, 1870-10-18

..sucz shox thai the pcw-r hss II r-aes been e1-
-.c!ted tt IN tnordina1e extent
read paper On the "a Responsibility Of Society
lpr the Causes OF crime"
n cr,m,pal-, vt1. To those In danger of bscool-
teC criminals: 70 thoae who have Astna!lJ ne-
come 30: 10 the tnnprs9ned criminal, and 70 nc
i.berated cstmlLal- OF u. above cias,e.. tne
Their nani,~r IS Known. aud It. from tue 1900
persons confined IN our hikher penAi insataInos,
brought Jop here we Bnal! have n l1e great
advance toward 2nsWerluX the qnesstou. Mhet
is the responsibility OF society for the causes OF
Nor than = per cen, tell Us they cannot read. |
auo Vi per cent hare never learned trade: toose
= r.er ce1t are minors: 3s3 per cent are insane
And iuhect'e In the common tals q Ssw s,
iorS u 1 , 30 RI r,,o5 esnl l,aes Eeaa $. pe per
E. nj were foteeners; - per cent were len Of
pbsps. an" % rer cent adnitsed That thsy 1T,
s,unons reporting for l:as, out Of s,asa, aseta{-
trr about Is tears rRch, 60 per cent were OF Tor.
ssif o1s,ns: psr p ,su. use used liquor nd tubsc
co: y lHl csLt "esc hosutles7, and 3 Per cent
Thereis a saai uniformity in these figures. and \,
k,1ll sadaer uniformity In tho tllsectness "tta.,
which they point to ,Gnnra2ce. idlrut 81, orphan
t are, drunkenness. 1tcentoasness. and homeless
ness a. causta crime. ..-
Among negative rarses Of crime, home1essuess,
ignorance. and voluntary exile are the m0ss
potent nont l. ashea4 tsess.cya the youA2. tznor-
ance the aoulsa. while among our Immigrant pop
Ill .tInn both causes combine to pspluce cFsmt1a!s
Tie positive ron cea Ut crime ale :am'!in2, pros.
criminals. Prison Statistics show that the int1i-
| E-nt, The Ignorant, the homeless, the IDLE. the
i.rs,gnsr the intemrerate and tet d!sso!a1s ass
All ID. se I've a1nbg the borde1s u cE.ne-na1J Of
them ac1o,s thai border. ....--
Or Bltitger then went into N elaborate and
l YrEH
much the crime that exists, aud ponte'a clearly
and with mucn force the obligations resting upon
istn these re2asia, y which want OF space Tor
| Nj. Taruell, teacher La tae Detroit House Of
Cetrtc!tolp ascoursed on education 10 the prtsou
Illustrating his subject verJ effectively by detail
OF the meIhods and r suits attained In the pTtaou
| in which he labored.
| l1ubbelt. late Warden ri Sing Sing Prison. nu
"K-fermato1y D.scspltne for Adults" which was
read IN part by D.. Wines. Sir. Hubbeli hlmsell
summarized his es-ay IN his conclusion, which v.
. glre, ntariF 10 his oTn words:
! lie said: We will picture TO ourselves neat.
plain ed.ace, butit on dly soil some hat ele:
. Vt abundant supply Of pure water, and sapslie.
: With al needtus appliances for shusougn rr1orma
tory work. We viii haye oar arrangements fol
uahs, trades, scnoolrooma, chapel. lectuft-foom
snd lb' ~ ssoeked win usefai aud enter1alnlaa
he pss, %en oi ,Se sate. xhose sesrt i il % Il,
: *o1k. Our Warten ss mau II experience
5 integrity: humanity; Judgment and iissnness
r | Our clerk Is sober, honest, and cap3ate- Ou
mt dical otilcef Is KIND, gentle, and skilfuL Oa
chaplain Ii nanst t.eel-.one.1 rets. anti apt +
teach, With his whole being absorbed In TITS work
: Tre corps Of as,tstAnisi Is imposed Of men care
= tu!iy selected, and tnte8eniiy aad faithfully de
: yhtett 10 their work. And LAST, not Least, on
! schoQtmastef ia one If those lafye.hearteG pa
t | tell uasens1 sF,nnathettc men harl so dt1u
L | hut we nave fijuI d tus t,ur whole hand O
ptcets work 50 haruoni usjy together. for III,
reformation OF the prisoners. that the must IN
1erant ana tjecTudei feel that they huye thri
best weIfaIe at hrurt. Win suca fofces Ia onrrs
c ! tim success * nssurr,I failure imnnssIhl.
), The rr1srpcss must suatr in their caru
+ | lnrs They must he tauubt some u...!t,