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will be held for Pope Benedict.
Council of Federated Churches, by
DIR. Clark. with recommendation that
the matter be Investigated and plans
be formulated for action.
"Personally-and / desire to make
IL clear that this Is my own personal
opinion-it does not seem that there
is any question as to the unwhole-
someness OF the situation in Alex
andria," DR.. Clark said.
THE surprising thing is that Alex
andria pastors have not already
thrown themselves into the fight and
there can be no question but that
they will shortly.
They will not be found lacking in
their stand against this thing, once
they are shown that the conditions
exist" DR.. Clark predicted. in com.
menting on the caustic criticism d.
rected at the Alexandria pastors, by
Wilbur +. Crafts, superintendent and
treasurer of the International Reform
Bureau, of which DIR. Clark 10 himself
secretary.
Expects Clergy TO Act.
1.-The fact that the Judge or any
member of the legal profession should
happen to be a member of their
church." DIR. Clark declared should
not influence them In their action in
the matter"
Members of the Alexandria Bar As
ISOLATION, who have already declared
themselves against conditions there
were yesterday commended for their
action in letter addressed to them by
the International Reform Bureau:
I'VE have heard Of your brave stand
in connection with the divorce scandal
Of Alexandria, and desire to commend
the minority members of the Alexan-
dria association, in their fearless and
unwavering fight to clean up your
tra.Reno, divorce sewerage system,
the letter declares.
IF, as Judge Moncure states, the
best jeople of Alexandria are salts
fled with conditions those who are
by his inference, not OF the best.
are TO be commended for their isola
ton. There can be no doubt, how
ever, but that the truth will prevail
| and that the majority of Alexandria 4
best people will come to your sup
port.
COMEDY and Tragedy" Decried.
There is nothing in the annals OF
Reno Of the West, as compared to
Reno OF the East, in the scandalous
conditions found on divorce avenue
OF Alexandria, with it's combination
in two adjoining houses Of a divorces
residence, where a nine-room housf
accommodates three hundred people
year, ostensibly for a years rest
! dence each, which would seem &c
beat the old-time New York tene
ments. and a police Judge next door
with his oldtime law partners Just
downstairs, making a divorce tri
umvirate that is a combination OF
comedy and tragedy.
There is an opportunity for half q
dozen men in Alexandria to make 6
| stroke against this deepest disgrace o.
| America that will stir the whole natior
and perhaps bring on a period Of radi
| cal reform. A few years ago II used Il
be said that America had the wors
record except Japan, but Japan passed
a national divorce law and now has 8
better average than our country a
| large, and a very much better averag,
| than many of our counties. It nevel
was half so bad as Alexandria in II.
worst days.
Called Protestant Sin.
las the Catholics do not have divorc,
| and large proportion of the foreigner,
| are Catholics, this is peculiarl,
American, Protestant sin. and all Prot
estant preachers and laymen who hav,
an appreciation of the honor of tn,
church and the honor OF the natior
| should rise up to smite down this dis
grace and peril.
when Sam Jones was lecturing IL
a certain Chautauqua on this subjec
he asked all married couples in tn,
audience who had never had a quarre
to rise. Half a dozen couples arose. II,
asked them to come forward tina
everybody might see them. and theI
said to the audience: I want you al
to pray for these liars That Ia a toucl
of the common sense that needs to b.
given in advance. In America we d,
not expect that two adult people VIII,
are worth while will agree to every
thing. The important thing Is to agre
to disagree, and really to mean 1t wheI
they say they take each other TO
better or worse, expecting both aspect
of life will develop on both sides.
I'VE shall be glad to hear from YOU
as the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and to CO
| operate in any way. We have sen
you in advance of this letter some i'm
portant literature on the subject, ant
we have several full hearings that ar,
almost cyclopedic, IL you care at sucl
| .ime as this to look into the matte
more thoroughly.
Yours for better world here ant
now
PI AN 17-MII & SIDEWAl