Evening star., 1897-04-10

her child. The court of Jurisdiction should
also be authorised to order the collection
OF q contribution toward maintenance from
parents able but unwilling to provide for
their offspring, and to enforce such orders
by attachment issued against the property.
wages and person of such parent, the chill
dren remaining under the protection Of
public authority.
by the operation of such a system chill
dren found in temporary distress will be
promptly removed to appropriate institu-
tions or placed in selected boarding houses
until their parents have so far improved
their condition that the children can safely
be restored to them. Consideration Of COM
paraffve advantages will not however.
control the reception or retention Of chill
dren. The question to be decided will never
be one arising out of comparison between
the wealth of the institution or the COM
fort of the boarding home and the bare
parental home; but whether it is morally
and physically safe that those directly un-
der consideration should continue to reside
with their parents.
Line of Duty Sharply Drawn.
The line between the duty Of the
church and the private association and
the duty Of the government would be
sharply drawn and not crossed. Parental
rights would be adequately guarded and
parental neglect promptly dealt with. All
temptation to relinquish to public care
SEluI Ell WHO SHOulO De kept dt HOIHe WOutu
be removed. The burden of support Of
children at public expense would not un-
drly increase. for many would be prevented
from becoming dependent. parents of 9TH
ers would be compelled to contribute to
their support, and rapid placing out would
prevent the crowdfng of the institutions
At the same time 1t would Eot be neces-
sary that any child should remain subject
to abuse. moral contamination hurtful
poverty for a single day after his condition
became known.
Intelligent selection of children for
transfer to trade schools and institutions
OF learning would provide opportunities for
tf ose who could make best use of them
The tolerabiy good and the toierabiy bad
would find appropriate conditions in family
nc mes and reformatories, and the mel
aEcholy residium would also find its ap-
propriate level and cease to bring forth
after it's kind
COlOred WOman's Home
Mr.. John F. Cook of the National Home
for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women
and Children submitted the statement out
lining the work of that Institution. He
said. in addition, that while third of
the population of the District is of the
colored race. only about one hundred color
ed children are taken care of in this home
and there are very few colored children in
other institutions.
Mr.. A. S. Pratt and Officer Wilson of the
Humane Society told of the work which
this association is doing to rescue children
from cruelty and to provide for children
!eft In dependent circumstances. Officer
wilson said that the society takes care of
children who would come under the juris-
d1ction of the board of children's guar
dfanS. Parents who would not relinouish
complete control Of their children as re-
quired by the board of children's guar
dians, would permit the Humane Society
to place them in an institution for time
or until the parents could be in position to
care for them again.