Arizona republican., 1913-02-06
Schemes Baked by Politicians

Miss Jane AddamS Hull House beer properly described the first citizen Chicago" No other woman in America in such close touch with the social and economic movements of the day. What she has say of these subjects there fore command unusual attention. The following is from recent article by her the Ladies Home Journal:
 But while there is often necessity for political action of sort which aims to increase the useful ness of given philanthropic project by turning it over to the government, political action another Kind IS often required in order to hold fast good things which are already being managed by the government.
 On many occasions women see their former undertakings which have been a part of govern mental administration languish fail their highest usefulness. They find their cherished schemes are baked by politicians either do not understand what the original promoters were trying to do or who use them for their own seeking ends.
 The present situation in the juvenile court of Chicago is a good illustration of this Years ago the residents of Hull House much distressed the boys girls who were brought into the police stations for petty offenses, and gradually one Of the residents gave all of her time to these tunate children. The police justices in two nearest stations regularly teephoned her in regard to the flrst-offense cases and whenever practicable paroed the children to her the juvenile court was established in Chicago she was engaged as the first probation officer with twentyone other persons.
 For six years this voluntary association. called the juvenile court committee" paid the probation officers, with well known educator chief. supported the detention home through which passed each year twentysix hundred children who would 
 In connection with this home the Childrens Hospital Society supported medical clinic through which it discovered that ninety per o the sad little procession in need of medical atten tion. Gradually all these things been taken over by the county and the probation officers. teachers. and doctors have become public fcias, while the juvenile court with the detention home and quarters for medical and psychopathic clinics and for a school under the Chicago board of education. is housed in the building for special out of the public taxes.
 All went well through various administrations, but recently president of the board county nissioners realizing that developed apparatus of the juvenile would be valuable build ing party patronage began series of attacks upon the administration of the court. which, it is evident will eventually destroy it's usefulness
 The positions of probation officers formerly occupied by those who had passed careful civil examination, filled by sixty-day ap- pointees, one of whom had been sewer contractor and another a saloon keeper. The chief probation officer, after long and wearisOme trial, dis missed having been found guilty for not doing those things which under the law he had no author ity to do; the physician in charge resigned because sO-caled trained nurse on a sixtyday appointment defied his authority, showing her ignorance of ing by wrapping up the infected leg of boy in a piece of old newspaper; the funds parents" populary called the mothers pensions by which judge allowed o give dollars a month for the of child fin his own home instead of institution, offered of course, a splendid opportunity building up political following among the poorest people, and only through the action of the wise judge in cooperation with various phianthroupic societies, this beneficent law saved from disaster.
 When an aroused public sentiment finally de- manded investigation of the juvenile court, and report the committee proved favorable to the court the president of the county board refused to it published and philanthropy, again appearing upon the scene. paid it's publication from private
 
 It was not to be wondered that a great many public spirited of Chicago, through their other organizations gave of their time best efforts last promote the election of wiser man president of the county board They would have been stupid indeed to sit quietly while their faithful work of years being demol- ished. Of they obliged to enter partisan politics because there other way, owing to the American system of party nominations, to secure the election of any official, good or bad.