Evening journal., 1907-04-30

Editor The Evening Journal.
Truer words were never spoken than
those of Professor j. w. jerks. given
before meeting of the American Eco
nomic Association. when ne said: Law
cannot cure immortality i'm the busi-
ness world Neither can it cure inn
morality in the social world
When moral obliquity ovcrcomes men
and women they give no thought to any
law nor to those who have been pun
ished for doing what they are about to
do. The millions who are not living
dishonest lives I'm the business and soc
ial world are not restrained from so
doing by fear of any human law, but
because they desire 60 obey the divine
law as set forth in the ten command
ments. All that civil law does is to
punish a fow individuals now and then
for minor oncnses, but when ii runs
( up against large moneyed interests IL
bows down.
civil law punishes men and women
caught sewing on Sunday and passes
by the men loading freight ON steamers
on the same day-and also the men
running the street cars on Sunday So
long as some men are Indifferent to any
divine law i'm the getting of money and
/ arc willing TO profit by taking ADVANTAGES .
/ oi the necessities of their fenowmen
who work for them, civn law viii not
run ON lines OF Justice.
! Not very long ago a new civil law
was made declaring that signal opera
tors on railroads should only work eight
/ hour a day. Al once those owning the
railroads reduced the salaries of the
operators from S55 to S44 month
mot being willing to act upon the theory
that IL would be better 90 pay reliable
operators $3.50 a month and avoid the
/ risk of killing hundreds OF persons and
paying out thousands of dollars in
damage suits.
Eugene Bcrtram Willard.
Philadelphia, April 30.
Industrial Training For Children.
Editor Tho Evening Journal
Among the reasons advanced by the
| Massachusetts Commission on Indus
trial Education in support Of a sys-
tenn Of trade schools for children be-
tween IA and 16 years OF age ono is
that the manual training high schools,
Tor "so-calcd' technical high schools.
though originally intended TO train re-
cruits for the trades. "have not done
so and cannot do So" Boys are not
wanted ia most Of the skilled indus
tries until they are Is years of age. The
total result is a greater number of
boys and girls from IA to l6 years of
ace. most Of whom are at work In
various kinds OF juvenile occupation. in
which they learn no trade are subject
TO little, If any, beneficial general edu-
cation. and often TOO much harmful
Education from shifting experience and
environment" says the commission
The argument is sound. and none the
less so because Il states succinctly the
double Wow Of the functions of public
education. which we are getting more
and more ready 10 accept The school
has not only its positive use 10 teach
children. but also a negative function
to keen children out of harm. Some o.
the states have ticd together the oper-
alton of thd compulsory education Law
with child labor regulations, by max.
ing strict enforcement OF the one q
preventive against violation Of th'
other. The summer school gives the
children a comparas ely cool spot e
play I'm. The evening school keeps younl
men away from the street corner. AnS
now the industrial school Is TO remOv,
children, in their most susceptible
years. from the malehciont adult sur
roundlngs of the factory and the shop
Respectfully.
Interested"
wilmington, April a.