Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11

facts as the compulsory consignment or innocent immigrant girls to the life of the bawd.
 Much of the Report Unfit for PubIioa-
 ton.
 Much of the subject matter of to- oay's report was covered by the com mission in its 1,400-page preliminary report published and widely discussed year ago. Today's report is briefer, containing but sixty pages, and a large part of it is unsuitable for newsnapsr publication
 Effect of the Traffic.
 The reports begin with an introduc- tion explaining the nature and termi- nology of the white slave" traffic and concludes with a summary of the eff fects, moral and physical, especially upon the victims, and a series of rec concentrations, mostly of an adminis- trative character.
 The commission says that the effect or the importation of immoral women into this country is one of increased desradation and death of the women ana Of contamination and corruption by means of the traffic in men and boys for immoral purposes.
 vilest Practices Brought Here.
 "The need of checking this importa- ton is especially great" continues the report. The vilest practices are brought here from continental Europe and beyond doubt there has come from imported women and their men the most bestial refinements of depravity."
 The diseases generated and spread py these importations. says the com mlsslon's report, should be guarded against even more than tuberculosis, typnold or any of the other infectious diseases"
 Dangers of Investis ation.
 The commission in describing the manner of its investigations. recounts the experiences of many of its agents. Tn some cases they were attacked and beaten and actual murder was mar rowly averted.
 Financial profit Is the basic motive for the traffic; but of the women and glrls abroad, induced by various meth ods into the net of the procurers, many human attributes operate to accom- pllsh their destruction. Sometimes it IS merely a desire for financial im- proVement. Again, it may be an affec- tlon for the male procurer. sedulously cultivated by the man. Many of the giris are innocent and ignorant. but a Tar greater number, 1t is declared, are not of that inexperienced class and come largely of their own accord.
 Widespread Traffic.
 No statistics are given in the re- port though the extent of the white slave traffic. is characterized as coun- try-Wide. Most of the women. it is said. come by way of New York. San Francisco and Seattle, although many are coming lately by way of Canada. Frequently they are brought into the United States disguised as wives or sisters of their procurers and so pass the immigration officials.
 The exploitation of these women aft CT their arrival in the United States IS characterized in the report as most pltltul for the women and most brutal on the part of the men" Not only the innocent and betrayed young girls but the more experienced women are made the victims of virtual slavery.
 All Countries Furnish Victims.
 The importations come from all countries. France leads and the Chi nese and Japanese make up the ma lority of those coming in by way of the Pacific coast. Most of the pro- curers are of foreign birth. The mar ket' price varies from $500 to $1 900 for each alient woman Sometimes they are not sold outright, but their pro- curers continue to live from their | earnings after their arrival here. What the Commission Recommends. | The commission recommends chiefly | that efforts be made through govern ment agents abroad and on board | steamships to prevent the importation | of women to this country; that more | assiduous efforts be made in the Unit | sd States to arrest women known to | De engaged in immoral practices and | to deport all possible; that the limit l k three years after landing within [