The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-07
By
Evanette Esther Robinson


! down. these little men ST dav in. dav
ON ,rr..F,r,i,,rr .-r.,,, rr.s., So ~ ,,I
system Here rhev nIv rhef, asnrar-
Gus toll sometimes staining The coal a.
it passes THEN. station with thef, YER,
Iffe.s blood And not 71nlznor,,,, arc o.
ciaarts 10 these Ii++re ,5i7dro,, fr,,r,
rho.r ae,.ia r,,rr..- H.. +I,..,. -, -, ~,
to graduate ratar info ,,i,c,. Who
daily ertor7L themselves. ~ ++7a 5.,,v,-e,-
If +Lo n,r-T, WIZ ,,,,,,-.+;,,, .7,;r,I.
You, they have Of the beauty Of God?
With these little children in their
suffering and hardship svm2athfz
but not more deeply than with the
boys Of the city streets so soon they
must be djsillusioned. Following their
ministratiOns, they penetrate 10 the
most evil resorts Of the cities they are
CONFRONTED with vice unadorned. Think
YOU IN No'F protected walks OF me
ne nave com" mo inc inheritance
Goa I'Ie"FoiIh'd Tor the'h' the rt@ 1t
|" normal 'i'1h'e 10 develop INTO the
llildS OF Goa
Ili'o inns H-\ t'7e, ana why not
hH"" I'S,
moving.
Ana ouj OF II IKE WIND along the
waste
oiIiioLeH' uehled the inherent right
OF cnlIdhooo- DAILY my heart bleeds
l"F l"@.n as lneE come INTO my pres
ne coming men OF the nauon
40 sian tdSl Illelr perverted vote IN
III future. EarIE these embrace the
prlVHeGes % Of manhood Tarnished
soIo' lFult from winch the bloom is
'eIiiI9ileu'
Cannot society throw out some bull
wark of protection for these boys? It
would seem they come well under Sec
ton Il of the child labor law enacted
IN 1913 in the State of Florida. which
cites that no child under 10 years of
age be employed in any occupation :
injurious to morals
These children in the freedom IF tba
streets. with lawful right of entrance
to saloon, pool room or what-no+ Ger
tainIy are employed in an OCCUPATION
Injurious to morals. AS some one has
humorouslv cited. there is a good deal
Of human nature in mans make m and
human nature learns first " 70 endure
then pity, then embrace" From en-
trance on business to social fire.
quenter Is but one step.
The question is not that these boys,
messenger, office and delivery boy,
may develop pernlcioUs tastes, but how
TO prevent them embracing the lure Of
such resorts. Think Of the product Of
such association, Injured to the degra-
dalton of such association from the age
of II, as our Florida statute permits,
and judge from observation there
are many younger.
10 you think the boys care for the
life midst which their lines are cast?
Ihlhk not Ihere must be longing
nv, i''' ioI ned'Lny amusement the
Jan ground Bay view race before
lHe Wlhd IN san boat, whole day in
me country or up the Sound fishing,
" ne ~ III camp under the stars where
possibly WIG cat may proWl, or bear
or oeer thrust lnqulsltlve nose. Oh,
LOT some hazardous, some Joyous lark
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SIS LOT tneSe'
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Dor,+ bIor,a rlo,,, ,t
nu' What OF me dealer who sells
ne IiIe SlS7ielle or TOBACCO or
ne PEI Soi SWING ll!elh such! I9ere
- -, q 81 y. law upon lhe statute book OF
l ioI I "a Iorplooing the sale or giving
- o''f'cCo IN any FORM TO minors Inc
$3.50 80 -. g uS''IH suth 0!
a. uEel i"oAeu' ne MINOR IL
- = "a ~ % ''t' ne 'i"uS'i IS
l,lI,e sans me oe|'i'r or person
i.'ilE lo"acCo 10 hlfn' no such
''Se Is OF record IN our CITY The
safeguard our statutes nave thrown
f''''u' the 'hlI" are ignored
Men in whose hands this authority
is vested. are Indifferent. Nine-tenths
Of them are addicted to the tobcaco
habit There can he little support
reaso0a bly, expected from men in en-
forcing a statute which provides a fine
for such trivial C2l Offense.
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