The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
rtgious and philanthropic affiliations.

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1t has thus been 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, h Hebrew societies, the
Kings Daughters, the railroad and
steamship companies, in addition to
certain individuals with special quail
ications. The success of the New York
work has made it natural tina his
should be a basis for the new organi-
zation.
Who Would Get Together.
The three largest factors in the Ma
tional Travellers Aid society will be
ton, acting in behalf Of the Protestant
churches; the Roman Catholic churches,
and the allied Hebrew organizations.
These three have in commo a belief
in a supreme Diety, n an Identical
social purpose.
divisions would be the federation of
women's clubs, the charity organiza-
ton societies, the missionary socie-
ties, the Women's Christian Temper
ance unions, the Gideons, the Young
Mems Christian association and local
boards of trade or chambers Of COM
merce.
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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 sta
tons and docks, by day and night.
Records could be kept SO The persons
aided could be traced.
Investigations would be made of
hotels, boarding houses, lodging houses,
employment agencies, and all other in
situations thai touch the life of the
traveller. A publicity department would
endeavor to inform people of the coun-
try upon the 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 this work., the
National Travellers Aid society would
be more h a passive agenc 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.
~l1A Sooy In ScASk IL ~ lie" lllONG-
ment are corresponding, with a view
to relating the American work for trav-
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 giI.s, from moral
dangers. This aims directly at the
immigrant carrying ships and trains,
wherein he ignorant aliens are said to
be subject to mora 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 h exposition in San Fran
cisco in 1915. The leaders declare that
they feel it incumbent upon them to
have 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. viii 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 from the
human sharksfon trains and in railway
stations. 1t continues to the extent Of
insuring a better standard of boarding
house for them when they reach the
city. 1t aims to help the new arrivals
to secure employment under safe con-
ditions, and at an adequate wage, and
to furnish them with a helpful social
and religious atmosphere. Girls will
be followed up after their advent into
h city, and the mothering arm Of
! patriotism and religion will be kent
about them for SO long as may be
necessary.