New-York tribune., 1902-02-19
JUVENILE CRIME LNCREA SES
FRENCH SCIENTIST SAYS IT Is DUE TO
ALCOHOLIC HEREDITY-w. c
T. I. CONVENTION.

French scientist has lately asserted that the
increase in juvenile crime in his country is
startling and that II is largely due to alcoholic
heredity,' said DR.. NJ. A Stewart yesterday at
the midwtnter convention Of the New-York County
Womans Christian Temperance Union. The fact
OF the increase is proved by statistics and study
or num5er Of cases slows that large propor-
uon mas that heredity. Alcoholic insanity also is
progressing AT remarkable rate but not 50 as
tonishingly as precocIty in crime.
It is a serious fact that in list of countries
deriving revenue from the sale Of liquors Great
Britain and the United States stand at the head
WITH respectively 36 per cent and % per cent of the
total national revenue derived from that source
Professor Lester F. Ward. the sociologist and
biologist wrote in recent work" continued Dr
stewart " Accepting evolution, must and
recognizing the transmission Of heredity $ the
distinctive attribute Of the female in all species
1t must be from steady advance Of women that
sure and solid progress is to come Woman IS the
unchangtng trunk of the genealogical tree. Wom-
an is the race and the race can he raised only hy
raising her. Science teaches that the elevation Of
woman is the only road to the evolution Of
man
Mrs. Janette Beach made appeal for rum"
that caused a great deal of laughter after the
shock Of her opening words had passed. She be
gan by saying that the efforts of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union wholly misdireCt-
ed, and that the saloon is really necessary to the
welfare Of the city. She pointed out that it in
oreases business-as it invariably is successful She
asserted that it builds up towns. jails hospitals,
insane asylums and orphanages would be little
needed II it were not for liquor She argued that
saloons were indispensable for men who otherwise
might be compelled remain sober and stay in the
house with their families, and ir similar vein Of
irony she produced many other humorous "argu-
ments' for the saloon.
A Frances E. Willard memorial service was con-
Quoted by Mrs J. Foster Willing, in the course Of
which Mrs. Emile d. Martin 'spoke Miss
Wizards public work
The convention passed resolution TO he pre-
sented al the hearing next Tuesday in Washing
| tn the ti-Poygamv amendment George
| W. Ray. of this State. chairman Of the judiciary
| committee. invited all women interested in the
| matter be presented the hearing and several
| New-York women will he there including Mrs. Oar
win r. James. president OF he Interdenominat tional
Council Of Women. The resolution protests
| against the oachments Of Mormonism and calls
! on Congress to guard the interests of all Chris
| tian women by suppressng the monster evil OF our
! country
To illustrate the activity of the Mormons in this
/ city Mrs Westerield said that a short time age
she chanced to open the door in response to ring
/ and found there a man who asked her to read some
| interesting tracts on the Latter DAY Inurchi,
! II told him that knew the poyEamouS teaShnss
| Of his church and wanted none OF them' sald Alrs
she might have been led into conversation and in
duced to go 70 their services. as others have done
other resolutions passed by the convention were
, protest against any change in the excise Ia"
/ that should permit the opening OF saloons, even
! for hour, Sunday. and similar protest
: against taking scientific temperance instruction
from the public school
Mrs Emile n Martin reported on the work OF
/ her committee IN the Of Purity In Litera
! ture and Art" The committee keeps a constant
| watch on posters displayed in the streets and Il
| stations and insists on the immediate removal o
! everything indecent. Reports from many othol
| departments read.
| The evening meeting was addressed by tho Rev
Richard Ttader. paste Of the International Tnio,
! hurCh No l5S East Sevent ond st, whers
| the convention was held and by the Rev Drs Nil
| ton s. Littefed and Charles Cuthhert Hall The
! State Superintendent f work among foretgr
! speaking people" Mrs. A II. Damon. told of hel
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