The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-10-13
FOES OF CRUELTY
ARE IN CONFERENCE
First American International HUI
name Meeting. :.
SESSIONS IN WASHINGTON
Taft 10 Honorary President and Many
Eminent Friends of Children and
Dumb Animals Are on
the Program.

the Program.
Washington, Oct 10.-More thar
300 delegates are here to attend the
First American International Humane
conference which opened today In con
junction with the thirty-fourth annual
meeting of the American Human asso
citation.
The international conference was
brought about by the American asso
citation, and is being conducted under
the auspices of the latter Delegates
from twenty foreign countries, includ
ing Great Britain. Germany, France
Italy and several South American
countries, are participating. The SEES
sions of the conference are held In
the new building of the United States
National museum, one Of the largest
and handsomest public buildings In
the country
President William H. Taft is the
honorary president of the conference
and King George of England, who as
Prince of Wales was president of the
Royal S. P. G. A., is first honorary vice
president. 1t is expected that Mr.
Taft will address the conference du
ring its sessions. and he also will give
reception to the delegates at the
White House.
Children First, Animals Next.
Today, tomorrow and Wednesday the
sessions Of the conference are to be
devoted exclusively to subjects relat
ing to children, and a considerable
number of the members OF the Inter
national Prison congress which met
here last week have remained to take
part In this section of the program
Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be
given up to subjects relating to ami
mails,
Among the speakers who will ad
dress the conference and their sub
jects are the following: Parental Re
sponsibility," by Robert j. WiIlin
Judge of the Juvenile court, Brooklyn
Protecting Children from the Stand
point of Conservation of National Re
sources" by B. N. Parker, ex-presi
dent National Conservation congress
Baltimore; The Work of the National
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children in England" by Robert J.
Parr, director The Work of the So
ciety for Protection of Children in In,
dia," by NJ. J. Coldren. Calcutta; "The
Reform Of Criminal Children in Rus,
STA" by Nicholas Loutchinsky, editor
of the Prison Messenger, st. Peters.
burg, Russia: Actual Value of Juye.
nile Courts and the Extent to Which
They Reform Delinquents," by VIII.
liam H DeLacy. Judge Juvenile court,
Washington, D. c.; Are Special In.
situations Desirable for the Instruc.
ton Of Undeveloped. Abnormal or vi.
cious Children" by DR.. Max G
Schlapp, specialist in charge of psy.
chiatrical and neurological depart.
ment, New York s. P C. c.; What is
Being Done for Child Protection in
France" by M. LIE Gayle, director So
ciety for Protection of Children
Paris: Moving Picture Shows and
the Child" by Thomas H Agnew, SUI.
perintendent Louisiana S. P. C. c..
New Orleans; Bands of Mercy: Their
Value to Children" by J. J. Kelso. SUI
perintendent Ontario department Neg
lected and Dependent Children. To
rOnto; "Women's Inspection of Chill
dren Boarded-out," by Mrs. NJ. N Ma
son, London, England; "Anti-cruelty
Work for the Protection of Children In
Germany" by Pastor Bahnson; THE
Anti-fOotbinding Movement In China"
by Tong Kaison, Picking; Methods
Followed in Italy for the Reformation
of Young Girl Criminals" by A. Doria
general director Of prisons and refor
matories In Italy: Juvenile Courts In
Ireland" by Miss Rose M. Barrett,
Kingston. Ireland Report on the Pro
lection of Children In India by DR.
Viiayaraghavullu. Madras, India:
Practical Humane Education in the
Schools" by DR.. William Riley CALI.
cote, superintendent of moral and hu.
name education. Denver, Colo.
Big Humanitarian Exhibition.
In connection with the conference
there has been installed In the Ma
ttonal Museum large humanitarian
exhibition, to which many lands have
contributed In this there are special
exhibits relating to bull fight barbara
ties, humane killing devices for
slaughter houses and dog pounds, I'm.
proved stock cars, poultry carrying
crates. dog and cat kennels and foods.
horse streetfeeding inventions, hu
name bits and brides, humane har.
nesses, feeding hangers, model ambu.
lances for large and also for small
model dog pounds, hand bags
for travellers carrying small animals,
anti-slippipG devices for horses, wagon
brakes. drinking fountains for animals,
fire escape inventions for animals,
and many other things pertaining to
both children and animals,
All anti-cruelts societies. business
houses and individuals were invited
10 send contributors to this exhibit 1
lion, and diplomas Of honor wili t.
awarded FOR Inventions Or exhibits of
special value or undue and Important