Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-19
rnE DIVORCE ISpusrRi.

Twelve divorce cases IN one day In
this clay "a pretty good record II
Judged from tho standpoint, Of numbers
alone; otherwise 90 T. very bad one.
II would be- less Objectionable II more
cunrplcuous. but ihc facts compel the
admission that cXcep. az TO the arlth-
meticli phase of the caas " Il alto
re,her 700 common 20 stand out any
holder than any other everyday mat
Ter that o2cillaios more or lee between
uncertain limits ana Just now has gone
a iHtle beyond the hiEhcs; previous
mark u remains. however. proper
subject 90 comment on, no matter II II
has become common.
To begin with. there Il no fault 10
be- found with the court. The laws pre-
scribe what 5hill b. the grounds upon
which "a decrrc 81 separation shall be
granted. and when those grounds OBJ
tain 10 che entire satisfaction Of a
reasonable person. thc duties o. a Judge
are therrupon and thereby ministerial
he must complete by hia nat what the
statutes require ut hls hands. This
would seem 90 mako % appear tina, the
fault IL with the la,y.maklng power.
but this o. only partially " at all ihc
case, a. our divorce statute IN quite a.
strict ana restrictive a. chat u most of
tho states u not that OF any OF them
ana much more no than some. notably
Illinois and South Dakota. A. In the
case M many oihg contracts. the mis-.
chief. o. would seem. resides ia the
foundation Of the tranHicilOn which.
being faulty the whole structure must
of necessity be faulty too.
This 10 all the more dcplorablc whom
/ We take the proper ylow that " an the
engagements which mankind enters In.
TO that Of marriage IL the highest and
holiesi. the one that should receive the
/ rirlc.csi ana best consideration. In.
I stead NJ this being the case. the csre.
m1ny which unl,es a pair "tIn death
does them part" h very often regarded
/ aH a mere cone. salon % the prrIudlces
and supegH.hions OF society ana truly
the ease with which lt can DO 40 de.
l creed must go IL long way toward
| strengthening that dangerous and dele.
/ terlous Wow. so long as the marriage
H'IomnIzltlon BE- looked upon as so much
mumm'ry-a means by which slnlsier
/ purposes can %. accomplished which
otherwise could either not p, gained or
being gained would subject one 40 ser.
I1u- tIuun''Hsu rurH iH De- fhlt when IN,
object H reached che Obligation In al.
most every case becomes "a burden 40
Do rls, aside ut iha nrs, opportunity.
] Ih. purposes spoken Of are many. one
/ NJ il m d. .he desire Tor social station
. or ranks another ls iho hope of richie.
'r 100 lease Improved elrlums,anccs In
uft another the desire 90 triumph over
a rival. AMI one that "a lower ana vllar
ana more fnught with danger io the
human race than any other ls mere r.r.
sonm gaunoltl1n wlthlu, regard IN
dulles, responsibilities. chpiblI,lss ar
compatibility.
Nature llke time, has Is reysnees
| % may h' denal. 's iecreos dlsr.p,ri.
ed, is demands ,gnorsd ana DO present
penalty of ln adequate character b.. ip.
N'iel' nu, enc Violations are ON pr,p.
ery recorded and viii as surely b. *.
| plated one way or another us hlt th.
darkness NJ nisht succeeds the bright.
moss of Day Marriage. being .ha ma.
tull estate OF man, n treated ls Il mas
/ inr uf artificial convenience. as a rsi,-
Hon 20 De defined by profsssona,
mlich-mnlrrs, matter NJ display al
thr hrEnuirs and of slylsh obsary-