The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-01
FOREIGNERS ENLIST
IN WORK
WOMEN OF OLD COUNTRY INTER.
ESTED IN WAR AGAINST
WHITE SLAVERY"

international council of women. in
Guiding those from foreign countries.
the national aid in sight for fighting
the white slave traffic may become in
ternationaI. Cooperation of the for
eign women was assured when the
announcement was made then by
Chairman Forrest Crissey of the
woman's Worlds committee on legis-
lation against the traffic in girls that
a fund was being raised for legal and
secret service work to aid in the en-
forcement of laws enacted to stop the
evil. He had been invited to relate
what had been done by this commit
tee. his plans and recommendations.
Women fran dozen countries be-
sides the United States. and represent
ing some go great organizations OF
women. listened intently at the lunch
con to the outline by Mr.. Crissey Of
plans not previously disclosed for fol-
lowing up the work of legislation with
practical steps to provide the organiZa-
ton and the funds to crush white
slavery by law and law enforcement.
The white slave question over
Swallowed suffrage arguments. words
OF gratitude and joyous salutatlons.
by presenting definite plan for need
ed actively. Quaint speeches of Bar
oness Won Platen of Sweden. the hand
some Marchesa Bourbon del Monde OF
Italy. the Froken Gina Krog of Nor
way. Frau Marie Stritt of Germany.
Mile. Pcpelin president of the national
council of Belgium. Frau Tibertius OF
m,
and the pleas for humanity by Miss
Jane Adams. Mrs. Charles Henrotin.
DIR. Alice Solomon and DIR. Rachel
Yarros. and the graceful welcomes OF
Mrs. Henry Solomon. Mrs. Edward l.
Upton, Henry c. Barlow of the Chi
cago association of commerce. Charles
Henrotin for the foreign consuls and
Edward J. Brundage for the city of
Chicago. were followed by Mr.. Girls
seys announcement.
'One of the greatest problems of
women" he said. which has come to
my attention is that of the white slave
traffic This was forced to the front
by the successful prosecution of white
slayers by Hon. Edwin w. Sims.
United States district attorney in Chi
made to me- the revelations of the
inner workings of this horrible. re-
pellant traffic. were so astounding that
I determined upon campaign with
practical end in view that would
arouse the people of the various states
of the union to such point that
their sentiment would crystalline in
actual legislation. Although this cru
SADIE has been in progress but a few
months. its results have been most
satisfactory. Eight states have en-
acted bills calculated to make white
slave trading far more difficult and
dangerous than before to punish with
great severity those engaging in IL.
But legislation is not self-enforcing.
That is one of several things made APP
parent to any one who enters into a
crusade along this line. The best laws
are useless without enforcement. just
as surely as enforcement il impossible
without right and sound legislation.
Therefore the Woman's World has de-
termined to secure the funds TO main
tain a vigilance organization devoted
to the enforcement of legislation
against the white slave traffic in every
state that has adequate legislation TO
enforce With 100000 subscribers and
5000. 900 readers the response will be
large.
Il also look forward with great con-
Sidence to the passage at the next ses-
sion of our national congress OF
measure which will meet all judicial
objections and give us national white
To, haf ha
the highest court of the land and ba
The most powerful weapon of law Tor
the determination of this terrible traf :
fic" Mr.. Crissey explained that the
thousands of dollars which will be
raised will be available as fighting
fund for vigilance association which
Is now being formed-an association
which will probably absorb the present
Illinois Vigilance association. making
it's operations national in scope.
Backed with sufficinet funds there Is
no question but that this association
will become a powerful fighting meas
ure both for the enforcement of the
legislation already obtained and for
that which is certain to pass in other
states. The delegates. French, Ger
man. SNeuiSfi bdIiiSh' E<hctas'' '>'>
fish Irish. Russian. Jewish. American
Canadian. Slavonian. Italian. Swiss,
applauded the plan to the echo.
Il want to say just one thing. said
Miss Mary L. Creight"n. sister OF the
late Bishop of London. Il don't like the
limiting adjective white to be pre-
fixed to this slave problem. Women
of all colors as well as of all nations
are endangered by this traffic. we
ought to call it the woman's slave
question and let IL go at that
Mrs. Elizabeth d. Grannis OF New
York. for 20 years president OF the
National Christian League for the Pro-
motion of Purity. was the only dele
gate who kept the suffrage stick astir
despite the warnings by Chicago host
esses. This is not a suffrage meeting.
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery. first sec
retary of the International council
which was founded in 1852 by Eliza
beth Cady Stanton. and Miss Lucy
Anthony, niece of Susan b. Anthony
were the most prominent suffraSists
present. Miss Mary Mcdowell of the
University of Chicago settlement
house. and Or. Sophinsba b. Breeken'