The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-27
EnOrmity Ofthe White Slave Traffic
and the Attendant Evils are
Set Forth by Eminent
Speakers
MASS MEETINGS
AGAIN TONIGHT
Lectures for Men and Women
Loral Organization is PrOpOs-
ed in Fight on the Inhu-
man Traffic

The address Of Rev E. r FuIker-
son, A. B., Ph. D., at the Methodist
church last night on "A View Of the
Worlds White Slave Market" was
heard with the closest attention BY an
audience Of men that filled the church
almost to its capacity.
pr. Fulkerson depicted the horrors
Of the white slave traffic viydIy and
thoroughly demonstrated the fact that
ho was master Of his subject Speak
ing Of bis experience ln the Orient
when he filled the position Of vice con-
sui at Nagasakl, Japan. he told of in
stances that came to his knowledge of
American girls who had been stolen
from their homes in different parts OF
the United States and sold at the dif-
ferent ports OF Japan, the Philippines,
Hong Kong, China, or even in Siberia
or India, These instances. said Dr.
Fulkerson, he had personally investi
gated and knew them TO be facts. He
spoke oi one American IN Nagasaki
who. when finally arrested and de.
ported from Japanai testified that he
had bought and sold more than 1900
American girls Ia The past l2 years
He referred again to a woman who
came to his office in quest Of a pass.
port to Siberia. which interview re-
suited in her arrest on a white slavery
charge. who testified that she had
brought down from the states" $50
girls IN four years.
Speaking OF conditions in America,
Dr. Fulkerson said that 10000 Ameri-
can girls are enticed from their homes
every year as iietims Of the white
slave traffic Some Of these. be said,
are sold abroad but the majority are
distributed among the great cities Of
the United States. He declared that
Investigations proved that in New
York alone 2500 men and women are
engaged IA the white slave business;
that q great syndicate is formed which
resps enormous profits every year BY
the purchase and sale OF white slaves.
He declared thds the agents Of these
Tnite slayers were working over the
entire country and referred 70 an in.
cident in Oklahoma City where a wo'
man. ostensibly soliciting for mer-
camille house In Tulsa had induced a
young lady stenographer IN an Okla
homa city business house to. agree to
90 to Kansas City with her upon the
promise OF a splendid position The
business man whose office the young
lady was leaving investigated the af-
fair and discovered that no such bust.
ness firm existed In Tulsa and the
young lady was stopped in time TO
prevent her falling into the hands Of
the white slavers.
The speaker declared that the faith
ers and mothers arc not sufficiently
enlightened upon the subject and rec
commended the organization Of an Anti
White Slave association 70 work in
connection with the national organize.
tion. Organized effort, Dr. Fulkerson
said, was absolutely essential to the
destruction Of the evil. and he de
clared that unless the traffic is check
ed, it win eventually prove the de
struction OF the nation
Upon the organization Of the Anti
White Slave association here litera
ture from the national headquarters
will continue to pour into the homes
Of the members Keeping them enlight
ened upon the subject The sugges
ton regarding tie organization wa
that a president and vice president b.
elected from the men and a secretar'
and treasurer be selected from amonl
the women members Of the associa
tion. He recommended addresses b.
physicians and lawyers from time 8
time, touching upon the RESPECTIVE
phases Of The subject and genera
concentrated effort upon the part 9
the members
AS example Of what has been don
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