Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
JAIL PLACE: FOR
RICH THIEVES,
SAESFORBES
But Doors Seldom Admit Pluto
Gratis Robbing Poor-SiegeI
and VogeI Scored.
sy q. c. FORBES.

n Sie9el and Nogel, of New N"fN'
do not go to jail property henceforth
viii he c as safe In the United Staies.
have seen many tragedies tn
man, countries, but, apart from wnr
and FIRE and earthquake, l do not re-
can one quite SO pathetic. II IT'S per
petrators can not be punished, then
who can blame the people If they de-
Nelop contempt for law and order
one reader sends ne two clippings
the first recording refusal OF bail 10 .
man charged with petty dishonesty,
and the second describing the enor-
NOUS sums taken from poor people
by Sja2cl and Vogel boin of whom
arc atll at liberty is there such q
thing as justice in this country P' ne
asks Many other correspondents
have sent in letters fun Of justfiable
anger aud bitterness
And did YOU notice that Siegel de-
clarcd iauntiy that II the depositors
he has defrauded do not come 10 his
icrias ne VIII use money available for
them To night the indictments brought
against him. The inference conveyed
was That this money would do the
trick
Nov. OF all the dangerous beliefs
held by millions OF people in America,
he most disturbing is that money
can stay tho hand OF justice, can keep
scoun0rels out OF prison and can OUT
ragc the will Of the people as cx-
pressed in statutes which are applied
quickly enough TO unfortuuates with
out wealth RI Siegel and Nogel go
scot fec, this belief SO subversive
OF national peace ana stability can
but become alarmngIy intensified.
I; is almost as easy 20 put 9 rich
man through the eve Of a needle az
through prison bars This ought not
to be-. II America is to last as re-
public 81 orderly government, such
condition must be changed.
Why should II be wen nigh impos-
sible to convict the stealcr Of millions
and SO easy 10 railroad 10 prison the
siealer OF cent or food or pair Of
shoes
Ia no other country can wealth he
rsed to nput the law half So fiagrant-
~ az acre. Il is sometimes done open
IS. It Is often done secretly,
r'fhere is no Justice for the poor
man IN this country said former
supreme Court judge recently
Lawyers are more to blame than
those who employ them 10 defeat the
ends OF Justice When a Tweed can
command the services Of q Root, what
need be expected Of lesser ligh1a& Il
In tef. II ~
defend a man unless convinced of his
Innocence Here the question is not
one uf innocence e. guilt. 1t is one OF
wealth or poverty. Give IN able law
yer unlimited cash to draw upon and
no scoundrel Is too debased 10 be Kept
out Of the just clutches of the law
Every rich laNbreaker saved from
punishment by means Of his money
becomes d0ublV the enemy OF the re
public He breeds a spirit of law
lessness. of revolution, OF anarchy.
lie fosters contempt for our ostab-
lished institutions
! discussed this subject al dinner
with senator owen. who came to
New York "a inspect the stock eN-
changes machinery / assured him
hat the worst wall street" often
ders are not the governors Of the
stock exchange they are honest-hHt
he INSCRIPTIONS plutocratic bucca
neers who use the exchange 20 milk
the public rascals who SIT at the end
Of dozen telephone " Tres and give
out their deceltful orders to as many
different brokers, Il realize" said
the Senator, that these are the fell
lows we want 20 reach, but how to
get AZ them Is problem This prob
lem We ere trying to solve.
Put what would be the use of get
tins at' any rigger of stock markets
" men who have done the things
brought home TO Siegel and Nogol
can because Of their command OF
money, escape jail The disappear
ance of the fund deducted for sick
benefits constitutes the last straw.
Meonness could 90 no further
ir0ad Ike IN make me suggestion
mn SpmC phiidnihropjsi come for
5rard qHd sdrs fj0m dcsijtHtioH the
moje occdH Of ne SiCgcl dcpositors.
Who ,rUi respond
We have men IN this country with
both ihe heart ana the money 20 as-
suacC HE TRAGEDY no more worthy.
no NOR" patriotic. no nohler 8ci could
be performed M this moment lG
some hcuefaCtCr witness the scenes
whom the depostors meet and ven
'pre 20 think~his compassion win hc
aroused
We respond 10 foreign appeals ror
famine md suffering Here at home
is an object not less urgent not less
hum ne