The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-11
CRIME IN VARIOUS LANDS.
MURDERS RARE IN TURKEY AND
VERY COMMON IN GREECE.
Balkan Peninsula n Training
school for Crooks.

Murder, geographically considered. Is
the product of lack of civilization When
ever a state of government is in state
OF disqualification the people become de-
moralized educational and religious prog
ress Is at a standstill and murder Is
bound to increase, according to Protect
fingers Moral Statistics" 1t is essen
tial to lay great stress on the religious
feeling OF a community, because compar-
atively few murders occur in Turkey. n
country deranged and unsettled In it's
affairs. wherein large proportion Of the
people are lacking in civilization and cul-
ture. But the Islam faith is productive
OF certain religious sentiment in these
uneducated masses which prevents muir
der. the greatest crime against humane
and divine laws.
Compared with Turkey, Greece, once
the seat of civilization, but now demon
allied and degraded by Turkish in
f1uences. without the prohibitive power
of the Mahometan religion, manifests
the truth of this assertion by rolling up
IN population of less than 100000 peo-
- pie. SIG murders 473 fclonious assaults.
an average of one killed or manned for
every $500 souls. This number overshad-
ows demoralized Ireland where for
% rian crimes, murder. arson. &c. have
been committed, the outcome of the
= atrocious feeling between landowners
and the peasantry.
Another country with n large percent
-, age Is Spain. and an Increase in blood
I, shed goes hand in hand with its gradual
ties Of the United States demonstrates
that murder reaches its highest percent
age among the uneducated class who can
neitherwrite nor read.
I'm the Slate Of ,xa,n,l,
one murder occurs to every 500 inhahi-
tants. In Illinois this percentage Is con
e s1aefaofy or eysry a o on" m@r EG9E
years shows an increase OF murl, G
cases and assaults born out Of spciallsiic
tendencies The murder percentag" Of
, with the exception Of London and Ire
land, and personal safety in England and
Even few thcfts are committed in ih,
level portions. France, sweden. Den
mark, Belgium Holland AMI Switzerland
record murder statistics similar to those
or Germany.
No substantial data can he obtained
about Russia, but the striking Increase
IN political murders, sgnalized 10y the
n nnmrnsnt am s2Gl,iistic era ny'Is \"
up more revolutionary attacks and crimes
a. the present time than Russia. Durin:
the year 1861 the last authentic re-
port that could be obtained. 1000 persons
were deported to Siberia for life.
-, As with suicide and murder, it Is with
theft. geographically speaking. Lack Of
with increased theft and dishonesty. not
so much on account of the immoral ana
depraved coalition. of the people M be
cause OF lack Of protection. Theft In
Sweden and Norway and Denmark and
the extreme North Is exceedingly rare
The oriental and southern states show an
America. Turkey, Russia. the Balkan
states and Hungary contain the most
Fraud. In all It's various denomina-
tions. ranging from high-grade swindle
IN Its manifold phases down to small
shady transactions which hover between
dishonest practices and technical eva
sions Of the law, has its home prlnc-
pally In the large cities of the world.
London is perfect Mecca for swindlers.
while Throughout England. with the ex.
characterized by sound principles Of
honesty, Comparatively little fraud is
practlsed in the Northern and Western
and Finland. Holland. Belgium. France
and Switzerland rank favorahly In this
respect. IN Germany Y striking decline
ls noticeable In fraudulent transactions
The same conditions-lack of civilization
and education-which prevail with other
crimes pertain to fraud. Spain Italy.
lead the line.
The most notorious crooks Mt the pres
ent writing are produced by tn" BAL
kan StateS, ana the police OF all civilized
countries, especially Germany and Aus
tria, watch with terror the influx Of
thieves, burglars and crooks of all kinds
that arc vending their way westward
from Servia. Bulgaria ana bohemia
Bucharest is known to-day ms the
greatest den OF Swindlers in the world
Even the great American Grim" centres
cannot hold Candl" to bucharest II
is the exit, ~ to speak. tn" initiative
station for the crooks Of the Balkan
States, from where they travel west
ward to Vienna, Berlin. Paris. London.
Rome and New York. TIL" international
criminal profession is recruited through
large contingent OF the unCivil2"l olc-
ment of the Balkan peninsula. which Is
etill further increased by what comes
from Russia and Galicia.
The international pickpoCket art Is in
on by Roumanians, Serviaus. Rulgar-
!. ans, Russians ana GiliCians. They out
rank in cleverness bv far the once world
% famous English and American profess
sionalsin that line. TIL" increase In all civ
iliZed lands OF crimes against morality,
religion, public peace and the govern
nient Is mostly due to the socinlstic
wave which permeatcs all classes.
While crime and criminals will always
exist as long as the world lasts, the
next few centuries In their onward
march OF education and civilization will
bring about a marked decrease. and the
criminal statistics and annals of tn"
present time VII read like fables to the
people of thai remote future.