South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
Permanent Organization May
be Effected in This City Fol-
lowing the Visit of C. w.
Roe of Chicago.
PROMINENT PEOPLE
TO AID MOVEMENT
M. S. MCMuIlen, Financial Sec
rotary of National Vigilance
Association, Tells What Has
Been Accomplished.

Morrison s. McMulen. financial
secretary Of the National Vigilance as
ISOLATION. conferred with a committee
Of prominent citizens Wednesday at
noon to arrange TO bring Clifford w.
Roe Of Chicago to South Bend for a
lecture on the white slave traffic.
Should Mr.. Roe come To South Bend
an effort viii be made to organize a
permanent committee in the city TO
fight the traffic locally. Mr.. McMul-
len spent two days i'm the city last
week i'm the interest of the society and
returned again this week TO complete
his plans for the lecture.
Those who will meet with Mr.. Nc
Mullen are A. l.. Hubbard. w. \. Nc
Inerny, j. r. Weber Rabbi Cronbach
Rev G.. A. Decker, David Guilfoyle
and Harry WAR The meeting will be
held at the Young Mems Christian
association building.
The National Vigilance association
was organized nearly a year ago for
the purpose of suppressing CONNER
cialized vice. Or. Charles w. Eliot
is its president David Starr Jordan
and Cardinal Gibbons are vice presi-
dents. Miss Grace H. Dodge of the
National Young Women's Christian
association is treasurer.
National Lecturer.
Clifford G. Roe, famous for his
fight on the white slave traffic in Chi
ago and for the numerous books he
has published on the subject, is the
national lecturer. His lectures are
given preparatory TO rallying the de-
cent forces of a community 10 a fight
on the local manifestations OF COM
mercialized vice.
re is the aim of the society 10 put
the local work into the hands OF prom
inent mon who viii give their time 10
an earnest effort TO bring about re
form. The committee of men will be
able 10 bring pressure TO bear upon
the city administration to clean up
many evils.
Ii is the purpose TO start state
wide campaign in indiana similar TO
those already carried out in other
states with the purpose of passing an
injunction and abatement law which
viii directly affect immoral houses.
Such a law is i'm operation in many
states and has done much to cure the
evil Under the law q house may ne
charged with being an immoral re-
sort and the tenant and owner of the
property must clear IL of the charge. /
they are not able TO do so the prop
crty can DE closed up and the owner
forbidden TO use il for any purpose
for a year unless he gives bond for
twice its value thai III Will not again
bee used for purposes of immortality.
The measure has resulted in the
closing Of innUmerable resorts. Mr.
NIcAIullen said i'm discussing it, The
work of stamping ott commercialized
vice IS already wei on its way. he
thinks.
Praises Mann Act.
one of the most efficient agencies
ia its suppression is the federal Mann
slave law. he says. The agents of the
white slave traffic have a wholesome
fear of the federal courts and the re-
lentless prosecution they have re-
ceived at the hands of the national
government have made them wary in
pushing their nefarious business.
The constant agitation that the sub
ject has received in recent years has
assisted in its suppression. Juries are
reluctant 10 free any man charged
with white slavery unless he has
cleared himself of the charge.
The public lis aroused 20 the neCes-
sity for vigilance ne says and the So
cieties organized TO fight the traffic
and city authorities are constantly be-
ing surprised 10y an observing public
OF situations that appear suspicious.
Information OF conditions that exist
en- sleeping cars and the dangers that
surround unprotected girls while trav-
cling, coming from older travellers,
has led the vigilance society 10 pre-
pare 20 take up the matter with the
national government in an effort 10
have regulations made that viii cor
rect the evils
The society has directed much Of its
attention toward the annihnation of
segregated vice districts and mas had
encouraging success. the secretary |
said.
Needs Constant Warning.
Two things are necessary 20 de-
crease to minimum the victims of |
the traffic, In his opinion. one of
these is a constant warning OF young
women Of the dangers that beset
them The agents OF the traffic have |
devised countless insidious snares /
and the unsuspecting girl must be
brought 10 realize her danger.
The second is the abolition OF the
double standard OF morals. Ii must
De done by the women Of the nation. /
Mr. McMullen declared.
Until women recognize immortality /
IN man as great an offense as immor-
ahty among women. he said. THE /
double standard Of morals viii remain |
the most effective weapon in the |
hands OF the white SLAYER 10 keep his
Victim in subsection
Mr. McMullen spoke AT the Offices
~ the Associated Charities Tuesday
evening on the white slave traffic.
lils audience was made up OF mem
Ders or the Florence Critteuden circle