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Commission Headed by Lord Gorell Studies Question in All Its Phases
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As a human docoment the proceedings of the Royal Commission which has been sitting in London this week to study the question of divorce in England, is of interest in all countries. Not merely local laws and customs, but those principles upon which the relations of the sexes throughout the civilized world are based have been examined by the small but well-selected group of men and women upon the commission. Source : query.nytimes.com |
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