Evening star., 1911-08-29
HUSBAND NO SOUL MATE,
NOT SURE Of AFFINITY
Mrs. Upton Sinclair, Sued for
Divorce, Confronted by
PerpIexing Problem.

NEW YORK. August 29.-Harry Kemp,
the Kansas poet. named as correspondent
IN the suit for divorce which Upton
Sinclair, author and socialist worker. has
brought against his wife. Meta Fuller
Sinclair said today that he did not
know whether he and Mrs. Sinclair ever
would be married. The poet. who has
spent many years in travelling and verse
making, said he was content with the
present situation. which, he said. would
be Strengthened out in a way that will
bring happiness. !. to "a, an concerned; @ En 80. =,
unusual situation. and IL the persons in
volved In IL were Of the usual sort there
probably would be attacks and incrimina-
tions and recriminations But we arc
The poet said he wondered what they
thought OF him in Kansas.
Sinclair Sues for Divorce.
Sinclair brought suit for absolute d.
vorce against his wife yesterday. nam
ing Kemp as correspondent. The papers
were served on Mrs. Sinclair In the
Hotel Imperial. following a meeting at
which her husband, Kemp. and herself
were present. They discussed their mat
clair agreed to accept service in the
suit. 1t is said she will not contest it.
The three seemed upon the best Of
terms during the conference. and after
the preliminaries of the suit had been
settled, Mrs. Sinclair asked her husband
for a one-act play he has recently writ
ten. saying she wanted to use 1t in the
stage career she has announced she will
follow. Mr.. Sinclair at once gave her the
manuscript.
Not Sure of Her Choice.
Mrs Sinclair announced at the confer
ence that her present husband is not her
soul mate and that she is not sure that
Kemp Is either. She said:
'T would advocate a trial marriage. so
that where people who are absolutely in
compatible are thrown together they
courts decree. 1 should say that a Pc
riod Of two years would be necessary for
them to know each other and determine
whether they are for each other"
II agree with Mrs. Sinclair" said Mr..
Kemp. Until woman Is on the same
economic basis with man there can be no
perfect state. At present marriage Is In
transitional state.
vorce should be enough to give them one.
BY this mean the state most men mean
whep they speak of free love-. l be-
lieve that man in monogamic and that
man. and IL allowed freedom would
eventually evolve perfect monogamic
state through trial marriage. and when
the proper mate is found there would be
spontaneous union for life. which would
be marital love in the sense the idealists
dream off,
Volunteers Suggestion.
Mr. Sinclair then Interrupted. saying:
Which brings us TO the question. Har-
ry, Of the economic emancipation Of wom-
an. The solution is the endowment OF
motherhood by the state. for only in the
rarest cases can the mother be free to
support herself when she is rearing a
child. This resolves itself into socialism
and until IL is achieved there can be no
solution of the problem"
Later Mrs. Sinclair announced that she
would leave town shortly for a rest and
then would return to go on the stage.
Mr.. Kemp announced his intention to
continue writing lyric poetry, and II pos
sible gain some stage experience to as
sist him in writing dramas.