The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-19
TRAFFIC IN GIRLS.

The New York Suns London cabls-
gram Of the llth inst, says: eve adj
wise the ~squeamish and prudish not to
read the Pail Mall Gazette Of Monday
or the three following days. The
story Of this pilgrimage into real he'll, is
not pleasant reading. il is not meant
TO he, 1t is. however, a record Of I'M
jm~PeachAble facts, unutternbIy abomin-
able, but true, and their publication is
necessary"
The effect of this announcement and
warning was naturally to set all London
s8og for the coming revelations, and the
sale OF the paper during the present
week has been unprecedented in the
history Of English journalism. The
third and last Of the series of articles
was printed this afternoon. In begin
ming the report Of the special commits
zion, the Gazette points out, that III.
law as ut present constituted was e
ciaily trained To enable absolute men 10
outrage illegal women"-that is girls of
thirteen years-with impunity. The
moment a female child reaches the age
OF thirteen, she becomes in the eyes of
the law a woman, absolutely free to dis
pose OF her person to any one who may
succeed in cajoling or forcing her into
sacnhcing her virtue.
The Pail Mall Gaz,tte in n leading
editorial this afternoon on the subject
OF its revelations says: I'VE are going
on undsteJred by the vail Of the Right
Hcs- SIR. Bentick and the much more
serious mac Of personal violence
nrBed by the more frank yet brutal con.
spir"tors Of silence. II il only natural
final the latter should seek To siienee oui
pnHsLsome voice by the simple and eE
AcAeio<s mrtiods Of the bludgeon aud
toIch.' The editorial concludes by MP,
P%aling to The pnIpits to speak out to
morrow. and asks tho church. goers tc
send the GaIR'tc = postal card dstailinC
their opinions u the GAEette's work
II promises 10 publish these v.rdicta II
neIt Monday uItsrnoon's paper.
The dispatch eoGs on TO dstafi a stat,
OF Afh"ir" which is almost incredible, ana
no wonder thSt Lon5Oe society /,
thrown hLo = Ststs OF the most IntsuS.
excitement.
The pubIiSheJ Of the Gazette ba,
beea threatened With prosecution IoJ
publishing the FeDsatioBSl reports, ba
dehos chs nBtboriLiea. aud invites pros
!ecutiou. ~ he says thut would bring OH
the names Of persons Of high socio
standing. who have been engaged in III,
n ~farious business.
On ths subject Of p~abishjns the eL
Posurss. hF snIt Lake Tribune says
THE sensational exposures made b.,
the Pail Mall Gazette are increasing The
public excitement. We have a larpt
SIice OF the loud-speUipg stuff Tel.
egrapbed TO u to-day. But While va
ean readily see che proprisiy or perhap.
necessity Of this publication In Epslspd,
where hs teAdensy would be to break up
ths infsmy II attacks, ths t~eieRrapbipp
il to America IL more In the patnre OF
Pands1pg 10 an unhealthy curiosity.
But The TeEsisBops STe shameful 10 hu.
msnity, u naseet.ajnJy high time tina,
sO'os journal strong enough aud brave
enough should attack the foul tlafic.
and 80 lead ths way TO iE being
stamped out, This work j. apparently
being thoroughly done by on5 English
contemporary, We bid II god speed in
10 work, and probably are able 10
'pssk mos. With TIE tone or . soiaborer
hsn Sy eshsr josfnsI bsIss ourselves
nssged hS rSfaff hers saAihst an
bsts shSds lees sesoltine. and
syins % spsAk oftrp ID terms equally