Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
BEAVERS TELLS
Of VICE WAR At
CHIEFS MEET
Declares at Convention of Police
Heads of u. S. That Atlanta
Now Is Clean.
Continued From Page I.

tors to rid a city of an epidemic, but
1t would not take city long 10 rid
itself Of a doctor found promoting the
epidemic.
Vice is one thing and protected vice
is another and public officials are
paid to prevent crime, and when they
protect 1t and assign a place for it.
then they are subject to be i'm
peaChed,
Physicians declare the system
deadly and unnecessary Scientists
say that from II come bacteria
binding and blightinE of babies.
manning and killing OF wives Suci-
ologists pronounce II the greatest
source Of social impurty The law
forhids IL as q menace TO morals and
health.
Trouble Is Higher Up"
dare say that 90 officers out oc
100 would enforce the laws against
the social evil if they knew that their
jobs depended upon IT, They would
not stop TO think whether It is neces-
ssry or not. The trouble is higher up.
Defenders of segregation have
knowledge of the world Not with
NAh NhAtlfHs tttfN say tue ftbHAhE bA
the houses viii not eliminate the
social evil. Some Of them almost
weep in referring 10 the antiquity II
the evil. but they forget that THEFT
was committed q long time ago. and
that murder also Us Of ancient ORR
gin. cain slew his brother Abel be-
fore the hruthcl had been devised,
Imagination staggers at the thought
of the heights that might have been
attained by the thief and the murder
err In their peculiar lines had they
been favored with a segregated dis
triCt In which TO ply their lawless
practices Theft and murder. arc old
err but the defenders Of scgre cation
would never think for a moment of
advocating their protection
I understand splendid jew has
been leading the battle for deceucy
In the city of Pittsburg. Similar bat
ties are being fought all over the
country. and the good people are fear
lessIy standing behind the guns in
the combat against this great peril
that menaees our girls and threat
ems our glorious Womauhnod.
The State that officially tolcTatvs
and guarantees houses of vice ass
sumes the role Of proCurcr The
same must be said of cities.
The great city Of Berlin has closed
these places Madrid and London
have done the same thing Chicago
has closed them. as has eight or ten
other large cities i'm the United States,
AtIanta's Vice War.
Under the segregation plan the
open house of vice means police pro-
lection I'M fragrant violation of the
law In my own city the city of At
lanta. we had segregated district
until eight months ago. It had eN-
listed ever since Atlanta had been a
city There had always been a SEN
timent that such a district was neCes-
sary Where such "a sentiment orig
mates is "a question that puzzles my
mind No doubt some men are honest
i'm their opinion that segregation is
the only solution but I ann of the
opinion that this sentiment is strong
est with the men who receive money
from such places. and men who care
nothing about the morals Of the
community.
We ordered all the houses known to
use TO close their doors The good
people of our city offered the women
assistance I'm the way of homes and
money until they could get employ
meut so they could make an honest
living About 25 per cent of them aC-
Cepted this offer. but the larger part
left the city and went To other cities
where they could continue the same
life
Elimination Is Impossible.
I do not say we have none af this
class of people now. nor do ] ever
expect To see time when they will
an bee eliminated from our city but I
do say there is not one recognized
house i'm Atlanta We have No more