The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
DR.. James Cannon
On Enforcement
Of Vice Law

Dr. james Cannon, in today's issue Of inc
Christian Advocate writes.
Every worker for the uphft Of society knows
hat the lusts of the flesh are sregarious They
not often found alone.
The Twin Evils
IF the saloon and the brothel always part
ners and blow il ever struck one. which
is not felt by the other. Amy reform program
which aims to abolish the saloon ana leaves
the red-lisht district in full blast is incomplete.
Every such house is either a full-grown blind
tiger" will speedily develop into one. The
twin appettes 90 hand in hand and each sim
uiates the other
And so at the last session Of the General
Assembly the patrons Of the Ena bling Act were
also the advocates OF the anti-Vce bill and
contrary-wise the advocates of the saloon We're
opponents OF the anti-vice bill.
The Wisconsin Vice Commission has Just re-
ported ind It IS declares what all social workers
must know to be true that tho of ntoSieat-
ing liquor il the chief cause of tho social evil.
The young girls who take wine stronger
drinks with young men at cafes dance halls
or theater parties, social functions of
sort furnish the great number Of fallen women.
The iHtoXiCants INDUCED in by both parties de-
strov the balance of the mind weaken the moral
sense and nj the same time stimulate the APP
petites ana Gre he imagination, The result is
the domination or The physical. and the moral
and spiritual natures so down to sad ana shame
full defeat
Statewide prohibition therefore, If effectively
enforced will remove the greatest cause OF i'm
morality But to remove one of the greatest
enemies of endorsements the rcd-iieht dis
trict must be destroyed 1t stands The fla
grant example of
Protected Lawlessncss.
It Is only known to exist. hut the cxls-
tence is protected by the very officers who
have taken oath to destroy it, If fathers
and mothers in the city should follow their,
children TO these places and swear out warrants
asainst them. they could count on no assistance
nom the officers of the law who arc paid to
prevent its violation and TO punish offenders
The Saloon Any
~ Richmcn the Evening Journal opposed
Statewide prohibition and fought the battle OF
he saloon and insisted that prohibition could
Is better. TINS same paper. in recent issue
,tsfasscd III, THANKSGIVING order of Nay0f
ansic ard said
saloons are prohibited from selling liquor
10 students and tho dee Of the order Just issaed
Is TO carry this prohibition into effect in the
houses Of the segregated district in most %
uh'eh Lauor e dispensed"
This chGrge that liquor * dispensed I'm most
nr the houses of the segregated district was
made by this newspaper ally of the saloon near
~ TWO weeks ago. and no protest has been made
by the police denial Of the trnthfulness Of
he charge " this charge be truc, then the
lachmoad police not emily tolerate and protect
sesres gated immortality. bat they tolerate and
protect
SEGREGATED Blind Tigers"
The law requires eh2t tho holder Of Hquor
license shall prove his own character and the
character of his place None Of these houses
can comply with the requirements Of the law,
Nor did Judge Richardson grant any liquor Il
s.nse 20 any OF these houses. Ana vet IL the
l@gr3tal the nlls Of the saloon interests. is cor.
rc4s=-4nd the police have rot denied it--moss
- these houser dispense ntoNicants.
Why arc those houses allowed To dispense Il
euor? Have The Mayor and tine Police Commits