New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-06
PRISON reform.

TIE MISSION OF DIR. WINES TO EUROPE ~
| RELATION TO AN INTERNATIONAL 'O>',Ri =
SOMETHING ABOUT FOREIGN PRISONS.
| The National Congress on Pententiary and
I,forIDatoyy discipline, held In Cincinnati IN ls7,
devised project OF international Congress- and NJ
pointed DR. f. G.. Wines, Corresponding Secretary Of the
National Prison Association. and for nine years an
earnest worker in this reform arrange all the
sary pIclulnaries Dr. Wins first visited the Secretary
Of state and obtained letters 10 diplomatic repre-
sntativcs abroad requesting them 10 him all the
proper facilities in their power His mission was thus
made public one, and afforded him opportunities
that Il, a private citizen private mission, he conlh
hardly have obtained. Tho various European Ministers
III Washington advised their Governments Of his coming.
and gave Lin letters of Introduction to prominent
pcr>oacs Thus armed he left here early In July last.
and visited IN succession England, France, Belgian.
Holland, Germany, Austria. Italy, and switzerland.
Everywhere, the Governments visited assured HIM OF
their sympathy in the movement, promised active CO
operation and gave lin facilities for visiting their
Prisons. Persons Of rank and distinction well AZ
citizens Joined in hearty support OF his mission
Ministers did all in their power, and in oIwardng
negotiations with those countries which, from their re-"
and Dr. Wncss necessarily short stay he
unable To visit. their services were invaluable
His communications with the officials OF foreign Gov
ciuucns chiefly confined 10 three requests First:
Tho appointment of Commissioners to attend the Con
grcss and participate the proceedings Sccod The
dies gI.DS OF q committee to make preparations for the
Congress; and. Third The obtaining OF answers TO
of questions relating to the prisons and prison adj
Of each country. The two FORMER requests
have III already compiled with, and the
information asked accommodating. The advccs sent by
the foreign ministers here had s0otaed the way for
him. and he met with only the most haeriug Ie,cp-
tions
In November ne returned to England. where a meet.
held under the auspices OF many persons of rank
aud others interested in the movement committee
then appointed who subsequently decided upon the
OF July 1884, the time and London the place for
the beginning Of the International Congress Dr. Wines
has returned from his mission and Ia busy In
preparations for the proper representation OF this
try. Communications have also been sent To different
south American Governments The Minister OF Chill
writes that nothing shall prevent representation from
teived nom CosoMbia and Brazil Canada also WISH
s,Et1sesis. ana sIss that invited stt to
D VIE, spent some time in visiting prisons abroad,
And mares interesting statements about some of them
lions One feature Of the prison ct Wakefield, England
pleased Dim yefy much The prisoners discharged from
the prison where they can WORK at Whatever trade they
have learned while u confinement and receive the
for men and the other for women.
also S.tts the S city Rss.n Q, London where
the tread wheel" which !. tse largest tho world
phyca and moral q this knd Of me sb SSe FSy
one third OF the prisoners unable to work upon It.
In most Of the prisons n tne Continent though not in
ers to share In the proceeds Of their labor DR. Wines
mentions one in France where the prisoners: according
or hard labor receive respectively Avetenths sour
tenths or Of the pIEtss Of their labor
this amount Onehaf can be used during imprisonment
TO buy any Injuries except liquors and onehs is held
az until diScharge Very few Of the pris
Ons are sesupporting. Dr.. Wines visited but one the
Female Central Prison, at Clsremont IN France The
prison at Wakefield, mentioned above Is nearly self
tanning but the CaremOnt Pris0n has cash capital
Of the earnings Of the convcts O 100000 Dr. Wines could
not devote much attention to prison visitation ~ he
wished his chief aim being to arrange for the Inerna
ti0nsl Congress-