Warren sheaf., 1910-11-24
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a very interesting address on the
subject: Cooperation of the Juvenile
Court as Applied to the Smaller Courl-
ties.' He stated that the theory Of
treating childish prisoners in the
same manner as the adults is obsc
lete for the reason that the childish
mind is not corrected by such treat
ment but is more Ctten perverted and
he said, "We CO not need convicis,
but we do need citizens"
Judge Lewis had taken pains tn in
form himself os the success OF the
Juvenile court throughout the state
and found that in but twenty ot Tie
counties, the law had been pro: Ell
Of these, hut >ne judge failed tu en-.
dorse it and one pronounced it's eff
cheney doubtful In these twenty
courts one hundred children were
dealt with, sixty-seven being boys
and thirty-three girls. Fifty eight OF
these we're dealt with locally either
through the appointment of a guar
those sent to state institutions, the
majority were of the neglected and
dependent class rather than the de-
linquent. Judge Lewis cited two Or
three casse that had come into his
own court, all of them being dealt
with humanity and kindly and in all
of them such treatment proving sue
cessful.
The Hon. Charles Halvorson, chair
man of Board of Control, made some
interesting remarks along the lines
of prison works. Among other things
ne SAID: The proper function of gov.
ernment is to make it easier to do
right and harder to do wrong" He
also blamed the laxity of divorce laws
for the delinquency of many children
and stated that a more stringent di-
vorce law would help in many ways.
In closing he prophesied that, barring
the increase in population the time
will come when the prison will be too
large.
On Sunday forenoon visiting dele
gates spoke in many of the churches
in Crookston. Rev. G. Wahlund of
this city addressed the Swedish LII,
in hni oh
On Sunday afternoon the conference
met at the opea house. The delegates
church and townspeople filled that
large hall.
Mr.. Henry G.. Burt head resident of
the Pillsbury Settlement, Minneapolis,
read a paper which served to arouse
the greatest interest and discussion
that on "The Problem of Social Vice"
Mr.. Burt dealt with facts which he
gained in settlement work in Mime
apolis and Chicago. He believed the
time had come when this subject must
be handled like any other if a salts
factory solution is to be found. He
went to the heart of the proposition
and prefaced his paper with incidents
relative to the white slave traffic He
quoted DIR. William Lee Howard S
book, "Plain Facts of Social Hy.
giene,' in which DR.. Howard says
1.-The great white plague is mere in.
cident compared to the great black
plague" >.a
Mr. Burt said he had never been
able to discover where segregation
had been successful, and he believed
the question to be a mooted one still
Publicity was now the proper course
he said. 7 The subject should be dis
cussed and faced squarely despite the
fact that it is an unpleasant one. The
discussion which followed was par
ticipated in by Miss Jean T. Poiriel
of Duluth, DR.. Taylor of Chicago and
others.
Miss Jean T. Poirier, deputy factory
inspector of Duluth, next discussed
| Mr. Burt's paper and recommended
the Y. w. G. "A. as an important factol
in safeguarding inexperienced girls
in seeking employment in the city
The work Of this organization is thor
!. onghly organized and is practical ant
will furnish a great protection to tht
girls who will communicate with thu
Organization before going to the city
or will seek it at once upon their ar
rival there. sE#ss s=5. 4. 3 3.E
Judge Edward +. Waite Of the n,u
nicipal court Of Minneapolis, read ,
very good paper on Some Resuit1
and Possibilities Of the Adult Proba
tion Law" He said in part III