The San Francisco call., 1913-09-06

Here society must hold itself somewhat to blame.
KNOWLEDGE ENOUGH FOR PROTECTION
There knowledge enough the world the nature of
the responsibilities that tied with lovng and OF the far
reaching effects OF the love relation to safeguard all the
younq people world could only get them And
duty get them! They have right to instruction in
the proper conduct OF their love life knowledge Of physics
emphasize the difference make in the Of the
love life Sex big enough gener
ally understood all social personal relations
and obligations that out of loving One Of the first things
writer of fiction learns the extraordinary ignorance of the
joy people of human egence outside of their expert
ence.
OLD METHODS NOT SATISFACTORY
For alone the old way Of leaving instruction
the portan issues of life TO the parents has proved salts
In many cases parents help
children they have thensel They lack
knowledge conditions the teaching For telling
ug people that life thus and always teaching them
Things k this really taught until they taken into
the working consciousness OF the individual
Here in America spend great dal young gnera
ton L behooyes Us as business people to spend little more
lives the present Instance For that IS the outcome Of the
YOUNG MEN HAVE WASTED LIVES
These young men, of certain failure of efficiency
in only department of their lives have only damaged the
to whom they related and the children they begot but
they have wasted thmsvs No yet knows what be the
practical OF this case but thing certain for several
at least Maury Dggs and Drew Camnetti going
to be of much to
The judge his charge the jury advised them that it
would not be we'll to allow pity and sympathy for the families OF
the defendant influence their decision In this only
pressing himself keeping with the spirit of the age which
sink the personal emotion in the consideration of public welfare
LEGITIMATE USE OF COMPASSION
But there is legitimate be made of the compassion
aroused by the distress of the families of the convicted It
used spur up public the point definite
toward the prevention of such distress
sorrow not the only sorrow which has come Of men
failing that fairness honesty selfcono and intel
lgence required Of them in well business
The third phase Of the situation which for the present
current public opinion the movement Of which he might subcon
osy feel This is the judge who must
nce the convicted parties His pedicament most serious
every way open him. there way world
By which punishment can be accomplished that will add to
the distress OF those already injured
HERE IS PROBLEM OF SOCIETY
This the immediate problem Of society # under
take deal with crimes and misdemeanors of this type the
basis OF social loss and GAIN must provide ourselves with
Of correction which will carry the loss still further in
directions where least afford it AS stand the
penalty incurred by of the defendants fine of
$4,000 or 20 years in the pentenay for the other there
Considered equivalent injury inflicted this is not
excessive Not Of the involved is likely get off
that ngthr fine Imprisonment be inflicted the
vieted men without visiting directly on the women who have
be concerned with bringing offenders Of this type to book IS that
the young families may be protected
WIVES SUFFER WITH HUSBANDS
But how fine 5000 and not the time
how you him away from society without at the
same time cutting off her of support?
Considered apart restricting the social privileges of people
who have proved unworthy them logical
restriction the further injury those expressly
designed to protect, that is another proposition.
One hing society agreed upon and this that
has solemny contracted with undertake rearing
family gone SO far that she can not pos
sby withdraw from it the be allowed neglect
his OF the We also rapidly agreeing that love
life susceptible the degree of direction control
money lust and all the other passions
The point which such direction to be exerted
from the outside still for debate also question
o and methods
PROTECTION OF FAMILIES THE OBJECT
It IS at just this point begin realize how neffectively
getting The objection have the
protection Of the family Any corrective only
bring home his inoquty the offender designed
him OF the disposition toward future lapses To
many things be known which properly be
made subject OF investigation by the should certainly
be Known II the oense the first Of the kind whether
still deeper strain Of depravy ndicatd There were
stems this trial from which such inference could be drawn
This could have nothing do fixing guilt of
formal accusation but it would be attempting
1t would also be indispensable know there any
contributory circumstances, such habit OF drink
The connection between drink and lewdness we'll estab-
lshed by all students of either evil.
In many cases. undoubtedly habits OF living wholly
disappear with the Of a drink habit.
There would certainly other things develop which would