Reported to have been ostracized by Tringtao social circles because of ther marriage to a silk hong employee, Miss Wel Wen-hain, concubine of the late President Li Yuan-hung, has at least champions among Shang wal Chinese womanhood, including the Shanghai Women's League and Women's Christian Temperance Union who, at a meeting, have decided to send her letters of con solation and sympathy.
In a statement given by Miss Chen In-yi of the executive committee of the Shanghai Women's League, Miss Chen said that Miss Wei's marriage was perfectly right and proper, since she was a free woman, and she felt mest bitter against those members of society who without any justify tion persecuted a blameless woman.
Tu sharp contrast, she cited the} recent. marriage of the ex-Premier, Mr. Helung Hsi-ling, to Mise Mao 'Yen-wen, a woman' half his age, which occasion was acclaimed and considered a great social event. She could not see why there should be Sch extremes "when the principle Was the same. More astounding was} the reported decision of the Mayor of Tsinglao to drive Miss Wei out.
'A Legal Aftatr Miss Chen further stated that Miss] Wels marriage was legal and proper since her husband was dead and she, was a free woman. Even a con-cumine whose husband is alive may; commit adultery but cannot _be [punished according to government Yegislation. If Miss Wei had carried, family property away with her on. her marriage, she was legally entitled, to do so since she was a recognized member of the Li household, and ae such was entitled to her share.
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