New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-10

freely To tho sympathy of those who mani
fest n true interest in their welfare.
or tho eighty women sentenced under
Section 70 of the Page law all gave Ms
their fullest confidence. and large pro-
portion Of their statements have been
found 10 no correct
II is unfortunate that the writer OF inc
article of March was not In constant a'-
tcnda ut the night court GCrinS me en-
forcement Of the provisions ~ Section 10
as more than two women would nave
been heard 10 protest our own eHpe1-
-ence. with that Of others in position 10
know. is that there were many "oihc"
who tainted and resisted. ana several cases
which were held over for twenty-four hours
because of protyacted falnting fits ana
hvstcria before they could he examined.
Does not The Tribune recognize the fact
that il is not alone the Womer's Prison
Association which Is opposing this meas
IRE. but the following organizations a'ieu
with II: Womcn's Medical Association 81
the city Of New York: W0men's Society Tor
the Prevention OF Crime, Womens lfchI!
George League. W'mens Political unioh'
Philanthropic Committee Of Friends Month
" Meeting Wopan's Christian Temperance
Union. state OF New York: Women's Trade
Urion League; Equality Suffrage League
~ New York: American Federation o
Nurses Assembly District %. Women's SUI
fragc party. National Young Women
Christian Association; National Women s
Suffrage party; Council Of Jewish Women :
Brooklyn Auxiliary OF the Consumers
League: Brooklyn Heights Branch, Wom'
ems Municipal League; Hygiene committee
of the Women's Medical Association; Amer
lean Purity Alliance and National Vigilance
League?
And, further. docs il not recognize tho
action e the Academy ~ Medicine the
New York County Medical Society. tho so
oiety OF Sanitary and Moral Prophy laAiS'
and such eminent authorities a. DE- Aora %
ham Jacob. Or. stephen Smith. DR. Prince
4. Morrow Or Thomas j. Darlington, Dr.
John Gerrieh. OF Portland, NJ, Professor
T.. r. \. Seligman of Columbia UniverSity'
and others?
Also. thc wider and more farreaching
and scientific method OF dealing with these
cases which is being advocated by the
above mentioned societies and authorities
making all Infection. diseases roportable
to the Board OF Health?
Since We make no great effort to restrict
the immigration of persons Of douotiul
character. II bchooves us not 10 dlscilul-
mate i'm the offences Of any one race.
We call attention to the report OF ihe
Bedford Reformstory on the results Of IT'S
work upor disorderly women and girls IN
that fully one-thi,d Of those whose s"n-
fences have expired are permanently re
formed and another third greatly improved
WHY should not The Tribune publish our
side Of this question? II seems but just
that the testimony Of expert authorities
should hc considered in preference to that
Of amateurs SARAH ~. EMERSON.
First Director OF the Women's Prison A.
ISOLATION.
New York. March ., l2ll
Tho Tribune took no attitude what
socvcr i'm the article complained Of It
published a fair and accurate abstract of
the report OF the Woman's Municipal
League. and is glad to publish the OPP
posing views of the Women's Prison
ASSOCia ton Ed