Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-01
PRACTICALLY WORTHLESS
 RATIFIED TREATY
That Providing for General Action by the Powers Toward Repression of the "White Slave Traffic"

Washington. Jan. 31.-The treaty ratified by the senate March 1. 1905 providing for general action by the powers toward the repression of the white slave traffic" has been declared by Daniel J. Keefe. commissioner gen. eral of immigration, to be practically worthless"
 Report of Commissioner General of
 immigration.
 The failure of this convention to ac- complfsh the good expected was ex- plained in report by the commits sioner general which was transmitted to the senate today by President Taft in response to a senate resolution. Tn summarizing an exhaustive report, MT. Keefe says:
 Practically no cooperation at pres ent can be expected of the signatories as regards the enforcement of our i'm . migration laws, with which some of the powers are found to be out of sym pathy-
 Lack of Legal Authority.
 The net result of the replies from foreign countries was that no CO., operation could be looked for except in specific instances. The reasons for this were many among them being the lack Of legal authority. But the princi . pal one,'' says MT. Keefe. seems to lie in the public attitude towards those women who make prostitution a busi- ness, the idea being that the govern
 
 those who follow such a life from choice. otherwise than to prescribe cer- tain sanitary provision for those 'un- der control viz, those who are com pelled to report periodically to the police for examination and inspection" No Such Thing as international Dr.
 sanization.
 An agent of the bureau who visited England, Belgium, Austria, France, Germany, Russia and Roumania reach ed the conclusion that there is no such thing as an international organ ization-that is;Na close corporation having for it's object the exploitation of women in various countries by means of the practice of prostitution"
 This agent reports that innocent women or girls are rarely imported into this country, the great bulk of the women coming in as the mistresses of individuals. and subsequently, adopt ing or being forced into a life of shame Innocent victims. the report says, are selected by procurers in this country.
 Conditions in Europe.
 Discussing conditions he found in Europe, the United States agent says the large cities were found to be so dencies, living in poverty and dire squalor. that they were only too eager to embrace the opportunity of living comfortably in a life of shame In this country Consequently prOcurers who desire to procure fresh supplies of women for their resorts in the United States are not forced to seduce and debauch innocent women, when with much less exertion expense and dam ger numbers of women can be found ready to accept their terms.
 Fertile FicIds for Procurers.
 ''The dance. concert and musical halls and the drinking places of the continental cities were found to he fertile fields for the operations Of the procurers. with their numerous groups of women. not SO openly lewd a s to be under police control, but who make 1t practice to add to their incomes py profering their bodies for sale.
 Tn many of these cities it was found that certain cafes and resorts are ha- frequented by procurers seek ing fresh supplies of women, not so much because such resorts are clear Ing houses. but because women of the type desired are to be found and kim tred spirits are always congregated there''
 Tales of easy life and riches await ing alien prostitutes in the United States have much to do with the great increase of prostitutes in this country The reD0rt