The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
WOMEN or STREET
ARE GIVEN CHANCE

circles. opinion apparently - muSA1
DIVIDED as TO the proDabie success OF
the venture.
one Of the most interested In the.
lexperiment Is Miss Lucille Pugh,
leading Woman lawyer and ardent
Isnppofter or single standard %
morals.
According to MISS Pughs the sucress
LOT Chicagoss experiment depends on
whether the exper1mehters have Sc
lIected sheep or goats to work on.
Immoral women. she contends. can pc
divided into two c1asses-the unfor-
ftunate kind and the professional street
walkers. For the unfortunate class,
Miss Pugh thinks the experiment
Stands an excellent chance OF turning
IoIt the way the experimenters want
Ift to but she considers the latter
lelass well nigh HOPELESS.
Separation Problem
The one great problem before these
women" she said Is separating the
professionals from the unfortunate.
ON the latter class the plan Is excel
lent, but the professional undoubtedly
would consider 1t bad business. the
treason is apparent. The professional
makes too much money to give up
life OF ease-however shameful-tor
the more prosaic existence of wheel
In the cog OF society. she cannot So
derneath the white lights, with the
music, the laughter. the wine and al
There is no denying that such life
has certain fascination for certain
women.
The professional street walker
makes money. She has to. More
over she is independent. She lives
easily and without charity from any
one. She asks nothing from anyone,
but the right to ply her trade. The
Chicago experiment, ! think would
smack too much Of charity to attract
this class.
stand for even one day of the quiet
home life offered her by her bene-
factors. Even should she make an eff
fort to do so, her nervous condition
would preclude her from remaining
without her usual drug or drink. The
professional street walker must have
a stitnulant or some kind. It doesn't
take long for drink or drug to get
its tenacles into the system of those
who take 1t with chaser OF cigar
cite smoke, s:hite lights and late
hours.
Excellent Movement.
"The unfortunate woman-one who
was forced into the life through
combination OF circumstances. who
desires to return back on 1t IL she
has a chance, is In very different
situation. A few days OF quiet and
serenity will restore her physical con-
dition and the friendship OF other
woman will restore her self respect.
aside from the practical good
which may or may not come from
the experiment. think It is an ex-
celsent one for this reason 1t shows
the growing feeling of sfsterhood
among women and their capacity to
Judge from woman's standpoint, in
stead of a mans.
People afraid of contamination OF
the unfortunate woman would do we'll
to remember the equally unfortunate
men. Unfortunate women may come
and unfortunate women may go but
the unfortunate man we always have
with us. He dimes with US. he Is in
business with us. he COLTS with US, he
rides with US, and he takes our
daughter to the theater.
There should be some way to hep
the unfortunate man, or to get rid
of him.
when the attitude Of the world
toward the unfortunate man is as
rigid and uncompromising as it Is to-
ward the unfortunate woman. then 1t
lis that the question of the unfortun-
ate woman Will be LARGELY settled. !"