The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-30
Association Turns Attention from
Stock to Human Cul-
ture. -,#
MATING OF DETECTIVES
AS A NATIONAL PERIL
Scientists to Devote Energies to
Combating the
Evils. taJ@
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
Chicago, Oct. 3O.-Wedding bells will
ring only for those happy young per-
sons who succeed in passing a state in
lean Stock Breeders association are
carried out. The association has turned
for the moment from the considera-
ton Of cattle, sheep and swine to the
culture of humans, and 1T Will be the
ultimate business Of the committee OF
eugenics, just appointed, to keep an eye
out for ill-mated pairs. A marriage
censorship may result if the inspection
idea proves practicable.
Professor Charles R. Henderson. Of
the University of Chicago sociology de-
partment, is a member of the commit
tee, of which DR.. Alexander Graham
ject Of the committee, as explained by
Professor Henderson, is to spread infor-
nation in regard to the i'll effects of the
marriage of defective persons, includ-
ing 'imbeciles, idiots and feeble
minded.' Insane persons, confirmed
drunkards and moral degenerates are
to be restrained in colonies and kept
from marrying. Restriction of those
whose stars do not iibe will come later.
Race suicide enters into the consider
alton of the breeders, but an lnd1scrlm-
mate increase of the population is far
from their purpose. 1t is rather the
healthy increase that they expect to re-
suit from sane marriage laws that is
their aim.
Their Marriage a Crime.
"Scientific men everywhere are look
Ing for methods Of limiting the liberty
of defective persons,' said Professor
Henderson. "Such people should not
be allowed to marry. Their children
are always defective and it is crime
to permit them to unite. Those Of .un-
sound mind should be restrained:
'The committee at present will spend
its time in spreading information on
this subject and working up. public
opinion We probably will agree upon a
bill later to be introduced in the va
rious states. Congress, of course, can
not make laws governing marriage:
After we have succeeded in prohibiting
the marriage of these defective per-
sons we will have time to look after
the eases of other diseased persons.
"Confrmed alcoholics and other de.
generates should, be put to work on
their living. Professor Bell has made
10 dssuastud Y.sf the anhiset anasahas
found That the intermarr1age OF The
deaf tends to increase the number of
defective children.''
Has Wide Scope.
A person disposed rashly to. jump al
conclusions might assume. that the
American Breeders association is some
sort of combine of stock ranch own
ers, but this would be far from thu
truth. It is nothing of the kind. /
raises no cattle as an association, ant
if any of it's members do, it is simpl,
AN incident which has nothing to d.
with the aims of the organization. I
is made up Of people in this and othe
countries who are interested in ANNA
and plant improvement, and the ami
NAL end of the schedule includes human
beings.
Persons who never raised cow or
hog or horse or q sheep in all thei
lives are just as common in it as oil
maids in mothers society. To be
member of it you need only to be in
terested in the cause for which the as
ISOLATION exists, and not necessarily
breeder Of farm animals. The associa
ton takes within it's scope everythin
that grows, and so, Of course, there
no escape for the human race from it
fostering care. ~,-es- 80 e..