Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-05-21
White SLAVE TRADE
WILL GET HARD BATTLE FROM
Rockefeller JR.
VIII Spend Fortune to Stop Luring Girls
for Immoral Purposes-John D. ST.
to Assist His Son in wiping Out This
Damnable Practice-says Newspapers
Were Fooled.

The first glimpse OF. a very rich and
CHRISTIAN young man into the misery
and horror of the underworld s most
sordld lntitutsions-white slavery-wil.
result IN the expenditure of fortune
to wipe out the traffic, not only in Amer
lea but in the wide world.
John d. Rockefeller Jr., the head of
the special grand jury which conducted
the white slave investigation in New
York, is so appalled, and horror stricken
at the revelations in New York civ
and the international ramifeations Of
the system that he is determined TO.
wipe II out. He says that be would
spend any amount Of money to do this.
and he is backed in his determination.
by his father, John d. ST., the world s
richest man.
was stunned by the revelations
OF tins gigantic system of dealing in
girls, said Mr.. Rockefeller Jr. when.
prevailed upon to discuss his own atti-
tude in the investigation which up TO.
TO now has been conducted secretly in
the principal cities Of the United States
and Alaska.
Mr. Rockefeller explained be could
not make known plans for the future
which would spoil work already done
but he expressed his own opinion of
white slavery and that very fOrcibly.
The wlekedness of men and women
responsible for this loathsome insti-
tuition rs beyond belief, " continued he.
When the grand jury started TO work
did not have very clear conception
OF what would be revealed in a short
time, however, my eyes were opened.
i was astOunded and shocked at the
sickening developments Right then
and there i determined TO spend anv
amount Of money necessary TO wipe
out this traffic. The work Of the
grand jury gave me the opening which
thought could lead TO subsequent
revelations. The ordinary Christian
citizen who lives in the society Of his
class and attends church and believes
that in doing 80 be is filing the obi
y cations Of society, does not have the
8 slightest suspicion Of the s0rdidnesg
B and misery Of the underworld
e - As j say, ] was stricken with hor-
y ror For q time 4 did not believe
. that man and especially the woman
q lived, who were low enough 10 barter
in girls " tender years. ] became
more impressed that il was my duty
( and tbe duty Of my associates 10 put
y an end 10 white slavery. ] maryeled
af fAe craffiness Of those who were
} responsible Tor this condition. Stories
y have appeared about the A" white slave
{, syndieate' bot il was q hopeless task
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