The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-21
TRUTH WILL PREVAIL.

Three months ago. News undertook the unpeas
but imperative task of exposing prevalence
this city the hope that suppression
pos and apoogs for the ae-apponted police
declared the revelations made did conditions they
then existed that reports exaggerated that vice was
to be found widespread fragrant
revealed it. To criticism News gave little heed
realizing that prompted by ignorance as to actual
ditons or dictated by political personal bias
whereof 1t spoke It's after impartial and
painsang investigation There exaggeration nor
orng in its reports nothing in fact but truthful story
of vicousness as found to exist
Perhaps there disposed to
look upon these reports exaggerated
that those who had themselves
and low should doubt the shocking condition of
moral ines The News investigators city Provi
denc But whatever doubt these sincere folk
be dissipad The police by its formal action
in the of the Ert hotel established News
charges that places operated liquor granted
by the commission little better than bagnos they
of and bernes they moral and
physical ruin young and old alike
1t has taken the months to confirm the ex
made by The News but ardy confirmation
good purpose in that will public attention to
the crying need of vigorous impartial the laws
by which only entrenched be driven from strong
holds and the atmosphere be cleared immortality and
viciousness
In its issue of Saturday March a referring the
Elkart hotel declared dangerous places
the city because of the aurng character glamour appoint
ments That the police commission
absolutely true by its action ordering present pro-
pors to dispose OF their interest purchaser who will
satisfactory failing
the revocation OF their licenses and the peemptoy closing
hotel that date
And this Chairman Luther the commission
In significant by
The News nearly three months ago. THE Hotel Ehart
was particularly fragrant The exerer
and ohand impression Of responsibility
least There doubt whatever that
operated for the downfall who
and who while not fairly started the pathway
been induced TO the by others
In considering the against looked the police
evidence but the hotels general reputation
the testimony that it was Objectionable place"
After that explicit declaration who win The News
reports were cooed exaggerated who will
OF its ofepeaed assertion that Aourishs its most
menacng and destructive form because that are no
better than houses of shame permitted carry degrading
and demorazng traffic under licenses granted by police COM
mission.
Even those who unaeraby opposed a
police will welcome this evidence hope
will prove something than sporadic There many other
places notorious and vicious the commits
sion relax not its abors until these compelled adopt
decent and moral methods suppressed altogether.
But has the commission duty in this a,ter It
certainly does not appear According
the propreors Of the Ekha have violated The commits
sion is possession of convincing evidence urpude Whv
then were not their licenses revoked they not
prosecuted for their nfacon These are questions
decent citizens Of Providence asking Will commission
ans hem