The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-12
WEALTH To WAR
WHITESLAVERY
Foundation Of 100000
Contemplated as Basis Of
Private Campaign.
SAVE TRADES VICTIMS
Purpose Is Establishment of Homes for
Unfortunate Women-Govern-
ment officials in Sympathy.

An important new movement of a pri-
vate character is about to be started In
connection with the governments cam
paign against the white slave traffic.
The new movement contemplates the
establishment of money foundation,
amounting possibly to as much as s1o,-
100000, the income of which will be used
in promoting features of the campaign
in which the Federal government can
not lawfully engage. 1t is understood
here that John D. RockefelIed, jr., VINO
already has demonstrated his interest in
the suppression of this nefarious bust
ness. is actively supporting the new
movement and will be one of its prin-
cipal financial hackers.
The purpose Of this new movement will
he TO save the unfortunate girls who
have been made the victims OF white
slave practices. While the enforcement
of the law against interstate traffic of
this character has been successful be-
yOnd the anticipation of the Department
of Justice, 1t has long been felt by the
government officials that the prosecutions
under the law accomplished only hair
of the real work to be done. The guilty
man is punished under the operation Of
the law. but his victim is left in most
instances in an almost hopeless condi-
ton.
1t is to support homes for women
of this character and to establish new
ones that the movement about to be
launched will aim. Some cities already
have good retreats of this kind, but
IL is said that their facilities are not
adequate. while some places have no
shelters at all
Would EnIighten Ignorant.
1t is the practice of most of these
homes to shelter unfortunate girls for
han Md
work for them and to keep in corre-
spondence and personal touch with them
until they are started again on the right
road. All told, there are about 100 or
these homes in the country, while 1t has
been estimated that there ought to ne
at least 80 of them.
1t is understood here that sufficient
money is in sight to insure the success
of the foundation, and that an announce
ment of its scope and purposes soon VIII
be made.
Finch Fathers Plan.
To Stanley o. Finch, who has carried
on the Department of Justices white
slave investigation, is attributed the
credit for this new movement. The plan
is said to contemplate a supervision by
Mr.. Finch OF the work OF the founda-
ton in connection with his official duties
as the directing force in the govern
ment's prosecutions.
Mr.. Finch has his Office in Baltimore.
When questioned in regard to the
new movement and the report that Mr..
Rockefeller is behind it, he declined TO
comment on the subject.
The governments enforcement Of the
white slave law. under the direction of
Attorney General Wickersham. has been
going on so quietly that even officials in
Washington have failed to appreciate the
magnitude or Importance OF the accom-
plishments. A review of the facts, how
ever, shows clearly that this is one of
the big achievements of the Taft admin
istratiCn.
1t was learned to-day that the govern
ment now has about go investigators at
work searching for violations Of this