Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-07
BREMNER FEELING
MUCH IMPROVED
Suspension of Radium Treat
ment Not Detrimental to
Congressman's Condition.
INDIGNANT AT PUBLICITY
GIVEN ERRING BOYS
Says 1t Was Not Humane to
Exploit Escapade in
Papers.

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BALTIMORE, Jan. 7.-Congress-
man r. G. Bremner, propped up in
bed in Dr. Howard A. Kelly's private
aanitarium, in Eutaw place, says he
Is feeling better and is sanguine that
4 he viii soon obtain permission from
the doctor to take an auto ride.
a The mysterious suspension of the
s radium treatment has not affected his
81 good humor. The patient receives
Inquiries daily from his colleagues
in both houses and is well pleased to
be able to send back favorable re-
sponses to his solicitous friends.
He is clipper and alert even though
q confined to his room, and keeps post
Z ed on current events. While your cor
4 respondent was there the congress-
y man read in a Washington paper an
! item about the proposed trial of the
s hotel-keeper for selling liquor to
n minors after college football game
In November, and 1t moved him to
say: ut is shame that this thing
should be dragged along in the public
zzpress in this way. 1t does no good,
and it is likely to do permanent in
jury to the boys who were so unfor-
tunate as to be brought into it,
s. Then the gentle-hearted editor
congressman explained that it had
always been against his editorial
policy to exploit the names of boys
or girls who might happen to run.
afoul of the law, or become entangled
In police difficulties through Juvenile
escapades or by the commission of
petty offenses. He declared that to
exploit the names of minors in the
press in connection with matters re-
flecting upon their characters was to
do them injury of far-reaching
kind.
81 Matter Lying Close to His Heart.
I'll Mr.. Bremner was led on to give his
IDEAS IN this matter, and as 1T was
zone that lay close to his heart it re-
puired no coaxing.
"a In view of the progress we are
#Btriving for in the matter of child
#welfare I am opposed to the exploita-
"a ton of minors in any way which
might tend to have an i'll effect upon
their characters now, or in the flu
ture. If / could have my way no
Eminor would be arrested, no child
taken up by policeman no Juvenile
brought into police station or Jail
under any circumstances. OF course
do not mean by this that they
#should not be taken in hand for
= discipline, correction and preventive
measures when the occasion arrives.
But ] do not believe in the old way
of doing it. We are getting away
T1-.T.. -. T. ~
way through the establishment of a
Juvenile court Other cities are
giving thought to this subject and
working to bring erring and delin-
quent minors under proper super
vision.
1.-The press, too, is beginning to
handle the subject of minors in
more humane and sympathetic man.
ner. In my paper it is our rule to
avoid the mention of names of chill
| dren who get caught in the meShes of
the law or are entangled in affairs of
a disrepptable character.
Many Other Editors Feel Like Him.
I'm my talk with other editors [
find that many of them feel the same
way about it. Most of the good
newspapers of the country are pay
ing some attention to the conserva-
ton of child character, and | know
of no better way than to keep them
out of the public print in any and
every matter that is not creditable to
them now or would injure them in
the future.
81 had planned to introduce reso-
luton in the House while this hotel
investigation was going on asking
that the names of the irresponsible
minors connected with it be ex-
plunged from the records, and hoped
to say few words which might have
had some effect on the newspapers
throughout the country, and induce
them to give more thought to child
welfare and the conservation of the
characters and morals of our young
people But l was unfortunately pre-
vented from doing it. 1t happened that
the physician had selected that par
ticular day to truss me up and
could not get over to the House. |
hope when this case comes up again
that they will leave out the names
of the boys. | feel sorry for those
needless lads whose futures are
threatened and whose parents must
be well-nigh heartbroken over the
notoriety of the unfortunate affair.
So far as can judge it is the inno-
cent who have had to suffer most