Logan Republican | 1907-04-13 | Page 4 | Approve New French Law

APPROVE NEW FRENCH LAW. Youth of the Country Emancipated by Measure. "Tho youth of France," says n Paris paper, "applauds tho French law-makers law-makers because of tho bill which wns recently passed wiping out n venerable vener-able clauso In tho Code Napoleon." Tho now law provides that "a mar-rlago mar-rlago contract may bo entered Into between be-tween n man and n woman, each being 21 years old," without tho consent of tho parents of either. This," sayB tho French writer, "Is a long step toward tho equality of man with woman. Tho woman, necr ding to tho old law, was fully competent to mako a marriago agreement nt 21, but tho man, although al-though 'of nge' In nil other respects nt thnt tlmo of his life, wns compelled to wait four years If at 21 his parents refused to consent to his marriage. Children love their parentB Just aa much as tl-y ever did," says tho writer, "but tho abrogation of tho law shows that tho day of blind submissive-ness submissive-ness Is over nnd that the word 'subject' 'sub-ject' applied In tho fnmliy or tho stato haB n bad and a musty taste."