New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-22
TOAD WHITE SLAVE WAR
Gov. Tener Promises to Urqe
Pennsylvania Legislature to Act
HEARS ILLINOIS SENATORS
Commission Goes to Washington
to Confer with President and
Plans to Visit New York

Harrisburg. Penn. March Glow.
ernOr Tener assured the members of the
Illinois commission investigating white
slave" and wage conditions that he would
send special message to the Pennsyl.
vania Legislature urging it to take stems
10 stamp out white slavery and to earnest.
~ study the subjects relating to vice with
view to cooperating with sister states
i'm national movement Members of tho
commission who arrived here to-day SET
forth in conference with the Governor
the aims Of the inquiry. giving some Of
the results, and asked the assistance Of
Pennsylvania.
II shall be very glad to recommend to
the Legislature this whole matter with
special recommendation to investigate and
adopt such measures as will stamp out the
white slave traffic" said the Governor.
1T appeals at once to every one and ia
traffic that no human being should be
engaged in
Mr.. Tener remarked that bills proyid
ing for minimum wage. regulation OF
labor Of children and women and work
mems compensation were now pending in
the General Assembly.
Lieutenant Governor Barratt OHara
was the chief speaker on behalf Of the
Illinois delegation Senators Beall and
JUL experimenting his remarks. All de-
clared that they wished 10 correct the
impression that the commission sought IN
any way to reflect on the purity Of Amer
teas working women. but that 1t desired
to find out whence came the victims Of
white slavery and to take all possible
means to stop the traffic.
Mr.. Beall stated that thirty-tw0 Gov
errors had been heard from. Offers OF
cooperation had come from all parts Of
I, the country. In Chicago increases OF
wages to women and girls had been made
as a result Of the commissions work.
Lieutenant Governor O'Hara said the
commission desired to remove the men
| aces surrounding the girls who had 10
earn their living They were entitled to
food. clothing. a bed to sleep in. shelter
and a reasonable amount of amusement.
III these are not provided" ne said the
time will come when they will be demand
ed and radcalism might prevail in gov.
eminent.
I'm addition to white slavery, said
Mr. o Hara. the commission has found
| 1t essential to consider the question Of
| wages in relation TO vice and other men,
aces. such as songs which ten years ago
would not have been countenanced and
which are now being tolerated In homes;
obscene dances segregation IN public
schools and domestic service.
The average domestic in a family en-
ploying one girl has no place 10 enter
tain her company except i'm the kitchen
and it might be we'll 10 study that prob
lem while there is probably ground for
regulation of certain features of the
atrical performances and for study of the
love Of dress and finery.'
Washington. March 2l.-When the III
nois commission calls on President Wilson
tomorrow its members will urge the need
for an amendment 10 the federal Consli-
tuition providing for a minimum wage
for all women and children workers in
the country. The commission also will
request the President to call a general
conference OF vice Investigators 10 be
held some time next fall
From here the commission plans 10 go
10 New York. but. as the members have
10 be in Springfield. H.. on Tuesday
morning 10 vote in the Legislature on two
United States Senators from their state.
this has not been definitely decided