Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
PRISON CONGRESS- VANGUARD
Secretary NilligSn Arrives to Prepare for
the Big Meeting,
COMPLIMENTS THE LOCAL COMMITTEE
state Labor Bureau f. Now Busy Fig
urinE Up How Much Corn was
Raised in Nebraska During
the Year.
COMPLIMENTS THE LOCAL COMMITTEE
CFrom a stan Correspondent

(From q Stan Correspondent)
LINCOLN, oct. 20-(special.) John l.
Milligan. secretary Of the National Prison
association. was the first Of the officers Of
the association to reach Lincoln. He ar
rived this morning from his home in AL
legheny. Pa, and at once opened head
quarters in the Lindell hotel. Mr.. Mill
gan's first duty was to write to Justice
Deemer Of the Iowa supreme bench to
get his consent to change the date Of his
address from Thursday TO wednesday
night. This because It is impossible for
Governor Hoch of Kansas to be here on
Wednesday night and 1t is probable that
he will be unable to come at all.
This is my FIRST trip to Lincoln" said
Mr.. Milligan, land from what have seen
OF the city and OF the state am we'll
impressed. am we'll pleased with the
arrangements made by the local committee
for the meeting. have never seen better
arrangements nor more interest being taken
in a meeting of the association.
I'VE have a splendid program and we
will have a great attendance. In most OF
the states the governors have appointed
on an average of fifteen delegates and
from the western states and from Missouri
and Iowa we are expecting great crowds
] expect fully 200 delegates from the east
ern states The governor Of Pennsylvania
appointed twenty-stx delegates and sixteen
OF them will be here. From Pittsburg will
come seven and from the central part Of the
state three will come and six will come
from Philadelphia. The delegates Will be-
gin to come in tonight and many of them
will be here by tomorrow in time for the
first meeting tomorrow evening
Mr. Milligan has been elected secretary
of the national association seventeen
times. On two occasions he has resigned.
but the association refused to consider
his resignation. He expects to resign again
this year. but as this habit has become
chronic with him IL is supposed the ASSOC
citation will again refuse to listen to him.
On five different occasions he has been APP
pointed to represent the government in
foreign occasions like the present In
discussing the objects of the national asso-
citation Mr.. Miligan said:
1.-THE association was organized in 1870 in
Cincinnati and Governor Hayes of Ohio was
elected the first president A year later
Governor Seymour of New York was
chosen president and served a number of
years until his DEATH and then ex-Presi-
dent Hayes was chosen president and served
until his death. Since that time the presi-
dency has been given to various prominent
men in different parts Of the country.
objects of Association.
1.-THE object of the association Is the dis
cussion Of pathological science, criminal law
reform, prison finance, the care of dis
charged prisoners, juvenile reformatories
prison labor and the general uplifting OF
humanity.
Prison labor is one Of the greatest ques
lions at this time. In the east the labor
unions are insisting that prisoners be re-
quired to do only the simplest work with
the use of machines and the fight is com.
ing this way. In some states they have Sc
cured the enactment of laws in conformity
with their demands Another great work
we have is looking after discharged pris
oners and giving them a chance to make
good citizens.
THE association is now composed OF
about 400 members, made UP Of people whC
are interested in this kind Of work 1t 1!
doing much good and is attracting atten
ton even in the old country. Recently DR.
Roedenthaler of Frankfort, representing
the German government, called upon me fol
a report Of our work in our efforts to estab
lsh the indeterminate sentence. DR.. Roeden
thaler has been in the country some TIM
making his study and think probably h,
will be at the meeting. but l am not sure
as he has an engagement in New York a
this time.
chancellor Andrews Is on our program
and shall be glad to hear him speak. H
is spoken Of in our country as a man o
much learning and ability and in securing
him for an address the association has don