The Washington times., 1923-04-21
DIVORCE IS TOY
FOR IDLE, He
ASSERTS
New York Justice Would Not
Make Separation Absolute
in Any Case.
By JULIA MCCARTHY.

by JULIA MCC4An1nAs
NEW YORK, April 21.--'The in.
dustrious man doesn't get into
trouble.
The man with respectable wife
who goes to live with another wo-
man is q bad citizen.
1--WE can't, however, expect every
one to be 100 per cent pure-human
nature is frail.
zone cannot treat infidelity flip
PANTY. no matter in what class It
occurs.
No absolute divorce. Neither IN
New York State nor in any other
part of the United States. That is
Supreme Court Justice Morschaus-
er's prescription today for our so
cial system which is being under
minded, so the eminent jurist be-
lieves by the prevalence of broken
marriages ties. Justice Morschauser
Stillman case.
With divorce blossoming gaudily
from many prominent family trees,
and with scandalous conditions in
many other households suggesting
ton of what should be basis for
ognized martial disagreement
\ al 3ues to be discussed.
White / favor the abolishing
of divorce" Justice Morschauser
explains, II still believe in separa-
ton under certain circumstances,
when it Is not fair or proper to tie
certain people together"
What would you recommend for
the mother of children who find
that her husbard has been un.
faithful and in such a way az
to disgrace his whole family?" JUS
tice Morschauser was asked.
II cannot discuss anything Of
that sort; can't make sugges-
tions," he replied.
But my experience is that where
such things have occurred, on either
side of the family, people have
been able to overlook indiscretions.
Women have made many sacrifices,
especially when they have children.
But this is certain; the man
who has a good wife and who
carries on an affair with another,
is bad citizen and sets q very bad
example.
Marriage is not q bed Of roses,
Dut bed or troubles.
1--WE expect 1t to be a continuous
joy. 1t is q continuous response
bility.
1--WE must realize the step we
are taking when we marry. Good
people, real people, bear their
responsibilities together and make
fortune comes in the form Of pow.
erty or in other ways.
Many people think when some
trouble does come, that 1t is a great
catastrophe. 1t is often a blessing
In disguise. The Lord didn't put
us here on earth for good times,
but to go out and labor in the
sweat Of our brows.
THE industrious man doesn't get
into trouble. 1t is the man with
too much time on his hands who
become sthe rake. This is true also
of women.
II want to be reasonable about
this-I would recommend separa.
ton when 1t is unsafe for one to
live with the other. The courts
recognize that this need not mean
physical violence, but such conduct
as would impair health of one or
the other. It is best to separate
II they can't stand the brutality of
life together. When there are chill
dren they become the paramount
consideration.
when the parents Of the chill.
dren eight or ten years old separate
there is no home for the children.
"Of course, the home may not be
happy with chickering's and disturb
ances going on, but children are
better off when they are living with
their own father and their own
mother"
wanted to know how Justice
Morschauser thought divorce re.
form would come about. He be-
lieves the newspapers can do 1t.
Agitation in the press" the
jurist declared, will lead to refor-
nation of a subject that finally
affects the Government. The papers
are right-thinking. And they are
all striving for corrections Of the
divorce evil.