New-York tribune., 1911-12-09
RABBI WISE BLAMES WOMEN
They Create Double Standard, He
Savs-Miss Addams Talks.

you women are responsible TOT w
double standard of morality. 1910 hspo'
stephen s. Wise. shaking his fst at the
company OF wealthy and prominent women
who gathered at Waverley House, NO. %
West 10th street, yesterday afternoon ror
the annual meeting Of tho New forh r''
baton Association.
Yes J mean it," he continued: II yo"
women did not counterance II socishy ~
could not exist You demand soideh
standard from women and "A leaden one
from men. and that means, not two stano-
ards I'm reality. but one for all or us. ana
that the lower one. Where two stahnaf"o
prevail there is a general acceptance OF
the baser currency.
I'VE sanction almost sanctify, the 'he'
who live on the leaden standard We sats
guard them in legal proceedings po' we
punish the women who arc their VicllihS'
I'VE thought Il was such wondertu'
thing that Miss Miner was privileged 10 s''
IN the night court. II was nothins' we
shall never make any progress toward the
solution Of the social evil until We nave
women judges and women police. Ihsh'
and only then. the essentially lawless com
merce between the criminals OUTSIDE the
police system and the criminals IN the
police system will be stopped.
Regulation only means legalizins, ana
therefore encouraging these practices
THE most dangerous procurer Is the en-
ployer of underpaid women. lie Is an un-
conscious, but a very real and terfioie'
cadet. Another agency is the dirty, loui'
deadly. disease breeding tenement, where
an underpaid father and an overworhed
mother maintain home that the chii-
dren long TO escape from.
Miss Jane Adams has rendered the
country no greater service than when she
called the attention of society to the need
for pure, clean. sweet places Of recreation
for the young people In cities.
"As for Wayerley House. do not think by
It you are solving the problem. 1t Is no
more than signpost. These girls can DE
saved in no home save your home and my
home. We must take them with us back
into society and give them another chance.
Miss Adams OF Hull House. Chicago,
urged the women to Judge their girls gently.
They arc but children" she said. with no
idea that they have been to blame why
should they be able TO take care OF them
selves? Young girls never nave oeeii'
Under present economic conditions they are
freed from the supervision OF the home. and
society must give them something In its
place. Most of the harm done begins In
spirit OF adventure--the first visit 10
dance hall, perhaps-and there are the men
ready to prey upon their innocence"
Miss Msude Miner, the executive seere-
tsry Of the association. gave her report OF
work done during the last year. Nine hun
dred and thirty-eight girls had been cared
for at Waverley House and 4.sSf visits mace
TO girls whose names had been sent her'
The society has purchased the present "aV-
erley House at cost Of s27.5oo. which has
rooms for about sixteen girls at time
After the meeting the visitors Inspected
the house, from the clean little white beds
on the top floors to the beautiful recreation
and dining rooms and the kitchen In the
basement. where dozen or more shy little