The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
PRISONS
WILL Be MODELS
Scheme to Make Them So Is
Proposed by General
Booth.
.HE IS VERY OPTIMISTIC.
His Whole Idea Is to Treat
Criminal as Human
Being.
He IS VERY . OPTIMISTIC.
By PHILLIP EVERETT.

TX PHILLIP EVERETT gl8
especial Gable to Tho Timcs-Dispatcb,
London, Juno 24.-General Booth tha
veteran communicating chief OF tho Sal.
walton Army. is going TO make the pris-
ons OF England model institutions for
ell the world. Interviewed bout His
prison plans tho other day, tho general +
said: G
II have been spending q good deal
OF time of late In visiting prisons. and
i am moro than ever convinced that
we could do great deal more thnn
mas yet been accomplished IL we re-.
menbered that the criminal is hu-
man being. and must be dealt with as
such. The damnnbie heresy nrmly held
By some prison authorities tha, there
ought TO be no such thing as an appeal
10 emotion In Jail ought 10 be nban-
doned man does not lose either
heart or soul when he commits n crime f
Any system which proceeds on that
assumption Is doomed TO Inevitable
failure.
My whole scheme In nutshell la
THIS; treat the criminal AZ human
being. Give him mans chance be-
fore you despair OF making a man or
him. 1 would have much more discrlm-.
nation in passing what call puni-
tive sentence on criminal. end
would add 10 the discriminate punitive
sentence un tndotcrminate detention
Tor M long limo as was necessary 10
prepare the man for earning an honest
living when hn Is set free.
MIR. Winston Churchill's reforms are
good 30 far as they 20. but they are
rather basis on which TO build than
| a complete scheme TO reform Vested
interests and ecclesiastical n prejudices
| are still a great impediment in the way.
II have seen the Home Secretary.
who Is greatly interested. and who has
I agreed 10 let me try what l can do with
my three reforms which ARE:
IAN annual mission In every prison
! In the country. consisting OF one hours
special service n day. for four days
running Catholics and Jews. or course,
need not attend unless they wish to.
| The mission would be conducted b.
| Salvationists for the purpose OF touch
| Ing the hearts and saving the souls OF
the prisoners.
! "A quarterly musical festival OF
vocal and instrumental music. OF ona
| hours duration, for the purpose OF
bringing some melody into the dismal
jail. and all reasonable opportunities
to be afforded our officers for visiting
| and exhortng. such prisoners as may
l
| Salvation Army on leaving the Jail
BY this means they could be prepared
| for freedom, and and themselves on
their discharge among old friends.
Il am a great believer In the power
| OF music as factor for good" said the
general. we have bands ell over the
country, and the prison concert will
be rcd letter day for all concerned.
| Would you believe it, had great diff
hcul.y in getting the Home Office 10
| sanction religious music. They said
at first that the music must be secular.
1 had to go to the Home Office to ar
que It out. asked MIR. Churchill why.
he supposed We wanted the musical
festival. What we wanted to do was
TO use music az q means OF touching
The heart and rousing the better emo
tons OF the soul" II
4 Asked IL he thought all prisoners
might be- reclaimed. the general replied:
II think no one is justified in declar
ing that any fellow being IS beyond
!, the reach OF the grace OF God One of
our color ser8eants who Is now lead
Ing an exemplary life. was declared by
, all the authorities to DO SO al solutely
irrcclaimable that their one idea wnen
he was discharged was 10 arrest him
on some fresh charge as soon as he
left the prison precincts 1t is the
worst men and women whom we love
| most ana nave most 1ullh III. Il ta
There are no doubt many mentally
| deficient, congenitally incapable OF
holding their own in the battle of life.
For them there should be state retreats.
there is always hope. Give man
chance before you give him up" ssi,
William Stead, who also had talk
with the general IN regard TO his plans
for the future, writes about him: 5'-f
SIT is splendid spectacle TO see this
white haired half-b1ind octogenaria
| chief planning out fresh campaigns.
| arranging worldwide missionary seN-
pedltions, with all the faith OF an
: apostle and the buoyant confidence OF. a
youth. Few men have seen more OF the
has a more uncomfortable faith in the
saliva ability of man. In him hope shines
bright as a morning star. and a. pas
sion for the welfare OF men as warm
and ardent as the sun at MONDAY FL
Arrangements for King Georges re-
r views Of the officers training corps and
the hoy scouts on July 5 and a are now
nearly complete. Both reviews will be
held on the parade ground near Queen
Anne's Gate in Windsor Great Park.
her Setween i 900 and IS, 900 organized
men in mounted troops and I'VE dis.
mounted brigades The review VIII
take the form OF an inspection by the
King and n march, the senior divisions
(unfvcr sities) afterwards advancing In
review order.
AS many Of the university and school
conttngents come from long distances
camp will be formed on the cavalry
exercise ground. where some 5000 ca,
dets will assemble on Saturday and
Sunday. July and q
on July4 the Boy Scouts, numbering
between 10000 and 10000, Will be un.
d der the command of Lieutenant7Cen;
: eral Sir r. Baden Powell. the chief
: scout The scouts will be drawn Ut
I for a scmi-circular rally. and at q
3 given signal will rally out a semi.
: with whom will be the colonial ban:
q ners. About 1000 Kings Scouts Ell