The Washington times., 1920-09-30
URGE DIVORCE BAR
TO NEW MARRIAGE
New York Lawmakers Agree
With Opinion Voiced by
Justice Benedict.


ALBANY, Sept. 3O.--The question
should divorced persons be permitted
TO re-marryr has reached here.
II was precipitated by a story In
New York newspaper in which
Justice Benedict. OF Brooklyn IN
granting application to remarry made
by Elmer Bennett, OF Brooklyn.
divorced In 1915, was quoted as say
ing that he did not believe divorced
person should be permitted 10 enter
wedlock during the lifetime or the
other spouse. Justice BENEDICT crltl-
eised the Legislature for reducing the
probationary period OF divorced
person from nve 10 three years.
On this subject, state Senator Johh
]. Dunnigsn said:
Marriage 10 a solemn covenant en-
tered into between two people. which
should hold until death.
ITO abrogate or set aside this COW
ensnt, TO permit the promiscuous IN
termarriage of divorced couples,
strikes at the foundation OF our So
cial structure.
Il do not believe that any think
ing person will condone the rising
tide OF divorce, nor the modern ten
dency of both men and womeG to look
lightly upon divorce as an easy exit
from a relationship that has grown
distasteful.
.MARRIAGE n SACRED"
"Our laws and our lawmakers
should take every step that may be
needed to protect the rising genera
tion from the divorce evil.
'Our girls and boys should be
taught that marriage is sacred, and
that once entered into the marriage
contract is inviolable.
"Only on his firm ground may our
social structure continue.
State Senator Loring Black said:
1.-The question brought up by mod
ern divorce is one that is completing
In many details.
~Of late years the increase OF di-
vorces and the rising demand that
society complscenuy sanction the re-
marriage of the divorced parties has
added to the dilema.
.1t is unQuestionably wrong to
permit the guilty party in a divorce
action to again enter matrimony.
Such a person should be barred for
ever from the sacred precinct OF
matrimony.
with regard to enforcing this
regulation upon the innocent victim
Of cruelty, unfaithfulness or neglect,
Many good people believe that
such persons should be permitted to
remarry bear offspring and enjoy the
repose OF married life
LEAVE 1T TO CONSCIENCE.
~rhis problem should be left to
the conscience and good judgment of
our divine leaders OF whatever de
nomination. They are best ntted to
guide the members OF their nscks and
best capable Of searching out the
good and bad results Of such prac-
tice."!
By State Senator Daniel J. Carroll:
"Connplexities of modern life
breed divorce. The restless hustle
and ethical unrest of the present
age, the strain OF economic neces-
/ sity, the pleasure-loving pastimes OF
the modern man and women all
have tended to increase this evil.
"The very foundation Of our social
world rests upon monogamy. Ethics
philosophy, hygiene and religion de-
mand that this keystone in the arch
of life be maintained, that the sane
tity Of marriage vows shall be pre-
served,
"It is not lightly that the causist
argues that ill-mated people should
be sundered. and points to recurrent
unhappiness as the result of an i'll
matched wedlock.
His words bear fruit in immorali-
ty. in wrecked homes and in the per-
petuation of unhappiness.
II am against the remarriage OF
divorced people ! believe this Gus
tom is one Of the evils Of our mod