The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-24
TRY REFORMATORY
FOR JUVENILES
MASS MEETING TONIGHT.
REV. CRAWFORD JACKSON HERE
IN INTEREST OF THE MOVEMENT.

Signatures Sought to Petitions to
General Assembly, Also Personal
Letters to Members - Distin-
guished Citizens Will Address
Meeting in Superior Court Room.
Entire State Being Worked and
Measure Has Good Chance.
Tonight at $3.50 o'clock there will be
in the Superior Court room a mass
meeting for the purpose of arousing
interest in the proposal to enact a
law for the protection of juvenile
criminals by the establishment of a
state reformatory.
The meeting will be conducted by
Rev. Crawford Jackson, of Atlanta,
who is chairman of a committee hay-
ing the bill in charge before the pres
ent session of the Georgia Legislature.
Not only are the men invited, but a
special invitation is extended to the
women and children.
Among the speakers who have al.
ready signified their willingness TO be
present and say something to further
the movement are Judge Samuer
Adams, Mr.. W. B. Stubs, and Rev.
w. C.. Schaeffer. An effort was made
yesterday by Mr.. Jackson to reach
number of other ministers of the city,
whom he expects to be present to-
night. Judge Adams will be asked to
lead the movement in this city.
One object of the meeting will be to
secure signature to a petition, which
reads as follows:
The undersigned citizens of Georgia
respectfully petition your honorable
body and earnestly urge you to enact
such laws as shall protect juvenile de-
linquents from the moral contamina-
ton resulting from the present method
of treating them as ordinary criminals;
your petitioners humbly pray, therefore,
that you will establish a state reform
atory; and wherever practicable, in
larger cities, a juvenile court with the
probation system, so that youthful Of
tenders may be submitted to such
conditions and treatment as shall most
conduce to their reformation"
Another proposition before the meet
ing will be to induce individuals to
write letters an send messages to their
representatives urging them to vote
for the measure, which has been rec
commended by Gov. Terrell in his re-
cent message to the Legislature. BY
lHlS IIledilS II Is IlOpGu lIldI lHC WISHES
of their constituents will be brought
forcilbly to the attention of the MEM
bers of the Legislature and the passage
of the measure become assured before
it is brought to a vote.
Is Going Over the State.
Mr.. Jackson, who is travelling over
the state in the interest of the law,
reached Savannah yesterday morning
from Augusta. AT the meeting held
in that city Wednesday night Hon.
Boykin Wright was present and pledg-
ed himself to vote for the measure.
Mr.. J. G. G. Black was appointed to
have charge of the movement there.
Meetings have also. been held in CO.
lumbus, Americas, Fort Valley, Mill
edgeville and Covington. The move
ment is strong in Atlanta, where a
number of the meetings have been
held. Mr.. Jackson will be in the city
until tomorrow night and is stopping
at the De Soto. He will speak next
in Valdosta, Monday night. The cam
paign will practically close July /, at
which date it is asked that all signed
petitions be sent to Mr.. jackson at
| Atlanta.
Mr.. Jackson has made special
study of criminology and has visited
penal institutions in a number of states.
He has been much interested in the
establishment of a juvenile court in
Atlanta.