Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-26
lacked by Allied Charities, She Secures
Rejection of Standard Oil Offer
ASSOCIATION MUST GO WITHOUT THIS AID
Five Million Was as Good as in Hands Of
the Denver Jurist
OBJECT OF HIS MISSION TO NEW YORK
John ID. Rockefeller There Placed
Enormous sum at His Disposal
Because He Thought Il
Grand Movement.

fuse the S5OJO,O0O promised him by John y.
Rockefeller with which to finance the Ma
tional Juvenile Improvement association.
his alternative was To take the money Nith
the active condemnation OF the leaders OF
the different charities of the country hav-
ing a like aim. Jane Adams OF Hull House.
Chicago, negotiated the anair while she and
Judge Lindsay were in ST. Paul to address
the National Federation of Womens clubs
at the biennial just closed. This intorma-
tion comes from an Omaha woman, who
is converssnt with the whole matter,
Judge LIndsay's dearest hope is to create
a national association OF Juvenile improve
ment charities, He has been working and
lecturing along these lines for the last two
years.
In January he was pleased to receive n
letter from the secretary OF John ID. Rocks-
feller inviting him to visit him I'm New
York with view TO the financing OF his
work Judge Lindsay went TO New York.
lecturing and being lavishly entertained
on his trip, speaking with Secretary Taft
to introduce him, before the school children
Of Chicago. The st. Andrews societies of
the east entertained him and listened to
him. he visited the president and was hon
ored in all the big eastern cities.
During his trip he arranged with the
workers in the different cities to meet at
| the National Convention OF Charities and
Corrections at Philadelphia and effect ma
tional association OF the chldrens charities
that should become as universal the
Young Mems Christian association.
Promise of Five million.
Mr.. Rockefeller was in retirement from
the subpoena server and the negotiations
between them were conducted by the sec
/ Tetary Of the rich man, who was empowered
| to promise a first installment of $5,G00V0J
with as much more. later, wae needed
Judge Lindsey returned to Denver and
gave the story to the press. The leaders
OF the organizations with whom he hoped
to fedsrate under one general head him
self as president as aBreed. quietly dis
cussed the subject OF tainted" money and
the effect on the children for whom they
were endeavorng to set up q high ideal
| of citizenship.
| Judge Lindsay was unable 10 attend The
| national convention at Philadelphia as had
| been his intention as It came Gt the time
| he was trying the cases growing out OF the
| illegal registration for the May elections
! in Denver under the law he himself had
framed. and the Honest Election league
was afraid to allow any other judge 10
pass on the important registration lists.
Judge Lindsays friends in the Denver Ju-
venile association went to Philadelphia ex-
pecting the national federation would be
easily effected as most Of the leaders In the
work had already pledged their support.
The federation and the whole matter OF
juvenile improvement association was laid
on the table. No reason was given. Judge
Lindsay was bitterly disappointed He
asked to have a convention OF juvenile
workers called at Chicago. Judge Mack
issued the call. The convention was TO be
held at Hull House, Chicago
Miss Adams steps In.
In the week previous, when both were
in ST. Paul. Jane Adams told Judge Lind
say that the other workers. herself in
cluded could not federate with any assoc
citation that was 10 be financed by John d.
Rockefeller She said she was sure Judge
Lindsay would coincide with their views
when put to him. Otherwise the leaders
must refuse 70 attend the meeting in Chi
cago.
Il meant an open revolt against Judge
Lindsay in connection with Rockefeller =
money.
The work of the Juvenile Improvement
association is too important for me 10
stand In the light Of its being nationaliHsd.
do not know now where we shall get the
money to do the work of organizing and
carrying out the work. but I promise you
will not accept any money whatever from
Mr. Rockefeller" was Judge Lindsays re-
ply.
Miss Adams Immediately reported his
pledge to her collea CUES and the convention
in Chicago was attended with enthusiasm.
The largest number OF Juvenile workers
ever aasembled-representat from Aus
tralla from Sweden, from japan. South
America, as we'll as most OF the cities Of
the United States-was present, and an In
ternationsl Juvenile Improvement associs-
ton was formed, with Judge Lindsay as
chairman TO draw up the necessary by
laws. constitution and the details for tho
organlza ton that has the hearty support
Of all the juvenile workers. while John y.
Rockefelleris name was left in the silence
OF an averted disgrace,
object of the Association.
The object of the juvenile association IL
. to do away with the juvenile court as II
, Is now The court takes the child who
has gone wrong Twenty-three states have
adopted the Juvenile laws that are a. near
ar circumstances will permit the counter
part Of the Colorado laws. In studying
the reasons why the children went wrong
Judge Lindsay worked out the theory that
! the fundamental cause OF an the mis-
demeanors OF children-boys and Eirls-lies
IN the idleness of the child For exR-, pe.
the child who lives near the railroad track
II the one who IL brought into court with
, every session because there is the eou-
tinual invitation 10 him 10 trespsss on
: the moving trains and on the freight cars
: Another child that reappears In every
juvenile court IS the child Of the widow
who must leave her little ones az home
, while she IL AZ we'll the bread WINNER as
the home maker. II II said 10 be impossi-
BILE 10 prevent these children from comm (
again and again INTO the courts. Another
child who h in the way 10 the isils n the
hoy or girl who Is not fitted 20 work with
the other children iu The public schools
and falls out and hates 10 go to school
az all
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