The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-10


Utah gets cheap fuel. The people
ought TO have It. they are entitled to it.
it is possible to give it to them. and
they are going TO get it.
THE JUVENILE COURT.
The report Of the work Of the ju-
veuiIe court made by Alexander Nc
Master. judge Of the court. and Guar
dello Brown. chief probation officer.
should be read by every father and
mother IN salt Lake. While it shows
n state Of affairs that does not reflect
credit upon the city. yet ignoring Of
evils never corrected them. II is true.
also. that the condition Of affairs is
no worse I'm salt Lake than anywhere
else. II is not necessary TO take pes
simistic view Of the situation. nor to
argue that the world is growing worse
and that salt Lake is keeping up with
the procession in that regard.
II is generally understood that the
juvenile court system i'm Utah ranks
with the best i'm the country. The
young offenders are no longer herded
with the seasoned criminals they are
not sent To- a school for crime. as is
the case In many Of the large cities
where the children when arrested Tor
some trihIne oTense are thrown into
association with criminals who teach
them things they ought not TO know.
The little offenders are taught to do
better. they are watched over with un-
RENTING care. and the officers OF the
court do not consider their work done
when they get the little quarry into
their custody. they try 20 educate him
60 go and sin no more, and they use
their alert minds I'm an endeavor to re-
move the cause that led the childish
ward to offend.
As the twig is bent the tree viii in
cline. is fully recognized by the ju-
venile court authorities. and Probation
officer Brown makes that thought the
text or a preachment i'm his report. He
|eudeavors to impress upon parents the
necessity Of teaching their children to
obey. % understand that there IS con-
stitutcd authority TO which they must
| yield willing Difference. Officer Brown
/ points out that so many cases OF ju-
venile delinquency are due 10 improp-
/ or training. or entire lack OF Il. at
nome. He believes that. If children
are taught TO obey by their parents. if
they realize that they must be amen
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more readily obey the law and the
rules Of conduct laid down by the prop
er authorities. NO one can gainssy the
truth Of a.
The report expresses regret over the
{ fact that the court has not sufficient
/ funds to do its work properly. and its
desire that the coming legislature will
remedy that condition II is to be
hoped that there is basis for this be-
/ lief Modern society is coming to UNI
derstand more thoroughly each year
/ that it cannot De purified from the top.
For many years efforts were made TO
reform adults. to wean them from
habits which were formed by them
when they were but children. 20 re-
move by precept and perhaps example
+ the sure and certain results Of early
environment
/ u is getting Co be understood that
all that IS impossible. Modern sociol-
ogy teaches that the training must be-
sin with the children. that the adult
criminal was developed from the
childish criminal. and that the real.
/ true and lasting work must be done
with the children. Purify the rising
+ generation. and the result will be uIti-
mate and complete reformation Of So
ciety. II is not too much to ask. then.
that more money be appropriated to
handle the children. Remove the en-
vironment that makes criminals. teach
the children that even material pros
perity and happiness depend upon
mode OF living. observance or law and
personal decency. and lawbreaking will
be a thing Of the past
The child is father Of the man I'm
many ways As the child is trained
the man win be. The formative in1u-
cnces that surround the child will de-
termine the mans character. his asso-
ciates. his work and will absolutely
forecast his career. For that reason.
the Juvenile court work in Utah ought
not 90 be hampered by lack Of funds
An active movement ought to be begun
TO demand al the hands Of the Iexis-
iature sufficient funds to prosecute the
work which Judge McMaster and his
capable associates are doing.