The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-29
new SOCIETY 70 ~ .
fI&HT WHITE SLAVERY

While SlNV6u ]
New York. Sept. ga new fo'
has entered the lists TO combat thu
white slsvc traffic. H,r
Unheraldcd and unsunx. but with
= systonsatic. elaboration therc IL be-
Ing organized in this country the Ns-
tional Ira, clers' AID society. which
Is the outsrowth OF the society or.
asnised In this, City by Miss Grace
Dodge. philanthropist, and the fore
most figure In the Young Women
National Christian association. who
always has had the aid OF travellers
~ her special interest. From the M.
tional organization the movement T..
expected to grow until Il 10 intcrna.
tionli and travelling Will be cafe for
women and girls In any part OF the
world.
The present movement had Its In.
ception In this city. and Its object Ia
to fedcratc all OF the existing akrn.
Giles for the protection OF women
travellers. Miss Dodge j. the prin-
cipal figure In the national organ
ixation. which iS .uon-scctnrian. aud
will include the national bodies OF tho
Catholic church. Jewish orxsnlxs,-
lions and the Young Womca's Ma
tionSl Christian association. repro
scutinR the Protestant dcnomina-
lions.
Seventeen hundred xiris. accord
Ing TO official rcpos,s. disappeared
In one year en- route between New
York city aud points west. The uEly
fact that the white slave trade 10 \
reality 10 coupled with the knowl.
edkc that travel has become more
dangerous for unprotected women
and Girls. The simplicity Of life In
tho country and small towns doc.
not tend to III women to 70 alone In.
to the world. for the cadet and or
ganised vice u daily becoming more
inEenioux In its Unsuitable search for
recruits.
hut the ,inain factor In bringing
to an laAuc the federation II the fact
that tho Panama canal will open 10
1915 and at.thc sane time the Pana,
ma exposition In aan fraucisco will
Get .uadsr way. The women interest.
ed In the movement declare they
must have their orssalsatiou COM
plsts hy that ttAc, ~ the tide u
travel will be extraordinarily great.
Il ID asserted that the leaders arc
aware that the vice syndicates arc
schemink for = harvest In Ian Fran
cisco and the canal sonc. and the
new conditions have made Il clear
that no single Organization Ia cap
abie Of copiuE with the powers who
prey" hut they will be- con,hattcd
BY the new o.Sauixs,ion. equipped
with worldly saGaeity as well -
pious purpose. Even the national
bodies Of radical and dcnomination..l
find that their net Of pro-
lection Is not sufficiently wide to
gather. In all who need their help.
snd hcrcc the national federation
that Is ncw beiuk completed.
The Catholics and Jewish societies.
because, Of tl,oir interest In imml.
grants. have been especially alert In
dcslieS with .the question Of aid for
travellers and the Young women's
association has made II /.
Of Its activity for years.
These throc bodies. have decided -
get together and negotiations arc
now pending. 1t will be necessary.
for instance. fvr, them 70 agree on
national uniform 30 that u traveller
anywhere In this country. and ultim-
atcly anywhere In the world. will
recognize representative OF this
Travstnrs Aid Society. Their uni
form will have to be protected by.
law. for It is charged Tint the agents
Of vice even appear At times In the
ssrb Of nuns and Salvation Army las
sics. II 10 believed that national
body could obtain ample protective
legislation.