Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-18

marriage IN q schema thing. not 10 he
entered into lightly and e~aFelessiy
cast aside: These parents are the
guilty ones. Careless. Indifferent.
apathetic. or worse. they allow their
children 10 marry without telling them
what married life means. much less
teaching them that O husband and
wife must be steadfast and are not 10
rush of to the divorce court at q
within or after every quarrel. Ii II
amazing 10 think that the girls of such
parents look on marriage merely 40
a matter Of clothes. church. parson
and orange blossoms. and know moth.
ing OF the obligations that come after.
Blame the Parents.
The parents OF such girls should
be- punished. | read the other day
that n state In the west had passed a
law directing that girls under II years
OF q should not be- allowed on the
streets mt night. Does the law punish
the girl? No, ii directs that tho par.
ents pay a fine Of Ave dollars every
time the girl In found on the streets
after dark. We should have such a
law here. II places the blame where
II belongs-on the parents"
In the third act Of The New York
Idea,'" remarked the reporter. Tho
Engiishman criticises the American
girl and says that American girls who
have married foreigners Of title are
In rather bad odor In Europe, VA
that comment prompted by recent
events In England and rrance?"
NO" Mr.. Mitchell replied. ut was
suggested months ago, while I was
writing the play. | read an article In
the Fortnightiy Review In which some
one had prepared a table showing 100
marriages Of American girls and 100
marriages Of young women from Aus.
trta'Hungary to Englishmen of title.
The American girls, according 10 the
article. were mothers of so children
and the wives from Austria, Hungary
OF 800 children. That means an aver.
age of two American wives tn one
child and three children for every
wife from Austria-fIungary."
The reporter mentioned the charac.
ter of Rev. Mathew Phillamore in the
play and his remarks which seemed TO
excuse divorce.
The inslneere Minister.
Il meant that to hit hard" replied
Mr.. Mitchell. Il aimed the blow at
the insincere minister. the man who
twists his words to suit the likes and
dislikes OF the people In his congrega.
ton"
"fou mean the clergyman who com.
promises Mt every point"
That's what | mean, precisely
the compromising clergyman. No one
has a more SINGER. admiration than
| for the true clergyman-Phillips
Brooks. for example. IA man | knew
we'll. or bishop Ilnanr. who has Jus,
said exactly what he thinks abou,
divorce. no matter who Is hurt: or a
hA@a ~ Ws Nta 4AdS1FF 8t St. faui j
Academy In Concord. u. H.. Dr. Colt,
| have known him to walk into a "a.
loon and up to the bar. take an ex.
Ut. Pauls boy by the arm and lead
him away as though he we're a little
child.
Il don't mean such men, but the
preachers who twist and turn their
words 10 suit the occasion. believe
that many OF the people who see The
New York Idea will recognize the
type and will agree with me. wan,
to hit such preachers hard"
Before the chat ended a passing
reference was made To the address or
the English and American drama. de
llyered at Harvard by Henry Arthu,
Jones, the English playwright,
Il think Mr.. Jones is wrong In som,
ways" remarked Mr.. Mitchell. "Th,
American drama Ii In a better con
dltion than the English stage. Their,
the people are very conservative: her,
they are openminded. We reall,
recognized Bernard Shaw first, an,
his uccess on the English stage l.
largely a reflection OF his vogue |,
America. The drama Is a minor In
terest TO an Englishman. and whel
anything happens to him he stay
away from the theater. When any
thing happens to the American h
goes to the theater NOR than eve,
] Americans love the theater."
Bishop Greer's Opinion.
RI. Rev. David II. Greer, bisho