The Winslow mail., 1912-06-08
WHAT PEOPLE THINK
ABOUT MARRIAGE

The following article was
handed to us with a request to
publish same in the columns of
this paper, by a young Japenese
who has come to our city re-
certify from the Coast and who
is now located here and engaged
in the laundry business His wife
is an American (white) woman.
This young man informs us
that the appearance OF himself
and wife upon the street has
caused considerable comment by
various people Of our city, hence
the article given below of which
he is the author. He thinks and
believes that as long as they are
happy together what are the
odds? Who should care?
On account of the length of
the article we could not publish
same all in this weeks issue but
will conclude the same in our
next weeks issue.
The article follows:
Ny intention in making this public
is simply to keep in mind my opinion
"what people think about marriage" :"
I feel, too, that any contri button that
may tend to stimulate that public to
a further interest in marriage" is not
without merit, and if any literal views
suggested here in these articles hold
the interest of the readers, my will is
fulfilled more than I expected.
People ask my idea of divorce, we'll
it is rather hard to express myself in
English, but the points of my idea is,
that marriage without love is no better
than divorce. If there is no marriage
without love, there will be fewer divor-
ces.
This is the main Cause, if not the only
Cause for devorce. If one looks for
character and refinement as people do
in marriage, should say'there, would
be less trouble in married life. II
| is much better to remain single, than
to marry for money, for place, or fol
the mere fact of marrying. Nothing
can be compared with that miserable
| life which comes after marriage.
think Lunderman, the great Ger
man dramatist, described most vividly
the unhappy life of that kind in hi:
''Joy of Living. Just think how car
one bear long this kind of unionl
Do not treat me as stranger, we Dc
not feel that you are strangers to us.
There is no difference under Gilbert!
and Freedom at least I feel that way
though we are a different race, bu
''surely we are factor in the world'
progress. [ have read DIR. Letom
nean's view on woman and marriage
1t was really an interesting book, anc
especially his broad researches on tn,
subject are, think very valuable. HI,
never decides anything, but alwayl
tries to collect facts.
This method is somewhat dlfferen
from the average writer's on the subject
because be stands on the ground O
ethnography. am also interested il
Lesterward's method, in his 'EPurt
Sociology.
have read this editorial by Ella
Wheeler Wilcox on the Stokes engage
ment.
She had not gone deep on this sub
ject, yet Mrs. Wilcox's points are al
right so far as her optimistic attitude
is concerned. Just compare this Stokes
case with the marriage of Carnegie;
neice to a coachman, they are much
the same! You will see the marriage
for love nowadays is always under the
conditions that either bride or groom
must be rich. Right here we have
something to Philosophy.
People know when Henry George
proposed to his wife he had only coir
in his pocket and said: "This is all
that l possess in the world, will you
marry me?" To marry means not tc
depend one upon the other. but rather
it means to help each other, in order tc
accomplish given task in life; to work
out life's deals. In this sense marriage
is mission, life itself is a mission.
| If one is good hearted and has some
possibilities of future development,
that is what most sensible people care
for, There are hundreds of thousands
of beautiful girls in this world but we
seldom find character and genius in
them. The physical beauty is a fine
thing to possess, but the beauty OF