Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-02-08

bought and sold. This traffic is not
private vice, the bUsiness is public.
although the traffickers seek to keep
their dampable business hid from the
public. Avarice panders to mans
baser passions, and it is proved that
the white slave traffic exists because
there is money in it. Mr.. Kendall
continues:
"'The market exists because fortunes
are made by it. As 3 public business
the white slave traffic cannot be car
ried on 10 a manner TO be remuner'
ative without the use of certain
public conveDiences, which it cannot
obtain without the passive consent OF
the public. Sn the responsibility
comes round 10 the public once more.
"The white slave traffic must have
a privileged area where it will be
guaranteed the privacy 1t requires.
1t must have tn protection OF the
police and the practical abrogation
Of all laws detrimental TO is interests.
All this it obtains, and the public
raises no objection. So the red light
district is a monument to a city 5
cowardice.
at has already been demonstrated
that in some cities the white slave
traffic, or that much of the social evil
that owes its existence to the non-en-
forcement OF law, can be abolished by
the imperative and continuous de-
mand of the entire Christian pub
lie. "
Mr.. Kendall closed bis impassione d
ad dress with these prophetic words {:
"Cbristisnity must suppress the white
slave traffic or sbdicate. And don t
believe she will abdicste. What
heaven and earth are waiting for is
ringing demonstration of Christianity
in earnest. Let the whole Christian
church acknowledge the shame that
has come upon her. aud we shall see
the beginning Of the Goth century re-
vivsl. Details we leave to be deter
mined by local conditions. Speaking
as a Christian pastor. to Christian
people, and the Christian world is my
audience, | am bound to say that after
all. our first and best hope is the gos-
pei. Whatever the law may say,
whatever the authorities may do or
refuse to do, determined Christian
public in any city can put this mar
ket ont of business. without going
beyond your acknowledged duty as
Christians, you can create situation
that will make it impossible for this
internal market to continue its bust
ness and at the same time you can
make 1t impossible for the authorities
to refrain from doing their duty.
You can pour through the dark places
OF your cities purifying flood of
light and love, and truth. You can
wv bhln todo1' NOnbAiOWt hoAN NNNht
and AS long as necessary, You can do
this whenever you care to take the
trouble. Fifty determined men can
paralyze the toughest tenderloin in
the United States so far as the white
slave traffic. is concerned. All that
ask is that you put behind those men
the united sentiment and support of
the Christian public,
"God send us leaders with faith and
courage and who, i'll addition to
these, shall possess the qualities the
emergency demands-the power of
initiative, consecrsted strategy and
inspired enthusiasm. With leaders
like these, the people are ready. And
the omnipotenoe of God Is 10 die
conscience of Hisipeople. = l..,.i L.
4 In. behalf of .wrongedr Land ruined
womanhood, in behalf of tempted
young manhood, in behalf of graded
humanity, | appeal to the Christian
ministry Of this great country to lead
the people against this awful sin aud
crime.
HATTIE |. @. CALVERT,
Press Supt. Grants Pass W. c. 7. U.