The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-03-14
MILLIONS Donated
TO Save VICTIMS
IOF WHITE SLAlERy
It Is Planned to Furnish Cities
With Lawyers and Detec-
tives Without Great
Expense. -

Washington, March 1~2.-Organized
with the greatest secrecy and backed
by unlimited capital. the biggest cam
paign ever undertaken against White
slavery is about to be launched by the
business interests of the United States,
working in cooperation with the de-
partment of justice.
Within the past few weeks bankers,
merchants, philanthropists, educators
and other leaders of national reputation
have met in New York and Chicago and
completed a merger of all the principal
organizations contesting the white
slave traffic into the American Vigil
lance association.
Officers Prominent.
The officers of the association, whose
identity was disclosed simultaneously
with the discovery that the ~organiza-
ton has been effected. are:
President, David Starr Jordan, presi-
dent Of Leland Stanford university.
Vice presidents. Cardina Gibbons,
of Baltimore; the Very Rev. Dean Sum
mer, Of Chicago, and Charles w. Eliot,
former president OF Harvard university.
Treasurer, Charles l.. Hutchinson.
president Of the Corn Exchange Ma
tional bank. Of Chicago.
Executive secretary and general
counsel, Clifford G. Roe, of Chicago.
Chairman executive committee, Cliff
ford Barnes, capitalist, of Chicago.
Associated with the movement are
some of the w~ealthiest men in this
country whose names are withheld. II
is understood that they have pledged
themselves to furnish the money for
the support Of the organization.
The work of the American Vigilance
association will be conducted through
a number of departments. Headquar-
tiers are in readiness in New York and
Chicago, and offices will soon be opened
fn Sn ~ INea Dt.A mi - Il.
New York will direct the work in the
eastern section Of the country; Chicago
will direct the central portion, n the
work on the coas will be conducted by
the San Francisco office.
Detectives Furnished Free.
The plan Of operation OF the associa-
ton is simple but incomplete. Attached
to each headquarters will be lawyers,
detectives and educators. Among the
investigators already employed is
George Kneeland, recently chief inves-
tigator for the Chicago commission
n prior to that work employed by a
number of organizations throughout the
country engaged in similar activities.
Whenever a city or town wants ia
start a crusade against the white slave
traffic, the association will supply il
with detectives who will investigate
conditions n lawyers who will pre-
pare the evidence. the evidence will
then be turned over to the state or fed
eral authorities and the influence Of
the association will be exerted to bring
about effective prosecution.
Acting under this arrangement the
association will begin investigation into
the white slav traffic in five different
cities within the lex five days.
An important feature Of the work of
the association, will be its lectures to
growing children. Whenever q COM
munity decides 1t would be a good idea
to have competent n proper authori-
ties instruct it's children in sex and So
cha problems. the association Will as
sign a lecturer to address the children.
This part Of the plan cortemplates diff
ferent lectures for children OF different
ages, the boys and girls being separated
in the course.
Under a department of international
cooperation, the association will work
with the authorities in other countries
and will make special effort to obtain
the ratification of treaties making white
slavery an eX~traditable offense.