New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
SAYS NEED BREEDS VICE
Church Leader Lays Blame tC
Economic Necessity.
RADICAL REFORM SCHEMES
Secretary of Laity League Would
Have Dancing IN Churches
and Schools.

The social service committee OF the
Men and Religion Forward Movement for
New York City has been moro thorough In
its survey than those IN other cities. VIII
lam Jay schieffelin Is chairman OF the com
mittee, which for the sake OF efficient WORK
has been divided into ten subcommittee.
These deal with problems Of municipal
agencies, courts and probation, health ana
sex hygiene, Industrial welfare and safety'
recreation and amusenents, education, So
cial agencies and relief. police, housing
and TRANSPORTATION and immigration Mr..
Schieffelin said!
All of these reports have specific recon-
Ynendations for work to be done by men IN
She churches, yet we have been very careiu,
Experience and discretion, such as reports
upon the situation regarding gampnhg, e1o Ho
else enforcement, moral laxity or ponce
blackmail should be undertaken only py
special committees appointed by the req.
Grafton of Churches or should be orouSht
to the attention Of the active ana eIeCtEe
organizations now dealing with these prop
Some Of these are the Committee Of Four
teen, the Society for the PTeVeIllIon " "
Crime and the Society for the suppr Sssio,t S,1
OF Vice The whole question OF inoIal "a IaAicS too
is a subject we avoid too much; we are 100
prone to pass by on the other sue, IL
my Investigations l have talked WIN VIZ
number
20 he schoolglrls who were also ADDICTED
TO the cocaine habit. There was no cues.
ton but that economic necessity iis'
pushed them into a career OF 'Ice
The whole idea Of this social service com
paittee Is to show how the commandment
that we love one another applies to every
nhass OF our political and social life; that
the only Christianity that is worth While
"a applied Christianity, and that churcheS
as churches should do social work IN tho
city or they will not deserve the exemption
. from taxation which the city grants them
Radical Church Programme.
Orrin Cocker, secretary Of the Lalty
League Of the Federation OF Churches'
whose services have been loaned TO the
Men and Religion Movement for 10"
months, told more specifically what some
OF the recommendations are. He said:
Some Of our more interesting recon.
ynendatlons are connected with the 1910
budget and are made by the sub-commlttee
on Tnlinicipal agencies. We want larger
number of milk inspectors poth In the clty its
end in the country. We want more pay III
tba hosnital helDers and we think the BoaT0
Of Fducation should have a larger amount
OF money for outdoor schools LOT tAsslll;,. J.,
children. Some Of our suggesuons dcn
call for much extra mG3neSS gT tbrongh
Increased efficiency in management ana
also by following out the plans put 1oI-
ward by the Mayors commission on ne"
The Bureau of Licenses takes in some
thing Ike $4,000 year and SPENDS SIo'GV
DO you know we have only tWenty-nVe IN
shows. dance halls, pool parlors, taneaps
and push carts? We ought TO spend at
least half Of all the bureau takes in 70
erNPrVf We want the Board Of Inebriety to
.o,irchase the lane and establish taTm 1or
{nebriates. The board already. has the ap-
preparation and is just dragging along IN
The t'' committee on courts and probation
urees the appointment Of commission OF
experts TO lnvestigate the work OF cOuIt cO,irt
Srobetion system here in New YORK mas
almost entirely broken down. =, we want
fhA kind of commission that VIII really 90
some work
Wants New House Of Detention.
There should be a new house Of detention
briit for women, and we recommend d
certain plot Of lsa9 sn9.n}h on STenues 9S9 TeTe
ought 10 be @ law providing for the erec-
ton of g reformatoTy for male lniSGe- sue,
meanants for both city ana stare; 5hs i
present place for boys on Harts lsIand IS
sntirelv Inadequate and old-fashioned, and
should be transferred to Fdker's Island;
we are urging that the city ana staIe
correctional inSttuuOns duOPt ~ ~ 80 go
methods somewhat on the type OF BEDFORD
and Elmira- x..,,,,.. A.. ,,.,,
cbildren's court on 22d street and we
think the building should be put up at once.
We want the system Of having one 1udse
who understands children and is, there
fore, qualified for the pace; We aoL L
want a rotation Of judges in the Chndrens
A new idea for New York, but one that
has been tried in Ohio, Is that hereafter @
along with their Civil Service examina-
ton, a course Of education In one OF the
colleges Of the city, especially along trace trace
lines go that they will be not only a strong
armed crowd, but intelligent and OF a
higher type generally.
Bases Ideas on Evidence.
Every recommendation made, said the
becretary, is based on evidence warranting
such a suggestion. He continued:
We are urging that the public schools
take definite stand on the teaching of sex
hygiene in the grammar and high school
grades, and that they also conduct insti-
tutes for parents. No, II isn't hard TO get
parents to come II the idea IS worked out
right The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation has tried it. Then. in line with DR..
Bakers suggestions, We think every mid
wife should be compelled to take o course
OF training before she receives q license.
We want more space provided in the hos
pitals for the treatment OF loathsome dis
eases and we urge physicians 10 cooperate
with the Board OF Health in regularly re-
porting such diseases The new law we
got this year makes hospitals receiving aid
from the city report all such cases but II
Is not mandatory with other doctors, as II
should be.
We advise the careful examination Of all
students In the colleges Of this city and the
temporary elimination OF those who would
be sources OF contagion. This plan is now
I'm operation in the Carnegie Technical
School IN Pittsburgh.
One source OF contagion that few persons
seem 10 consider is the public bathing pool
These pools should be carefully inspected
and the water changed frequently.
The men Of the churches ought 10 eetab-
lish definite cooperation with the hospl-
tails in taking care Of convalescents. We
are falling there as much as anywhere
People leave the hospital hardly able tc
drag themselves along and without money
or friends.
Favors Dancing in Churches.
Mr.. Cocker favors dancing in church
buildings. in public school buildings ano
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