The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-04
OV THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
Beck by CilHSrd g. Roe Based On
PrOsecul Ions IN chicago.

y MOON ny ttW0rb ". Zoe BASED On
Prosecutions IN chicago.
Whether the investi cations 81 the
traffio in women that have been gong
on simultaneously in this city and Chicago
have had any other result IL IL sure that
they have opened up a new vein in the
book business. The latest book was
written by man who as a former As
sistant State Attorney in Chicago has
prosecuted more than sixty cases Of this
type and has secured convictions in most
OF them
lie Is Clifford g. Roe, a member u the
National Vigilance Committee and presi-
dent OF the American Alliance for the
Suppression and Prevention Of tho White
Slave TrafiC A true account Of actual
conditions from an inside knowledge
ot the twentieth century traffic in Young
girls is the way has publishers sum
marze the hook.
When the Fleming H. Revell Company
first considered getting out The book
there was demurung within the hotNe
Tor the reason that the hulk Of the firms
publications are Of a religious nature
and Mr.. ROe's book speaks plainly about
the conditions II describes The answer
ing argument was that such volume
ough, 70 he put out by a religious mouse
and that view II the QUESTION was finally
taken.
The title. -Panders and Their White
Slaves, 10 Modified 10 a certain degree
hv the publishing houses statement thai
this book IL not written 10 be sensational
but To arouse the American public Ia
realization 81 the menace Of the panders
u warns American manhood Of the exist
ence Of this evil ard American woman
hood Of the avenues Of attack
In his preface Mr. Roe explgina his
reE IONS Tor writing tho hook IN this Wav:
In the pest those engaged In the girl
slave traffic have managed 20 cast a vcil
81 mystery about that business by keeping
their operati secret In their attempt ct
c1ncealmeut they have been uncnnsciously
aidod by the police az large. by ministers
refOrmers and social workers. since the
latter too often have been unwilling 70 talk.
about tho details Of a subject ~ revolving
Nct this very secrecy has been the chief
cause OF the success u the nefarioua syE-
tom. for Il has hidden from the Young
girls who arr in the greatest danger al
the methods and devices by which they
NAV he cntRpped
Since this the aiding 81 the evil ele-
ments in their worst phnsos. has been the
eueCl OF our scfiipulouH niCety and dislike
Tor discussing ugly things. i IL evident
that We must pursue a didersnt course
IN order 20 save hundreds from life hor-
rhle beyond words We must cast aside
all false notions % mOdesty We must
bring % light the methods 81 those en-
gagged IN the business. for We can eliminate
% only by education. publicity, legislation
and Law enforcement
In his Chicago work Mr. Ros IL doing
about the same sort u investigating and
prosecuting that j. being done here by
Special Assistant District Attorney James
y. Reynolds. who started IN 70 help Dis
trIct Attorney Whitman soon soon after
the Grand Jury 81 which John y Rookie
Teller. Jr. - foreman. began its invcstiga-
ton Mr. Roc was IN New York several
times last winter and has talked with the
here about traffic in women.
Flanders and Their White Slaves - not
a novel IL j. a collection Of INSTANCES
In Mr. Roe's frat draft ~ his manuscript
he gave the names 10 the girls who had
figured IN the cisas with which he was
associated In the published book these
names have been left blank on the theory
that II would be useless exposure ~ these
girls lives. but Mr.. Roe hasn't changed
any ~ the facts