The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-09
MORAL SENTIMENT TRIUNpus


Neral sentiment and influence are to score
smother grea. victory il Richmond. BY the clos
! Ing Of the segregated o,gtries and the enroroo-
msns of the 1a,v against the houses Of tll-fame
/ y ersad'ul snare in tn path o. Virginia girls
I asid Tremendous temptation in tn va Of Vir
gina boys Will be removed
She published announcement presumably
On well authenticated information, that The
Forthcoming report Of the Richmond Vice Com.
mission will recommend The closing Of the seq.
4 reEated district wiu tring practical assurance
sssaast the enforcement II law IN Richmond in the
future will be in accord With the plain pro
Visions Of the Law
IS. n will not be surprising that The commission
should reach this conclusion. Any other concn,-
sion would be surprising Nobody here or else
4 where questioned thar after study OF the ques-
tion BODY of Christian gentlemen would make
any other recommendation than that for law
enforcement
81 The most gratifying feature OF the news now
sciren'aied with apparent authority is that the
\ Mayo Will follow the recommendation of the
ccm1nission and direct that the law against vice
sbe enforced. Hitherto no amount OF pleading or
{ ~ Police, the Police Commissioners. ma. the
law should be enforced
ssH In advocat!ng, il has, the enforcement of
h taiE lav., The F1rC1ainn has had no fight TO make
On the Mayor as an Individual The VtrCinian
3 recognizes alrn as a mar Of aoirfty who nas
scrped the city WITH Intelligence and public
spirit What The Fsr0iaion has not been able
10 understand has ssear. that a man of the good
sense OF Mayor Ainshe could not see his way
clear to enforce n law such as this without the
hacking of commission IN performing the plain
end simple duty OF his Office However. If the
sn2nrcsrGe1t Of the Law could be secured in no
pkher 1nsn-er than by the appointment Of a com
aa1n2Son, II Is well that this was done And
2khcN1d there be no other result from its work
sfhnn the action outlined in what appear TO be
14l1nbIe accounts that result will justify the
sywoEk of the body.
Tie appoin;ulent OF these individuals was com.
nded by The rirqiaian at the time it was
ado We have 10 change thar belief
91n matter Of fact the final report will doubt
- contain manv recomnendat.pn in regard
M 0tnNf eViis and other forms Of this evil Such
Nprk Will be additional tribute to its worth The
znesn6erEp N the cc5rsIni sston ts Of the highest
4N1rActcr, its labor patriotic, and perhaps tx.
69e4ingiy disagreeable bm certainly highly
tonxab.e TO the city
q Hhe Viygaraest has led IN the fight for morality
sMssd law enforcement in this respect because II
- fslt in so doing ). serving the hest in
ARRESTS of humanity. The commissions work
E6hould present predictions prove accurate will
z4o9ify US in that belief The fight for the en-
s4cEcDrnont of th.s law has been on before and
- vav0tnsaH has Bot nssitateo 20 make its
|SofOe heard. Several times has victory been
s3nnt within reach. Especially was this so at
The last session OF the Legislature when but for
sfhe nifbaster inaugurated by Senator Hart. of
loanoke, Law with teeth would certainly have
len passed
nh The forthcoming report Of the commission viii
Ehe the milestone OF an epoch in Richmond's his
Sl0rr. The recoHlmen datons 1t will make other
a3han that for the abolition of the red-light dis
s4ritt. will be of great interest TO the city The
|14rt OF chief significance is that the Law is 10
SAe enforced, moral sentiment triumphs and
Shonses Of evil, .egsized and protected by the
sQ1kceFs OF the Law, TO be abolished