Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
OURPR|SONS SCORED.
Penologists Visit New York
City Institutions.
LONDON JAILS ARE BETTER
English Delegates Approve of Mu-
nicipal Lodging House.
NOTABLE FOREIGNERS HERE
Will Assemble in Washington After
Tour of American
Penitentiaries.
LONDON IAiLS ARE BETTER

Tour or American
Penitentiaries.
NEW YORK. September 17.-About for
ty delegates from foreign countries to the
International Prison Congress to be held
In Washington, October to $. visited
the institutions on Harris and Blackweils
Islands yesterday.
Sir Evelyn Ruggles Brise. n. {. T.,
chairman OF the English prison commits
sion. and Thomas Holmes, secretary of
the Howard Association. a London organ
iza ton doing prison reform work, were
free in their comments after they had
finished their inspection
Inferior to English Prisons.
The workhouse and the pententiary
came in for their unstinted criticism
Neither one of these institutions COM
pared with similar institutions In Eng
land or anywhere else throughout Eu-
rope.
The narrow cells and the low ceilings
had impressed them disagreeably. They
also commented on the apparent lack of
earnestnesS the part of the prisoners
laboring i'm the workhouse.
On the other hand they had nothing
but unqualified praise for the Municipal
Lodging House. They said 1t stood in
class by itself, and there was nothing
in all Europe that could be compared
to it.
1, 1t has been years since such an impos-
ing array of foreigners came to New
York as is now assembling here for the
prison congress, to be held in Wash
ington. Out of ffty-two countries which
usually take part in the congress. at
least thirtytwo are known to be sending
delegates and the majority of them al
ready here.
Those from Great Britain came Thurs
day. Sunday the French delegates are
expected. With their arrival the con-
Eress will be taken on tour of inspec
lion of prisons and reformatories between
New York and Chicago.
: Great Britain's Representatives.
Great Britain has sent as delegates
Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise, president Of
her national prison board. and the chair
mea Of the prison boards Of Scotland
ana, Ireland. Walter George Scott and
J. S. Gibbons. These are accompanied
by Mai. II. S. Rogers, chief surveyor
of prisons for England and Wales; Capt.
ARTHUR st. John, secretary of the Penal
Reform League, and Thomas Holmes,
secretary of the Howard Association.
France will be represented by A.
lSchrameck, director of the French prison
system; NJ. Constantine general inspector
of administrative services of the depart
partment of the interior: II. Danjoy.
chief OF the bureau of prison administra-
ton. and Drs. Spach and Basc.
Germany is represented by DR.. Ernst
Rosenfeld, secretary of the International
Criminalistic Association. Holland is
represented by long list Of delegates
commissioner of the University of Gron-
tngen: II. c. Dresselhuys, director gen.
eral of the central administration, min
istry of justice, and DIR. E. o. EngeIen
president OF the tribunal. Zutphen.
From Other Nations.
In Hungary's delegation are Jules Ricii
de Belize. chief of the prison system OF
the country, and DIR. Roustena Van,bery.
professor in the University of Budapest:
From Italy are A DORA. royal commits
sioner; Senator Augusta Pierenfoni of
the University Of Rome. and others.
: Norway is represented by Frederick.
O. "A. Woxen. secretary general of the
department of justice and chief Of mat
ters relating to prisons, who Is treasurer
Of the congress. Spain's delegation is
composed of Dr. Don Eugenio sllvela y
Corral, former deputy, and Dr. Don.
Fernando Cadalso, inspector general OF
prisons. In Switzerland's group are DR..
Gillaume. director of the bureau of
and Prof. DR.. Eugene Borel of Geneva
University.
/. Russia has sent for the first time to
this country her chief of the administra-
zion of prisons of the empire, Etienne de
Khrouleff. accompanied by many dele
gates official and private. Japan has sent
Takashi Sanagi, secretary of the bureau
of prisons.
From China a delegation of four GRIM
biologists and jurists heade dby Hsu
Chen, chief Of the bureau of court rec
GUM is represented by Prof Adolphe
Prins, general inspector of prisons; Can
ada by George w. Dawson, inspector OF
penitentiaries. and A. B. Aylesworth,
Canadian minister of justice.
From Greece are Alexander SlxoueS,
former minister of foreign affairs. and
d. Kastorkis, deputy from Caphallonia.
Mexico sends Emilia Rabasa, president,
prison board of Mexico City. Turkey is
represented by Saadeddin Bey. judiciary
inspector.
Austria has two noted delegates In the
persons of Privy Councillor DR. Joseph
Maria Baernreither and DR.. Count Wenzel
Gleispach. professor in the University OF
Prague. Other governments represented
are the Argentine Republic, Chile. Colon
Honduras. Liberia. Salvador. Siam, Tunis
and Venezuela, with other countries not
yet heard from.
Ante-Congress Tour.
The delegates visited the children's
court and the Tombs Thursday. Sunday
night in a special train they will leave
at midnight for Elmira and will visit
the reformatory and the George Junior
republic at Freeville. Next they move
on to Auburn, where they will be en-
tertained at a dinner. at which Gov.
Hughes will be present.
Tuesday they will visit the prison.
After they have seen Buffalo and Mag
ara Falls their route will include stODs
at Mansfield. Ohio: Chicago. where they
will spend three days; indianapolis and
Louisville. They will arrive in Wash
ington a week from Wednesday night
In each Of the cities where stops are
made they will be Toasted in the pres
ence Of the governors of the state.
There are two subjects in which the
congress Is especially interested, the
death penalty and the indeterminate SEN
tence. Some of the delegates interviewed