, 1881-09-19
ssWlIlTE SLAVES"
An Infamous Traffic Which En-.
gland Is Investigating.
Young Girls Decoyed to tho Con-
tincnt by Procurers, and
Ruined.
What a Committee Of Parliament Dis.
covered, and Its Report on
the Matter.

sp,tiat Correspondence oj TIT Enieaeo Tribune
I,uSpoS, Eug, Sept. Ain consequence ot
allegations repeatedly nn.lU In tic past year /
III to tic existence of II "whitc stavu trntlc"
between England and tho Continent, mid Is.
pccially III consequence of certain facts
brought out in the trIals OF several notorious
"procurers" ut Brussels few months agt''
tl,a lnw III this country "rcintlve 10
tho protection uf young girls " has latoly
been ,,,ude the subject OF investigation by Il
select committee Of tic ll0llsn Of Lords.
This committee, which Is composed of thtr-
tecn l'ccrs, ilus held live slttIngs examined
llfteun witnesses, md issued n report0f saveil
lines, wtlIcl, says that the committee,
"luoking F." to tho necessity for 'tlucll
fuller md more prolonged coilsid-
Grafton Of tho mntters referred to them
thnn can take place In the present session,
think Il desirable to report to the House tho
evidence, SO far ns It has been airendy
taker,." Tho sad cvilence Is highly curious.
Sonlu Of It Is not lit for printing. lntleed.
It's publication outside tho House was limited
to twelve copies. and these copies wero e''i-
tiously distributed 10 rs many favored news.
papers. TO say the least, Its porusnl
leads to sorrowful--pcrhaps even 10
starti1ng-coMclusiohs Tho n,Nin facts
casily told First, trai1ie III English
girls under 81, rs regular rs the
tratle In Newcastle Goals, lias long been car
rtcd on between professional pafdcrs In Lon
don md tho keepers Of tttiisoHs tic tteht.uclc
on the Continent, principally Belgium. Sec.
o,nt, Willie III most eases tlle girls thus trntcu
lave belonged 10 the prostitute class, mid
1aye known to what hnnds they wure being
consigned, n,nny uf them have been be9H
,orfaott,, t,nornnt nn,l hnvn 1,cpn tlnepyet
p,rnnd IN THAR eventual ruin on tho
nretcnse TINT they wete Delng taRch ~ III
situations Of responsibility. Third, tho VIC
| inns Of tlts trade, whether they nro prostl-
..'. ~ ~ T ,,.,.a,,,t ,ir,o ,,.1,, huvo f,oon frat
tutcs u. i'hocght s.ia "no ,'s..'. n.. ."ant
| hecoyea anu theil oeo.ue's., Haso stsn' ~,
uic"'ty u. sot,s o... VI .,,a,, r't tu ~ ,,., ~"
CLAN niutso'l tic t0tcr1'lCc wlion tney once
got into It. Fourth, English Inv, rs 1t at
present stands, Is absolutely powcrless
"sss . 'u .,s ,".".t a,'',o,, f"shion ~ v,co IL
n fashion surely t'at can prevail oniy
among satyrs-cl,lld-prostitutEon; anu this
w.; atso s'iu .Mt n,;e,mnso ~" % '~ ' ''''S@
lo ehecS u. " Ill.,. m.sa'c w., ,,o,o, ~ ,,o,,r
CONSIDERING TIE FACTS hitoro1ir TO L"'ltt
little more in ae.a . H.. wat y srlKes ,a'..n one
h lne pi1 VI ui.' T.. .,'a,s III 80 ,,,o
a't1te us scAi.""!u"s III .,ielt ni"o ~ ',.o ..o
crimes comi1a'tsea w the "h'S s.ssets ~; W. ~
mites furnishes ono glurlng example Of the
,"a,. T., ,vi,,.,, t,,o eeaI nf tho Stota mnv bo
WHY ~ "s' eo - os,. ~ ~ ,,,,, a., ,,a'fo r.,
s' scrye tie IL ~ mos, otlious md criminal ends
rnr f.,y nattrv pennies, Tho "whito sin Va
trnn,c !, wnic, Emr1nuI instlv regards ,s n
] wrnnE agnInst % q PORTION of l,er population,
~ ,rt;ci, ~ nrnstitnt;nn Il rtrltjntetl in France
mid Uelgjnu,, III these countries tho law re.
G,lIrrs tNt every l,lnluit, OF a liullsN OF pros.
itution sliall bu placed on an oillcia1 register,
Ss e nGt RsT n1 o s FsKs,fottoM sa y E. Of ysfy yy
youllg prostitutes aro therefore
A.r sotrr or i,uEM11,M
.,, r,..;,n,t n,n, rasnrt 10 i,o,t n, Tn,
giani o IL 1d,' ordey 10 gst M item. Tie @ stato Of te
e ts Galley lit t's oyo'aSo1 70 1iar Has s c
vefy easiS nSei'nrl'. s a,' v.,eor ttr HSss. ~
1,liccar " T as procured BY falr means Or totsl
tiis girls of l0 md II, tllpy are useless for
liis nMrpuse o.. on tg Gnnahent, nn'esS @ bo ~
e9n e9 G'yee years ~ Of ~ na or yor Ths M soysr
nlent uatsa oM1o,Gis i, " w; " S iEa III hf
sn..anS Evsa ~ sond nhrnnd lit Of others wiie
hive really come vi nge.
Mr. Slinkgv a getitlcmau who was sen
into Delgi.ln 10 illTliro Tito tic mnttur. mi
W. sxsasa 1sto,s @ he he eoIn: sonm!!ss
se rsset. Inv stranesr m @ o., eplltcatlu, at Somer
, set iIolsc. pilI puyment of Is ID, inny 0btnft
; nn ffiiniol cnrtiicnt0 OF tho Registered birtl
Gn s 3 3t To- y a pStS1 pppnss S1 VIII resap
t2s to H. eHsst r feF e m wis y fsSe s3py
!, t,own. lhe niaccttrs, by aysiIlng thonseiyu
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