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THE GOVERNORS LETTER.
In order to collect statistics on the sub
ject the Governor has written to the Cover
nors of the other States of the Union as
follows:
Il am requested by the executive board of
the Boys and Girls National Home and
Employment Association to place in the
hands of the executives of the several
States of the Union. for the chiefs of police
of their most important cities. the Enclosed
circular referring TO crimes among the youth
OF the country, with request that you urge
them to fill in replies to the questions and
return the same to your Office at their ear
Hest moment. 1t will be seen they are for a
Grass OF information respecting crimes
among the youth that deeply concern every
lover OF our Republic. The information is
Tor the approaching national convention of
the association, which convenes in this city
Dec. IA and 10 next, and Will be of great
value in aiding the association in placing
series of laws before the Legislature of
every State at its next session Tor the sup
preston of crimes among youth. They VIII
be equally important in furnishing the city
councils of various cities uf the country
with class of information that will enable
them to act intelligently in the adoption of
an ordinance known as the curfew ordinance
for like purpose.
The value of the work of this association
in planning intelligently on crimes among
youth has become so widely known, and is
so heartily Endorsed by leading officials and
representative citizens of every section of
the county that l feel 1T my duty to as
slst as fully as l can in bringing to the assoc
citation the largest amount of success posi-
bic in their work.
circulars to the mayor of your largest cities,
with the request that they fill in the replies
and return the same to me through your
Office? There are no paid officials connected
with the national association in charge of
this reform in behalf of youth. 1t seems
only proper that state and city officials gen.
orally aid as fully as they can in planning
wisely for the rescue of multitudes of our
youth from vagrancy and crime. The same
work has never been undertaken by any
other society than this one"
In the circular referred to the following
questions are asked: Number of minors ar
rested in your city or county for years 1885
anu 1880. OuenSe charged against ma
jority of them? Number arrested more than
once? Give the number of times of arrests
in extreme cases. Are minors in your city
or county imprisoned apart from old GRIM
inals? State if there has been opened in
your city or county free intelligence or en-
ployment office for aiding parents in pro-
curing homes or employment for their chill
dren, or for placing orphan children in
homes. State if the curfew ordinance is in
force in your city, or has it been considered
by your City Council. State if there has
within five years existed within your city
organized bands of juvenile boy robbers,
giving number of boys concerned in said
organization. Give the probable number of
old tramps, minors or boys who pass and
repass your city annually; also number of
boys and age who have run away from
your city, town or village. Give the num-
Der of resident boys who seek shelter an
nually in your station houseeS. State if you
have in your city county any committe
or association for aiding in restoring truant
or runaway boys to their parents, or for
boarding and lodging them temporarily,
pending correspondence with parents
guardians Have you state law for inden-
turing or apprenticing youth? Give number
of special cases of arrests of boys, with age,
for highest crime known to law, stating
crime, in city or county. Give an estimate
of crime and outrages by tramps or robbers
in two years, and their nature-murder, rob-
berry, arson, train-ditching train hold
ups. State number of boys minors ar
rested for carrying concealed weapons.