ve ie my ‘wife. A 48-hour: pass . from the | dresdmilt, ; : write. it” that. way. and ever. woman will “think: you. are: sae man among men.’ ay will, T will,” ae promised. « ~ “And incidentally,” said my wife, ‘What Sen ee ~ Have You BY JOHN Q oficed Sau ANCE ‘Canada is facing a great test at _ this time in, the handling of her - wheat surplus, The farmers: of the prairie provinces. were af- -fereda challenge in’ 1946 when the. : following. was printed in most of thz prairie newspapers, It seems’ peace and a decent: chance. tor to. me that. the theme: in: this viewpoint is still valid: Robert: ‘Muir of Leduc, Alberta, wrote and circulated the following: STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLE “Farmers: have. had. a: great. part in the development. of democracy. It has. been the men: who eared for the soil who have ‘always. led in. the, fight. for . responsible. freedom, We have been aware of the moral values | needed to “make — freedom possible. We have just fed and helped (o arm and man the forens: which fought the menace to. our: way of) life, Total victory, however, still awaits. vietory in the war of leas, Now we face our ‘greatest. test; We know = that democracy cannol live unless our decisions are made’ on a basis of WHAT is right, not WHO is right. “Millions are. starving: in our world today. It will mean sacrifice for us to bring. them through this year ‘of erigis, There are those who would have: us, forget the need of peaple and femember only the opportunity for pain, “WE “ACCEPT OUR - RESPONSIBILITY. If everyone cares enough and everyone shares enough, everyone | will have enough.” “We embrace this opportunity to build: foundations for Jasting “everyone, : “We will make the 1 necessary preparations to get our food to the point of need, “We believe our dostiny-amder God -is to: feed. mankind. and develop human character. which will make for harmony ino the world. “We give the He to those who would use us to promote the class, struggle. Science has made our world a neighbourhood, Our ane ig to make and keep: it brotherhood,” This statement of prineiple wis written ata time when there wins “afarmers strike on and Pthink it made many think again who were, blindly ‘following the: strike organizers, Right now. we hive ihe Government of Canada, in effect, bribing the farmers to yo “on strike again. 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