The evening world., 1911-01-31

vsfsA ana su'on"si''
be made more diinout LOT "'
rioh, more snsy for the poor. Thsn
a would At least possess the dig
vstv nj Immortality. n ouauty In
which Il 10 now shamsfuiiy de-
dcisnt."
That Ia what the Rev. John 5. Allen
of the Marble Collegiate Church saln
last night when I called to ask MIN
about the report that he had been
"faying divorce as a luxury OF the
irich." ] found that DR.. Allen had been
telling the Presbyterian Ministers A.
ISOLATION about his little plan Tor n
divorce machine. Put a penny In the
slot IND pull out a decree. only you
won't need even a penny.
Seriously. this Is how DR.. Alien ex-,
plains his theory:
Granted that the law recognizes
certain causes as permitting absolute d.
svoros. Then the process OF obtaining
such 4 divorce should be made as
simple as possible. II should, In effect,
be automatic. The intervention OF law
lysrs. the prolonged suits. the noNlous
publicity should all be avoided The
;only thing necessary should be that
:'hs 'nno,ent party prou"'e pro-.
.-.~,m.h, = ,,,aa ,rhor r,,,hou, tho
.-xr.na,,nr. ~ oar, Oh. dIvorce |
xnr,a ;. a.o,ar.s.
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"0"'o"' increase O'So'Se
But wouldn't the number OF divorces
be greatly increasO. and would you as
minister welcome such a resuit'
No. Indeed" he warmly.
III 90 not believe mat the
arrangement would Increase the d.
ivorces II II were properly regulated II
would only oner equal and Impartial
treief to both rich and poor.
"As things now are. 1t is entirely pos
fio!e for a person with n suficiency OF
money TO get a divorce In any situation
Whatsoever. Though conditions here
sars infinitely better tnan they are IN
s~i.nrland. II nevertheless remains much
more diiiicult for the poor man or wom-
ian to obtain legal reief FOR his or her
martial troubles.
Now / think the divorce laws should
be made much stric OF than they are at
lpreeeDt In many States. But do think.
las . simple matter OF human Justice.
that they should treat every man alike.
Thrso c,u... for DIvoros
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lt!anocent party"
Wouldn't you .nciuGe cruelty as A
ilcause?" ] asked.
NO." said DR.. Allen, because the
term covers a multitude OF excuses. In
1.-THE case Of proved physical cruelty
There might be a legal separation. But
nowadays there are Do many sophisttcal
llpisas about the word being more bruta,
lthau the blow. and that id,o,ic thin.
i.msntal cruslty' ia dinn.d IN our .ar.
~Scontinually."
but IL Il idotic, y. 7 WIN. ,,,,,,v y,
ldntsrruptins. Personally 4, 7 w., =.
husband, I should feel ,h,, ho oou,a,,,
lao anything much wor.a ,,an aa,,hnr'
htsly saw wha, n. kn.v - 49,,
.dus."
DR.. Allen shook hi. hsaa vravs,v
's"That'x All wrong he res,ondod
avon vo,os On. m,.t,t.r ,a., a,
your ars-that 4. an tss ,,dIviau,I
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81 DO nor agreo wI'S ~. co,,o,,, 49,.
lEolscopal churehps witch roy,rd No.
k!axe AS a sacr,,.n, ana ,hcrctor.
ksyer 10 be dissolved.
p.-. e,.,
eS' Nv" Se'e"o"T'
Nhi"n u Is p'aihIy ana purely
T'Wi ceremony ana mat since the law
rerhits US ministers OF the sospe! Il
sAa"ihis'er is f.'es' We should act II
the name OF 'he Id" ana ROT on our Owl
s.nohsI pfeyud'ees'
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