The Washington times., 1914-03-21

dered by the supposed fictitious
value that has been put upon the
property condemned for the depot
plaza Why are not the newspapers
OF The general public as much con-
cerred about the fictitious values
placed upon property in the segre-
gated district, which Is pad for
Just as truly from the pockets Of
the taxpayers as Is the property
purchased for the new plaZa We
have shown that the segregated
districf Is not producer of ma
terial wealth in any form.
Unjust Economic System.
This is but another example of how
Indirect taxation. even II It be
heavier. is more acceptable to the
gullible public than direct taxation of
legitimate character.
1 once heard a girl talking like
this policeman. She was contrasting
the advantages. from a pecuniary
standpoint, of her mode of living to
1 said: IF you can show me the
unmarked grave In a paupers plot.
OF a respectable working girl who
mas died without friends, l will travel
10 the extreme end of this country
to find it I viii take a photograph
or 1t which will make so strong an
appeal to the general public that 1t
will never happen again. Can you
placer
Then I continued: II can show YOU
the unmarked graves in every city
and hamlet Of girls like you who
nad an tdea that they were bettering
more, in every almshouse and public
hospital In the United States today
q majority Of its inmates are Of
your class and not Of the working
class. II your mode of living is more
ADVANTAGEOUS from a pecuniary stand
point than the meager wages earned
by the working girl. why is it that
such a sad plight while the majority
OF the working girls, In spite Of the
present unjust economic system. Ia
much better?
Police and the Evil.
Placed upon a purely economic
basis. the short time in which a
woman can earn her living In a DIS
reputable life, her earnings amount
to less, in dollars and cents, than
the same woman's earnings in a
respectable life. whose earning ca
pacity is increased with age and ex-
perfence. until she is forty.ffye
years of age. anyhow. II the slo-
gan no experience necessary" no
reference required" is written over
the entrance door. there should be
the same appreciation Of the fact
that the experience gained there Is
of no value for future advancements,
and that the recommendations given
on leaving are usually addressed to
a penitentiary, almshouse, or pau
per's graveyard.
The second statemnt which tho po-
hceman makes is equally as danag-
ing and as fundamentally associated
with the present connection between
the Police Department and the social
evil found In almost every city, and
that is that community must
choose between the two evils. seq
regated vice or vice scattered. Tho
thought never seems to enter the
it is his duty to fight the social
evil Just as much as any other
phase Of crime. A similar miscon-
ception is as prevalent, that the
vast majority OF people have upheld
the policemen in this contention.
Scattered OF Segregated
The ordinary person does not
pay much attention to tho iso-
lated disreputable' houses as long
as there is a segregated district
But attempt to do away with tho
segregated district and immedi-
ately there is q protest raised and
a lot Of advertisement given to
this same house. The parties pro-
testing frequently fail to state that
the house was there before tho
segregated district was done away
with.
A few weeks ago I was address,
ing a club Of women in a drawing