The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-29

ooAcedlS III reStrlcteu districts and covers with wooden walls so that it will not be seen or heard. But it ulcers all unseen and spreads it's pestilence in the shape of venereal diseases throughout the community so that from time to time the com munity sits up and takes notice of the domestic tragedies which are melancholy expressions of the so- cial horror at it's own filth.
 Here are the majority of these women driven to the life they lead either by mems betrayal, or by eco homie conditions unable to follow any other vocation except in the dreary prison of some so-called re- forming home. The economic fac, that few males can support wives drives them to he the patrons of these places and the system four ishes.
 How many people know that with the industrial growth of each con- munity, with the number of lowly paid workers, the evil keeps even step? But that is the case. It is necessary to provide this perversion of instinct for the prevention of criminal assaults or out and out sexual degeneracy. In frontier camps like Nome to reform the place is not to be sure impossible, provided within that community the male sex have reached a stage where they can regard confluence as possible. If not the consequences of the abolition of Q system of mo- rality is halloWed by hypCcritical antiquity will be worse than the ac- tual evil itself.
 It is a hard lesson to learn that nevor yet has anyone succeeded in legislating morality into com munity. The community is just as good as it's individ- ual members. The reform must be- gin with the individual and to re- quire a community to lift itself to some high plane of morality with it's own boot straps is to try the inn possible.
 They tried that elsewhere and they tried it in Nome, but never yet anywhere not even in Nome with any success. They were glad to get back to former conditions because the conditions were adjusted to the needs of the individual.
 We understand and sympathize with MT. Saxton's position in this matter. He is the duly accredited official to see that the laws on the statute books are enforced and he is doing his duty. We only regret that he does not show the same ar- dor in looking to the enfo- cement of the eight hour law, but that is by the way.
 Yet it is quite clear that the blame cannot be saddled wholly upon the women. Every patron is equally guilty; everyone profitting by, supporting, aiding or abetting the condition that is illegal is surely breaking the law.
 How many in this community then are scatheless? How many are there who do not profit directly or indirectly by the traffic? The store keeper enjoys a revenue, the land lord gets his whack, the light, tele- phone and even the city by taxing excessively the landlords indirectly profit by the condition of things. We all share in it. And while we see in the evil all kinds of vicious ness we thank God that the money that comes from it doesn't smell and is untainted.
 It is untainted. The Industrial Worker has few subscribers in the restricted district-not many, but just few. We notice nothing foul or vicious or tainted about their money Yet in contributing to the comfort or enlightenment of the women therein, doubtless this paper also does its share to keep it agoing.
 But, and here's tho point, the h. dustrial Worker has many sub scribers also among those who pa tronize the institution, and so far we have never seen any difference between the morals of the women