Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-17
SEGREGATION AND OTHER PlANS
TRIED IN EUROPE NOT
SUCCESSFUL.
ABRAHAM FLExNER REPORTS
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION
Conditions in Old World Upset Thser.
les Prevalent in United statss-
Public Sentiment in Europe Chang.
ina-Lieenssd liesntiousnsss Tends
to DemoraIizs Whole Communities.

New York Jan. 17-After Q year Of
personal investigation in eleven
European countries. Abraham Flexner.
commissioned by the bureau Of social
hygiene, of which John D. Rockefeller
Jr., is chairman, has come to the con-
clusion that police regulation Of the
social evil in Europe Is q failure and
is rapidly dying out. Stringent legis-
lation, on the other hand. has prac-
tically stamped out the So called white
slave traffic in young girls. and seq.
regation. he finds, Is non existent any
where in England or the continent.
These views. upsetttng beliefs widely
current in this country as to the status
Of commercialized vice in the old world
are set forth in a $50 page volume Is
sued today.
The report follows that on similar
investigation of vice conditions In New
York City. made a year ago under the
auspices OF Mr.. Roclfellers bureau.
Mr.. F1exner spent more than a year
in the preparation Of his report in adj
dition to the twelve months consumed
in gathering material. It Is published
under the auspices Of the bureau Of
social hygiene in the hope that uft-
mately some effectual means will be
found to combat the evil IN the United
States. Ma Rockefeller himself con-
tributes tho foreword.
Subject Of controvsrsy.
Sex education" says DR.. Flexner.
is the subject Of as much controversy
= Europe as in this country. Despite
...e prevalent notion to the contrary.
ne writes. 1.-The subject Of se8-sduca.
ton is as yet very largely in the realm
of theory or controversy. As % this
point. q strange nisconception obtains.
In England. one hears that great prog.
ress has been made In this field In
Germany: in Germany one 10 referred
with equal positiveness to Scandinavia;
In Scandinavia to Finland. whittier.
however. did not pursue the wiu-o'-
the-wtsp.- The facts are theses No
recognition Is given 70 eex-1nstrsction
in English schools a. all. The head
masters and l1ouse-masters In some OF
the great public schools-notab1y Eton
-endeayor, however, to gain the con-
fdence Of tho boys individually. In
Prussia which IS representative OF tha
States Of the German Empire. 9ex.1n.
struction Of any kind is very rarely
given at the popular schools.
IN Denmark and Norway. nothing
either Of . general or compulsory
character exists: Sweden practically
repeats. Prussia, Offering no 1nstrVc.
ton In popular schools, an optional
lecture to last year students in the
higher secondary schools, particular
those for girls. in the discretion OF the
head-master or head-mistress. System.
attic general instruction has de-
veloped at yet nowhere in Europe
Traffic in Girls Declines.
Explaining the decline in tho system.
alto traffic in young girls, the writer
details successive steps In legislation
due to popular agitation ana inmuring
Of girl may be classed as the excep-
ton. like q mysterious murder or rob.
berry.
Under existing conditions" he says.
there is absolutely no reason to think
that such cases occur frequently.