The Washington times., 1920-10-07
FAILURE DUE TO MAD
AGE IN WHICH WE LIVE.

We are taking for granted thAt
the marriage law Is based upon
right principles and that God 10
author of the law and founder OF
the Institution. These facts we are
presuming to be acceptable ana
meeting with the approval OF all.
Success" as referred to In these
articles. can be summed up In Two
words, viz: Happiness and Con-
tentment. Success In marriage 10
necessarily dependent upon these
Then. accepting these TO be tho
paramount factors. and comparing
the present day marriage with what
II was originally intended TO mean.
and what II onco was, regardless OF
how II hurts. we must admit that
marriage IL practically a failure.
As see II, this recognized failure
Is due to, the mad age In which We
live. Man Is born with the germ
OF unrest In his bosom. 'Tis per-
meating tho whole of the human
family. 'Tis q driving force which
we can In no way satisfactorily ex-
plain. 1t refuses to grant us that
calm and quiet necessary to the
reading Of books which were once
so much enjoyed--it urges that We
dance, go to theaters, go automo-
billing. It demands something ex-
citing-something entertaining. 1t
drives us to the RttaininE OF GER
tain goals, the realisation OF which
have lost their charm with the re-
moval of the price tag. Today the
state of pursuit is the only state IT
happiness. Possession brings but a
restlessness and desire for q change.
This unknown factor insists that we
engage in that which suggests life
and appeals to the emotions-it Is
continually creating In us the de-
sire for something new. The things
of yesterday are unbearable. This
unrest Is not only prevalent in the
cities but infests the small hamlets
as well. Especially Is II noticeable
among the younger set.
This condition exists In the po-
litical, financial, business and So
cial world. Do you think for a
minute that 1t would confine itself
alone to these? 'Tis only natural
to reason that It would strike at the
heart and home life. and we know
the result of such q blow.
Man Of this great progressive age
is doing away with the old and
donning the new. Such laws and
customs as ne does not attempt to
entirely rejuvenate he revises to ft
the times. Granted? Well. then.
can you imagine man being salts
fled with a law that dates back
centuries--a law so binding as the
marriage law? Can you conceive
this restless. nervous, otherwise
progressive creature loving, marry
ing. and making n home for one
woman and being content? Do you
picture this uneasy, progressive.
self lf-emancipating woman concen-
trating her affection, sacrificing her
freedom to the rearing of a family
all for a mere man and being salts
fed?
Like Poor Verbose. we are too
much inclined to throw stones at
we are all victims of circumstance.
We are q generation with an in
born unrest, brought into an en-
vironment that has q tendency to
encourage and cultivate 1t rather
thsr to stamp 1t out.
The sexes feel they would have
each other different, but not so.
Each generation is created to fit
the age in which 1t Is to live. The
styles, customs and ideas OF the
women Of 1850 were becoming to
that age and were pleasing to the
men of that time. The 1920 men and
women are equally as we'll mated.
but their vision is being obscured
by this spirit OF unrest which Is