Show I French French- Playwright Insists 0 On n Loves Love Lovein Lovelin in in Marri Marriage Marrage ge Code Should a husband be he compelled by byla bylaw la law latt to lo love lUe his wife This is the remarkable proposition advocated ad nd- vacated in Paris Parl lJ by Paul ber her of the tho French Academy of or Forty Fort decorated with the tho Legion of Honor socialist and anti playwright and author of The Labyrinth which will wilt have It Its presentation at tho the theater by Miss Olga and her London com corn compan pan pany Paris and all France became much excited when this play was first produced at the Comedic Francoise Francaise because of or Hervieu's radical doctrines on tho the subject of or marriage and di dl- dl vorce Ono One of or the results of its production production pro pro- was a commission appointed d dby by the use French senate enato to Inquire Into Int the subject of ot divorce as aa the author of or a play which has provoked pro yoked such general discussion was invited in invited In- In ted to appear appeal before the commission and It was then that he made mado his start start- ling hog proposal The French journal Le re reported reported re re- ported the proceedings as follows The proposition I am um about to put b before you ou said ia Monsieur Paul Her Her- I Is at first firlit somewhat revolutionary revolution revolution- nr ary nry and antI I J am ant aware full fully also albo It is presumptuous However I am about to speak sp as I think The word love Ion does doe not app appear ar in the tho civil code NoOne No Noone Noone one can deny that It Is tho the essential basis of or marriage and its enabling sen sen- Yet the code Is mute on Ott the subject and it seems scorns to mo me that in giving 1 a n. place to tho the word we ought to point out to husband and wire wife the necessity for Cor it A discussion then arose as to what Is generally understood by the word love lo Numerous objections ClO made of or which the most important was this Lovo Love cannot rank as an obligation to tobe tobo tobo bo be carried out like those already In Included Included In- In eluded in the code codo like hike fidelity and mutual help If Ie a husband deceives his wife or neglects ts her hel that can be f und fund out and und ascertained but how ho can ono one readily decide if Ir hoI ho he I loves oves Mr replied as follows Love implies all the evidence of or what wo we understand by the tho sentiment that sentiment that is constant constan t tenderness tenderness and and devoted case as well Ivell as what e A understand by the dut duty of oC husband and wife wire On th this question there seems to be he universal n agreement r As for the determination of the of oC a marital affection affection tion that thatis is quite luite possible Inquiry can be made of or the friends and ac acquaintances as- as of the family or even of or orthe the servants if an any question arises as asto asto asto to wrong doing or neglect or 01 to determine deter mine 1 If the husband is In in- inthe the tho habit ot of ln staying out all nl night ht or If Ie madame boxes her hus husbands husband's ands and's ears There is no attempt to force love 10 into households households house house- holds content to Jog along with lukewarm lukewarm lukewarm luke luke- warm sentiments an and as is often onen the tho case such sueh as already deem leem themselves happy happ and bring brinl up their children n welland well welland welland and in harmony harmon although love has given place to mere friendship and af affection affection af- af and The customary sympathy They do not complain and that is their own affair But where a man or woman is neglected b by the other and Is a tL victim vie vic tim Urn to desertion the injured one ono should have a remedy whereby release may maJ bo be obtained from a loveless union Before Be Be- Before fore the time civil court husband and wife must plead grave dama damages es in tho the case I of or cessation of or conjugal duty because the necessity for love lovo does not appear I In the arties of or the code and there J should be an n immediate remedying of or this defect and remove from society I time the necessity for such h hypocritical pleading A principle Is at stake The enforcement will create new precedents precedent and new judicial Judgments and so tiO sofrom from rout a legal point of or view the consequences conse conse- must be considered But I t Iam tam I Iam am not a lawyer lawer and must leavo leave to others to determine what modifications would have to follow Collow the addition of or orthe the word love lo For me it is enough to have included ns as tho the first and foremost foremost foremost fore fore- most duty that husband and wife must love lo each other After some discussion the tho commission adopted this view and article of or the civil code was made to read as follows fol- fol follows fol fol- lows Husband and wife arc are mutually mutual bound to love lovo each cach other to keep their faith and to help and antI support each other Thus putting love lo first In tho the list of duties Hervieu's doctrines on th the subject of ot marriage c and divorce are aro very cn elaborately elaborately atel advocated in his pIa play The Tho Laby Laby- which Miss sa says s 's can only be regarded as a great and powerful powerful power power- ful ul argument a against divorce where there are children to the thc marriage ever every missionary who can make tho the phi phi- to that pla place and two young elders of at the Brooklyn conference G. G M. M I. I Beck and C W. W Kingston made the trip there thera two months ago intending to return to Albany where tho they would make a ston of or a Q few tew days and then Journey Journe on down to New cw York Butman But Butman Butman man proposes and God disposes to their dismay the they found themselves with only sufficient means mean to get g-et getto getto getto to Alban Albany nothing daunted they de determined determined de- de to walk to Now Nets York by hy way of or New Jersey and und Delaware Del and preach wherever an art opportunity presented presented pre pre- Itself going without p J purse e or scrip and depending absolutely on their faith faiths to receive entertainment I necessary to keep them the six weeks or two months month It is with jO Joy in their hearts they recount the open hospitality hospit hospit- gl n them evor ovary every iy d-iy ay and night from farmer tanner and antl wealth wealthy club houses In the country In almost evel every instance In Instance In- In stance they were wro invited to repeat their visit next summer Thoy They sold a quantity of or their literature and never failed to bear their testimony and ex explain explain ex- ex plain awn away mao man many false Impressions So enthusiastic were the they that another Journey journe through New Jersey will be bo undertaken by them theta In a a. few days as Prest J. J T. T Daile Dalley DaIley and Elder A A. Rockwood Rockwood Rockwood Rock- Rock wood are now v out in the country re repeating repeating repeating re- re the tho experience of or the other elders elder S S S Salt Lakers will be bo Interested to learn leans that Miss Blanche Bates Dates began tho the third year of or her starring tour In Belasco's Girl of or the Golden West Yest In New ew England on Sept 18 On Sept 23 she sho returns to Boston where she sho will play three weeks Later she goes to Philadelphia for fot an en engagement ot of several weeks and In Ins November returns returns re returns re- re turns to the tho Belasco theater NewYork New Xe NewYork York making her third appearance in inthe inthe the tho metropolis In the tho same samo pIa play an unprecedented record of or success alike for or the distinguished star and Mr Belasco Belasco- the author of or the tho play iday J JANET ANEl |