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iigious and p~hilanthropic affiliations.
1t has thus beer Kept free from
charges of sectarianism or personal in
terest. The personnel of the New
York society includes representatives
Of the Young Women's Christian asso-
citation the Roman Catholic charity or
CARNATIONS, the Hebrew societies, the
Kings Daughters, the railroad and
steamship companies, in addition to
certain individuals with special quail
tications. The success of the New York
work has made it natural that this
should be a basis for the new organi-
cation.
Who Would Get Together.
The three largest factors in the Ma
tional Travellers Aid society will be
the Young Women's Christian %associa-
churches; the Roman Catholic churches,
and the allied Hebrew organizations.
These three have in common a belief
in a supreme Diety, and an identical
social purpose.
Cooperating with these htree grand
divisions would be the federation OF
women's clubs, the charity organiza-
ton societies, the missionary socie-
ties, the Women's Christian Temper
M unions, the Gideons, the YOUNG
Mems Christian association and local
boards of trade or chambers of COM
merce.
With this comprehensive support, a
thoroughly efficient national organiza-
ton, that would take over existing
work for travellers, would be estab-
lished. Sufficient agencies would be
maintained to cover all railway t
lions and docks, by day and night.
Records could be kept so that persons
aided could be traced.
Investigations would be made of
hotels, boarding houses, lodging houses,
employment agencies, and all other in
situations that touch the life of the
traveller. A publicity department would
endeavor to inform people of the coun-
try upon he dangers of travel and
upon ways of securing help. Trav-
elers would be passed from the hands
of n station to another, so that there
would be no possibility Of girls being
entrapped en- route.
A Broad Gauge Propaganda.
In the very nature of his work, the
National Travellers Aid society would
be more than a passive agency for the
succor of perplexed travellers. 1t
would be out for war against all the
powers that prey upon the ignorant
and unwary. With local centers in
every city, it would be a detective
agency Of the first order, and probably
the most efficient instrument in the
world in the battle with the white slave
traffic.
Already the leaders in the new move
ment are corresponding, with a view
to relating the American work for tray
elers to foreign societies engaged in
kindred service.
The organization avows as one of its
purposes the %arousing of the transpor-
tation companies to the need of a more
thorough protection to travellers, es-
pecially women and gins, from moral
dangers. This aims directly at the
immigrant carrying ships and trains,
wherein the ignorant aliens are said to
be subject to moral hazard, even from
the representatives OF the ships and
trains in whose care they travel
The Panama Canal the Crisis Point.
A factor in bringing to an issue the
organization on broadcast national lines
of this Travellers Aid society is the
imminent opening of the Panama
Canal, and the exposition In San Fran
cisco In l315. The leaders declare that
they feel it incumbent upon them to
nave their organization in operation by
the latter date. The tide of travel will
then be extraordinarily great. 1t is
known that the vice syndicates are
planning for a harvest at San Fran
cisco. They will be met by this new
organization, equipped with worldly sa-
gacity as well as with pious purpose.
The work of the Travellers Aid does
not end in safeguarding girls fromsthe
human marks on trains and in railway
stations. u continues to the extent OF
insurang a better standard of boarding
house for them when they reach the
city. It aims to help the new arrivals
20 secure employment under safe COM
ditiona, n at an adequate. wage. and
70 them with a helpful social
and religious atmosphere. Girls VIII
be followed up after their advent into
the city. and the mothering arm Of
patriotism and religion will be kept
about them for 30 long as may be
necessary.