Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-07
TREATMENT FOR
 YOUNG CRIMINALS
Chicago Professor of Sociology De clares That Children Should Nev. CT Be Sent to Prison With Ad- ults, and that Penal Service
 Be Modified.

Be Modified.
 Washington, D. C., Oct. G. The keynote of the Eighth International Prison Congress was struck by Prof. Chas. R. Henderson, professor of the University of Chicago, who is the president of the congress.
 ENter welcoming the delegates frEn> nearly 50 different governments 5 of the earth, Professor Henderson spoke in part as follows:
 ''The Prison Congress agrees on the following things We believe that children should never be sent to the prison with the adults; that the ancient penal procedure should be fundamentally modified in their case; that young delinquents should receive l certain amount of educa- tion uS'er the parental supervision of the Jssge or of a special magis- . trate. It is a question with us still whether this education should con- tinue until the sixteenth, eighteenth or even the twtenty-fifth year.
 # Secondly, we are in accord in the belief that the insane should be < excluded from prisons and that they @ should beI confined to hospitals Pub Mic security and the interests of the insane themselves demand the segre- 1&ation of the insane under medical fspecialists.
 Thirdly, we believe, moreover, that there are many young delin- quents and even adults who are gull ty of having yielded to bad examples. Such individuals are not Intentionally vicious They should be spared the stigma of becoming criminals by be- ing saved the moral injury of incar- ceration by suspension of sentence with period of freedom under SUD- ervision. We are also in accord in recommending after certain period of incarceration the release of young or adult prisoners on provision that their liberty shall be conditional and carefully supervised. It is not possible to make useful citizens in absolute slavery.
 I've believe, moreover, in the ne cessity of doing away with the short sentence in the case of guilty per- sons who are dangerous, whether fhnv hardened criminals or professional criminals. The period of detention and of supervision may be extended xeither by supplementary sentence tor by placing the offender at the Edsposition Of the government.
 We urge furthermore the union of all investigators and reforme"s.
 ''One single, powerful purpose common to us all has brought us to- gether in this hall of the National Museum conSecrated to science. We represent the firm determination of society and the national governments to render the way of the transgress- ors against social order hard and thorny in order that fear may re- flexible force shall constrain him to obey the laws. We preach also the gospel of the reform of the delin- quent and his education. We seek to elevate the moral standard of hu- manity. We desire to open wide to the delinquent the good of hope. There never has been conflict be- tween justice and pity, because only compassion allows vicious man to follow his course without hindrance It is not compassion, but weakness. ! Justice is truly beneficial when it :, deprives the malefactor of the liber- ty which he has abused, when it forc- es him to form the habit of work and persuades him that his true in- tenest is in becoming loyal and use- full citizen.
 "The State is the power which should control the forces which act upon the character of the prisoner The State alone can direct his con- duct. The State is the supreme or gan of the will and morality of the entire people. It cannot be left to philanthropists alone to seek the re- formation and the instruction of the tnlalefactor, leaving to the State sim ply the punishlng and the inflictine of penalties on the prisoner. The State is responsible for the condi- tions which concern the convict. Ii the prisoner is returned to liberty simply, without instruction, without trade, cherishing in his heart the idea of vengeance, phiianthropists will have difficult and not to say impossible task. Tn modern civil DT ntf orc