The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-01
The White Slave Traffic
BY slLENA M. HOLMAN,
President Tenne ssee w. c. 7. u

tirant and among other nations,
form of slavery a thousand times
worse than African slavery ever was
=, ITO worst II is the slavery OF gpis,
t.len often. from the best homes III
our land, and lured into dens OF pros
titution. where they are held IN
hondage so loathsome and dreaoiui
a., tbs mind shrinks from its con-
temptation
In what I am about to say snaii
.ro,a from the most authentic sources:
The United States government
norts of the vice committees OF various
cities and other sources. entirely au-
thentic. and which have not been, and
cannot be disputed.
In the introduction to the United
states government report OF the wnlte
slave trade, we read: There Is SUCH
n thing az white slavery. and 1t is so
terrible in its extent and power tnat
the life. health and safety OF every
female human being is more or less
ieopardized by it, No class. condition
or race Is exempt This hideous octo-
nus thrusts its simp tenacles into
avery place, and takes its prey. Ian
xsage Is beggared to describe the nor
rors created by this terrible traffic In
hannah souls and bodies. The white
slave syndicate is international and
world wide, and to deal with it de-
mands the best thought and most Wig
erous action of every civilized gov
ernment on earth
From United States Senate docu-
ment. No. 982, SIND congress, 1917, we
read. 1T is fact that there are now
scattered throughout practically every
section of the United States, vast
- number of men and women whose sole
occupation consists in enticing, trick
ing or coercing young women and girls
into immoral lives, and then living or
rectly. off of their illicit earnings, or
transferring them, for consideration
to others for a similar purpose. Their
business methods have been SO far
developed and perfected, that they
seem to be able to ensnare almost any
woman or girl whom they select for
the purpose"
These fiends, hunting their prey IN
the moving picture show, the care
the skating rink, the dance hall, are
auick to observe, and single out those
: GIRLS. who, though yet honorable. ana
xtrtuous. are inclined to be somewhat
careless in their conduct; who through
lack of. or distate for parental re-
straint, undertake to select their own
companions, amusements or occupa-
tions. Among such girls, the white
SLAYER finds limitless fertile nelo
for his awful trade. And he applies II
relentlessly, mercilessly, until he &C
complishes the downfall and eternal
ruin of the girl he is after. Ensnarec
in such a way. ninety-nine times ou
Of a hundred. the girl is hopelessi!
r,,ined for time and eternity. 70
tbere is almost no escape from such |
life.
These girls are horribly treated
Their earnings are III appropriated D.
their owners. except that which mus
go to the madam of the house in whicl
the girl is located for food and clothes
The girl does not even own her OWL
clothes. And if she tries to leave, sn'
! il forbidden because she has no clothe
ef her own. all she has belonging Il
the madam. They are often beatel
numerically by their masters to fore
the INTO do their bidding or recelv
any that may be brought to her. the
are allowed to sleep only behin'
locked doors.
The-records of the trials of white
slAvers and reports OF vice commits
sions of various cities tell OF the man
ways In which innocent girls are on
shared into this kind of life and force
to remain in 1t against their will.
One recorded case was that OF
17-year old girl of good character, "h
met one of these friends in huma
shape at a dance. He appeared to b
man of good character, and her maj
! ner of meeting him was unobjectlol
r. ne forcibly accomplished he
- kut her in house of Ill r.
(Which she was finally re-
sr parents.
of 16 was spending tie ate
seaside resort She wa
~ he'd by two white slave PR
a curersA who exhibited bogus polio
badges and pretended to place her u
der ar,jes as truant. Supposing the
we're acting under proper authorii
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