Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-11
SEEING THE SIGHTS
Delegates to Humane Confer
ence Suspend Sessions.
TOPICS TO BE: TAKEN UP
Full Discussion Regarding Protec-
tion of Animals Looked For.
GOV. WILSON IS EXPECTED
Kentucky Executive Will Deliver
Address-Question of Moving
Pictures to Be Debated
GOV. WILSON IS EXPECTED

Sessions of the international humane
conference were suspended this morning,
and the delegates left the New National
Museum at $50 o'clock for a sightseeing
tour of the city
Judging from the number of new ar
rivals. the discussion of the questions per-
tanning to animal protection. which will
occupy Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
will be more complete than the consid-
Grafton of the child problem.
The majority of those interested in the
protection of animals are ardent anti
vivisectionists, and this topic probably
will be the principal subject for debate
at several of the later sessions. A num-
Der of the delegates have outlined plans
for a more effective campaign against
viviseetion, and before adjournment the
conference is expected to recommend that
a more stringent law be enacted by Con-
gress.
Gov. Augustus \. Wilson of Kentucky
is expected to arrive this afternoon. He
will deliver an address dealing with child
protection.
The Work in France.
NJ. lie Gayle, director of the Society for
the Protection of Children. Paris, France.
opened this afternoons meeting with an
address telling of the work being carried
on in his country Discussion of measures
for the protection of children in other
countries followed the address and con-
tinued for fifteen minutes.
Other speakers on the program for this
afternoons session are Robert j. Parr of
London, England Tong Kaison, Peking,
China; NJ. }. Coldren, Khangpur. India;
Capt. Julian Clifford, Calcutta, India;
Mrs. D. r. Mcconnell, Brisbane, Aus
traia.
This evening at o'clock ]. ]. Kelso Of
Toronto will tell of the value of bands of
mercy to children, and DR. William 3.
Callicotte of Denver will make an address
on Practical Humane Education in the
Schools.
An address by Thomas H. Agnew of
New Orleans on Moving Picture Shows
and the Child probably will cause a STIR
ring discussion tomorrow morning. A
number of the visitors have very decided
opinions on this subject, and according
mendations will be filed providing for
crusade against films which have bad
effect on the youthful mind.
The Church's Part.
Rev. H., E. Gilchrist of New Orleans
opened last evenings session with an
address on What the Church Should
Do Toward Preventing Cruelty He
declared it was easy to be kind to a
pet, but very hard for some people
to recognize strange animal. 1T seems
TO me the true Christian of any faith
is the one who is always kind to all
the people he meets on the street and to
all the animals he runs across said
the clergyman
Concluding, he said: Religion, civil
lization and humaneness should go to-
gether. The progress Of civilization is
but the progress of humans that make
up the civilized world. The church USED
| to be in the soul-saving business, now
| it is in the man-making business and
| the upbuilding of humanity. ! decry the
| use of humaneness as a fad of the rich.
/ Humaneness must be carried on day in
| and day out, every day OF the year, IL
| it is to succeed, and cannot be taken
| up and laid down at will
| NJ. Takaski Sanagi, prison commits
penal code of his nation, which con-
| tanned facts that were revelation to the
! delegates. He said, in part:
I'VE give minor offenders in Japan
work. with special attention to the health
| and future of the prisoners. The object
| is to cultivate their minds, not to pun
| ish them. The children receive educa-
| tional courses. Those who have gone
| to school are given short courses, but
| all have some kind of educational work.
| Special teachers are employed in most of
| the schools. but in the smaller ones
the charlains do the teaching.
I1literacy to Blame.
lone notable fact brought out in our
| Investigations is that most of the chill
| dren who get into trouble are illiterate.
| In 1905 only 1874 per cent of the children
! from sixteen to twenty years of age
| who were in our prisons had had any
| education. and only SO per cent of the
! children under sixteen years of age had
| been to school. The children in the
| prisons are dressed differently from the
| older offenders, SO that they will not
become iInbued with the idea that they
| are criminals.
Benito JuareZ, son of the first presi-
| dent of Mexico, confined his remarks to
| the question of prevention of cruelty to
| animals. and dealt in particular with the
| efforts to abolish bull fighting In the
! Spanish speaking countries.
| Other speakers who encouraged. the
| movement to help children were Rev.
! DIR. William A. Robinson of Cincinnati,
| Mgr. Mcmahon of New York. Herr Pas
tor Bahnson of Hamburg and DR.. Albert
| Leffingwell.
|