Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-27
SEGREGATION OF VICE
URGED BY DAVE LANE
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when she comes out she is still scarlet
woman. and more-a thief.
'I wouldn't know how to say pity these
poor women. 1 don't see how any man can
have II in his heart to blame them, and
what's more, don't believe many men do
Problems like these must be handled
scientifically. not emotionaly, And women
either can't or won't leave out emotion nor
will the clergymen. Far be 1t from me to
say that the church doesn't exercise a
benefcent influence generally so far as pol
itcs is concerned, but such things as these
they had better leave alone. They are too
narrow.mlnded."
Mr. Lane went on to consider the prob
lem on it's merits. He differentiated be-
tween such crimes against society as bur-
glary. arson and the like and the social
evil influences and other crimes he listed
under the head of Statutory" These latter
he called natural crimes and he gave 1t
as his earnest belief that you can't legislate
against nature, as he classed them.
Raids he condemned absolutely, "for you
can't expect a result other than 20 scatter
this filth on your doorstep and mine when
you do that sort of thing, any more than
you can help spelling a whole body of clear
water when you stir up the sediment at the
bottom"
Segregation is the best thing cities have
learned. he thinks.
Mr.. Lane was asked about the effect OF
the Grand Jury's probe. but he passed this
by, because he didn't want to comment on
what was going on. But to Mr.. Gibboney,
Just "Gibboney" when Mr.. Lane says 1t,
he referred as a parent might to a we'll
meaning child, whose efforts result inef-
fectively.
you know" he said, "Gbboney tried
this sort of thing some years ago, and 1t
came to what?" Mr.. Lane made long
gesture. meaning nothngness.
iiTa fn FhpI
community dishonest. but he does insist
Philadelphia doesn't face this problem
honestly He doesn't say we're hypocrites,
but he intimates we're hedgers. There isn't
any use in denying the truth, he will tell
you, and as soon as people make up their
minds that what's what is what's what,
they'll ask no such corrective" measures
as that vice raid a week ago Saturday
night.
Segregation isn't an ideal condition TO
this bright young man of II, but 1t is the
best thing he knows while people are as
they are.
Certainly. If he were doing it. there are
certain persons he wouldn't let dictate to
him he wouldn't listen to the clergymen; he
wouldn't listen to the women. and he
wouldn't listen TO the Gibboneys He
would listen to practical" men, and. as he
says, there would be no scattering of the
social evil in many sections.
'It would be where he could keep an
eye on it,"
or, course, in this annual birthday talk
of Mr.. Lane he went back over the years.
There have been so many or them and
his memory serves him 80 well that he
couldn't help illustrating his remarks with
experiences out of his life.
That things are getting better, he is sure.
Whether the pacific tendency one finds in
politics nowadays Is well or not, he is not
so satisfied or But surely" he said. lit
is more comforting" In his day In pol
itics 10 and 90 and 80 years ago one had
10 fight, In fact and not with words. Now
everything Is arranged"
Naturally he admits, that practice made
him pretty hot and quick tempered. Moth
ing else in his life does he regret; IL he
had II all to live over again, he would
live it exactly as he has this one, excepting
possibly that sudden temper His only re.
grets are the times he was nasty without
reason, but ne will assure you he has moth
ing deep TO regret for anything he has
done; no mean recollection to bother his
conscience.
This Republican sage Is as fne and healthy
and happy a man as one could want to see.
He sits In the lobby OF the Strand, smoking
cigars too heavy for him but he manages
TO stand II He viii talk about anything,
he warns you at the beginning, except him
self he doesn't like to exercise the ego"
But that sslf-plaesd inhibition Is soon
forgot, ana the other party to the con-
versation soon finds that Dave Lane viii
talk about anything and no restrictions.
he smiles indulgently and says half con-
hdsntlally that Philadelphia may be a lit
tie too provincial. but Is all the more 10 be
loved for IL. She brags bit without cause,
he has learned. because New York city Is
a bigger manufacturing center than Phlla-
delphla. but-and he says 1t with pride
iagem ovsrtake thsm again" He hopes
that bIr. Hughes ID elected next autumn.
though you'd be surprised 10 hear how
leaiently he treats the Democratic Admin
istratlon OF Mr. Wilson, and asserts broad
ly that one Of the best influences Philz-
dslphla has ever had for growth and pep
his word-Has HamnsFzleln. He comes
back to vice ana the necessity of handling
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