Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-10-13
FOES OF CRUELTY
First American international HUI
name Meeting,
CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON
Taft Is Honorary President and Many
Eminent Friends of Children and
Dumb Animals Are on
the Program.

800 delegates are here to attend the
First American International Hum.
ane conference which opened today
in conjunction with the thirty-fourth
annual meeting of the American
Humane association
The international conference was
brought about by the American as
ISOLATION, and is being conducted un.
der the auspices of the latter. Dele.
gates from twenty foreign countries,
including Great Britain, Germany,
France, Italy and several South Am
erican countries, are participating.
The sessions of the conference are
held in the new building of the I'm.
tied States National museum, one of
the largest and handsomest public
buildings in the country.
President William II. Taft Is the
honorary president of the conference
and King George of England, who as
Prince of Wales was president of the
Royal S. p. c. A., is first honorary
vice president =, 1t is expected that
Mr.. Taft will address the conference
during its sessions, and he also will
give reception to the delegates at
the White House.
Children First, Animals Next.
Today, tomorrow and Wednesday
the sessions Of the conference are
to be devoted exclusively to subjects
relating to children, and a consider.
able number of the members of the
International Prison congress which
met here last week have remained
to take part in this section of the
program. Thursday, Friday and Sat.
urday will be given up to subjects re.
lating to animals.
Among the speakers who will ad.
dress the conference and their sub
jects are the following. Parental
Responsibility by Robert ]. Wilkin,
judge of the juvenile court, Brook.
lyn; Protecting Children from the
Standpoint of Conservation Of Nat.
ional Resources" by B. N. Parker,
ex-president National Conservation
congress, Baltimore; "The Work OF
the National Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Children in England"
by Robert ]. Parr, director; "The
Work of the Society for Protection
OF Children in India" by M. j. Cold.
rem. Calcutta; THE Reform of Grim
inal Children in Russia" by Nichola.
Loutchinsky. editor of the Prison
Messenger. st. Petersburg, Russia;
actual Value of Juvenile Courts and
the Extent to Which They Reform
Delinquents," by William H. DeLacy,
Judge juvenile court, Washington, D.
C.; Are Special Institutions Desir.
able for the instruction of UndeveL
oped. Abnormal or Vicious Children -
by Dr. Max G.. Schlapp, specialist in
charge OF psychiatrical and neurolog
ical department, New York, s. P. c.
c.; What is Being Done for Child
Protection in France" by M. LIE Gay
te. director Society for Protection OF
Children, Paris; Moving Picture
Shows and the Child by Thomas Fl.
Agnew, superintendent Louisiana S.
P. c. c., New Orleans; Bands OF
Mercy; Their Value to Children" by
j. ]. Kelso, superintendent Ontario
department Neglected and Dependent
Children. Toronto; "Women's Inspec.
ton of Children Boarded-out," by
Mrs M. N. Mason, London, England:
"Anti-Cruelty Work for the Protec.
tion OF Children in Germany" by
Pastor Bahnson; 1.-The Anti-footbind-
ing Movement in China by Tong
Kaison, Pekin; Methods Followed in
Italy for the Reformation of Young
Girl Criminals" by A. Doria, gener.
al director of prisons and reforma.
tories in Italy; Juvenile Courts in
Ireland" by Miss Rose M. Barrett,
Kingston, Ireland; Reports on the
Protection of Children in India" by
DR.. Vijayaraghavullu, Madras, India;
Practical Humane Education in the
Schools" by DR.. William Riley, Cal.
licotte superintendent of moral and
humane education, Denver, Colo.
Big Humanitarian Exhibition.
In connection with the conference
there has been installed in the Ma
tional Museum large humanitarian
exhibition, to which many lands have
contributed. In this there are spec
ial exhibits relating to bull fight bar
barities, humane killing devices for
slaughter houses and dog pounds,
All anti-cruelty societies, business
houses and individuals were invited
to send contributions to the exhibit
ton, and diplomas OF honor" will be
awarded for inventions or exhibits Of
special value or unique and import.
ant interest.