The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-16
" MARRIED, LIVED WITH WIFE"
REPRESENTATIVE KONG GIVES
DIVORCE VIGOROUS SLAP.
Too Many Congressman Leave Their
Wives at Home. A Little Boo
Hoo, Then Divorce, He Says.

Wives at Home. A Little Boo
Hoo. Then Divorce, He Says.
Aspiring beyond the glory Of wear
ing upon his brow the laurels of con-
aressional glory Representative Geo.
Konig of East Baltimore, is after
fame as the exponent of ideal Amer
ican domesticity, says the Baltimore
Sun.
Seemingly without fear of success
fnI contradiction Congressman KONG
avowed that there is something
wrong with American-and congress
siora1-ideas of love, marriage and
divorce. and that it was through
thinking on these things that he
wrote in his photographed sketch
for the Congressional Directory that
ba was married and lived with his
wife"
81 have found since entering pub
lie life and even before" he said,
chat there are many men who are
married and do not live with their
wives. [ have found some such
among the representatives in Wash
ington. Not only through a desire
10 emphasize my position to the ma
+ion in no uncertain terms, but also
to truly represent the people of the
citv of Baltimore I stated that, in ad-
dition to being married, I lived with
my wife.
Wives There? Not Much.
q discovered that there were many
representatives who, while they sup
ported their wives kept them far
away. On occasions of recreation
and pleasure they are otter seen
without their wives and not alone.
Now, I regard my wife as entitled to
all the pleasure and honor I have, |
and she goes with me or [ go alone. !
l think this is the way all Americans, !
and Marylanders especially, should |
look at the question, and as their rep |
resentatiye I declared my position. |
Am l right?
Il tell you their is something hor-
rible about the reckless way in which !
divorces are granted in this country. |
It is too easy. If it were harder it |
would make people more careful |
about getting married. All that a |
woman has to do to get rid of her |
husband is to live away from him |
for three years, refusing any support !
from him, and she can get a divorce. |
And l wish to state right here
that it is not always the fault of
those gentlemen in Washington and |
elsewhere that they do not live with
their wives. Of course, a woman
+A how
husband. But that's too easy.
''Boo-Hoo;" Out She Goes.
All she has to do is to sew but
ton in the wrong place on his trous-
ers or fail to cook breakfast one |
morning, when the poor man will say |
dOg-gOne it, 'BOo-hoo,' cries wife, |
I can't stand this and she is gone, |
accusing him of harsh treatment. She |
doesn't ask for any support; the man
doesn't furnish any, and in three
years it is all off. I tell you, it's all !
wrong. But it's not always the wo-
mans fault. Oh, no! Just as often |
it's the husbands fault
However, the man has no right |
to the distinction of being a family !
man unless he lives with his wife, |
and that is the reason for my declar- |
alton of principles"
Incites an Editorial.
Representative Konig's original
declaration has aroused comments !
from many quarters. Among them is |
an editorial in a church paper edited |
by Rev. John L. Bedford, rector of |
the Nativity church, Brooklyn, N. Y.
He says in part:
The assurance given by Repre-
sentative KONG of Baltimore that he |
is married and lives with his wife |
shades from the comforting to the
Jocose to the serious. Married or |
single was in the past sufficient
even for congressmen-to designate |
domestic ties.
Present day marital relations call !
Tor an extra note of distinction. Year !
ny year in geometrical progression |
tne divorce courts are legalizing the !