The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10


are unhealthy In body and stuntsd or
vicious In mind then that race l. de-
eaaent. and no heaping up Of wealth. no
aplendor Of momentary material pros
perity. can avail In any degree a. offsets
The congress has the same power OF
legislation for the District OF Columbia
which the stats Legislatures have for the
various states, This problems incident TO
cur highly complex modern industrial
civilization, with ita manifold ana per-
picking tendencies both for good ana for
evil. are far less sharply accumulated In
tina city OF Washington than In most
other cities. For this very reason Il Il
easier 10 deal with the various phasea OF
l thaaa problems In Washington. and the
District OF Columbia government should
be model fer the other municipal gov
/ eFnments Of the nation. IN all such mat
tiers as supervision OF the housing OF the
poor, the creation OF small parks IN the
distriets Inhabited by the poor In laws
affecting labor. In laws providing for the
taking care OF the children. In ruant
laws. and In providing aehoola
Juvenile Courts.
In the vital matter Of taking care OF
children much advantage could be
gained BY careful study OF what has
been accomplished In sueh states as u
ltaois and Colorado BY the juvenile
eougts. The work OF tbs tayenils court
= ANNAAs = WNA& W A1aA&AkNf EEAA&ANNs
II 10 now generally recognized that
young boys and young girls who so
wrong should not be treated as Grim
lnala, not even necessarily a. needing
reformation. but rather as needing 90
have their characters formed. and loF
this end 20 have them tested and de-
Vsloped By system OF probation. Mueh
admirable work has bssn done IN many
OF cur comm0nWeaIthsb by earnest men
and WomsR who have mads a special
study OF the needs OF those classes OF
/ children which furnish the greatest
number OF luveniia offenders. aud
therefore the greatest number Of adult
onsnderss and BY thsir aid. and BY pFVf-
ittns Dy the experiences OF the differ
ent states and cities In Ehs@s matters.
Il would De easy 10 provide = good e1,ls
for the District OF Columbia
Several considerations suggest the
/ need for a syMIematie Investigation
inte and Improvement OF housing eOn-
dittons In Washington. The hiadea res
tdsntiai alleys are breeding grounds II
vice and disease. ant should be epsnsd
tnt0 miaoF streets For q numbsF Of
years Influential eitinsna have Joined
vita the distFiet commissioners In the
vain endsavor TO secure laws pasmit-
| ting the condemnation OF lnmanlkary
| dwellings The local death rates. re-
pseially from pFeysatAbis diseases. AFu
30 anduiy high a. 10 agk9sst that the
exceptional uhoteaom@nNas Of tsAaG
iuEtOa'h better sections - offset ~ bad
conditions In her poorer aeiGhborhooda.
a spseial Commission oa housias and
health conditions In chs aaIionAl sari-
| tai" would not onty bFinH about the
| reformation OF existing evils. but vo4iI
/ also foFmaiats an appropriate build %
code to protect tbs city from mammoth
| brick tsasments and other evils Hhteh
IL -
| In other ettisa That the nhtion cap
itAi should be made a model Tor other
municipalities Ia an Ideal Nhish ap-
pealn 10 All patriotic citi1sns sveFy
where. and such = special eommissloa
might map out and organise the eitVs
future dsweiapmsnt la iinss Of sivts
social service, JUST a. Major LEnfaat
ths aFFaagemsnt Of her streets ami
PARKS
Compulsory EdusasiOn.
Il l. mortifyinx 20 rvnsmbsr that
Washington hAa 10 compulsory sehugi
attandanea Law and that careful Inquiries
Indicate tire habituai abssues fFom aeh8@l
Of some - per esht ef al ehliaFsa -
tween the ages Of ana t. II must -
syi.isnt 10 all wha consider the pfoblsms
Of nssi@etsd ehild ufa o. che b@nanta Of
esmpuisOrT sdaeation 10 ether cities that
ons % the most uFEunt nsnda % the na-
tional capital L. = Law reautftak ths
school Rttsadanes Of all ehiiarsn. this
laW 10 be enforced BY attendance masnIa
directed ~ tha beard of stssati0u.
Pahlis PiayEraaada.
Public Fairgrounds are necessary
means for the dsvalogmsnt u uhotasons |
eitI8snship Ia modern gttlsa- II L. I'm.
psrtant that the wusk lnauHurAIad here
through voluntary efforts should bs taken !
up and sxtsndsd through congressional |
appropriation % funds saffieisnt to sguip |
and maiataln numerous eoavaniRsnt /
small Fairgrounds upon lana Whieh can I
be aacured Without purchase or fsntAl 1
II 10 also daslrabIa that email vacant i
places BE- purchased and reserved aa i
small park Fairgrounds in dsnssIy apt. 1
Tied sections Of tha city whieh naw havs I
no public open SPACES and are destined 4
soon to Be built up solidiy. All these i
needs should be met Immediately To 4
meet them would entail expenses. but a 4
corresponding saving could BE- ma4a ~ 4
stopping the building % streets and tsvsl. /
ing % ground Tor purposes largely apscu. Il
latlys In outlying parts % the city
There are certain offenders. wh0aa
ertminaiity takes the shape % brutality
and cruelty toward the weak. who need 4
special type OF punishment. The wife
beaten. for example. II iuadsquatsiy pun.
ishsd by imprisonment. for ImpFtEaHmant
may often mean nothing 10 him. while Il
may cause hunger and want 10 the wife
and children who have been the victims
Of his brutality. Probably Soma form Of
corporal punishment would b. the most
adequate way Of meeting this Kind Of
rrims.
AGRICULTURE.