Evening star., 1908-01-15

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to quit. and the controversy should there
end, and any one who desired to take
his place should be permitted to do so
unhampered.
Care Of Criminals.
LAS civilization throughout the country
has advanced to so marked a degree the
question as to the manner Of treating
our criminal class should keep up with
the progressive age. Many of the states
have long since taken up this subject,
and by legislative enactment made many
changes of an up-tO-date nature for not
only controlling. but also the treatment
of the criminals with reformation in
view, and the indeterminate sentence for
first offenders.
THE conditions at our Jail should be
changed. In the first place it should be
removed to the country. with suficient
ground around 1t to make every inmate
work. The buildings should be so con
structed that there would be at all times
to come one cell for each inmate. we
should not farm out our penitentiary
convicts The Jail and penitentiary should
be combined under the same super1ntend-
ence by proper regulation. We should
establish the reformatory system for first
offenders upon the most modern and e1-
fective methods. and further, the indicted
or accused should never be sent to jail
while awaiting trial. except under extra
ORDINARY ClTCuIlSldilCcS. "a CPCSioA PAcASS
Of confinement should be established and
maintained at a place accessible to the
courthouse to be known as central sta
ton or the 'tombs. There should also
be established in this city a sanitarium
for the nervous or temporarily insane,
where special and expert treatment could
be given to such unfortunates.
1.-THE committee on manufacturins'
through the chairman. reports that our
ing the year they have felt the neces-
ffxyn
tary to assist in the work-one who can
give special attention to such work. and
without such assistance they are or the
opinion that the results will necessarily %
slow. 1t is the belief of this commlt.ee,
however, that by a campaign OF education
manufa cturing enterprise will pc wei
coined in certain sections instead OF OBJ
jected to.
Public School Affairs.
"The committee on public schools report
that though only recently appointed they
have given much and detailed considera-
ton to the present school law. and also
the condition of the schools in general,
and after a careful consideration OF the
subject they are of the opinion that the
law is in every way ample to give 10 the
District of Columbia school system an
excellent administration. and that there
is nothing necessary to be done 10 chanse
IL unless Uy cApcIiCHSS AhA'AoA
ments might be desirable.
''The committee are Of the opinion that
the community owes duty to the pupiis
and also the teachers, and from TINS
standpoint also the law should stana.
ITO inform the committee upon the
school conditions generally-they nave
had a number Of the supervising princl-
pals to come before them. They are now
Of the opinion that. as the agitation Whlch
has prevailed for some months Is prac-
tically thing Of the past. it may not
be necessary to proceed much further in
taking testimony from teachers.
They are glad to report that all the
teachers examined are of the opinion that
the present law is ample and that the
nervous and unsettled strain which the
teachers have been under for so long Will
RAPIDLY pass away, and recommend that
all agitation shall cease.
People Have Broadened.
cit is the belief of many Of our most
influential citizens that Washington can
no longer be known only as a social and
political center.
washington for century past. has
been run on the policy of the very mini
mum of industry and commerce. feel
that we can safely say that this Is not
the proper policy.
I'VE believe that the people have broad
ened as our country has grown. and can
now see no reason why civic glory should
not walk hand in hand with industry and
commerce.
I'VE believe that Washington can be
an example in commercial matters. and
at the same time the beauty of our public
and private buildings and the pleasures.
comforts and quietude of our residential
section be in no way affected. We be-
lieve that every city is under an obli-
cation to its rising generation to provide
for them employment as best it can. We
should keep abreast Of the times made
necessary by a new generation and
changed conditions. We should do some
thing to promote the welfare OF the peo-
pie within our gates. at least to provide
them with an opportunity to establish and
maintain their homes, as we'll as to pro-
mote the public good We, therefore. ex-
tend a welcome hand to all who may
desire to take advantage of our many
gifts of nature for profitable manufactur-
ing and commercial purposes"