South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-19
POLYGAMY MAY BE
INCLUDED IN new
ORDER OF THINGS
Startling Statement Made by
Noted British Authcress
Gives Reasons.

LONDON, March 18-The pre-
diction that polygamy eventually
viii become a fixture in the domes-
tic life Of the new world as it is
OF the old is contained in an article
in the Daily Express by Ccrtie de s
Wentworth James. noted British
authOress. The scarcity OF hus-
bands, the authoress asserts, viii
bring this about
The law Of supply and demand. q"
Miss James writes. 'is the only
force which governs the romantic
and social sides Of the world as well
as the business and commercial
ones.
Men, Servant, Butter.
This being the case. the three
most valua BILE commodities Of the
moment are man, the domestic ser
want and butter-and man, being
in the greatest demand IS the most
valuable OF the three!
and when any article increases
in demand and decreases in supply
IL is obvious that no one individual
can enjoy the same exclusive pos
session as formerly. Therefore, the
obvious result Of these deductions Is
a grudging and Mortified belief in
the prophecy that in due course
polygamy will become ablished
and recognized in the west as - is
ia the east
Laws VIII Differ.
"I PARTICULARLY acCentuate the
word recognized because II viii be
in the recognition of a social con
dition which permits OF one man
providing the lOVe-interest in the
lives OF several women that the sex
laws of tomorrow viii differ mark
eLiv from the sex laws Of today.
Today Il Is done all the time. but
we don't recognize Il. And as, tao
lily and secretly, many Of US now
7 accept the fact Of a shared man. so
in a friehteningly short space OF
time shall we do so openly and un-
cOmplainingly.
Is the recently-r pOrted case of
| Mrs. Cora Spiker (who even went
20 the Spartan lengths Of being pho
togra phed with her husbands s "afiin-
ity'' and their baby the thin end Of
the big wedge Of pOlygamy which
soon VIII be inserted into the fs-
slres Of our social structure
Considered Crime.
One western woman has accepted
the situation. and others may be
there Is not q wife or sweetheart in
Europe who wouldn't sooner dis
4 cover her man 20 be guilty ~ al
most any criminal offense than 70
have him even so much as think Of
another woman,
"VVe have grown so used 10 being
/ looked W 20 like goddcsses and be-
ing housed and fed and kept and
having our bills paid and our par
/ cells carried. and getting doors open
/ ed for us and seats given up 20 us,
and having hats raised 10 US. that
we have gradually put our owr
value at such an absurdly high
/ standard that some sort Of ar
/ awakening was bound 20 come.
"And that awakening began
\ when the first brave oov dropped or
/ the battefelds Of Flanders. From
/ that moment the always scarce man
/ became scarcer and scarcer. until
/ today there are thousands and
/ thousands OF young. healthy women
| ripe and sweet with the gloriou,
/ instinct OF maternity. who can never
/ be mothers while the "fo-saking-all
/ others c. cave only -unto-her sen.
J tence" is maintained IN the marriag,
/ service
Shared Man.
'It is my OPINION that no man
, not even the sight OF "a male thinl
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