Show S For over years the Con ion of the United States has been without alteration or amend ment Senator Kyle of South Dakota is is is anxious to make an amendment He wishes to make the laws for divorce uniform in m all the thc States or in other words to tomake tomake make snake National laws instead of State laws govern matters concerning g the dissolution of marriage This is a question which is not hot to be disposed of with any undue haste America it is is true true is often aden lax lav regarding questions of marriage For example the neglect to the registration tion of a marriage is serious serious The fhe common la law marriage of New York has probably worked more harm than good although it was created wit with viti the design of protecting women wom worn en tn and of giving legal name an inheritance inheritance in in- in- in to otherwise illegitimate children A man may be be found guilty of bigamy in one State while in III another he heis is honest behest before b Core the law In In Illinois cousins may not not marr marry yet jet in adjoining States they can do so Concerning divorces there is a n great diversity of la law It therefore seems most desirable that sh should be C secured o urell nut lInt let not the mistake be made nade if the thi th effort to correct the laxness now so 0 productive of evil il of oc taking from rom rein men melt and women omen the undeniable which the divorce courts have afforded the them Jo U B to country it lias not for r m many nr J ears ars tJ bc J. J t n ne St i j Jf J 4 r. r r y a hI f- f for fr either S to live with a corrupt or degrading companion Children iced not be brought up ut in in e N of con contention conten conten- ten don tion If marital life Cones de tie degrading degrading grading in in its its condition conditio it is a foul fou as prost prostitution This for a long hong longtime time been the sentiment America And at present ev every ery cry Jj or j r worn worn- om an wl who o wishes to s off tf such hateful bonds can d do lul o And nd this is m moral ral anti and right It Its ft s what hiat the instincts instruct one oneto to do Lethis Let Le this ge b bc be left Morality y is is no not advanced b by y f the continuance of marriage relations in wl h there there- is not nat purity and uprightness Not No only for or the sake concerned concerned con con- con coi but also on account ac tint of pr prOsperity pros prosperity prOs prOs- s- s it is I best est that marriages should b be dissolved 1 iut ut greater caution should be exercised w without detriment nt and uniformity for of law on the subject is ne needed ded t sc the divorce laws from rom absolute ue jt In cha I Om h World Herald r |