The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-01-22
Post Impressions.
AS Presented From the View Point of Marco Polo

Noting Blackstones with reference article
winch appeared this section recng aiven
tue OF discharged prisoner in Texas his search employ
men and the general cold with which the
hands OF several of the city mentioned
Will say that through and observation
to agree with him, but, with a reservation or two
Blackstone takes the position young man mentioned
in other words he hond have taken b d pS et b
conducted himself square gave to his en-
poyer he under moral legal obligation the
facts OF his prison days Now this debatao PROPOSE
ton, and which vitality concerned
Let us look the the angles-at pros
pectve employer, and that of the applicant.
Placing yourself in the position employer and sup
posing that the applicant through his
and abilities winning your approval Moreover sun
that when the for
denta ne should succeed in CLOSING that his past
embraced in his prison term thereby presenting to you clean
bill OF character judged by the ethics business them
ter period of security employ, convincing
should reach disclosing the mans
would ee Would indgnity solely regard
fact that the told e would boil
an ex- prisoner coming to you for work?
If indgnity aroused through your
lie further through the dsrus that hold
all ars and the talacy OF reposing confidence in liar
right the premises; the poor
told you the truth You of the reservations
to which aue above but with this understandings that had he
spoken the truth would have past
faith the regeneration of mankind
porunity to aid in the upft of fellow human being
On the other hand if choerc prompted through
the eronery of the daring approach you
past behind him. we feel sorry for of with
modern preceps and methods l only
quote the words of of the worlds
study of crime Within limits varying with the ind
vldual every human being is potential criminal
however highly esteemed has something law
orbd and for which society demands penalty
CRIMINAL IS POTENTIALLY AN HONEST MAN. and with
the right kind of encouragement from society WILL REMAIN
HONEST BY PREFERENCE. 1t is observation of hun
dreds Of criminals whose reformation complete per-
that makes this conclusion definite 1t capacity
evil which
Conclusion hc that CRIME ma. reay RT1yes my %
moments carelessnes subject ANY LIVING PERSON"
But in either and herein lies the point appb
should consider that this
Of
towards him such that he placed the position
compelled he He feels that paid
society has fulfilled the requirement EYE for an eve"
theory; and with clean slate why allowed
make fresh start without the necessity Of ADVERTISING his na
He asks for special favos he simply to se-hs
branswhere they needed He is sensitive and
characteristic which even prison succeed
efacing.
years ago Jim Stubs pulled off financial coup of the
kind which brilliant when successful but
when it fails He failed kind benignant judge-one
those that always look hing-et Jim down
with aherly talk and spot medicine
and while taking his doses INDUCED in mental calculus The
day that he the threshold opened
his road to liberty marked the going of
with the law Not because supernduced by
religious pabuum sorry that did it," but
realities do not mean to i'm
ply by this that the sincere efforts of
the good people that appoint themselves the
gous subterrenean brotherhood
the Jim appreciated in full the good these
good people, but Jim was very PRACTICAL parts of the mental
had clearly pointed out to him that he asped obtain
foothod it was SINE NoS-a compelling necessity
that his methods should be with the practical and
business world where there is no room for sentiment
his aSs % as te s I ssi n %
a s%04 h en S G p1s as2
ing the Do not imagine that this hased Jim for The
% 1s s.sfss
s nitrate the
A. sss:si
that the bonding refused the risk further and had