The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-22
Cla IN Can Protect Innocence From
Infamous Vaccinations
of Cadets.
OUT OF POLICE HANDS
Chairman Wagner Of Vice Committee
In Receipt Of Scores of Very
Remarkable Letters.

Albany. N. y. March ai.--'If yo,i
wish TO get rid of graft and white
= slavery take the social evil o,gt Of
the police department. Let the city
segregate and protect ms. We will
protect innocent girls from the
cadets. II is only through coop
Grafton between us and an associate
Welfare commission that You can sup
press open vice"
This Is the gist of a number of
written appeals from women Of the
New York underworld to the Wag-
ner Committee on Remedial Legisla
tion. which conducted an extensive
inquiry into the police situation in
New York
Couched In many instances in
language which reflects superior in
tellectuality and tracing of instinct
I've refinement, prayers similar to
that quoted have poured in upon
Chairman Wagner and his associates.
Some OF the writers relate how
they have entertained presidents of
the United States, judges of great
courts, statesmen" club men and
others distinguished in the political,
social and business realm
Others tell how ''the armv of thu
fallen is recruited from all ranks of
society, the daughters of the elect,
s.of royal blood. descendants OF the
best families of Europe and America
even daughters OF well-known
clergymen Of Chicago. Philadelphia,
New York and Boston.
sun other describe in horrifying
detail the methods of the proeurer
in luring child-like victims to their
ruin All implore the legislators to
permit them TO cooperate in stop
ping the sale OF virtue" in hunt
ing down, prosecuting and convict
ing" white slavers
They beg that the city and the
legislature shall not drive unfor-
tunate women from homes, that give
annoyance to no one, to the streets
and the cutters and thus help swell
the army.of street walkers who have
NN it3ath api tliNii HlN SlSdi hui INT
healths of the persons with whom
they circulate"
So impressed are Chairman Wag-
ner and his colleagues with the mes
sage that they delayed submitting a
report due today until they have
had opportunity for Quilting prac-
ticable suggestions from them.
The letters are remarkable and
In many respects astounding pro-
ductions,' said Chairman Wagner
They embrace SO many ideas that
we shall hold several more meetings
for their careful examination before
making final report of our New
York inquiry We intend to give
the views of these ostracized, black
listed and other-half women serious
consideration"
From the scores of missives a few
have been Sc ected Here is one of
the most famous keepers of the me-
tropo.is:
IF you wish to get rid of graft in
the police department for all time.
remove the department from all
temptations. Take the social evil
out Of the police department en-
tirely-that is the only and surest
way, and ! am positive that in few
months all grafters in the depart
lnent will have resigned or turned
honest. Any additional power you
give to the police means Just so
much more oppression, and oppres-
sion means graft. OF course, any
police official who appeared before
you yesterday or today, or since the
commission has been in session. is
opposed to the separation of the So
cial evil from the police department
for the simple reason that 1t means
less glory and less graft.
IF we were protected by the city
instead of prosecuted and oppressed
and driven and hunted from pillar to
post, we would be of great help to
the city by protecting the young
women from the procurer, and con-
vict every one of them by a simple
process of informing rnis committee.
Should a cadet bring a girl to our
houses to be sold into prostitution or
TO collect her earnings we will
pledge ourselves to help prosecute
and convict any white SLAYER that
comes before us. because the girl he
holds in slavery will not appear
against him. 1t is only through rs
and in cooperation with us that You
will accomplish this.
Will AID the Girls.
Should a young girl come to us