Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-08 | Page 23 | Denounces Yellow and White Marriage

DENOUNCES YELLOW I AND WHITE MARRIAGE LOr- LOr LONDON LOrON ON May 7 Molding Holding an Inquest inquest inquest in- in I quest on the English wife of at a Chinese proprietor the Newport Mon coroner made strong strong- remarks as to marriages es between people of at different races The woman Lily Kee 24 2 jumped jump jump- ed from tram the parapet of Newport bridge i Into the tho river at midnight apparently ap apparently ap- ap remarked the coroner because be causo cause she had been taunted for tor manyI many many- I Ing leg a Chinaman and it had preyed on ont t her mind The husband Lul Lui Kee ex explained explained ex- ex that they had lived happily ex- ex explained I since the tho marriage a a. year e ar ago but deceased de- de ceased depressed because of peo- peo pies pie's ta taunts She left him in January but returned later and aSKed for forgiveness for- for as it was not her fault tault Ho He gave her 1 weekly to go to the pictures pic- pic I tures and spend Coroner Dont Don't you t think it a great teat mistake you did not marry a woman of your own race Keo Reo No me satisfied d In marrying En- En girl My Sty wife satisfied too Mrs 1 Mary glary ary deceased's mother al alleged alleged alleged al- al that her daughter was ill fed that she had to account for tor every penny penn I she spent s t. t and had remarked that she could not live on rice Witness added I that her ter daughter told her she was disgraced disgraced dis dis- i graced because she married a China China- man The The- coroner commented that mixed marriages were always nate They are most deplorable Dif Dlf- DIfference Difference ference of ot race means meang difference of ot temperament difference of ideals and methods of ot living and almost the certainty certainty certainty of friction between the two so mated But so long as there are fool fool- r J fh h women there will wilt be marriages of or orthis this kind hind The husband had given the woman costI costly jewelry and there was no evidence of ill treatment Verdict suicide while of or unsound mind