New-York tribune., 1911-03-25
WHITE SLAVERY RAMPANT
uead OF Rescue Institution
.an Describes Conditions.
YOUNG GIRLS ON STREETS
Those in Position to Know Say
Social Evil Is Raging
Without Check.

WltnOuL SuSCh.
The "seditous' uttcrances of Magistrate
co~ricsn are we'll supported. in 80 FAR as
-. -elate "a the social evil by those who
- interested IN the work OF recla aiming
,.o,,ne girls who have strayed from the
..h,s ~ -ectitudc or been led into a life
- v,-ongdoing Under former police ad-
-t~,s,-ations. it was said Yesterday. IL was
.,,ch easier 20 gather the evidence that
,o,ld lead 20 the arrest and conviction Of
--oc,rers than Il Is to-day and the reason
even is that while the police are as willing
- over 20 help stamp out the business OF
,-oclring. they are afraid 70 undertake 10
got evidence.
-,ev have been SO strictly limited Il is
..,d 70 wha, they may and may not do
,ra, they are afraid 70 act The police will
~, break through door now behind which
,se,. know that the law Is being broken for
,.a- that some one higher up VIII repri-
-.snd them or that they will even lose
.reir uniforms Il has been sometimes said
% the social workers uy tho police that
.rey think some Que e authority IS inter-
ssted " a wide open town. and the man
~ The beat can't take chance on going
.-s,rst what he thinks he has good reason
~ believe 70 - the wishes OF his superiors.
vaverlv House. ia West 10Th street. is
,ns Of tne most active centres in the city
for The frht against the social evil. and the
,c.eos Miner. whc are al tho head Of II.
have exceptional opportunities for observ-
.-- conditions. Miss Ma ude Miner said
YESTERDAY that she believed the business Of
,rocur1ng n New York was IN more
4ourishing condition today than it had
been IN several wears.
Girls who have come under our inhu-
snce." she said. return here and talk 10
me Y is from many of them that 1 get
,,, hest knowledge and through them ]
know the general conditions and the feel
rS hat exists. I know that the business
~. rrocurinc is tourishins here now. be
osrse the men engaged N 4 feel safe. They
f,al ,na- they have the protection o. those
-. business n Is 10 enforce the law and
drive them out.
This does not >pply only to the small
,sr The little fellows who have one or
.,ro rirls working for them. but TO tho ing
.or whose regular business u Is 70 supply
lie ~ large number for disorderly houses
r,~s time they were afraid 10 Work openly
-s,e and t1ev went TO Pittsburg and Phila-
.l,,,,s and other places. where IT seemed
80 safe Many Of them went TO Panama
r.t such an excursion with them Is away
or,~ temporary exile. and they wait until
.be .i-,s seems ripe for them 20 return 10
Nev York -
Tho think that time Is here now anu
.oov are back once more ana returning III
COCKS. A wear ago they Vc-e driven AVA
,1-ne M. -be white slave crusade
=. o-,,s.1e vas only a temporary affair.
AR .rev had 20 do vas 70 wait for the ~
.,o-,ar- 70 blow over. That sort OF t'ne
soos NO. helm much n tho work " na'
counts &c of,iet. constant work. and "o'N
~ chat sort cannot 30 done effectively When
...s men YOU are seeking 70 drive out OF
.-ei~ cortemptible business are mace 10
l.e1 that rrev are safe from any real ac-
. ,.,... on the part OF the authorities.
one or the worst things about the con-
-,.,ors hero now IS the great number OF
. o,,,g girls who arr on the streets We
e,o q, present that the largest percentage
~, s+raet walkers iS made mp of girls OF
-, t7ftaen 10 eighteen cars old Ana
vrne broadway. itself. i3 not 40 openIF
~eeo-t ae Il was year or Two ago. u Is
.-l,. tecause the girls have been driven
.-,,, r,~oadwa,. into the side streets ana
.--, seventh avenue Seventh avenue IS
--oo.ded with Young girls. There Is naroE
--ea., ra>so> that We do no. hnd I'D '"e
Waite Light district some yoGus girl
-e-r child. who has been reported 20 ''e
police ss lost or missing. and Is really Kept
~ -r- streets hy man.
.T,e Rairce law hotels a-e responsive
for many of the girls being on 'he streets.
1te. arc headquarters for the Wm'e
49," traffic The Tenderloin IS crowded .
Yi.r tom and nothing '- oono 10 MAKE
t-o-- -tor -rci~ violations # tho law. Why
f. 20, something done % Close those places
"A --o-- time a-- - Nas said that no
wore ar night licenses were 10 oe issued +
r-ra oerec. ~ tina. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was %
sHs.+ that it cid not make enough impre'-
-.ro or r~ mind FOR me- 10 romemt'r tne
cere Tho hotels IN tho 7enderloin ran a.
.-.o~r,- as erc- So-callcl -Ode water ana
50. drinks were -orved downstairs, While .
-0-.ai~e business went on - usual Noth- ,
s- re- ever been done 20 close these .
ares 7r- t-ev are allowed to exist within
: block or half block of Rroadwav with
20 electric sings advertising them, and
ererv night they can bo found fllcd with .
,ouus girls
These are crl- some oc tie conditions I
70 sud n N47. York today. and the only /
reason car ass gr FOR the way vice 4
Ho1~'sr-~ IS .he general feeling OF safety +
>n1or- those ~ t1e head % tho business.