Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
and Experience Demand Their Suppression Thirty three
NOTE!


First Future inmates from homes in our midst
Treaties between civilized nations prevent the impor
United States statutes forbid their being brought from
other
Fuscor, trial for keeping house Hartford Conn.,
stated that Federal authorities made the securing girls
New York for use in Hartford impossible but could obtain
all necessary in Connecticut
Second From them deadly and malignant germs go the
Within twelve months thirteen suffering little girls I'm
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
Fourth Segregation or the pense of combining them in one
district, enriches the few dsgraces ALL and fails
Atlanta experience proves this
Fifth: Their existence causes political corruption
Every city where the evil has been thoroughly and hon
estly investigated confirms this.
Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God.
man need think only Of his sister or daughter
First Our Mayors oath is 4 will to the utmost of my ability
discharge the duties of Mayor
Second The provides He shall that all
ordinances of the city faithfully executed
Third An ordinance specifies duty of the chief of police be
o prevent the commission of crime and arrest offenders
Fourth Another provides that the detectives shall aba such
places the houses
Fifth An ordinance declares that any owner or agent of owner
who be rented these houses shall upon
conviction before the Recorder be both fined and imprisoned
Sixth Any agent of such permitting
to continue in the houses for two days after warning by the
chief of police shall conviction before the recorder be
fined and imprisoned
Seventh An permitting inmates days after
character Of house determined by recorder subject to fine
Eighth Circumstances from which may reasonably in
fened that house of the houses in midst is suf
fcent evidence.
Ninth The Chief of Police has authority inmates after
the character of the house has been determined
Tenth The Supreme Court of Virginia sustaining the
office Mayor Roanoke Va for encouraging
and permitting segregated district in Roanoke, said Ours
is government OF laws not of men No officer substi
tu his discretion in the place of the law which alone
presses the will and policy of State cuchin
REMEMBER!
First Atlanta Mayor and Chief of Police corrupt
Seattle could get 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
mand for the suppression OF these houses
Second Seattle after getting rid Of Gill its by recall
closed its Segregated District
1000 woraen left the city
1000 500 Of whom living upon the women,
with them.
Promoters Of vice left without waiting for prosecution
Third Minneapolis has abolished the Red light District
ports conditions improved
Fourth: Los Angeles also
Ffh Salt Lake likewise has adopted policy suppression
Sixth Des MONIES Mayor Hanna is claimed by those
favong segregation that the women scatter through the
idence section but this in this city. De Moines
is in great deal better condition today than in the days Of
Seventh The Attorney Iowa. state it said
there open house of prostitution, says:
1.-The good cleaner towns and cities in money saved
to the needy in boys and girls turned from the haunts of
into halls of virtue making sober husbands and fathers
making homes happy and inspiring respect for law and
orders 50 mmeasurably great that no matter what
to us in future, vii being grateful"
Eighth Fall River Police Board says of suppression:
Excellent results have been obained-any department
that is honest and alert keep such houses of its
Ninth Iincon's Mayor says
We do have much trouble with this in blocks
and roomng houses we had when we had segregated
district.
We do not find it difficult matter to keep notorious
characters of the city entrelywe unquaifedly
ment the policy of suppression
Tenth Hartford Conn has adopted policy suppression
Eleventh: Bridgeport also.
Twefth Mayor unn of Schenectady n " segr
CATION
Threenh Mayor Neil Of Utica ~ declares against seq
regaton.
Mayors the York by resolution
their third annual conference pledged themselves fight
the social evil
Fecnh In Baltimore six houses had been through pros
ecution Of the owners.
Fifty being tried, and
twenty-five had been scared into getting rid OF their ten
and Offering their houses for sale
nation obtained
Sixteenth Boston of 100000 people pursues policy
OF