The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09

chicago v; the first municipal commission to
be established and financed by a municipal
treasury. Since that commission over twenty
Others nave teen appointed and bayc reported
Inc most striking thing in connection with ths
work OF the Vice commissions has been tho
Any municipal officer who recognizes CONNER.
ciallzed Vice is thereby committing an immoral
ACT. Segregation has never segregated, neither
nas 1t solved even the remotest phase of the
problem; rather it has increased and aggraya.
ted It, and the only method to be pursued is
constant and persistent repression as the ina
mediate method; absolute annihilation us the
ideal
SIS 1t necessary to the sanctity OF tho
home! This is the philosopher, Lecky's argu-
ment-that the purity CT the wife and daughter
may be protected. Can any one ask that oucs.
ton when they know that 60 per cent OF tina
service Is rendered to married men? Have Wa
sunk so low in our moral social standards that
the marriage relationship is considered so
lightly?
man Will make business contract and will
sacrifice his last cent and sometimes even his
lie to make good his signature, and yet men
kneel at the altar Of God and there make
vow and contract, the most sacred that human
beings can create. the vow to be true to the one
he loves. and yet deliberately so out and violate
it, We pay Il price for living in civilization and
enjoying its prizes II man does desire 10
enjoy its prizes, then let him go to some uncivl
lied part OF the world and carry OH his il
famousy immoral and polygamous practisea
But so long as he accepts the prizes he must
pay the price by clean and decent living walk
ins honestly in the sight OF God. II IS NECES.
SARY ONLY TO THOSE WHO EXPLOIT
VICE.
that may return to the greater question OF
that OF demand. I take as q type the girl in
the department store We should use the
greatest care not to do an injustice to the hun.
ureds OF thousands of girls who are in an hon.
orapie employment, and who. even In the face of
as small wage, are putting up a hard fight and
are winning out. There Is type of girl how
ever. who comes to the city thinking ignorantly
mat the prize is here and not in her country
town. We do not know her numbers We do
not even estimate them, but she must be many
See her at her place OF employment All day
long she is handling fine fabrics and is tempted
to petty thlevery-this is not her great temp
taton She is trading with people, largely
women, who have an artificial standard of liz.
Ing and of dress. ] repeat, artificial standard
OF dress-for the indecent and suggestive dress.
Ing OF women to-day Is one answer to the ques.
ton Why does the boy go wrong?-and she is
tempted to have flnery and extravagant ciothes
This Is not her great temptation.
See her again as she leaves her place a, cn,
p!oymcnt to so to little cheap boarding house
She Is alone in great city-more loae;y than
she she would , be In forest She is hungry-hun-
cry. cry not only for food and shelter, but for a
little recreation, and she hasn't nickel for the
moving picture show. or even penny fer n
newspaper She is tired-tired to the point o,
recklessness And now she meets her tenpta.
ton The advances Of men who haven't a
spark OIL honor, aye, spark OF sportsmanship
IL you please. but who will hunt down as their
child of poverty. She goes down. IIo goes free
she Is forced into the candestine and the pro
iesslona! life; suffering untold humillation: he
Tn!ks the streets as romancer. She is lost to
her family, herself. and her God he is accepted
everywhere ms 4 "sower of wild oats" TELL,
YOU 1T is NOT JUST
We may have our vice commissions when
VIII do much to mold public opinion liy rnlinble
nrst hand Information. We may have legisla-
,lon; we may have prosecution; but We shall
never reach even the fringe of the solution at
this problem until We have that which woman
has never demanded and men have never In
Justice granted-the single standard of aoraiUy
Tor men aud iCon,en alike
The hope will be in moral education. Here /,
the work for the Church Is she doing it?
Know OF nothing finer for father or mother
10 do, or sister. than to take the boy and "a
10 him something like this
Will you not make this resolution: SOME
DAY EXPECT TO MARRY. AM DETER.
MINED TO BRING TO MY WIFE AS PURE
A LIFE AS EXPECT OF HER. Or this sug.
gestion: SOMEWHERE, SOME GIRL IS
KEEPING HERSELF PURE AND SWEET
AND CLEAN FOR YOU CAN'T YOU DO AS
MUCH FOR HER?