Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-15
URGES FAVORABLE ACTION.
Federal Government Has Un-
doubted Right of Research
In Such Matters.
National Government Should Set Ex-
ample of High Standard OF Child
Protection 10 the Several States.

dent sent special message 20 Con-
rress transmitting the report of the
conference on the care Of children. 1t
follows:
on Jan. o. 90. 1909, there assembled
.r tais city, ON my Invitation, "a COM
ference on the care of dependent chill
Greu. To this conference there came
Ham nearly every state in the Union
mon and women actively cngagedNiu
the care of dependent children. and
thcy represented an the leading re-
I.glous bodies.
The subject considered is one OF high
Importance 20 the Wcll-beiug of the
nation The census bureau reported in
1904 that there were in orphanagcs and
elldren's homes about $4,000 depen-
dent children. There are probably CO.
600 more Ohe precise number never
having been ascertaiuO In private
homes either on board OF I'm adopted
homes provided by the generosity Of
foster parents. In addition 90 these
there were $4,000 children I'm insttu-
tons fer Juvenile delinquents.
Each Of these children represents
either a potential addition TO the pro-
Iuctive capacity and the enlightened
citizenship OF the nation, or. II allowed
to suffer from neglect a potential ad-
Iition 20 the destructive forces of the
community The ranks OF criminals
and other enemies OF society are re-
Duited ia an altogether undue pro-
portion from children hereft OF their
natural homes and left without SUI
dgient care.
NATIONS INTERESTS.
The interests Of the nation are in
volved in the welfare of this army OF
children no less than I'm our great ma
t-Iial affairs.
Notwithstanding "a wide diversity Of
views and methods represented iu the
conference, and Notwithstanding the
varying legislative enactmcnts and
policies of the states from which the
members came, the conference, al the
close of its sessions, unanimously
adopted a series OF declarations ex-
pressing the conclusions which they
had reached. These constitute WISE
constructive. and progressive program
of child-carnE work. If given fun eff
feet by the proper agencies, existing
methods and practises in almost every
community would be profoundly and
advantageously modified.
More significant even than the con-
tents Of the declarations is the fact
that they We're adopted without dis
santing vote and with every demon
sration of hearty approval on the part
ui all present They constitute a stand
ard Of accepted opinion by which each
community should measure the adc-
uuacy Of its existing methods and 60
which each community should seek 20
conform its legislation and its prac-
tise.
KEYNOTE OF CONFERENCE.
The keynote OF the conference was
r.urcsscd in these words.
Home life Is the highest ana finest
product OF civilization. Children should
r0t be deprived of ID except for ur-
gent and compelling reasons
Surely poverty alone should not
disrupt the home. Parents of good
character suffering from temporary
misfortune. and above an deserving
mothers fairly well able 20 work but
deprived Of the support OF the normal
hreadWinner. should be given such aid
.- may be necessary 20 enable them
90 maintain suitable homes for the
rearing of their children. The widowed
ur deserted mother. if a good woman,
willing TO work and 90 do her best
should ordinarily be helped In such
fashion as will enable her 20 bring
mp her childhen herself u their natural
home. Children from unit homes. and
children WHO have no homes. who
must be Cared for Dog charitable
agencies. Duld. $50 far as practicable,
Ha cared for In families.
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/ transmit herewith for your iufor-
nation o cbpy OF the conclusions
reached bv ktho conference, of which
llo f1llowirE is "a brief summary:
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