Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-30

tPVVbAe nave maue their own laws
Tney have instituted the "eommon law
divorce ana the 'common law mar.
riage,' the latter, even in our own
state Of New York, recognized until
within a short time ago.
Gorky and his first wife, in the pres.
enee of their friends, followed the Gus
tom Of scores Of families Of high posi-.
tion, when they publicly agreed to sep.
araps. Gorky and his second wife were
doing no more than dozens of others,
when in the same manner they an
nounce6 their union. And so obviously
was this the case, that the great Tolls
toi, than whom there is no more uni.
versally revered man, perhaps, in the
world, personally blessed Maxim Cor.
ky's marriage,
Since his arrival in this country,
GorSy has been close student of
American social laws and customs, and
is particularly astonished at the fact
that in our state of North Carolina
the same conditions, as to the granting
of divorce, exist as are recorded in
Russia, with the single exception that
the courts are given this jurisdiction.
He draws parallel TO his own case
which should strike home to the Amer.
lean people.
"How would YOU view the case Of.
a Carolina man or woman unable to
obtain divorce, who should desire to
remarry7" he asks "of course( in
your country, l am told that divorce
is really simple matter, depending
oftentimes merely on one of the two
contesting parties changing the place
of residence for short time.
al shall prepare a complete state.
ment of my position as soon as possible,
which will be translated into the Eng
lish tongue, and scattered broadcast,
l am hopeful enough to believe that
the American people will realize the
necessity of my position, when they
have had conditions, with which l rea.
lie perfectly they are not now ac-
quainted, explained to them. shall
not go back. i shall continue onward
with my work. Very possibly l shall
arrange short lecture tour this spring
or summer, but the chances are that /
will make na public adGgess until fall,
when | hoIs 10 arrange an extended
tour of this country. ! am planning
now to devote FIVE or six months Of this
summer to the study- Of English. i be.
lieve that Russia's main hope In bet
tering her present condition is through
the aid of the United States, a sister
country, fighting scarcely more than
a hunlred years since for the very
privileges which my compatriots are
now asking"
Docs Mr.. Gorky still continue his
literary worki' / asked Mr.. Martin.
His host laughed.
"'Would you eonsider from IL to 10
hours of close application every day
workingi That bare statement will
give you something Of Mr.. Gorky's
habits. He does much Of his work at
night, generally sitting down to his
desk when the rest Of us are retiring !
Heaven knows when he stopsl lie gets
up about 8 in the morning. has coffee
in his room, ana works until l. Then |
luBch and more work until 0. lie
knocks off then for dinner and short
chat in the earlier part Of the evening.
But he generally precedes the rest of
us upstairs"
'No exercise, no."
'No, indeedl The man rarely ven.
lures outside. In Russia. he has gone
for days without stirring from the
house. Exercise 10 him seems 10 be
quite unnecessary
But Gorky is not afraid Of the weath.
or. for all Of his habits az a recluse.
During my visit TO the Martins home
a sudden rain beat against tho win
3ows. As glanced Outside, Maxim
Gorky. with bare head, was on the
lawn in St all, shaking his dripping
hair back from his eyes and drinking
10 the moisteDed air with the deep,
enjoyable bIesthS of a man who quads
old wine. BY his side, the Martins
big dog was eaTessing his hand.
You say there is immortality, deceit
In that mani
Arnold DAILY is now negotiating with
Gorky for the presentation in Ameri.
"a Of the laster's remarkable play,
The Night Refuge" just completing