Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-23

| it was hard tn define tho kind OF
criminal this nort OF business creates.
consider Il my duty because OF the
cupy In this country towards the J,i-
venile court movement, TO save It from
this kind Of exploitation which can on
| ~ cheaper and degrade the whole
| movement In this country and IN Eng
land, whore Browns advertisements
announce he has been "called" TO In
struct them and "assist IN the csipb-
lishmcnt OF 1uvenilo courts IN tho old
| world"
PROTEST. ON HORSE PAY.
As Interested In the juvenile court
movement, ! wish also to protest
| against the spectacular show that
| Brown is giving ut Chautauqua as IL
| Illustrative OF the workings Of q Ju-
| venile court. This spectacle is full of
| horse play, with dozens of little chill
| dren looking on, and his attitude at
| these unfortunate and suggestive pub
| lie exhibitions show that he has not
| the slightest Idea of the social and &C.
| onomic conditions that are 70 be dealt
with, or any legal comprehension of
| the rights of parents or citizens involv-
j ed in such court. 1 do not wonder
that his experience there In Salt Lake
| was filled with turmoils and difficulties.
| bringing forth the general condemna-
ton of his high handed methods by
some OF the best lawyers there and else
| where.
PARENTS TO JAIL.
The poor mothers that are brought
| to juvenile courts are generally the
victims of social and economic condi-
| tons, yet this man apparently gloats
about sending half the parents to jail
| and tells a mother in open court be-
fore crowd Of children to shut her
mouth and that he has more right to
deal with her boy than she has, and
proceeds to so declare totally regard
less OF the legal rights or feeling of
mother that probably needed help and
assistance rather than condemnation.
and also regardless OF the false I'M
preston OF real Juvenile law thus Great
ed in the public mind. i wish to pro-
| test against such degrading use of
sacred and serious institution. 1t may
add 10 Browns value as lecturer
to anuse and entertain the thought
less. but II must make the
judicious grieve." Perhaps quiet,
serious demonstration that was not
crowded with children and gaping
crowd OF mere entertainment seekers,
that really presented the law OF the
case and the real attitude of the court,
might not be free from objection,
though ! am not prepared to admit this
much.
A FINAL INDICTMENT.
For man who never added one line
or one principle to the Juvenile court
laws of this country, or devised one or
iginal scheme-of work in such course,
who has not the slightest knowledge
| of law but is blessed with a good
knowledge of boys chat his unfair con-
| duct destroys for any permanent good
| inftuence) to so act and pretend to
instruct people in this country and
England, is only to incur the contempt
and disgust of courts, lawyers and lay
| men.
Certainly no personal motives have
actuated me In this public letter to you,
for have helped Brown in every way
| could, as / am glad to help every
earnest worker for children, until 1t
has been forced upon me that he Is
| not only doing the children's court in
| calculable harm, as well as acting in a
| most ungenerous and questionable way
| towards others, but that he intends to
do further damage to the real juvenile
court through his Ignorance and cupidf-
ty and misstatements, In countries
| where incalculable harm may be done
II they become victims OF a superficial
and misleading attitude toward the
court work by one who, from his lec-
lures and circulars, would appear to be
the only source of authority
THE MODEST CLAIM.
|
cepted, for many people tell me that
Brown has clearly impressed them with
| the idea that he actually originated
the entire scheme, and II SO, of course
he ought to be accepted as good au-
thority on law or administrative work.
He does not hesitate to follow my lee
ture on the law OF the subject, and
when he gets outside of 1t, puts In
something that makes the whole thing
ridiculous and absurd. He knows tina
Juvenile court is growth and many
people are responsible for it.
EXPOSING PERFIDy.
/ have no desire on my part person.
ally to injure Brown / have helped
him. But l have been honored on inn
| portant committees on this subject.
| and | have some responsibility for the
future of this work, and ! trust that
| I have not presumed when / say that
| if did not expose the perf1dy OF this
man i would be untrue to my duty to
| the court / do so with pain and re-
| greet because !. like others, was easily
| led by the apparent sincerity OF Brown
and his ability to amuse and interest
| boys. and his apparent sincerity as q
| speaker, In which line he is an adept
and in which ] wish him no harm;
but my interest in the juvenile court,
and IN truth and justice, comes first.
and the sooner Brown ceases to pose
es a juvenile court originator and au-
thority, the better of Will be the jul
venile court movement. AS 1t Is, view
with serious apprehension his effort to
cheaper 1t, regardless of what his mo-
tive may be. Therefore. since he rep
resents himself to be the judge OF your
court and ION leave Of absence for four
months In America and England to lee :
ture on juvenile laws and courts as
he stated on July IL to Mrs. Sarah
Platt Decker, / write you this protest
asking that you be not party 10 the
conduct OF man wh5 is cheapening
and degrading one OF the greatest in
stitutions that has yet appeared In
America.
Very respectfully,
BEN b. LINDSEY,
Judge Juvenile Court of Denver, Colo.