Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-06-16
THE SACRAMENTO BEE, a journ

THE SACRAMENTO BEE, a journal which seldom gets on the wrong
side of a question, takes Nevada to task for allowing people to con
to this state and. after a residence of six months. secure a legal
divorce
In discussing the prospective divorce oil Margaret Ellington. al ac-
tress who is o a resident of Reno for the purpose OF securing a
separation from her husband, the Bee says:
Margaret Ellington has e tered the State of Nevada for
the avowed purpose Of breakiu 8 the matrimonial bonds whica
ar " state will ct permit her to sever"
Well. suppose she has m to Nevada fr this purpose does it
justify h Bee in its criticism of her action?
The Bee asserts that the la a put through a Nevada legsla-
tre manipulated by divorce buzzards," by which it sanctioned its
own shame"
The Be n discussing h question overlooks III right o t IN state
to adopt its own marriage and divorce laws. 1t overlooks a much
higher law, the great psychological law upon which the mos eminent
scientists OF the world agree. the law of nature which visits a fearful
penalty upon the offspring of unhappy unions. There are thousands Of
the best thinkers of the world who agree upon the proposition that he
offspring OF such conditions are weak minded and criminal
Would The Sec ask n mismated and unhappy couples OF the
try to continue the marital state and proceed Ito bring into the world
a lot OF unwecome offspring to stock the asyums and penitentiares
of the land?
The doctrine laid down years ago by Victoria woodhnn that it
a criminal fol mismated couples to live together, though married,
raised a protest from the people who argue that Il marriage should
always hold. but thinking mn and women all oer the earth are recog
niMng the principle a Il sound n and her reasoning correct.
One of the main objections raised by The Bee to the proposed legal
separation of the Iiingtons is that the proceedings are conudve. Well,
where a any reasonable objection be raised to that feature of the
case? Two persons find that their marriage is a mistake and they de-
sire a legal annulment OF the matrimonial bonds. The laws Of Nevada
enacted by mn who considered the question carefully. allow them TO
secure that annnllment by going into the courts and obtaining a judi
cml decree
Suppose for the benefit of rh.%Bees idea. the suit should n o be
conusive and the husband a as hitting the wife, Or vice, versa, n a
lot OF nasty scandal WIS dragged into the case, o the wife a try
ing to mulct her husband for ahmouy and there va a long bitter
struggle which hnahy ended III a decree oil separation o"a n moral
side Oft the question be II betterc conserved than by a decree desired
by both sides which the Bee designates is colnsive. as if The designation
we're u term of approbium?
California journals need rot seek Nevada courts to poin> 4 moral
lesson or preach a sermon. 1t has but to turn to some Of the famous
divorce cases in that stale where money "a spent Tx water to Sc
cure purured testimony. judges OF the supreme bench bought like st
much mutton and the law perverted and despatched with crime and
snh to enthrone injustice.
According o the Bee. divorce where both parties desire to sevrr
a unwelcomc alliance with is little publicity a possible and do it
legally. Is u crime that smells to heaven.
Does it like the nauseous California brand with which its court
calendars reek. scandaous revelat ion which drags its Shiny trail ver
years of litigation until it blasts the reputation of every witness. law
yer o judge that has anything to do with it?