The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-02-17

The problem of divorce is a
great one when it is done with all
the safeguards of rather strin-
gent law thrown about it, but the
divorce mills and Gretna Greens
of some states are striking their
roots deep into the national life.
Cardinal Gibbons preached a SER
mon on this subject in Baltimore
although his people do not suf-
fer directly from the evil, owing
to their religious doctrines on
marriage. Among other things he
said:
There is social scourge more
blighting and more destructive OF
family life than Mormonism.
''It is the fearfully increasing
number of divorce mills through
out the United States. These mills
like the mills of the gods, are
slowly but surely grinding to
powder the domestic affairs of the
nation.
"A lady prominent in social life
once said to me in Newport: i
do not recognize any law, human
or divine, that can deprive hus-
band or wife of the right to sep
arate and to enter fresh espous-
ais when they do not live in har-
mony together
"'You speak, 1 replied, of your
rights, your privileges. But you
have not word to say Of your
duties and obligations
"Ah! my brethren, if men and
women had due consideration OF
their duties and responsibilities
their rights would take care of
themselves. There can be no rights
where there are no corresponding
obligations. There are no rights
against the law of God"
Fitchburg, Mass, is having a
diphtheria epidemic, but strenu-
Gus measures are being adopted
to control it. We cannot blame the
people of the city for their dread
of the disease in epidemic form,
but nothing will be gained by
the medical restrictions.
One Greek woman fought off the
officers, who had come to take
her child to the hospital, with an
axe. Here is where the city is
handicapped in handling the stu
alton.
Rumor has it that Mrs. Anthony
J. Drexel could have had a ma
bob" but that she preferred to
marry an American. She seems to
have married a level-headed one
for he has gone to Wall street as
a messenger for one of the brok-
erage firms, to learn the business,
from the ground up. 1t is coneeiv-
able that the girls grandfather
would prefer young Drexel to
Lord Decies.
The st. Adams Messenger has
headline reading cat last they are
married" Yes, it refers to the in
wedding of Lord De-
cies and Miss Gould. We are sur
feited with these weddings long
before the knot is tied. Let us
hope that Lady Decies has not to
follow in the footsteps of her aunt,
the Princess de Sagan, for one
such experience in a family ought
to be enough.
Brattleboro ia still stirred up
over the railroad situation, and
the activity of the Central YER
mont to go on with work. No one
can blame the town for hating
to see the railroad built on the
other side of the river when the
railroad wants to enter Brattle-
ooro. Brattleboro would like both
believing that it would
be for its financial prosperity.
A hundred million dollars is to
De expended in New England in
he next five years by the New
haven railroad. That ought to
10 something for the railroad sys-
ems of the different states. The
,etter facilities for transportation |
he better our commerce and |
rade.
Yes, il Lorimer will resign, it |
will save his friends much EN-
arassment, and it may not change |
he final disposal of the case, eth
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