The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-16
ABRAHAM FLEXNER MAKES
HIS REPORT ON THE
SOCIAL EVIL
SAYS POLICE REGU.
LAT|0N IS 4 FAILURE
CommercIa|ized White Slave Traf-
fiC is Shown Up IN Its
True C0|ors

New YORK, Jan. lb.-~altcr Je"'
Of personal investigation In eleven
European countries, Abraham FleX-
ner. commissioned by the bureau OF
social hygiene, OF which John ID
Rockefeller, Jr., is chairman, ha'
come to the conclusion that ponce
regulation of the social evil IN
Europe is a failure and is rapldls
diving out. Stringent legislation, on
the other hand, has practically
slammed ont the so-called white slave
traffic in young girls and segrega
tion. he finds, is non existent any
where in England or the continent.
These views, upsetting beliefs wide-
lv current in this country as to the
status of commercialized vice in the
old world, are set forth in 450 page
volume to be issued tomorrow.
The report follows that on a SIM
lar Investigation of vice conditions III
New York City, made year ago uh-
der the auspices of Mr.. Rockefeller a
bureau.
Afr. Flexner spent more than a year
in the preparation of his report III
addition to TIE twelve months con :
sumed in gathering material 1t IS
,ublIshed under the auspices of the
Bureau of Social Hygiene in the nope
that ultimately some effectual means
will be found to combat the evll III
tho United states. Mr. Rockefelle'
himself contributes the foreword
"Sex education" says Dr. FleNner
sis the subject of as much contrc~
yersy in Europe as in this country
Despite the prevalent notion to the
contrary" he writes, the subject OF
sex education is as yet very largely
in the realm of theory or controversy
AS To this point, a strange mlscoh-
ception obtains. In England, one
hears that great progress has been
made in this field in Germany; in
Germany one is referred with equd'
positiyeness to Scandinavia, in Scan =
dinayia TO Finland, whittier, however,
I did not pursue the will-o'-the-W Wlsp.
The facts are these: No recognition
IL given to sex instruction in Enghsh
a
schools at all. The headmasters ana
house masters in some Of the great
public schoos-notabfy Etoh-eh-
deavor however, to gain the cohll-
dence of the boys individually. In
Prussia. which is representative OF
the states of the German Empire son
instruction of any kind is very rarely
given at the popular schools.
In Denmark and Norway, nothing
either of a general or compulsory
character exists Sweden practlcails
repeats Prussia, offering no instruc-
ton in popular schools, an optional
lecture to last year students IN the
higher secondary schools. particularly
those for girls. in the discretion OF the
head master or head mistress. Sys-
tematic or general instruction mas
developed as yet nowhere in Europe.
lExplaining the decline in the sys
tematic traffic in young girls, the
writer details successive steps IN
legislation due to popular agitation
in late years, and asserts that th'
entrapping and immuring of a sir
may be clased as the exception, hk'
n mysterious murder or ROBBERY.
Under existing conditions, IL
saws. there is absolutely no reasoi
TO think that such cases occur fire
ouently, though there are those "n'
would be quick to take advantage D
any relaxation of vigilance on IN
part of governments, the police an
the private organizations CONSTANT
on the alert. In the cases to which
from time to time. attention has beei
sensationally called. the women in
volyed are neither innocent nor de
ceiyed. On the other hand. there
evidence to suggest that Europea
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