Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-12

The National Womcns Party is
motherlng marriage contract bill which
u will present to the various State lepis-
la'urcs, and whose purpose IL 10 take
mn'rimony out ~ the pet-rich-u,iick
specula'ions aud list 1, among the solid.
reliable, dividend paving sccuri,iea In
other words, the bill purposes 10 make
marriage not ouly the realization ~
loves young dream, but business con
tract, enfofcihlc re- such.
In asmuch ne mo- earthly power has vet
been found potent enough go keep people
from delauliing on their marriage VOWS,
Il ~ not easy 90 SEQ how such law could
be made to function effectively a man
swears at the altar 10 love. protect and
cherish n woman bat be does 80 only
~ long NJ che pleases his fancy, and all
the king a horses. and all the king men,
couldn't again lill his heart with tender
ness for her after hc has once tired ~ her.
A woman vows before God 20 love,
honor, and obey man, but she does
so only rs long as she is uf that mind,
and while she thinks that her John is p
paragon and prince among mon Once
LEI her get disillusioncd. and no process
NJ law could set him back upon his
pedestal
The difficulties between husbands and
wives arc too fine and subtle for the
mighty hand Of the law 10 grasp The
essence ui a woman's happiness m
marriage. FOR instance, consists m her
husbands being tender and aHcctionate
towards hor Tho success or failure
Of marriage 20 n man depends un vile
being cheerful and chummy, and apprr-
ciative, vet what would be the value of %
hubnnd's kisses Il wife had 80 get n
court order requiring them 20 he dc
liyered on specific occasions or what
husband would care for the society If "a
wife who had 10 greet him with glad.
sweet smile of an evening, or else be
hncd'
No husband and wife ran enforce their
rights on each other by law without
landing in the divorce court Whatever
they yield 10 each other, and give 10 each
other must be gwen freely. end not
taken from them hv force, so tho mar.
rage contract ne legal protection n
either man or woman would he 2 pretty
worthless scrap Of paper
Ru' IN lie spirit tho marriage con'rao,
might he made p very valuable hrs' aio
20 domestic felicity, for II would do any
billing and cooing couple good 10 So
down with lawyer. and have mn
coldlv and dispassiuntelv put m writing
tho things that cach ielt entitled =
demand 81 Tho other after fnaUiage.
ANY man or woman who would m
vest cvcry cont of he or hor capital, an'
% bind himself OF herself up for hfo m
partnership without knowing anvthlni
+, about tho financial responsibility ~ th'
= party Of the other party or inq,nnns
y INTO his or hor hilitv 90 hold mp his ~
her end of the business. would hc though
! 20 he So megtslly deficient as TO nee
' y guardian
Yet that is erec'iy the kind ~
gamble that msirimopy ~ 10 the ina
" Joriiv ~ people. end n would surely b
some restraint upon these plungers n
y m the marriage contract, the man M
" 20 show tina, he vss able 90 supper
:. . family, and the woman had 10 prov
that she va. cspabls Of adm'n'ster'n
it< finances
= Mpny married couples spend shei
" time uuavrel,ug over the money problem
Assuredly much pickering and stint
" could he saved, n, on the safe side oi N
; altar. a man had the subject Of hous'
= hold and personal allowances put sguar,
~ NJ to him ils could then decd
whether he considered that dOmeetlcli
:, was worth the price. and the worne
=" would have the very great advantage
knowing whether the man she propose
y Ia marry was a ightwad, or op'
= hnndcd.
= The marriage contract could al
" settle another fight before II began, ~ .
. freshman might say, by deciding de
y nitelv how q married couple was to liv
- Most men yet married 20 gct n HON