New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
CALLS WHITE SLAVERY
WORST SOCIAL EVIL
Professor Kelly, of Johns Hop
kinS. Says 1t Costs America
100000, 900 Yearly.
FLAMES PEOPLE AT LARGE
n Per Cent of Population De-
fective, Declares New Yorker
at Congress on Hygiene
Nathan Straus Speaks.
- - Trlbune Bureau-l

rr~o-n The Tribune Bureau
rrasbiraton. Sept. 27.-White slavery
N its evil effects. tuberculosis and the
".obleros encountered in the war against
"a dread disease. and the ravages OF
,,-ohoI were the most important subjects
s,scussed az to-day's session Of the nj
.ae,tb International Congress on Hygiene
and Demography.
acod bless the white slave" declared
,rofosso~ Howard y. Kelly Of JOINS
1Io,pirs University, in the course OF
,..,ure Or, 1.-THE Social Diseases and Their
rFecty on the Community"
oVhite slavery is the worst plague spot
an the social body to-day. It is worse
soourre than cancer and all infectious
diseases nut together. In money 1t costs
,r,er4c3 three billion dollars a year In
.to-.sre6 lives. ruined homes and blasted
..rse-s the loss occasioned by this
,ooprre simply cannot he estimated.
..yyb,rs white slavery fiourishes we find
III forms OF abhorrent vice. the contami-
sotior Of public officials. and 10 some eX-
,.,t the breakdown Of our system OF law
and Justice All classes profit from TINS
-,oe and its effects are likewise obserV-
~. IN all classes. Not less than five
t,r5rod new born infants die OF social
diseases In Baltimore every year as the
-ssr,t Of their parents transgressions.
rbs same proportion exists in Washington
as IN baltimore, and all over the world
conditions are the same.
aAs result Of years Of investigation
,,,o this problem, ! have arrived at some
ss6rite conclusions regarding the cause
=, white slavery. II is not due 70 the IN
bsrert rroFlgacy Of women. In fact the
White slave. who is nearly always coaXed'
dragged or caioled into her NE Of shame
I. rally the poor suffering victim OF our
.,r,,ization. Neither is the man alto
gsth4r al fault who lives off the earnings
of these women. nor does the fault lie
,,,oqetber with the keepers OF the white
,.ve ders. or with the public officials and
,rdqss who wink at their existence con-
animated though the latter are in many
large stations.
AN this vice is a reAex Of social condi-
tons-of POOR housing and poor wages
In Baltimore we find that as many as -
psr cent Of the women employees in Bait
more department stores receive less than
. Icing wage. But even this circum-
stance is not the fundamental cause OF
white slavery. am absolutely convinced
that the fault for this traffic I'm women
lies with the people at large. More than
70 ANYTHING else IT is due 10 the indifer-
ence Of the public and Of the churches.
Favors Simultaneous Attack
Dr.. Kelly said that the evil could be
definitely vired out by men and women
Of high character who 60 into the cru
ssde against white slavery as a life work.
He advocated attacking the problem from
al sides simultaneously and at all times.
This" he declared, lis church work
and unless the churches take hold the
work cannot be done Social workers
must drive the church out Of its comfort
able. clutlike rooms and-let me not be
nis1nderstood-out of its miserable self
tontentment and its anthems. The church
must be recalled TO its real work among
the poor OF the city and then we must all
Join hands together-the churchman, the
SCIENTIST and the social worker-and the
purity OF our lives is assured"
Before proceeding 10 the next paper the
subsection passed a resolution Of graz
itude 10 its presiding officer, Dr. Prince
A. Morrow. Of New York City, for his
pioneer work in fghting white slavery.
The resolution was presented by DR.. Will
lam II. WEIGH, professor OF pathology. at
Johns Hopkins. and president Of the State
Board Of Health Of Baltimore.
approximately 10 per cent Of the popu-
ktiOn OF the United States is inherently
defective, according 10 the statement OF
Blocker Vanwagenen, OF New York, at
special meeting given this afternoon in
eornectlou with the hygiene congress by
he American Federation Of Sex Hygiene.
This 70 per cent Of the population"
NJ. yanwagenen said, ARE morally un-
tilted 10 become parents OF useful and
'aluable citizens, and unless their matings
are with improved strains deterioration in
family lines is sure 70 follow. This 10
'sr cent Is an economic and moral burden
On the remaining 90 per cent OF the popu-
alton and constant danger TO our ma
uonal and social life"
Bovine Infection Discussed.
Professor Weber. Of Berlin; Professor
William II. Park. Of the New York De-
kftment Of Health; Professor NJ. p.
Ssyenel, Of the Wisconsin State HYGIENE
laboratory; Dr.. Ramsay Smith, OF South
australia and Dr. Bertram II. Waters. OF
Me New York Department OF Health,
'ead papers to-day about bovine Infection
human tuberculosis
Or. Waters declared that the only
means by which the spread Of tubercu-
~Sk from human agencies could be con-
a0Ned was through the dispensary and
sHstratiOn systems. He declared. how
"er' that no matter what precautions
'efe taken TO accomplish this. % per
th Of all cases had been lost track Of.
az urged that definite hospital accommo-
~uons for open" cases be established in
~ o. the large cities.
VI Parks statistics concerning the
eDt which has been made against the
'he plague IN New York City showed
- bovine tuberculosis generally was re-
sNnsioie for the disease In per cent or
4 - ehiioren under five years Of age.
'gst was almost uniformly Of human
"H statement that II all children were
i ,hhed on cows milk 80 instead OF .
Il vent OF the tuberculosis cases would
!. bovine origin he supported by cit
an instance Of the isolation OF nine
-DoilnRS on an artificial nourishmeTft.