The Detroit times., 1908-06-04
WOMAN s
WORST ENEMY
IS OWN SEX
~. H. M'wEENEY.
WOMEN SLOW To FORGIVE SIN
MING SISTERS POLICE CHIEF
TELLS cRiTTENToN MISSION
WORKERS.

The public schools Of the country
the attitude Of the American woman
toward her unfortunate sister. and the
department stores all came in for Sc
we're censure at the hands OF Chief OF
Police J. II. McWeeney, Of South Bend
Ind. who gave a talk Thursday morn
ing before the members OF the Nation
al Florence Crittentoh Mission. In SEES
sion In the Central Methodist church
Chief McWeeney told something OF
the trials and duties OF the police Off
GERS and declared to the delegates
present that he was a crank" on the
subject OF assisting In the uplift OF
unfortunate children. girls and women
He advised the women TO confer with
the chiefs Of police in the various cit
les from which they came as to the
standing OF those who come into the
missions, assuring them that II they
were honest and sincere In their dcas
ings with the officers they would re-
eeive every assistance.
IF you have police officer that Is
not doing his duty" said the speaker
'scourge him from his ONCE. The
police departments OF this country
can be trained by the women, for wo-
men should take pride In doing good
Don't permit some cowardly, insignia
cant, curbstone politician to charge
police officers with everything they
please. when In your heart you know
II to be not true. II soundrel stays
in office II IL because Of the calloused
condition OF the community.
In regard to child saving. II can
not be successfully carried out unless
you have cooperation among the diff
ferent cities in which your institutions
are situated. II girl Is guilty of
crime in one city. send her where she
will be away from the haunting jeers
Of her companions.
Women are Womsn's Worst Enemies
II hope. ladies'. that you will not
think me harsh, but | must In truth
say that women are the worst enemies
Of their own sex that can possibly be
found in keeping down their unfort
innate sisters. They are unchristian'
like and unGodlike. You say that meu
are loyal to one another. We pick q
scoundrel from the street, turn the
hose on him and when he is clean
we say, Hello, Bill" The American
woman. however, has not been edu
Gated up to that standard II required
much courage on the part Of wo
man now to say that her sister has
reformed and Is trying to do better
The department stores In the Unit
ed States are doing more to injure the
citizenship of this country than any
fother influence In 1t, because they are
breaking down the framework of our
motherhood, and citizenship depends
absolutely upon motherhood. We have
lost sight of the Fatherland Of God
and have become ranting band OF
mG>>.acs looking after dividends. Our
,&iultimillionaires have become rich
by wringing the dividends from the
blood and strength Of the motherhood
Of this country
The day nursery. the speaker de-
clared to be the only avenue through
which mothers who had large fam
lilies to support, could escape. In clos
ing. Chief McWeeney paid his re-
spect to the public schools.
Educate chlldren's Conscience.
when you go home" he said, I'm.
yestigate the public schools. Ask
yourselves what Christian educa-
ton can do for a child. The child In
the public schools goes through the
kindergarten, the grammer grades,
the high school and then through the
college without any Christian educa-
ton, and Is turned out thinking, act
Ing individual, without the educated
conscience. He recognizes no author
ity. and II he can evade the law. he
knows no other master than his own
will. beg Of you to educate the con-
sciences OF your children"
Maj. Richard Sylvester, OF Wash
ington. d. c.. gave short talk, In
which he outlined conditions In the
police department In Washington.
The conference expects TO inaugur-
ate the work OF the Florence Critten-
ton mission In the resorts OF Michi-
gan, similar to that already In opera
ton In Ohio. A missionary will be In
charge and will work especially In the
summer resorts and lumber camps OF
the northern part OF the state. The
dance halls at summer resorts. where
a promiscous company meets, have
been found to be very productive OF
evil among the girls and young women
and the conference expects TO help
eradicate this evil.
The meeting Thursday night will
be held I'm the Woodward-Ave. Baptist
church, where the Rev w. j. Bedford
Jones. of Petoskey, will speak on The
Psychology Of SIM and DR.. Geisel. of
Battle Creek. will discuss the eject Of