New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
Mr.. STEAD AND HIS PARTY"
DEFENCE BY AARON ". POWELL.
e EdffOr Of The Tribune.

To the Edtfor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Will you kindly allow me to say to
your readers that another side to the picture OF
Mr.. Stead and his party" which G. W. g." presents
In THE TRIBUNE OF yesterday and Of the Goth ut In
severely critical light. do not indorse Mr.. steads de-
tocve methods which. 1t ought to be said were indeed
painful to himself hut which no deemed a necessity to
promptly the longdolayed legal protection for
young girls hoGor his purpose, however as do nut
tudes lin both Great Britain and Americal OF intehgenI
people who quito capable of forming JudgmehL
Tho Pail Mall Gd- Ne exposure was indeed SHOCKING
chapter but most shocking In the well-atesed TACT
essentially It will be remembered that
but single incident chosen upon which TO oaso
a technical legal prosecutions that distinguished COM
mittee consisting OF the Archbishop OF Canterbury,
the Bishop OF London. Cardinal Manning, Samuel MOT
ley and Mr. Reid reported that after carefully si'hs
the evidence OF witnesses aud materials before u.s.
without guaranteeing the OF every particular
satisfied that the whole the statements OF ~"
Pail Mall gazette are substantially true" These dstlh-
gulshed gentlemen it must also be rememDered hau
before them q much more complete and comprehensive
presentation OF the whole matter than was allowed In
court on the trial OF Mr. Stead upon technical viola
ton OF law. With their wellknown intelligence and
high character and with full exhibit OF tho evidence
which Mr. smaIley would scarcely claim himself
to have had tho benefit Of Mr.. Stean
may safely rely for ample vindcaton, at least OF MS
manly purpose and the substantial truthfunoss OF MS
painful exposition upon the verdict OF sncn tlpunal
Their verdict is ofvasty under all the
circumstances to Mr. Stead and to tho friends OF socia
purity who seek the better protection OF young girls
and the abolition OF the odlous system OF sat9cguated
vice, than his temporary Imprisonment for techheai
offence. The and injustice Of his Imprisonment
while rca criminals nm Ter law in question are al
FREQ OF punishment Will serve to emphasize
the urgent need OF u thorough. conscientious public
awakcuus upon the subject -
on two occasions. the INST in Geneva. switzerland IN
1877 tina second al The Hague. Holland. I'm 1883, have
attended, a- AN American delegate, international CON
fereuces summoned by the International Federation 10
promote The abolition o. government alton OF pros
ttutun aud in these conferences which Included many
istin usrd phianthrops iurlsts physicians Gerry
men others. well authenticated testimony coh-
corning this horrible traffic IN girls aud tho more thd
slavery FOR women. under the old ""riH nyS''n -.
legallcd prostitution was simply appalling may
not repeat the details here. To certain uIu'd eA,s
Mr.. Stead. prison, Is the "JOhh Brown OF tI''s
white slave. OF tae localized ant Illegal brotht' OF
Europe. John Browns rad n \ir,inia. Tor Tue Iauna
Die Purpose . irretug slaves. WAS also at ih" tme gen
orally deemed rash a. IL was al illegal adventure ais
apnr0vcd ry Garrison ami most OF the nhOlitouist'
III deemed by the old hero. whose
soul Is "srn marching on stern
necessity lie paid the p'u!t' chccrfnlly nuitiiudc'
houorcd his motives who could got anIr"y% li' 49,
largely Instrumental in preparing the way Tor. the
emancipation % cu-ltycd race.
Nr urllci. r. acuturrl, Christina hdy,o rare luir''l
ual rud spiritual endorsements, Ga" wife ~ canon hnIrI
ti" uo.h"r of manly Sous. ilr Wora' lntfrI"d "Irr
thrtrI-ldr acaut th~ -iyrry uf "-lifc vice, OF "h
the traffic 100 young girls couclu-ivrIy shown before
fr House ui lnti- Committee. PRIOR 2" MI -i''l 'N
pa.fr, 4, a rI,raut and cruel feature. Mrs. Butler
Par aucnf tnd others of their ncuVc cu-w"rs"r' lh
Great Britain AMI on 90" Continent % J. my If'i't' Il"
sacrificing moral wIrfar" against rgu'lrt social woe
hut affirm whrrro. Know when SAY ilii I. '} U',I
'S,e-l,It. bee. +. l.,j. AAaoS NJ POWELL