The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01

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&c bringing discord into families and multi
plying divorces. but that is nonsense In the
2rsckinridgs case the man openly acknowl-
edgss his guilt and his waole attitude IL so
without apology. excuse or repentance that It
doesn't seem as II any decent, self-rsspeeting
woman could live with him This Mrs Breck-
inridge In not wife who has lived with him
Z Tor years. borne him children. and had the
Ties Of common interest to bind her to him.
live with him now.
But We do not always counsel divorce
women do not always want q divorce For
the sake OF their children they are opposed to
It. had . letter to-day from . woman. sdu-
estsi. refined. the mother of two lovely chill
drsn. and good wife to bad husband. For
the sake OF her children she does not want to
ret divorce. What shall do7 Ali can do
q to write her . sympathetic letter and tell
her that In this State she has no redress Our
great and glorious New York docs not rscog-
ntzs the seventh commandment A man may
como home and boast. to his wife Of his rela-
lions with other women and she can do moth
fng except secure . divorce There 10 abso-
lutely no penalty In this State for the crime he
commits. We have bill In the Judiciary Com
mfttss Of the Senate now which will make Il
IN offence. punishable By Imprisonment for
not less than one year or By hne OF not less
than $1,000.
You should hear some OF the objections
urged against It. why said Senator to me.
that will make men liable to blaekmail from
low. unprinciplsd adventurssses.' Not II they
are innocent said. Innocence isn't afraid OF
. black mailer. Do you suppose that II any
one came in here and tried to force me oy
threats OF blackmail to Day hush money I'd do
it7 Well. guess not. What do or any limo
cent person fear Of that sort .- ......,4.,..
But he said won't 1t place the woman OF
the State In . peculiar position to have such .
law passedr Wasn't that nice Of him to be so
careful lest the legislation reflect on us2 I
told him he needn't worry about that"
Do you have any hopes OF the bill passingr
Yes. have. III work for II till my funeral.
81 necessary. Ihsve worked too long to give
up And 1t isn't pleasant work either. We
don't do this for the pleasure 70 II. We do IL
because there is . great. great need for It; be-
cause the women OF the world are suffering
from q code Of morality which imposes on
them all the responsibility for purity and all
The penalty for wrongdoing. whether the
wrongdoing 10 theirs or not I had . letter
from MrA Ole Bull to-dAy. enclosing . check
for SIS. and saying that the league Is making
the world better place for the women and
girls who are to come after US I'm sure
hope So"
" Can you tell me something about the
methods Of the league. Mrs. Grannis?"
Z. Well. let Us suppose case OF a girl who Is
a. treubls because Of sons man. II the man
4 unmarried we make every effort to find
him and induce them to be married. II the
man IL married. es he generally is. am sorry
20 say. We try to have the girl 70 into sselusion
until Der baby 10 born and then Keep the child
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s,ssss d, :. srr.ne.d a. ,h.t .am. msmhs, =,
the girls family adopts the child and syentu-
.IIx aha adopts IL bsrsslf and the fact Of hsr
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psing ths mothsr 10 eoneeaied "hi's AZ the
.Yau uouId ha narfsetIy an. zad Z, xo, amid
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know some OF the cases which come to our
knowiedgs OF course 1 cannot mention
1919
Rounded but nave learned many ismllT MS
tories which were in reality stranger than nc-
tisu. For instance. know Of man with who's.
nsms every one VINO reads the daily papers is
perfectly familiar When he was 4 young man
h fall I'm love With a woman ahout sIayan
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Honda dissnada Al hir. from narrSin1 hSr INF
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siI nd tha children kitsr Tan yssrs III xiis
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sHssV 81 20 20 liya trh. .hI5nes
a al Know but that he was thsIr IsSitimafs