Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-24
Reason Law and ExperenCe Demand Their suppregsion
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First Future inmates must from homes midst
/ Treaties between civilized nations prevent the mpor
H. tatlon of girls
t United States statutes forbid their being brought from
~; Fuscor, trial for keeping at Hartford Conn
stated that Federal authorities made the securing girls in
New York for use in Hartford impossible, but obtain
all necessary in Connecticut.
Second From them deadly and malignant the nno
Within twelve months thirteen suffering little oir ~
der ten years of age in Grady hospital bear witness
Third To confne them in one locality is impossible.
The experience of all cities attempting this proves it
failure.
Fourth Segregation pretens conning them in one
district, enriches the few, dsgraces all, and fails
Atantas experience proves this
Fifth: Their existence causes political corruption.
estly investigated confirms this
Sixth The houses in midst not be econcd the
Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God.
man need think NnEp only Of his sister or daughter
First Our Mayors oath u will to the utmost of my ability
discharge the duties of Mayor
Second: The charter provides He shall laws and
ordinances of the city are faithfully executed"
Third An ordinance specifies duty of the chief police to be
to prevent the commission of offenders
Fourth Another provides that the detectives shall abate
places as the houses.
Fifth An ordinance declares that any agent owner
who rent to be rented these houses shall upon
Sixth Any agent of such owner permitting
to continue the houses for two days after
chief of police shall upon conviction before the be
fined and imprisoned
Seventh An permitting inmates to remain two days after
character of house determined by recorder subject fine
and Imprisonment
Eighth: circumstances from which may be reasonably in
ferred that house is of the houses midst
fcent evidence
Chief authority eject inmates after
the character of the house has been determined
Tenth The Supreme Court Of Virginia in sustaining the removal
from Office of the Mayor of Roanoke Va for encouraging
and permitting segregated district in Roanoke said Ours
government of laws not Of No officer may subs-
tue his discretion in the place of the law which alone
presses the will and policy OF our State -cuchin VS. Roam
oke, IA s E R. 4o3.
First: Atlanta Mayor of corrupt
Seattle could relief from segregated district until
the removal of its mayor and chief of police.
This city will get relief Mayor and Chief
of Police convinced of the wisdom and justice of the de-
mand for the suppression of these houses.
Second Seattle, after getting rid of Gill; its mayor by recall
closed it's Segregated District.
1000 women left the city.
1000 men, 500 of whom living upon women
Promoters vice left without waiting for prosecution
Third: Minneapolis has abolished the Red Light District and
ports conditions improved
Fourth Los Angeles also
Fifth Salt Lake likewise has adopted policy of suppression
Sixth De Mone Mayor Hanna says It is claimed by those
favoring segregation that the through the
idence section but this not true in this city De Mones
great condition today than days of
segregation"
Seventh The Attorney General Iowa. which said
there is no open house of prostitution, says:
"The good-in cleaner and cities in money saved
to the needy in boys and girls turned from the haunts vice
into halls of virtue, making sober husbands and fathers
in making homes happy and inspiring respect for law and
order-is SO immeasurably great that matter what may
in future, will being grateful
Eighth Fall River Police Board says of suppression:
Excellent results have been obtaned-any department
that honest and alert keep such houses OF It's ter
ritory
Ninth: Lincoln Mayor says:
We do not have much trouble with this vice in blocks
E and rooming houses had when had segregated
ER district
r. ''We do find it difficult matter keep notorious
characters of the city entireywe unqualfedy recon-
ment the policy of suppression
Tenth Hartford Conn., has adopted policy of suppression
Eleventh. Bridgeport also.
Twelfth Mayor Lunn of Schenectady N V
CATION.
Thirteenth Mayor ONe Utica Y declares against
regation
Fourteenth The Mayors of the cities of New York by resolution
at their third annual conference pledged themselves to hgh
the social evil
Fifteenth In Baltimore six houses had been closed through pros
ecution of the
Fifty being tried and
Twenty five had been scared into getting rid Of their ten
ants and offering their houses for sale the time this nfo
nation obtained