El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-05
REDLIGHT ~REGULATIoN.r

} ".RENH IATION.r
Editor Fl Paso Herald:
{ Vice in Fl Paso is shockingIy bad IN
3 the new segregated district and To-
( cality 1t IS rampant and arrogant
haunting us Vileness before the public
and its lawlessness in the face Of the
court that recently issued an Injunction
against IT, The district is operating in
open violation Of the law and Of the
specific mandate of the court The
machinery OF the law appears to be
helpless through lack of support by the
city's citizenship. Il is one Of the
principal entertainments and services
u hich the city of Ell Paso is now Of
ferinC to the soldiers Modified here
and II is being shockingly patrouized
by many OF them.
The convenience and unrestricted
facilities of this plague spot of the
city is highly detrimental TO the dis
cipline and preparedness Of the soldiers
now in training at Ell PaSo. There Is
no doubt that many Of the young men
Of the army find the open invitation
which the city OF FL Paso extends TO
ITEM great temptation and moral
and physical injury is il fair 10 these
boys and the homes from which thew
came and the families which they hope
To have in the future for FL Paso 10
hold this vile district invitingly omen
20 them It Will be surprising If the
army AUTHORITIES do not awaken TO the
gravity Of the situation and take some
measures looking 10 the abatement OF
The evil situation.
able disgrace Of being constrained to
clean up instead Of promptly adopting
the cOmmenda Die course of willingly
cleaning up All the law and machinery
81 the law is altogether on the side of
a houSecleaninE and II the people
90 not have il. il is because they do
not want it. The Job would be easy
even 10 comparatively few de-
termined men provided with a ccmpar-
auvely small amount Of money. When
Fl PaSO decided TO clean out gambling
- years ago. she found the job easy
The Job now before her is equally
This is not a proposal to inquire into
Cr regulate private morals or to sup
press clandestine prostitution It is A
proposal merely to extingufsh the red
light" in FL PaSo. That IS definite
thing that can be definitely and quick
y accomplished.
I enclose for publication an open
letter / have written in reply 70 the
chaplain OF one of the regiments here.
J. I. Campbell.
AN OPEN LETTER To
REV " A ATKINSON
Dear sir:-lf you are correctly quoted in
lne Times OF July 80. you preached a ser
mon In one OF the e Paso churches The ura-
vious sunday IN which you advocated a Zee
cgnized and regulated segregated district for
u faso- tomnerciaiized vice would be glad
II the church and its ministers as body
approved one Of its worst phases Do vo-
speak as minister for the church or as an
individuals
You are rnisinformed or erroneo,sl, as
sumo that some Fl Paso people whom you /
designate as pious. propose that vice shall !
rot be confined 70 section Of the CITY 3
hut shall be free and unrestricted 10 over 3
flow the whole city On the contrary. they /
propose suppression Of vice throughout the .
entire community. including the segregated !
district You are quoted as saving that. IA
z visitor and stranger in the city. I an
Of the opinion that there is no regulation
a. all mat pious people think that
community can regulate IT'S common life ir
matters q the saloon. but must not regular p
lie req iiEnt district but let them 20 where
they please. he1ouliuE even the mos sacred
nelehoorhoocs Of ths city and. THAI this
lack Of control orflacB Of resJfafio, erfs+e
In the name Of religion and ,-i--,1a Is
1ne who has lived II Fl Psso FOR more than
quarter OF century. permit me 10 suE-
sest that y you viii remain in e Paso Iouz
-l-'ush 70 cease 70 be a visitor and strang-
ar you VIII discover that the impressions
attributed 10 you are premature and errone-
Jus NucH lach OF control OF vice has
existed in e Paso for the past s. years
has lived IN the name OF and under re-
stricted district localized bv a CITY o-df-
nance. Notwithstanding which. vice has not
been confined 10 such district. but has be
-ouled the most sacred neighborhoods Of the
You further support your premise BY say
ing 1T does not follow that smallpox is
standardized by a community because it is
Z 'suialed or Quarantined-" In e. Paso. we
Do not regulate smallpox We quarantine u /
-annihilats it-as quickly and nearly
possible True we DO not keep Il altogether /
exterminated hut that has never suggested
20 Us that we should create restricted dis
trict Tor i and regulate it therein with the
lndersta ncinE that the citizens Of the city.
n they desire. couh enter the district AMI
become tnoculated with the disease under
certain rules and regulations We have
never thought OF authorizing anyone to
maintain segregated smallpox district (!
= hich the city would levy a tribute for the {
! riviiege Of conducting the business 7 am
sorry TO say that. in regard to the segre-
gated vice district. the fair city Of Fl PasO
has done such things in the past. but I am
b to hat ,
point where az least portion OF her people
propose that the segregated district shall
end
Your remedy. which. BY the way Is an 4
old nostrurn. has been tried and found want \