Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-01
PRINCESS FAvoRs PoLYeAMY.
Sister of the Kaiser Hurrying Book
Thru Press.

Paris, Sept. IA sensational book,
advocating polygamy for the we'll to do
interest of womankind is being hurried
thru the press. 1t is signed &c. M"
and the monogram is surmounted by
publication is credited to the kaisers
sprightly sister, the hereditary Princess
Charlotte of Meiningen. The kaiser is
said to be furious. The reports about
the book have created a great sensa-
ton and tremendous indignation in
court circles. After discussing several
hundred cases from life" gathered by
a famous divorce lawyer, the royal au-
thor comes to the conclusion that men
must have a matrimonial change after
certain age and income. 1t would
be we'll to grant the right to marry
second wife after the old one has ceas-
ed to be attractive, under certain re-
strictions" opines the princess, be
cause such law besides Graduating
(more or less) the divorce habit, is de-
sirable for the protection of the wife
that has become obsolete, is intended
to protect the rights of the children
and would be an aid to morality" The
scriptures, she points out, treat the
polygamous habits of Abraham, Jacob
and David as quite self-evident'-that
"all Of Jacobs children helped found
the twelve tribes of Israeli
CAS- a correction of the evils under
which women and children are suffer
ing nowadays continues the author
"divorce is wholly inadequate. The
Catholic cannot get a divorce under any
circumstances, and there are hundreds
and thousands of good natured Protes-
tants and Jews who cannot bring them
sleeves to divorce the woman who prov
ed a beloved companion while young
and beautiful.
..There is no use denying the fact
that a man between his fortieth ana
fiftieth years undergoes thorough
change of tastes and habits. Every day
he sees a dozen women he prefers 10
his own wife, with whom he would
like to begin life anew, to have MS
own and the worlds profit. But 1T can
not be done without robbing the wom-
an he once loved Of home, position and
friends sometimes, so he leads dou-
BILE life. That means disgrace for the
woman Of his second choice, and her
storm and stress for the first wife. In
cases of this kind We advocate legal
lied plurality of wives, on the ground
of morality, decency and common
sense"
The princess says that only rich or
we'll to do men, able to take care OF
two wives and their children, should be
allowed to take a second wife, while
women might be privileged to guard
against the Introduction of a second
wife during their lifetime, by inserting
clause to that effect in their mar
rage contracts.
Permission to take a second wife
would very largely reduce. the surplus
of unmarried but desirable women; at
the same time it would help the work.
ing classes by removing competition
from women who are now denied mat
rimony, because there are not enough
men to go around"
Princess Charlotte is the kaiser's
Oldest sister and is believed to be the
wittiest and the most brilliant mem.
Der Of Prussia's reigning house. She
has a penchant for saying caustlc
things, not only about those attendant
at court, but about relatives ALSO She
does not make an exception Of her
royal brother. Her satire has caused
more than one rupture. when royal
brother and royal sister would quarrel
Just as ordinary folks do. One of these
ouarrels was caused by the princess
sarcastic comment upon the kaiser's
mo quarter speech to his soldiers.
when they departed for China at the
time of the boxer uprising. Her COM
ment resulted in the Punishment Of
herself and husband from Berlin to
Breslau and when she was in Kron-
berg in 1900 Wilhelm refused to go
there.
A lost diary, in which were sarcastic
references to all the members of her
family, also plunged her into disfavor
and gave her the name of the kaiser's
''indiscreet sister, She was Queen
Victoria's Oldest grandchild.
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