Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11

And Ia rather live ana suffer
And wait and sorrow and yearn
Ihau never to feel the heartacbe
oi the great world through me burn
Ne, none can answer for me-
And I can answer for none.
" Ihe good that anything does
81 the good that anythinc's done
But ! think I know why we faint not.
NbY we keep to the open rOud.
ny lEht streams into dark places
my we struggle along with the load
It's because Of that wonderful Something
men secs in each cloud above
The lining of gold or Of silver
Blest Ilepc that is born of Love;
Not the little love Of one for opa
Ihat answers to Passions call
Tut that mighty force-diviner thing
The Love OF Each for All
Elizabeth ] Hauser in Woman Citizen.
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A Big Social Problem.
The greatest social problem Of opr
time is that Of providing healthy.
Wholesome environment for the Young
men and the young women who are flock
ing 10 the cities. In TINS country. on ne
count OF our recent urban DEVELOPMENT,
u IS q comparatively new problem, but
even IN Europe, where il has been con
fronting the people for many years. the
solution is still being sought The trou-
bic. here as there, is that city life is ar
uhclal lie and that herdug Of the peO-
pie has created unnatural and unwhole-
some conditions to which man has not vet
adapted himself
One Of the outgrowths of these condi-
tlons is the immoral exploitation of wom-
en-. And an Outgrowth Of this exploita-
llon IS the white slave traffic. This inn
morality and this traffic are greatest
where people are most numerous. The
traffic developed only when the demands
OF the immoral could not be supplied by
ordinary recruiting methods. For the
white slave trade is nothing more or less
than recruiting business. The purpose
OF those who engage in it is to swell the
ranks Of immoral women to meet con
stanty increasing demand for them
This recruiting business, more than any
other form of immortality with which de
cent people have had to contend has
brought responsibility face to face with
the problem OF protecting young women.
Thar thousands of them--including many
who 1--we with their parents-are uuprO,
tected there can he no doubt. This is in
part due TO the thorough organization of
the procuring service. The agent Of inn
morality does not invade the home or
the boarding house or other places where
e
seeks work or entertaiument-sbe gets
away from those who might be sufficient
Is Interested ia her to give her protection
and it is then that she falls into the
hands Of the procurer
The white savers plan is 10 watch
all places where young women are likely
10 be found under circumstances which
will give "a ready means of acquaintance
and intimacy"
The girl goes to an employment agents
office, and while she is awaiting her turn
for registration she is approached by q
man, or perhaps by a woman. who tells
her where she can obtain large wages
for little work. Her informant lis a
While shaver.
She goes to a moving picture show,
and in the foyer or in the next seat or
on the sidewalk is young man who en-
cages liz conversation with her This
mau is a white SLAYER.
She goes TO q dance hall and is intro
duced to n youth who asks permission
TO escort her home She meets him on
several occasions; they become friends
finally he declares his love. This man
is q white SLAYER.
She is employed in the downtown dis
triet, and at noon, being tired and deSir-
in. 80 rest, she goes to the waiting room
ut some large department store. There
She attracts the attention Of a woman
who sympathizeS with her, tells her that
she is working too hard and thus leads
up 10 the suggestion that the girl quit
her present place Of employment and
take up the better position which the
woman has to offer. This woman is a
white SLAYER.
She leaves her home in the country
aud goes to the city. Arriving at the
railroad station, she desires information.
She wishes to know where to find a O.
spectacle boarding house. A man sees
her walking around in search of someone
to whom TO put her question He APP
pr0aches her and asks if he can be Of
service The girl tells him her trouble.
The man knows Just the place for her.
This man Is a white SLAYER.
So the list might be extended to in
cIude immigrant homes. steamship docks
and many other places thar are fire.
gucnted by innocent girls. and i'm Ill Of
these places the procurer would be found
waiting, waiting, waiting, like the stalk
or for victim Danger is everywhere.
Protection must be sought and, more
over, to he found it must be sought pf
the proper persons. What is the rem
edyg Perhaps the reader knows. but il
She does she is alone in the possession
of that knowledge Partial reforms have
already been effected. but the problem MS
a whole remains unsolved. 1t is the
greatest problem with which the enemies
of immortality have to deal t0day.-WOm-
ans National Daily.
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Mother and Sons.
Always | was conscious that [ must
keep my boys close 10 me. l knew the
time would come when my authority
could not be enforced. Then only love
could bend them to my wishes and judg-
nent. So | sought for nearness and mu-