[Indexed as: “Organizes Alimony League to Fight Alimony Racket,” syndicated (AP), The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mi.), Mar. 19, 1935]

DETROIT, March 19. Cecil A. Armitage, who wants the world to look at the alimony problem “from the man’s side for a change,” invited all hard pressed ex-husbands to join his men’s protective league today.

Armitage, himself an alimony payer, explained his organization as one which would offer comfort to other alimony payers through occasional social gatherings and would support a proposed state law to restrict alimony payments to women who are incapacitated or who have minor children.

“Divorce has become a racket,” Armitage explained. “Just look at it from the man’s side for a change. His beautiful romance is busted by some woman and then he has to pay her for it. There must be 20,000 men in Michigan – there are 2,000 in Detroit alone each year – who are preyed upon by mercenary women – men who have to pay alimony unjustly.”

Armitage said he hopes to arrange a meeting of the league next month and have an attorney address the members on legal matters on legal means of escape from alimony payments.

Membership solicitation is by letter. Armitage scans the “personal” columns of the newspaper classified advertising starting: “In the future I will not be responsible for the debts of – ” he immediately reaches for his sheaf of form letters.

Thus far Armitage has sent out 400 letters and he expects an enthusiastic response.