The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-02
MatrinOny
MenaCed by
Easy Laws
Rigid Pre-Nuptial Tests
Would Operate to
Curb Mismating.
By HELEN WELSHIMER
~ esrrlrr .fan Mir

A LLORDING 70 the recent
4 4 writers on contemporary
Russia there is nothing more casual
than a divorce IN Leningrad That
iy. unless i is A marriage in Mos
coz Marriage. in the land along
the V0lga. is a ierky fox trot. Jerky.
because the dancers change part
ners % often.
Clcely Hamilton In Modern
Russia. announces that a divorce
can BE- obtained Tor the price OF one
half-pound ~ butter. II the appl-
cant is a member OF the proletariat.
II he belongs 20 an upper strata. on
which the Communists frOWn free
dom.s price IS higher
Well. surgeons base the value Of
a :onsiIectOmy on whether or not
the patient carries a check book or
coin purse. No one objects.
Medical aid. We agree. should be
The heritage OF every one.
Likewise. II marriage has
reached the stage where % becomes
a disease that COntamlnates II
should be removed At a low cost.
Keep Minds on Escape
We can not always help the infec-
ton n our tonslls. We can often
prevent the marital disruption.
When man and woman know
that salvation is free. sometimes
they don't try 10 create a lasting
home structure. They keep their
ewes on the door marked exit.
without IL often they wouldn't have
entered the marriage chamber.
Unless two persons have a pretty
fair amount Of assurance at the
moment Of the marriage contract
unless they believe. at least for the
time. that they can keep the exit
locked and barred-they have no
business 10 marry.
There are plenty Of unexpected
factors which VIII threaten matrl-
monv without adding a precon-
Ceived idea of escape.
Stronger Laws Needed
The matter resolves down 10 the
need of more stringent marriage
laws
IL two persons were compelled TO
test and measure their emotional
and mental capacities. as well as
undergo severe physical examina-
uons. marriage would get nd Of
much OF its handicap. II mar
rage failed then. the divorce should
be granted without delay. Without
even paying the price Of half A
pound Of butter
PantelcimOn RomanOf gives US
another picture Of the casualness Of
Russian marriage among the young
IN ON the VOlga"
Lisa. who occupies a room that
is TOO large for her. has 10 paw triple
rent and worries constantly for fear
she viii be forced 10 move Her
room is in a family building so she
is not permitted to have a room
mate. But a husband would be diff
ferenti He may share the room.
So Lisa obtains a husband. He is
a Young man. with a fiancee. He
But the young man has been
growing desperate as he searched
for living quarters. Therefore he
and Lisa 90 through the formality
OF a ceremony. divide the room
with a screen. and go their own
ways.
Rids Self Of Wife
When the young mans fiancee
finds a room. so he may live with
her. ne exults Now he really can
be married. He tells Lisa that he
Will send A card to the registrar
explaining that she is no longer his
wife and that she need not bother
az all about making a personal ap-
pearanCe-
Russian benefit OF the clergy.
without need for the benefit.
Lisa. however. was not happy
Human nature is never able to
stand the strain Of the unnatural
Emotions do not have a set OF
guiding mechanics.
When any one Is permitted TO
marry any one else without regard
TO breeding. education. health.
families. compatibility. views on
spinach and children and Beetho-
ven. the relationship viii find many
failures. whether the marriage take
place IN Russia or America or Peru.
To isn't divorce that is A menace.
Divorce is merely the natural. ex-
pected. desirable outlet for bad
marriages. The leniency of mar
rage laws is az fault.