The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-08
REFORM IN DIVORCE.


The National Council of Women Take III
the subject They Want Divorce Laws
Reformed. but. ffsing Equally Interested,
with the Wen, Desire To b. Consulted "a
Z" frop"~ed Legislation tpon - Vital =
Matter.
NA>iiINeroN. March AT Tuesday
session ~ the National Council o.
Women the report 81 the committee on
divorce reform was presented hy its
chairman. Mrs. Ellen Baticlle Dietrich.
OF Cambridge. Mass The report saws
that IN order to study the steps taken
10y men On the question 81 divorce re-
form the committee joined the Ma
tional Divorce Reform league. which is
ofhccred and managed wholly by men.
Continuing the report says: The
National league has acted wisely in
not working for a constitutional
amendment 10 enforce one uniform
rule of divorce for the whole United
States 1t has acted most wisely in
securing from congress provision for
the exhaustive Report on Marriage
and Divorce. published by Hon. Car
roll ID Wright. in i->g. work
which should be studied bv every
household a. il concerns every house
hold directly or indirectly But the
National Divorce Reform league has
acted unwi>ely in procuring commits
sion> on uniform law in eight states.
which cover more than one-f0urth the
population 81 the country. not q men,
Der Of which commissions are feminine.
In view ot the fact that over ~ per
cent Of the divorces in the United
states during twenty years were
granted 10 wives on their petition for
divorce from their husbands. ana that
the great ma ority OF these were for
desertion or cruel treatment. Your COM
mittee submits that something more j.
needed than TO teach girls how to sew
and cook. valuable a. il believes such
instructions To he. For the reasons
herein set forth. your committee bc-s
To report the following resolutions:
Rssofcsd, by the executive board of
National Council OF Women OF the
nited states. a divorce il Z measure
equally concerning both sexes. we hold
~ Just that ali commissions created to 4
deal with divorce should he represented 1
~ both To thus end we. an organi- 4
zation OF national organizations com I
II d
women. request Of the appointing h
power IN each state. whether gubtrna- \
toriai or legislative. that all snch COM
missions hereafter 20 be appointed .
shall be composed OF both men and
women in equal numbers
Resp'-ti, That we ask the National
Divorce Reform league 10 take 10 steps
toward altering existing laws without
conterrinC with the National Council
~ Women ~ The United states through
IT. ,t1uding committee GA divorce re-
form.
Rt.o'eai. That we instruct our com
n tiee on divorce reform 10 ask for
hearing before the National Divorce.
Reform league. at it, next regular
meeting. IN order TO provide FOR CO.
operation between men and women in
regard u this matter. which equally
effects both
Hssslr,i. That the first step toward
the elevation Of the home j. 70 put men
and women a home-makers in posi-
tion 81 legal equality.
'Rt>of5ta. i hat letter he sent 10 The
governor OF each state and territory
asking him 70 call the attention Of th.
legislature 70 the situation concerning
divorce laws. requiring the appoint
rnent OF n committee to consider the
matter said committee To consist
Equally ~ men and women
The resolutions were unanimously
carried. ami the report OF the commit
Tee accepted