The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-29
WHY DO AMERICAN
MARRIAGES FAIL !?
Woman, in New Volume, Tells All
About It-And a Great Deal
More-Severe on the Men.

LONDON. April 29.-Why are SO
many American marriages doomed 10
failure? Why is divorce growing
i'm the United States out of all pro-
portion TO the growth OF the popula-
ton?
Most young American men are not
especially interesting. Our young
men are not good lovers. Women tall
To- recognize that marriage is their
work in the world" These are some
or the reasons put forward by the
late Mrs. Anna A. Rogers in volume
entitled. why American Marriages
Fail" Just published in London.
Marriage is not mans work, out
one of his dearest delusions. from
(which he parts, begrudgingly. Hap
piness as a husband and father. says
Mrs. Rogers, has always been ms
dearest secret hope. He dreams or
prolonging through years humanity
improbable condition.
But the wife who insists child
lshly upon treating marriage, either
In theory or in practice, as a Deaul''
full dream. is forgetful of how very
little is left of earnest lifework Tor
woman If she regulates the digniiled
duty OF wedlock placed upon hei
shoulders. Apparently her whole en-
ergy today is bent upon dethrohlhg
herself"
Faults OF the American women. &C
cording to Mrs Rogers, are largely
due to the present false and demoTaI
izing dedication of woman one OF
the evil effects being the Intolerance
and selfishness Of young wives. when
is largely responsible for the scandal
GUS slackening OF marriage ties
"They are alarm-clock women that
buzz and then run down. superb IN
uhysioue. meager in sentiment The
painstaking thrift Of European women
has no parallel in this country.
Here are some trenchant sentences:
Half OF Italy could live on what
New York throws away in year.
The whole world Of women in clty
and suburbs betakes itself 10 the
shops every day between O'Clock
and IL
orr women are spoiled, extremely
idle and curiously undeserving of the
maudlin worship they demand from
our hard working men.
High-class women are bent upon the
American worship of everything
ready-made.
The college-bred young woman is
cross between magnificent, rather
unmannerly boy and spoiled, exact
ing demi.mondaine.
Severe on American Man.
But the writer is not less severe
uuon the American man. whose VIZ
tues are all negative. II seems, If lie
has any. He may not drink or gam
lie. but he shirks all domestic bur
dens. except finding the money.
For instance:
What number Of American fathers
know the name of their daughters
day school?
Young men lean back and compla-
Gently argue that, as their hands and
hearts are clean, and as all other men
are rascals. they should be, of course,
preferred as husbands.
Tired men fill our vaudeville thea
ters even In the daytime, too near
exhaustion 10 do more than listen TO
wit quite easy of comprehension
Six years apprenticeship is needed
I before the honorable title OF Car
penter" is earned in England Two
/ years OF slapdash experiments on the
I long suffering public generally suffice
with us. Hurry counts. not soundness
of work ~
! The clever writer selected a host Of
other subjects for pungent ridicu!e in
public life. notably the Puritanism o.
librarian who black-listed Miss Al.
colts Little Women" because there
was too much love-making in It. TINS
posthumous book is crammed with
common sense and every page Is III
teresting
Lords Pass Budget