Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-02
AMERICA LEADS THE
WORLDIN REFORM
SAYS CAMPBELL
English Clergyman Says In
fluences Are at Work; Ju-
venile Penal Systems Are
Superior.

London, March 2-The Rev. r. j.
Campbell, pastor of City Temple, IL
back from his tour OF the United
States. He delivered many lectures
and sermons.
Mr.. Campbell has given some OF the
London newspapers his Impressions
OF America. lie found some barbaric
elements IA the States" he says. He
was much struck by the large attend
ance IA thu universities and the ex-
cellent equipment OF the schools In
the west. In one thing. prison re-
form, he thilks America leads Eu-
rope. But the newspaper interview
ers--these impressed Mr.. Campbell
more profoundly than all else.
Their reporters" he began,
whether you see them or not. they
put Il In. when / got on the boat
TO come home refused TO talk with
any OF them, but they had Il all the
same. columns OF It, as, for instance,
that America Is a degenerate coun-
try. especially the west ! never said
word OF the kind.
some OF ear English Journals
would be considered sacred produce
tions IN America. In fact. those OF
their papers which aim az a higher
standard openly claim TO be British
in reliability.
Then how the Amerlcans do feed
youl Dinners. luncheons, suppers,
everywhcre. A reporter asked me one
day what II the Eravest danger In
American life. / answered 'Dyspep-
STA. and Il went IN.
81 came 10 the conclusion from
my inquiries that the religious scnti-
mani IS deeper In this country than
IN America and that we have a truer
democratic opinion. But they have
real Purltanism. They cannot under
staud how we allow women TO enter
our public houses They would hiss
OF the stage any actor who INDUCED
IN the light tax Of women which ie
heard ~ some OF our music halls.
Roosevelt once said TO me that the
chief influence on American charac-
ter was either Purltanism OF the
French eassayists. ard he thought the
balance was Ia favor Of Pnritanlsm,
am inclined TO agree with him.
cone soos in America very plainly
that tendency which ID observable
ovcrywhere--a reckoning OF every.
thing by the material. Whom thes
are showing you their parks and
scenery they viii say; This cost 80
many dollars, until really ! amused
myself By inQuirlng how much tbs
landscape cost. Then they would
laugh, admitting the point OF the Jest
In one thing, at least. they are
Tar ahead OF us-pFison ref0rus. Boys
convicted OF Offensos are formed into
/ 1unlor republics They have theii
own president and Judge / met .
lad who had been q notorious thief
l He Is now tho keeper OF a Junior re-
/ pubic's benevolent fund. The sensi
Y OF responsibility Is such that Their,
arc only per cent Of failures amoni
the boys.
"No, 1 am not al air peasimisti'
about the future OF the United states
But you must recognise that for thl
moment vast baVbarcna influences
have asserted themselves What
\ means - thae the materials for d bis
ger, more viriio civlllxation are cha
oucally accommodating. The large
order Win GENE la time.
my final message 70 America was
Put your energies IN the univerAi
tles.' Think Of Il. eight thousan
students az Columbia and thousand
al universities all over the counir,
Or. Andrew White OF Cornell assure
me that Western universities are be
coming the most wonderfully eQuif
ped 81 any In the world. rhey seer
. 20 want some great educational STATED
man like Doctor Arnold"