Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-17 | Page 8 | Love Laughs At Law

1 r Love Laughs at Law I r Q c tIP Ir TF EXISTING tendencies continue marriage mariage t h and and nd divorce eventually wIll vill be brought unC un- un dc C federal jurisdiction In reality there is no need f for fr r such drastic action but carelessness careless careless- ness ss and indifference on the part of the states states' a s is aggravating the problem Hardly a that some violation l of the st statutes utes y ii Q I not pt come to the public notice Rarely is done to maintain the ver anything I i dig dignity of the 1 law a It seems that couples in inlove J love are arc almost as unmindful of the legal restrictions as bootleggers are of the dry laws I Divorced couples or parts of them r rush rish sh t to adjoining states for marriage licenses without v waiting for the divorce actions to mature Inasmuch as the officials of other stat states s will not refuse to issue issue marriage licenses they feel no sense of obligation to the law under which they were divorced Of course such marriages are always open to question but no one hardly ever puts the question Occasionally one of them will come into court seeking a marriage annulment on tl this is very ground He is never required to answer answer in the criminal courts f r an admitted f offense I Public officials somehow take the position that it concerns only the couple but if this thisbe be true rue why should the couples be bothered with laws of any kind 1 Certainly the existing existing exist exist- ing manner of doing things adds nothing to the sacredness of marriage Perjury is a common offense among people in love Old and young afflicted with the prevailing passion passion passion pas pas- sion do not hesitate to make false statements under oath to obtain the required document r Persons under the age prescribed by law frequently obtain licenses to marry by swearing swearing swearing swear swear- ing to false ages Sometimes they even change their names or residence to satisfy personal whims or convince the authorities After all it s seems ems that the marriage is the thing Once the knot is tied there is none to question the authority or legality of the union There are few prosecutions for the crimes which expedite lite new marriages and nd so so so it would seem eem that the present system is failing so far faras faras as it is expected to uphold and preserve the sanctity of marriage Meanwhile it continues continues continues con con- to make ammunition for those thos who r are advocating federal supervision over oyer these important institutions r