Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-22


lcuDd lo but the rstairm'nl appeared
uulior.WH 100 onr "l the rll} S IrAo'Es
aalIiOi. ana ] nave never seen Nhcit
ia was corrected.
Another statement was that sIucr
the district has been closed in Atlanta
that MEN VIII not again buy and scll
under police protection women ami
lirls iu Atlanta II is uu etcrualN un-
solnh'r mystery 10 me why they wish
90 make the public believe that thesa
women are bought and su.d II II Is
tIuc ] pray God to open my blinded
eyes, When the district was closed
bon Ailania carly In 1913 one Of the Inc
mates committed suicide why d'd
she XIII herself 'frcauso she was Doe
ing m'cilrssly driven from her home;
De that nome ever so shameless In
the eyes "I genuinely r'ilned people,
10 was hrr home the only nome she
iad ana the only nome sh' wanted
Her blood ana her surroundings
through her young NE had made her
want she Was, had mad" her love her
ahumel,ss nome She had received
lAn order To Na'ale ny certain day
before lh'i daS arrived her hody was
found 'Ning cold ana StilI In death
Driven To desperation ana despair,
without money upon Nh'ch To operate
until the eNll could shdpe ltSelf into
another form, she plunged kniie
into her heart ana leIt note giving
the reasons Tor the tragedy
The tragedy was no worse, however,
than she felt had been perpctratcd
upon her She, who was a creature
of circumstances, a creature who felt
perfectly at home In a house OF iil-
fame, because she could see nothing
else 10 life, was ordered by the law 60
instantly leave her own home; tho
only home She knew. That was itself
gloomy tragedy to her. She could
not endure IT,
We fling ourselves mercilcssly upon
Tho scarlet woman, a being who s
largely a creature Of circumstances.
and whose soul and body writBes iu
the very throes of moral and spiritual
DEATH and drive her with whip cords
from her homc-her only home, and
then the men what do we do 10
these? My reader, you know what we
do. You know that we do nothing
but love them and let them love our
daughters.
The author once helped form just
such sentiment as this. but he is WILL
ing to acknowlcdge that it was GER
tainlv one sided A Sentiment tlat
condemns a sin in one sex and con-
dones that sin in the other Is ira
tional and unjust in the extreme II
we must mercilessly pursue the wo-
man Of the underworld and prevent
her from living In the home Of her
choice. We should alike pursue the
army Of men who patrouize her. and
give them no rest day or night. II
you say that we will offer these women
a reform home in lieu Of the brthel.
why the author will tell you that they
do not want such home; no moro
than gambler or highway robber
wants to enter a church and be bap-
tlsed. Such thing is distinctly ont
Of their line" They are sinners aud
nothing can be gained BY tortuting
and driving them here and wonder.
they are bound and determined to
lead a dissolute life. This we know
absolutely.
The author has been asked this
question: "Why do YOU advocate Sc
gregation for the women and not for
the mem" Our answer is: Simply
because the women prefer segrega-
ton. In other words that is her
natural home If she Is bound and de-