The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-12-12
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BY CHARLES 3. CHENEY.

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Books extolling the principles Of free
love are, about to be handed out to
citizens North Dakota in their ira
at Grafton is also cut from the appro:
, quest for works on social problems
to read in their homes. This was one
Of the startling facts discovered by the
special committee Of the house named
to Investigate o. NJ. Burtness' charges
against the library commission. ..
!, %% Legislators Astounded
y Tho charges made a profound I'M
preston, andt here could be no ques,
tfon about them except on the matter
of responsibility. Mr.. Burtness dis;
played one OF: the books, Ellen Keys
GALLEY SIX - j.. G;-l.;. ! y.ass: =. -.
Love and Ethics" bearing the label
of the, state travelling library, and the
cQpious extracts he read from; the lit
tie Look made sober men Of family
fairly gasp. .S$"S' = = - :: ~ T.. E5
The intro oduction to the book refers
to eEllen Keys startling views OH the
marriage relation in Love and Mar
riage," q former work. Here are some
of Miss Keys latest announcements.
I I'm Love and Marriage. Il pointed
ont that those who insist on monog-
amy, that Is, life long sloyes relation
ship between the sexes d disregard the
inevitable consequences Of such an eth
Fical standard, namely, the waste OF 4
large amount of splendid life energy
which, If utilized, would produce fine
offspring. Under present social condi-
Ions this standard of morality would
hinder the Improvement Of the species:
y. Ssx Problems Discussed VI 3 3}s$y ii
The modern sex problem consists
in finding The proper equilibrium be-
tween on the ono hand the require
nents for the improvements of the
SPEECHES, and on the other hand, the
increased demands -: %lS Z Z
to be happy in love, whereas sO-nAcY'v
the problem. was only between soci-
ety's demands for fixer2 marriage forms
n-,d the Individuals demands to satisfy
his seq life, in any form. y. The sex
A at',ics that proceed from this new
:enrillibTiuln will be, the only true
ethics. - 49, SI. 49, 4, i ss3.s.
"Of all social conditions to be de-
manded, the most essential is that the
standard by which the morality Of par
Eenthood is measured should be not the
marriage rite; but the will of tWo hu.
man beings to assume the responsible
ity for their children, not the legiti-
macy Of their children but the kind Of
children they are sS: L. :8sS#S :8#
*. In an addition to the latest edition,
Miss Key-takes up from DR.: Foerster's
criticisms Of free love" and says that
lin the ascetic conception Of life,"
they are natural. ,Siss s5y "a xs.;s .
Fl: 't.'But, she continues, he tor whom
( the aim Of life Is; life itself fees the
same reverence for Its sensual as for
: its spiritual demands He knows that
when two unmarried persons give life
{ to d child nature often rewards "pas-
sion" by endowing the child With splen
did eanipment.' = " q IA |, $
Radical Workers in Library
h The ethical conception that makes
the RIGHT Of parentho cd dependent on
the fixed form Of marriage must fall. 81
Five other books by liss5 Key are III
/; the state library, but not ii the Stravel-
ing library, the legislative committee
found. The other ooks displayed ii a
travelling library box were strong So
<eialist and rad ical propag ag,anda. i55E 95s
[! ]. The committee 4 consists Of n. III 81.
walker, y. III. Burkh and Is S..:s' Nv.
Johnson, leguers, nd ]. ) q i. 4 o Con-
nor and Peter Mel Laugh lin, indepen-
tents. The commit tee 4is continuing its
sWork today, but W1a atever Its report,
h there ii the Il devil to pay "a League
circles.
any leaguers are demanding that
the object tionable books be thrown ollr
and the persons; resp Bile Tor their
presence In the library be elected With
them Others less Ind disnant, feel that
there must beSa n goa t'sS 2, found, sas the
league cannot \ afford to- carry such b
sburd Some are stub bbornly unwill-
ing to admit hat there is any wrong.
done I'M Saending these hooks out To- the
homes Sof NORTH Dakot w
Such 81 one is3 3Reprasentativesagat q gat-
sstersOn of DonnY Ybroolka who undertook
sito defend the libra Is efloiceS Sof books
on the house floora estarday. Pat
stersOn stand was rabI ked bysS Walter
sNaddock Dfs sPlaza. ma iDr:it leader ana
On his moth lhes apeciaI comIlittee
VAS appcinte to AZ lsy-iieM Char rles II.
listed mi af1an he
Il hoard Off { adr tIat tion, which
16s hareeofS TRAY libraries Ss
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