New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-11
A DEFENCE OF DIVORCE
DE Forest Leach Creates Furoy, :.
Meeting of Catholic Societ;s,
NV Talegranb h Tba r,,,.. a.,

Ptttsburg, Aug. 1O-De Forest TAaeb -,
VILE. member Of the West Virz,7ia co, .-Ouna'-
20 attend the recent National Divorce cor.-Aea
washington created a furore among thu Sa,.sS AZ
10 the Federation of Catholic Societies IN .1sA'
here' to-day by declaring that the Catholic ~
no divorces was ridiculous and asains, IN 80 q
OF morality. Mr.. Leach went further nv daa,.N' 's
that no Church was large enough tn b.s,'a'as
divorce evil and that Catholicism Is on rs
when the followers OF that creed assert 80 "s
mismated man and woman must 90 tbrouss ~. :
together. ." Hs
The reply Of Mr.. Leach caused hv a ,,...,
delivered az the Catholic convention Nv w,,.
George Smith. OF Philadelphia chairman \,
committee on resolutions az the National nj.
Congress, in which he declared that the 49,
evil could not be remedied by uniform divorss -
but that absolute divorces must be prohfhi,aa
IT MIR. Smith had informed himself on m. A
vorce evil, Mr.. Leach said, 'he never would b,r
made such statement IN New York where tNs,,
is but ono cause for absolute divorce there Is raw
immortality than IN all the rest % the state. mn, .
gethsr. n persons in New York ara unable =, =.
,, divorces there and have NOT the monsy tn ., !,
other states with more liberal divorce law, ,bsy
simply separate and often forget than thew s.-
were bound by the ties If matrinony
The experience OF England and other ceprtyi.,
Of the Old World proves thar there must be divorces
70 have amicable homes erd u is norsensa for ~
IA
no divorces. This statement is not made from
bigotsd standpoint. but from the broad y,suduol--
OF humanity. Bishops. Episcopal Methodist Pr.,.
hytertan or Catholic. NAV prats aoOut ths dvor,,
evil They may combine and refus, 10 marry A.
vorced persons. but every move thev make m tina,
direction simply adds tn the crimes between ha
sexes The sooner they realize that and the sooua-
the states make mora liberal divorce laws ha
sooner will the morality OF the people improve
Professor J. G. Monahan. Of New York speaking
on she subject Socialism, declared az to-iays
session that while Andrew Carnegis had gfvsl
millions 10 complete the Carnegie idea Of educ.
ton. Wet II would have been more fitting il ,hs
money had been given BY American working men
Professor Monohsn declared. IN denouncing an al.
legged socialistic accusation against the loyalty Of
the Church that every Roman Catholic priest IN
the United States would melt the sacred vessels
20 raise funds 70 defend the stars and Stripes
For fuIN ten minutes the thousands IN the hal
Cheered and appIaudtd
Bishop James A McFaul. OF Trenton in ss-
dress before the convention Tonight. accused Dr..
Eliot, OF Harvard University. OF senility.
Many Protestant ministers malisn. Catholics. IN
their talks" said Bishop McFaul but they scream
when scratch them. Take DIT. Eliot, Of Harvard.
for instance. With his Ave-foot library without
Guiding the Bible or Shakespeare. and his six,teOt,
homemade religion, Or. Eliot proves beyond all
doubt thar something Is wrong with his head Let
vs. treat him charitably and place these yasariss
TO the credit OF Old age"
The days sessions were held behind closed doors.
Important among the many resolutions offered By
the various committees was the adopted by tfs
delegates looking toward a determined crusade
throughout the country, against the white says
trafic and lax divorce laws. Features te-day vera
addresses the delegates by Sioux Indians IN their
own language. translated BY members Of the 81
Ciety OF Jesus