Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-13
GAMBLING NUISANCE

| CROSS the river from El BaSo q
n flock of foul birds of prey that
"A have been driven out of the Unit
ed States by the American eagle will
attempt to establish an International
gambling place.
4 dispatch says certain creatures
who call themselves Americans have
determined to outrage Americanism
and disgrace the Stars and Stripes by
starting a race track, where all the
crooks and blacklegs who cannot do
business north of the border may carry
on the crooked racing and gambling
game.
Are there not enough race courses
in the United States to fulfill all the
purposes of legitimate sport?" Of
| course there are, but the harples don't
want sport. They are after ill-gotten
gains. Their desire is for easy money
and easy marks.
| If they can attract the latter they
are reasonably sure of the former, and
efforts are being made to provide ire
sistible attractions to all the gambling
fraternity and all the foolish and will
ing victims of gambling. During these
days the Mexican government is not
overlooking any opportunity to pick up
Yankee dollars, and we may rest as
sured certain percentage of the gains
at the Juarez race track will reach the
pockets Of more or less dignified Of
1cials in more or less exalted station.
In the Juarez track, Mexico deliber-
ately proposes to set up a nuisance
injurious to the interests of the United
States, and, as far as can be ascer-
tanned, proposes to countsnance, en-
courage and support this nuisance for
the sake of the vilest and filthiest kind
of filthy lucre.
Without the aid of a great, rich,
bling at Juarez would be such a re-
stricted and provincial affair it would
be hardly worth the while of the en-
terprising gamblers to invest money
in track Improvements, etc. But,
thanks to the WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAPH COMPANY, the perni-
cious influence of the Juarez gambling
nuisance may be extended beyond the
limits of Juarez, and a way may be
found of sending over the wires far
and wide information which may be
taken advantage of by sports" who
cannot make the trip to Juarez.
For the wreckage of homes and
blighting of lives and blasting of ca
reers caused by the gambling curse
the Western Union must share the
blame. The only method by which
gambling may positively be ended on
the North American continent is to
supplement the anti-gambling laws
now in existence with a drastic pro-
vision making it a felony for any wire
telegraph, wireless telegraph, telephone
or other transmitting company, or for
any individual or association of indi-
viduals to transmit or to cause to be
transmitted from any sending point to
any receiving point any information,
direct or indirect, on which there is
any possibility of gambling.
No other institution in America has
done so much to foster and encourage
gambling as has the Western Union
Telegraph company. For every home
that has been broken up by gambling,
for every career that has been ruined
by gambling, for every woe that gam
bling has inflicted on our civilization,
the Western Union Telegraph company
must bear it's share of responsibility
and of blame. 1t is imperatively nee
essary that steps should be taken to
protect the public from facilities for |
gambling afforded by the methods of |
the telegraph company, and our civ
ilization will be incomplete until leg |
isiation that cannot possibly be evaded |
shall make it a criminal offense for !
any one to transmit gambling news |
or data or tips of any kind, directly or |
indirectly, by wire telegraph or by |
wireless, by mail or by messenger, or
by any other means of transmission.