The Washington times., 1910-07-17

The tendency TO look squareIy IN the
face the matter OF regulating evils that
cannot be cured Is growing In some
countries, and the inevitable reaction
aEaic-t a too great interference WITH
the liberty Of individuals, appears TO
have begun
in several OF the United states, prior
TO the grand fare-ur over the Jeliries-
Johnson hght-the greatest advertising
medium for reformers for many wears
the legislatures had come to appreciate
the value Of boxing as an American IN
stitution. and laws were passed permit
ting bouts under strict state control
Colonel Roosevelt IN his comment on the
result of the Iefries-JonnSon bout. came
out strongly for plenty o. boxing and
quoted JACOB Eiis 10 show the beneficial
ELECTS Of boxing clubs upon the youth
Of the sluu districts in New York He
might have fortified his position in thar
matter BIZ citing the useful ends ac-
ccmnlished by the boxing clubs IN the
sIuns Of London
Not Profound Reasoning.
colonel RooseveIts contention that
professional boxing should be stopped
because the men IT, It are bad. is hardly
lozicGL one Of the characteristics o.
public men in the United States in the
past ten years has been TO rush Dell
nell into me Legislature with a law
absolutely suppressinE this. that or the
other thing shat may get into Gis-avor
seldom going deeper than TO try To IeEis-I
late out Of existence an institution bel
Cause Of surface sores
Colonel Roosevelt would have been
more to the point had he advocated pub
lie professional boxing but under police
suDerV sion. such as has often been out
lined IN this column. His demand for
the killing Of a game whose practical
dement's Ee 50 well. defends. simply be-
cause II has fallen into The hands Of
Erafters. can hardly be called profound
reasoning Had he looked deeper he I
might nave seen that the present deplOr- I
aole CONDITION or boxing IS due almost
entirely 10 the kypoCTitiCaI attitude Of
the public due TO the iucesSaut com
plants OF TetorInerSs q vast majority OF ]
1ect-
Real Cause Of Trouble.
The real trouble has been due to thei
fact that while a majority OF the red /
blOOded people OF the community wanted 1
boxing. they were afraid TO say so. and I
while they tolerated the sport in many
States. the leaders OF public thought l
lacked the moral courage TO come Ou-
In the open. recognize Il by law and 4
govern Il by sane regulations. Leav-i 4
ing the game unprotected IN this man 4
ner, II naturally fen a prey to every 4
sure-thinE man who came along
What IS needed IN boxing Is a system i
Of police control at the riuEside and "a.
better class OF men in the promoting
end And this brings us 10 enc OF the
most marked Of ali the Inconsistencies
OF those VINO devote themselves SO as
SiducuSly 70 interfering with other
peoples affairs 1t Is this. The con
slant CRY or The refOTueT is that the
evils Of the saloon and the urizefEht
are due to the low grade of men in the I
business That Is depl0Ted through 7.
miles and miles Of deuuuclatOTE col
ULnuS OF printed matter. and the future
Of the Republic despaired OF IN walls
able citizen goes into either Of these
lines of endeavor and tries to elevate
its tone. instead OF receiving eDcouraCz-
meDt for his efforts 10 work an Uplffr.
ne is swatred over the head socially.
spurned- and kicked down to the level
OF those whom he would fam improve
BY preCeDt and example
Sweet Charity
Such sweet charity and broad minded
ness are Distinguishing marks Of those
who spend most Of their Jime-frequent-
y at excellent saIaries-in attemntiuE.
or processing 20 attempt. the impossible
task of IegisIating an artificial morality.
into the public Il is into the hands or
such as these that Colonel Roosevelt
plays with his plea in favor OF making
prfzefightinE illegal all over the coun-
Try II ne had urged the prrgluE in
stead Of the absolute suppression of the
sport. he would have worked for the
better good OF the EuElish-sDeakiuE
peoples
Boxing is not only fuUrishiuE in Great
Britain, but growing. This is but uat-|
UrI IN q land where the boy scout
movement met with such a Tremendous
success and We expect the practical
and human effects of the same move
ment to bring about the rehabilitation
OF boxing in this country as soon as the
professional agirators find something
else to engage their attention. and fur
Dish a medium for getting their names
1n-O The newspapers
Would Tax BOokies.
That England Is beginning to look
askance at the wave of Interference
with the pleasures OF the masses. IS