The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-20
Arthur w. McDOugall Only One
Nominated at Trenton
Convention.
JERSEY CITY TO HAVE
SECRETARY'S PLACE
Former Governor Franklin MUIR
ply, Vice=President, Makes
Address on immigration.
Especial to the Evening star.l

iNbIL4N yin, p6U. GO.-LIS AoliO Wiil6
officers were nominated today by the
New Jersey Conference of Charities
and Corrections: President, Arthur w
McDougall, Newark; secretary, ].
Byron Deacon, Jersey City; treasurer.
} Miss Margaret MacNaughton, Jersey
City; vice-presidents, Governor John
Franklin Fort, Trenton; former Gov
ernor Franklin Murphy, Newark;
Bishop James A. McFaul, Trenton;
William Fellowes Morgan Short Hills;
former Governor Edward Casper
Stokes, Millville; Mrs. E. e. William
son, Elizabeth; Bishop Edwin S. Lines,
Newark; Charles S, Ellis, Camden.
Assistant secretaries, j. B. Williams,
Orange; Miss Edna Van Hise, Black
wood; Mrs. Anna Reed, Somerville;
Frank d. LOOMS, Newark.
Executive committee, Mrs. c. E.
jacobson, Newark; Hugh f. Fox,
Plainfield; DR.. George B. Wight, Tren-
ton; the Rev. Walter Reid Hunt, Or
ange; Mrs. c. b. Alexander, Hoboken;
George o. Osborne, Trenton; Edward
r. Johnston, Vineland; the Rev. A. c.
Nickerson, Plainfield; DR.. James NJ.
| 1IGCIt lICkltOht 0lAoo AAAAA 49, 49,
Englewood; the Rev. Alos NJ. Fish,
Trenton; the Rev. Francis e. Foy, East
Nutley; Charles G. Currie, Blackwood;
the Rev. d. Stuart Hamilton, Pater-
son; Mrs. e. e. Williamson, Elizabeth;
Algernon T. Sweeney, Newark; Blocker
Van Wagenen, Orange; John ]. Null
vaney, Jersey City; Rabbi Solomon
Foster, Newark; DR.. Henry A Cotton,
| n1,-a-f@-. nlnnt,.r NJ 10 ~ Mont
clair.
Raps Contract Labor.
DR.. Griffin soundly raped certain adj
verse conditions which prevail at Rah-
way RefornAtory, where he Is acting
chaplain. He said that as long as con-
tract labor exists at Railway the best
results cannot be achieved because of
the abnormal hours inmates of the in
stitution have to work, they having
practically only an hour and a half to
themselves from the time they get up
until they go to bed.
He also scored petty politicians who
seek out offices in reformatory institu-
tons and work in them fol monetary
and political gain, rather than for the
reformation they can accomplish.
DIR. Green spoke on Education in
IeclOiu ldlOIISS. he SPOhE VI INV Sai-
aries paid teachers and said that the
best results cannot be expected from
underpaid employees, who are expected
to do much more than should be ex-
pected of them.
There will be meetings Of the con-
ference this afternoon and evening and
final adjournment will be taken to-
night.
Foremost among the topics OF
general discussion among the delegates
today was the forcefuI address
of former Governor Franklin Murphy,
of Newark, delivered last night. The
former executive of the State has some
very pronounced ideas along the line
of preventive work in crime and de-
tendency, and in his talk he embodied
radical ideas which were enthusiast
tlcally received by the delegates.
First of all, the action of the big
steamship companies in dumping
thousands of the undesirable popula-
ton of Europe upon American soil was
criticised. The steamship companies
were declared the leaders in opposition
to the work Of the conference, with
the big railroads a close second.
Protection from such immigration
after they once are landed in America
VS. the * topic. Mr.. Murphy de-
clared for radical reform in the present
immigration laws.
In part the former Governor said:
THE people of New Jersey are com
PEELED to deal with the slum element
of foreign countries, which is dumped
upon us by the steamship companies
In mentioning the steamship com
panies, I have named the greatest Of
the opposition forces to our work. Be.
hind them are certain great railroads
and other corporations, and those
powerful interests make this kind o
protective legislation very difficult
These men, as a rule, are quite solidlJ
committed to protective legislation
against foreign goods; but they ar
solidly committed TO free trade in thu
matter Of importing criminals ant
paupers and the diseased and insane
anything-everything-so that they ge
the Storage fare and the care fare.
Import Duty on All Immigrants.
81 am a protectionist, through anC
through, especially against the i'm
t portation of crime and vice and fltl
| and pauperism and disease and in
SoiAbys L WOuAu lihC W ia AMP
duty of a least 800 on each and ever!
immigrant. If those who come to worl
are not willing to pay 500 for tn
privileges of our great country and 1t
democratic institutions, let them sta,
at home. 1t might be well to return
him his sum afterward to aid him II
establishing himself in this new home
I but whether we took II as an impor
tax or compelled him to have 1t In hi
Z pocket as his own, It would mean some
thing for intelligence and thrift In tn
man who is later to become M of ou
citizens, with the right to vote upoI
> questions that affect you and me.
} Professor Princes subject was 9TH
Duties Of a Dependency and Crime
Commission" He told of the reason
which moved him to introduce the bi
last year for the establishment OF tn
5 present commission, and gave som
; statistics showing the rapid Increase o
crime in New Jersey.
Newnrkers to Speak Tonight.
DIR. James M. Green, principal OF TN
= State Normal School in Trenton, opene
the third days session Of the confer
, ence today with an address on "Edu
, cational Conditions In Our Reforma
tories" He was followed by DR.. {
. Ward Champion, director OF physica
training, of New York, who spoke o