The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-16
PROBE WILL EXTEND WIDE
Senator Howard Teasdale in Letter to
Mayor Head Tells Just What Com
mittee Will seek to Discover in In
vestigating Vice Conditions in State.

The special legislative committee
| named to investigate the white slave
traffic and kindred subjects in Wis
consin is looking for aid in Kenosha
and Mayor Head has received letter
from State Senator Howard Teasdale,
chairman of the committee asking
that he be put in touch with some Of
the people in Kenosha who are inter-
ested in this line of work. In his let
| ter to the mayor Senator Teasdale out
lines the scope of the investigation on
the part of the committee. The letter
in part follows:
"The above named committee desire
| to get into close confidential relation,
with a half dozen or more of your lead
ing persons and workers, who are quail
fed by knowledge and experience and
willing to cooperate with, and assist
this committee, in ascertaining what
| conditions do actually exist in your
county, in relation to white slavery,
prostitution, and other kindred evils
and who would be willing to freely
express their knowledge and expert
ences resulting from such investiga-
tions, as to just what are the causes
for the existence and growth of these
several conditions in their vicinity, and
who are able to suggest their ideas of
what may be efficient remedies to era
dictate or mitigate such evils.
| We know that nearly every city and
hamlet has these conditions existing
and that some unselfsh and broad
minded men and women in the CON-
munity have seriously considered vari-
GUS plans, or means of remedying
them This they may have done indi-
Ividually or through organizations.
This committee aims to get at the
facts, the exact truth, and the very
root of the evil, or condition. 1t has
no political or sectarian object, or mo-
tive IN mind or to accomplish, and
desires that all information furnish
| ed vii he with the sole aim Of
getting at the true facts. The
whole truth of the matter, no
matter whom it may touch. We
want the truth as to conditions and
causes, and desire all the suggestions
that will in any manner point to an
efficient workable remedy. We suggest
that the persons we desire to reach will
be found among, ministers, woman s
clubs, aid and charity organizations,
! relief societies, officers, as district at
torney city attorney, police officers,
juvenile courts and county courts, and
some of the leading men and women
acting individually for the uplift of
humanity. We desire the leading repre-
sentative of each class, and one who
will represent each of the different
classes of society, so we may come in
contact with all classes.
We desire the name and postoffice
address of these leading workers that
we may correspond with them, as
basis of further work in that COM
munity, and trust that you will also
most fully cooperate with the commit.
tee in this most difficult task, that
united, we may in a measure change
this terrible condition that is now
growing in this state. We also request
OF you the permission to use your coun-
Gil room or any other place you may
suggest, for public meetings of the
committee in your city. May we not
have it?
Any suggestions that yon can give
US, either now or at any future time,
will be gratefully received.
Most respectfully yours,
Howard Teasdale, Chairman