New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
Hiss KeIIor Says Thousands of In
nocent Girls Are Sold annually.

There is no question so pertinent among house
keeper as why cannot We secure servants!
Tnr usual answer given to this question is BE
cause they DO not exist, but that this is only
partially true is evident from the facts related in
Frances A Kellor's new book. out Of Work" &C.
P. Putnam's Sons. New-York and LOndon). When
Offices receive from g upward for girls furnished TO
oIsreputablc houses because the demand is so
great and when many thousands Of women are
annually sent 10 these houses, one answer to this
question = given. Miss kellor says. Although the
best Offices are ignorant OF these practices that
thew refused to believe the charges until contracts
and afldavlts were shown to them. evidence has
been secured to show that at least three large
cities New-York. Philadelphia and Chicago, contain
manv Offices that supply these houses.
The demand FAR exceeds the supply that such
Offices ind il necessary, j appears, TO maintain eX-
pensive importation systems. and many of the
women thus obtained do not know their destina-
ton.
NO vestges Of slavery existing in the South
Miss helor declares. are absolute more
real. than that Of the immigrant girl whose pas
sage is prepaid by the Office, who comes from
the country in answer 10 an advertisement. and is
met by runner the essential factor in the system.
''Cne case tvpides thoIsaLGs. 4 country girl
rives in city like Chicago. or a woman. VINO does
not ku01 word Of English, lands in complex.
bewiderias NsV-Nor.. straight from a peasants
home in Russia hungary or Sweden. She comes
consigned 10 trends relatives whom the runner
knows, and SO be meets her with messages from
that moment she IS rs helpless though enguIfed
IN a sec. Her ia.Eu-e j. saEt - the once. or
10 . boarding house ia coiIusl1n With it, and here
II is neia on ore Dretext or another IL ne gIrI
shows any disposition 10 leave. When girls have
been rescued from these places sonnet mes 7e only
force or icy The payment OF prepo-t torous cha~ges
Dag oy oay NE el-- IS p5raded before employers.
80 & m-en sHe ce-7 ''4f Il is un4cr the strlctest
sui Eelalle- AFTER sle - engaged and the Zee is
Pald, Inc runner. sl Eor faithful attendant takes
IS she allowed to - to any place or To s9 anT
one wIthout his approval If she has fears, she
can tel no enc.
II girl refuses 10 20 20 questionable places. II
y paiI ol lle Vori II tfe runner 10 ruin her and
make her more autna. r. 20 SUGGESTIONS
Some Offices ran their owu mountain suburban
and seasLor- lis0TCeriy houses and arrfJslI11 IN
prison g.r-s who are unwilling to stay one Office
ssLl l-ree SIS gp 70 iis Cwn mountain house
assuring them Lh1t thcy were going IA fsl-a ncSi
tions in & sl5-n1ucr hotel When t7sy - sr5 80 P@os!- @
disturbance b,- e-gi7- ard a-,i.e tlir.e SO much
became inzaIe rem The III freaer1ent ard fright
&c Gee Shortly after q hosoital 4 ffvS Gavs
me re-s45tc ,.-3-,+i, ana also became insane.
L-e3 cor ~ nee % rs= oice keeper who inslIted
AID then u,te trouble Their 7efarc IN i , mere
that the girl wa-r wiI1sIv sud tbe,. - @ atmS1ys 3
iioDect themselves by always se-ding green girls
ne ".th arrest, and il cost me conserafja 70 o le1
Sro-ass'll l-sl ~ so now I use green gfrIs' one
Is one Tenle5y for the dea-th Of domestic s.r-
fhoel 80 80 5e--iDt suggests the employment by
ness Of ccEret=r t.ared ye nai5 ''U[5t yo-3 Dust
go Out mo the labor market and compete ~ daiv IL
sL.o l4yellieently with Offices that are seo,I+in
eI she says. must know persoDalI,, a,,a @ - "a "a
enc institution which IS Ia Boring To Ssy,e sri
s H@Lls "etTk Tor them. and every individ,,ai 80
STganzati9n watch has hold on the slipniv t of to
riyed - tlelc5 can afford TO bny newly ar
81 Miss h Il3r thirl:s thaf ~cDS.af5 % cents or
-i' d" 5>-'e neF Tor some good home