Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18
BY His Grace the Duke of Manchester

'ne hrSt pace THINK the marriage system of Europe
/ and America is entirely wrong. It is wrong becansa
it is founded on the laws of pronertv instead sc 49,
the laws of nature - ~
ohtl people had landed property there was no monoo
ns' .'onogamy was custom of which another part
was prmogeniture invented facilitate the nassina ~
ai estate and other valuable property without undue
dispute. believe it to be fact that tbera &c M es
\oook OF any religion that enoins monogamy abouob
nave reao mat bishop the early Christian Church was
expected to be the husband Of one wife But This vac
penalty OF greatness and was possibly laid down with
view to choosing those who would have the time ~
from family duties to devote to RELIGIOUS ones
however be that it may, whether monogamv is RIGHT
or not, is the system under which we live and nndr
winch most OF us marry. 1t treaty which ono s snn
posed to enter into of one own free will and once entered
into 1t is not likely to be considered as scrap of manor
Inc latest idea seems to be typfed by the coored adv
VINO went to the judge and divorce from, her
husband. The judge asked:
Why has he been abusing youP''
I'D like to him fry.
We'll has he been CARRYING on with Some .
woman?''
just look at him he ain beaten up any is he?'
Well, what is your complaint against him.
taste for that man. ~ ny
We cant in Europe throw off tie of such Importance
there are the children to be considered That's the
trouble 1t is Just possible for people who have
given the business fair trial. five or six
years OF mutual endeavor and broad tolerance-to
mutually agree to part. If they have children the
consequences may be very terrible But il
they have, it is entirely different affair The
children have the first claim to consideration With
parents at loggerheads their education and upbring
ing is liable to b, scrappy and disconnected, and
nothing is for children than that
In old days 1t was worse because then chill
dren most children at least, had certain belief in
the nfalblllty OF parents, but that idea is quite
demode nowadays, children are no longer nut
to the strain of thinking out how it can be that
f fslib and mother disagree and still remain in
As | say, however, this idea has passed away
along with pleasant childish beliefs of an earlier
generation, like the belief in Santa Claus, fairies
the productive e powers OF goosebery bushes, and
the question of divided control and the onestion
OF the effect on the children S social position in
after life, and these two considerations should
be sufhclent to make submit considerable per-
sonal sacrifices Of if or the other parent or
both IN addition to having lost their love for each other
have found love the position is more difficult bn
if love merely dead and transferred it seems to me
duty owed to the children far as possible for the
parents to preserve ouwardy an appearance Of
trlentless sufficient at any shield against
the pryng attacks Of the curious stranger and society
journalists which constitute about s;y % oa+ s ~
moral censorship nowadays.
can even imagine real frienlness growing up between
two people thus situated. Bound be polite having
posc yet each nocuated against the passion crobe
OF the other But it would take very sensible and
tolerance to bring this about and doubt if two such
ideal people would fall of love if they fell in far
enough to get married and have children.
Still many have and should ACQUIRE enough tole
rance 10 make living under the roof at least without
open dispute possibility
Where, however, both is in love with someone
else the is far different the sooner the marriage
tie is loosed and reknotted the better No amount of
laws rules restrictions will keep most men and some
from listening to the call SEX and the best thing
is to recognize it and reguarze by law love which will
ther lead to candestne aison unhappiness
or both ana probably promscuous immortality on the part
Of the man. 70
The hardest part of the whole question and the one that
makes friendly neutrality between isusioned husbands
and wives most difficult is that most women and men too