Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-11
UnprintabIe are Disclosures Of
Commission Which 'Investi-
gated Growth of White Slave
Traffic in America.
DRASTIC MEASURES TO
STAMP OUT EVIL URGED
Report So lucredtaby Revolt
ing That House HeSitateS to
Allow Its Publication as Pub
lie Document,

tby Morning journal Special Leased WireJ
Washington, Dee. i0,---All but In
credibly revolving are the disclosures
of an International system OF traffic
/ in both the enforced and voluntary
degradation of men and women con-
tained I'm the report on the so-called
white slave trade submitted to con-
gress today by the United states immi-
grafton commission. Shocking as Is
the tale of voluntary shame told in
the report, immensely more so is the
setting forth of well attested facts as
to the compulsory consignment of in
nocent immigrant girls to an immoral
life
Much of the subject matter of to-
days report was covered by the com
mission in It's preliminary report pub
lished and widely distributed a year
ago. Todays report Is brlefer, con-
tanning bur sixty pages and q large
part of IT is unsuitable for newspaper
publication.
When the report WAS read IN the
house OF representatives today by
Congressman bennett OF New York,
champ Clark, the minority leader OBJ
jectcd To its being printed as house
document but later Withdrew his OBJ.
lection
The commission says that the effect
Of the importation OF immoral women
into this country is one of the in.
creased degradation and death for the
woman and of condemnation BY dis
ease for those with whom they come
into contact
Tie commission says the immoral
4 istI ig NO
women, but 1t is clear there Is be-
ginning at any rate, of traffic in
mon and boys for immoral purposes.
THE vilest practices, continues the
report, ARE brought here from con-
tnental Europe and beyond doubt
there has come from imported women.
and their men the most bestal refine
ments of dcpravitN"
The commission in describing the
Of It's Investigations. recounts
HE experiences of many of its agents.
In some cases they were attacked and
beaten ana actual murder was narrow
~ aVcrtcd.
No statistics are given in the re-
port, though the extent of the white
slave traffic is characterized as coun-
-ryWldc, Most of the women il is
'aid come by way of New York, San
francisco ana Seattle, although many
re coming lately by way OF Canada.
Frequently they are brought into the
nitcd states as Wivp or sisters of the
irorurers, in order to pass the lmmi-
,ration officials
The exploitation of these women
ltcr their arrival in the United States
n characterized IN the report as most
'ililul FOR the women and most brutal
~ the part of the mcir" Not only
he innocent and betrayed young girls.
at the more experienced women are
made victims OF virtual slavery.
The importation come from all the
France leading and the
hincse and Japanese making up the
Majority of those coming in by way
{ the Pacific coast Most of the pro-
urers are of foreign birth The mar
ct price varies from s3O0 to $1,000
~ each allen woman. Sometimes
ley are NOT sold outright but their
rocurers continue to live from their
lrnlngs
The commission recommends that
forts be made through government
gents abroad aud on board steam
'i'H w fi'N'hA ihe importation OF
omen to this country; that more
iiduous efforts be made i'm the
nited States to arrest women known
he engaged in immoral practices
ld 10 dcport all possible; that the
nit OF ? years after landing within
hich such persons may be success
ny prosecuted be removed; that any
iportcd persons returning to this
untry be imprisoned: that the keep
s ot Immoral houses I'm which alien
omen are found be subject to de-
'rtation and that the state and
nnicipd governments be urged to
operate in stamping out the evil
In explanation OF the act OF laying
re To the public the horrible de-
lis ot discoveries by its agents the
SAYS that the white slave
itfic" is the most pitiful and the
ost revolving phrase Of the immigra-
'u question. This business has as
med large proportions and 1t has
On eNertingaso evil an influence up
the country that the commission
clarcs that II felt compelled to make
thorough Investigation. Since the
bject is especially liable to sensa-
nal exploitation the report says II
important that the statement of the
should deal with undeni-
lie facts which may form a basis of
asonable legislative and administra-
c action TO lessen lts evils. The