New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-11
PENITENTIARY Reform.
INTERNATIONAL MEETING AT Observation-Disclosures
OF THE REV. DIR. WINES

INTERNATIONAL MEETING AT BRCSsELS-ADDRESS
OF THE REV. DIR. WINES
The permanent International Penitentiary
Commission created by the London Congress Of last
year, held its first annual reunion yesterday at Brus
sells, at the Ministry OF Justice, furnished for
the purpose by the Belgian Government The Commits
sion consists of ten members citizens OF many differ
ent countries President being the Rev. Dr. Wines OF
the United states. Dr. Wines had prepared opening
adore s. which, being unable to attend the meeting in
person, he forward TO be read before the Com
mission by Baron Won HOtzendorf OF Germany. The
address has beeu printed in advance in English and
French 1t sets forth leading object of the Com
mission. to establish comprehensive system OF inter
national penitentary statistics. Formulas for collect
ng aud recording these statistics prepared by the Com
mission have been sent the different Governments,
many which have sgnied their willingness TO furnish
the desired information aud volume containing The
statistics obtained will be issued during the
of the current year But the functions Of the Commits
sion are not limited statistics IL charged with other
important duties and among them that of summoning
another international Prison Reform Congress at such
time as it may think proper aud OF preparing the basis
on which it shall constituted Dr. Wines in his adj
dress proposes that sucn assenDage be held In the
wear 1876 that it be cOnvenedin the City OF New York
that it be body representing literally the whole CIV
ized world that every nation, State province, and
colony be invited appear by its delegates tina; 1t be-
drawn from broader territories ana distant regions
than were ever represented In any Ecumenca Ecces-
astical Council called by Papal authority.
DR.. Wines concludes his speech in the following
words
Belgium has been prominently the pioneer OF the
world In this good work. Thanks 20 citizen OF whom
any country might be proud, tine ViscOnut villain XIV
certainly OF the wisest and most gifted statesmen
who have contributed by the light and warmth ~
their genus to the progress Of humanity 10 Is just one
hundred ago that penitentiary was opened IN
the neighborng city OF Client, In which were ntel-
gently ana successfully applied nearly all the great
principles which the world Is today but
slowly AMI painfully seeking 10 Introduce into
prison mana getnent. What those prin-
ciples Reformation OF criminals the
supreme end 10 be kept IN view hope, the great
generatve force in prisons industrial labor, another
OF the vital forces 10 be employed TO the same end
religious and scholastic education aud training, a
third force belonging TO the category abbreya
tons OF sentence and participation In earnings IN
centves 10 he held out 10 prisoners TO good
duct and effort at sefimI rOyement the enlistment OF
the will OF the criminal In the OF moral
generatiOnhls birth "A respect for the laws the
Introduction of variety of into PRISONS and
thorough mastery by every prisoner of some one
handicraft, supplying the means OF honest
support after discharge; the use OF the
Iaw of and Kindness agent In prison disci-
pine 70 the exclusion far possible OF the grosser
forms OF forch, which upon mainly through
Tug ppdy; tho utter worthessases VI short iDpTisop