Show RETURNED R F D SOLDIERS I SAY WIVES HAVE BEEN UNTRUE I Increased Number of Divorce Divorce Divorce Di Di- vorce Cases in in England Attracts Attention Assoc Associated Press Prell By and Wales LO LONDON DON Nov 7 England 7 number of cases have furnished a record divorce court in for the new term of the October expected W that t there will beabout be beabout I It is than d double the 1 about 2000 cases or more About half hal list total for previous I any of small people ople these thelle will be brought by pt POP of t the ad advantage i U means who have taken n bureau th the official facilities offered by the divorce court I in which obtained relief expense which without going to the heavy the ordinary procedure involves Increase ase Inthe In jn There has been a steadY In this thU country country country coun coun- Sun Sun- I the number of divorce cases and of the war try since the beginning much receiving I th the problem has been public attention Tw Two o parties J have grown grownup liberal up one favoring more ae rn luP laws decrying the sro growing f I aws and the other kind Asto As of this number of separations there Is a to the cause of the increase I. I divergence of or opinion WIVES UNFAITHFUL I numb num- num Official records show that a large from the e war returning b bV r of soldiers on wives have instituted suits against their claim on the ground of frequently has been made that the war has resulted in a decided lowering of moral standards This Is denied emphatically emphatically emphatically em em- by bv D D. Figur gur of a a. firm of so solicitors solicitors so- so who have more than divorce cases eases coming up In the next term and who are handling about 1000 in various arlous st stages The Increase in the number of ot divorces divorces di divorces di- di Is certainly due to the war said Mi fir h Figur to a representative of the Associated As Associated As- As Press but It Is III absolutely wrong to sa say that there has been a a. great gnat slump have have in nav Fn English nt been been 11 h l m many morals ral cases ase Undoubtedly no noo of o infidelity r f there due to separations incident to the war but this Is not the main factor in the increase In In- In crease THE REAL REASON The reason we are getting more di divorces divorces divorces di- di Is le simp simply because the war has both men and women Independence Independence independence dence and has taught them to think Women have learned e that they have an J 31 individuality J a I and that th-at they can Ylo look after themselves The men too have come to take a broader view of life The fact Is that thal there would have war been ern 1 If dU dUo Just people o as many had not divorces IV been s s shackled before td t the by lack of initiative and by fear of challenging challenging chal chal- the conventions of society The desire for divorce was there but Instead of taking action people went o on in the theold told I old unhappy state Now after r ro rv over v f fI four I years of separation many couples have come to o a realization n that t they can be I happier Ie Iea a apart a That Is the e situation I af in ina a nutshell I |