The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-17
PARENTS BLAMED
 FOR CONDITIONS Should Keep Children from
 Juvenile Court WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS American People Are Still WoefuIly Ignorant on. This AIl-Important sub- Ject-crlmlnals Suffer From
 the Disease.
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS

Portland. July 1s--The Rev. James ". Lee of St. Louis preached before q semi devotional session of the conference of the Charities and Corrections today. The services were held in the auditorium at the Lewis and Clarke fair. and were attended by a large number of residents of Portland, as well ss many of the ac- credited delegates to the conference. Juvenile Courts Established.
 Judge B. B. Lindsey of Denver delivered an address on Recent Progress" in the juvenile court movements
 Judge Lindsey spoke in part as fol- lows:
 During the last year a large number of states established juvenile courts, and almost equal number already having such legislation passed amendments or addi- tional laws improving those already ex- isting. The most noteworthy feature of such laws has been to make parents and citizens responsible for the moral welfare of the children.
 "The most advanced of these laws holt parents not only accountable for faults of their own children, but in certain cases for the faults of other children. This Is absolutely necessary because of the con- stant association among children In neighborhoods where the influence of a child from a bad house may completely destroy their good influence brought by the home life of the child of a good home. sent questions to chiefs of police of various cities asking: What, in your opinion, are the principal causes of the trouble among the young people of your city?'
 T received 60 replies and without ex- ception all answered, Their parents are to blame.' ''
 Talks on Tuberculosis.
 Dr. D. T. Deyine of New York, pre- sented the report of the subcommittee on the War Against Tuberculosis"
 pr. Devine spoke in commendatory way of the efforts to establish sanitoria, and In conclusion said:
 Looking at the matter broadly-from a national standpoint-it would appear that with one or two large exceptions we are practically doing nothing for advanced cases that we are doing practically noth- ing for tuberculosis among children, ex- cept to show by meagre experiment that both in the mountains and at the sea- shore, marvellous results can be obtained if suitable sanitoria be established. Il would appear that we are failing to se- gregate and to give proper special care to consumptives in hospitals for the insanei in prisons, refQrmatories ana other insti- tutio1s. Ut MI also, appear that we spec1a spe fa p,e iR SJ saPe Pe0slps of con. on. sumptives in their own homes, which has been shown under favorable conditions to be reasonably satisfactory substitute for the sanitarium.
 Nothing to Prevent Relapse. I've are making no provision for suit able light employment for patients dis charged from sanitaria to prevent ineyit- able relapse of such persons returned to unsanitary homes, and to occupations in- volving unduly severe exertions. It would seem that the work of popular education has only begun. We still meet people upon every hand who are under the super stition that consumption Is hereditary, and that 1t Is hopeless On the other hand. 1t may be fair to remember the suc- cessful experiments in the United States of exceptionally favorable climates. and to acknowledge the excellent original re- search which is In progress in labora- tories.
 | Would Have Prisoners Transferred. l Dr. l.. Livingston Farrant discussed the problem of tuberculosis In public institu- l tions, paying particular attention to pris- l oners in insane asylums and aims houses The construction in every state of a | special hospital or a sanitarium or farm properly equipped for the treatment oi | tuberculosis prisoners was urged. and the transfer of all consumptive criminals tc | such institutions from the various jails reformatories and prisons
 l Attention was called to the fact that the authorities especially concerned with the care of the insane are becoming aroused to the necessity of dealing with the tuberculosis situation. and that es- pecial provision Is made for such patti ents with modern methods Of treatment in a number of states
 If was argued with regard to the situ. ation in both prisons and asyIums that
 the problem is even more one for society at large than its relations to the classes | of unfortunates under discussion. |