The Washington times., 1914-03-17

WEI the Kenyon law abolish COM
mercialized vice?
This is the question that Is being
asked by the thinking public, and
the best sign we have that a single
standard of morality will come in,
the future is that men and women
are discussing the question, and that
women are beginning to feel that in
some way they have not met their
responsibilities in the past through
allowing double standard of NOR
ais.
Light is what We need. and then
more light, to help us solve a prob
lem that through all ages man has
never been able to solve. 1t can
never be solved until man and wom-
an together understand the sublime
responsibility of creation.
What is commerciaIized vice?
SIMPLY SELLING THE MOST
PRICELESS POSSESsION OF
WOMAN FOR FOOD, SHELTER,
OR SATISFACTION.
Laws Are Intellectual.
Will the Kenyon law abolish this?
Never! You cannot legislate against
this question. 1t is as old as crea-
uon-you must educate.
In the last few weeks have been
intensely amused by some Of the
statements of our men in high places
in Washington. One of the speak
ers. who addressed a public meeting
in the South, said:
Washington will now become a
clean city. No more will the i'm
moral woman be seen upon her
streets. She has been driven out Of
- the city, for today. the President has
signed the Kenyon BILL"
Now. to be truthful about the ques-
ton, What has happened? Never has
she appeared upon the streets Of
Washington as much as now. For
merly. no soliciting was allowed
upon the streets; today it is neces-
sary for her to appear in order to
sell her wares and live-and she
must live!
We have laws against attempted
suicide and then, 1t takes courage to
blot out an existence.
Woman Is To Blame.
Woman is largely TO blame, un-
conscious though she may be OF
her responsibility. for the onslaught
that Is being waged today upon
woman. AS one young woman said
to me DO you think We are in this
vocation from choice?'
Right here. permit ME to say that
VIC found an average of only six
in a hundred young women who pre-
fcrrcd "the easiest way"
There are causes that have pro-
duced these effects. First. lack of
home education, love and sympathy.
This knowledge of the laws Of life
should be taught at home, and the
sacredness of the power of creation
intrusted to every boy and girl. and
i. should be thoroughly understood
before that boy and girl reaches the
age of adolescence.
The best advice the committee
who investigated the conditions in
the segregated districts of Washing
ton received. was from the head Of
one OF the establishments. She said:
1T is too late to help us, but
mothers, il you really are I'm earn
est. save young girls from joining
our ranks
Three Direct Causes.
We begged her to talk to us and
tell us how to protect our girls, and
that woman's address should have
been given before the International
Child Welfare Congress. T;efore we
can abolish vice we must under
stand and cope with the causes that
produce vice.
Tie committee decided that we
were sure of these three direct
causes in normal persons:
Lack Of proper home training and
education.
Lack of vocational education
Lack of Il living wage.
In such a short article we can but
touch briefly upon each. Parents
should be educated. that they may
deal in wholesome way with the
problem OF sex. 1t ought not to be a
problem: simply a gradual unfolding
of knowledge .iven in 4 scientific
way As the child develops. Luther
Burbank, If studied properly and his
principles carefully applied, will do
more for future generations than all
the famous treatises on eugenics.
for marriage will become a selection
of the fittest.
Must Learn To Work.
Are the public schools giving an
education that will fit boys and
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