Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24
l. This Evil Beyond Remedy?

A CITIZEN who lives between Attahta anu
Macon writes me OF his inoisha1ioil
aqainSt the contemplate white man VINO
wras arrested and fined, being actuallN
caught In the act. Of conveying ms - -.
-oune sisters to a bawdy house IN the
sttv az Atlanta He sends me petiuoh
,.;th = large number OF name TO II, ask
,,v The eovernor to move In this matter,
barause these purveyOrs OF vice are OF
vreat number all over the state ana ne
S,,rther saws that little Investigation win
-houv that women are gathered from many
.points and carried on the train, that tnes
; set off al the station together and oolo-
~ convey these women 10 leWd houses
Without any attempt at conceaiiileii'
FANS IN many places to do the proper
thgn~ IN view of the havoc that Is
wrought among young people OF Doth
sexes. a., .A,s
re asks me TO do something with this
,,.,i,son that some reform in this matter
rnav eveutuate from publicity, etc. pe-
cause he says he tried 10 get some con-
cert Of action in various parts OF MS own
county and the movement was conp ls''7t ~
rIdestepped BY people VINO Wete e-e 49,.
afrais 10 express themselves or secreuy
s-,'o-.,s ~ continuance Of these houses
OF IN rspute-
II shall hold the pctAIoA ~-NAA
fo- - return. because II was a local Pc
tffion and viii have its greatest force
where the sixners are best known, out 1
app willing and ready TO. entreat all Jour-
nal readers 70 give this matter prompt az
,ertsop and TO urge them TO make II PLAIN
~ their representatives that additional
laxiSlatton is needed to enforce existing
laws
t-..T
ors To lewd houses walk the streets anu
hirhwnys unpublished and unrebuked-
The crime OF murder ranks first In the
heinousness OF purpose before the law,
Int the crime herein noticed Is Tar more
fearful in it's finality. II is glaring
ergraa aRafrrst the sanctity OF motherhood
and involves the future OF the human
race because the brOthel drags down
both sexes and is far-reaching In its de-
basing tendencies. upon body as wen as
on mind and soul OF those VINO frequent
these places as well as those who are
regular inmates.
Tbev have not. a single redeeming feat
ure- because 1t Is the open roadway 10
ureseut and eternal misery and as the
Bible states. Their steps take hold on
hell
ANYBODY win agree with me when / say
that the young or old woman who enters
there leaves all hope behind She has
zone down into an abyss in which society
VIII forever leave her to perish. II is the
unvvrfften law or this whole country thar
the woman or the preacher who Is tainted
with this evil wiz not be pardoned by the
4 world any more.
Therefore, all hope OF reform lies in the
direction OF shutting up such bawdy hous-
&c and Furnishing lewd men who support
them BY their coutaminatory associa-
tion and with their foul money.
y I am satisfied We WIN ind them -four
ishing In dark corners so long as lust
ana uouor 20 hand in hand together
Those who have interviewed these sin
cursed women have reported them as say
ing that the life would soon become be-
yond endurance IL they did not stimulate
with Intoxicants or deaden memory with
dope. II Is well known that they are
shorf-Iived and fail continually in health
after they enter upon life of shame
Ninety hundredths of them have been
ruined by men who betrayed their af-
fectiCus-
II is a crying shame that these women
should eventuate into the slaves OF other
Ibstful men who prefer to crafty their
animal passion in this way. rather than
live decent lives as husbands and faith
ers-
am glad 10 see that decent men are
signing petitions 10 legislative and ex-
ecutive authorities TO curb this foul bust
ress and feel sure tlitre viii be p re-
form as soon as our citizens appreciate
the necessity. as they should.