The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-03
DEFENSE OF
THE WOMEN
OF ". c. 7. u.

Editor Standard In the issue OF
your paper on Friday last, you were
pleased TO censure all women In gene
raj and w. c. T. U. members In par
ticular Tor what you termed the
"Hopelessness OF Fallen Women You
ask why men are called upon to
cleanse this city from this source OF
crime, degradation. debauchcry and
contagiou. And again you inquire In
regard TO the use of the means Christ
has given woman to assist In re-
claiming the outcast In reply TO your
accusation of blame for the condition
mentioned, allow me to say that facts,
which you could have learned mad you
80 desired, VIII not bear out your
charge OF uncharltablenesS or lack
OF sympathy on the part of women
[ for the erring or unfortunate. The
Salvation Army lass deserves all the
praise you have given her. God speed
her in her labor OF love, She Is not
the only one,howeyer, who is giving
her life to the call of needy humanity
Hundreds OF women OF different or
| CARNATIONS and separate creeds, many
OF them. | am glad 10 say. wearing the
white ribbon, know no other aim in
| life but to rescue those In danger.
strengthen the weak. uplift the fall
en- and educate the ignorant Bound
| by centuries OF repression and sup
preston, hampered by responsible.
ties that draw upon her heart, handl
capped by lack OF knowledge OF mat
ters OF law, and the conduct OF pub
| lie business. with the prejudice Of
| the masses against her, scorned by
| those whom she sought to better.
misunderstood and mallgned, woman
has borne II all patiently. trusting
| that the Christ she honored In her
| service. would justify her In his own
| good time. by crowning her efforts.
in behalf of the uplifting of her sex,
with success.
Now. Mr.. Editor, could fill your
paper with facts proving my state
#, ments. Let one suffice. | will take
the work OF the w. c. T. U. women
In the matter of the "age of cen
sent Some state legislatures. in
their manly efforts TO protect the
weak had placed the age at seven
years at which a girl could sell her
| person into the hands of a brute in
mans form and her physical and NOR
| al ruin had no redress in law. On
the other hand a man under twenty
one years of age could not legally sell
dog All states were not so ex-
treme as this. the age" ranging
from eight to fourteen years, giving
no protection 10 the girl and placing
the man on vantage ground. The w.
C. It. U. have succeeded, by hard
work. caused by the opposition OF
Legislators. in having the protected
| age for the girl placed at from six"
teen to eighteen years. The boy. how.
ever, is still protected until he is
| twenty-one
You ask why We call upon men to
drive crime from Electric Alley We
answer first. he is charged with tho
execution of the law which forbids the
traffic carried on there; second, he is
responsible for the condition that 'eX-
lists there, 1t being the direct (e-
l sult OF his acts: third the city Off
cials break their oath OF office in af-
fording protection to the Alleys" un-
lawful business and In aiding and
abetting the same.
We, therefore, call upon them to
cleanse Electric Alley Of It's undeslr-
|
| traffic dcbauches more boys and
girls than all other sources OF evil
combined. not excepting the saloon,
which. however, goes hand,ln-hand
| with It.
Why should we be called unchar-
liable in demanding the expulsion of
Belle London and others Ike her
| from our city. II they Will not cease
to be criminals 1t seems To me that
the feeling that inspired the accusa-
tion was a 'Sentlmentality." which
| Roosevelt says is the most broken
reed on which righteousness can
| lean"
| You ask, would you take those err
Ing ones Into your houses and care
for them? MIR. Editor. would you al
low Your wife 10 do IL. and would
their presence In your homo be de-
slrable?
All homes are not so arranged as
TO make that possible. ! have known
women OF large heart ald generous
purpose 10 do so successfully. even
| giving up their own room and bed 10
: the unfortunate. but, In the average
home this Is impossible. and not de-
| eirable. There Is a home" however.
in Ogden where those who wish TO
| leave n life OF shame can be protect
| cd and cared for until they can pro-
vide for themselves Responsible wo-
men compose the board" who will
| treat the girls Ike daughters and
pledge themselves TO do their mt
most to assist thom in making their
future life what the past under diff
| fercnt influences. might have been.
Now, YOU cannot but agree that this
vicious monster has the world In its
grasp. What is the principal cause
of its existence? What has nour-
ishod 1t and helped TO fasten its Shiny
tentacles on tho social life OF today
TX it wrong for those who suffer most
by II. to demand it's removal by the
sex which Is accountable for Its life
and stay among us2
Remember. Mr. Editor. 1t was a
mans arm that was graspcd by the
lass In the blue bonnet, Respectfully, !
(Signcdl ". F. Craig. Pres. w c. T. !
U
Yes My Dear Mrs Craig. II was a
mans arm that was grasped bg the
Salvation army lassie. md It was the
Salvation Arp,y loaGin uyho took the