The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-22
LIQUOR AND VICE
BOON COMP N|ONS
say Social Evil Could BE Suppressed
If Liquor Were Absent.

indianapolis, Ind. May 21.-Expert
mcrC.alizod vice who have been at
tending the National Conference of
Charities and Correction are not only
taking part in the conference. but
they have been doing some other
practical work since arriving in In
diauapons by Investigating vice con-
ditons here
Plenty of commercialized vice was
found, ana the Investigators did not
have much trouble in flnding it. One
investigation was made by anti-vice
experts Of New York and Chicago,
aud another was by a committee of
women connected with an -organiZa-
ton known as the international Asso-
citation Of PoliCewomen. an allied
body belonging to the conference.
The part OF Indianapolis known as
the red light district and other vice
points were visited by Frederick II,
Whiun, general secretary OF the Com
mittee of Fourteen, a famous organi-
cation that is cleaning up vice Condi-
TONS In New York city, and by Arthur
kellogg, of New York. business man
ager OF the Survey. magazine widely
known among social hetterment
workers.
Mr. Within said II is impossible For
anti-Vice workers to be successful
without the cooperation of the po-
lice. we have the cooperation Of
the police in New York, and have
been able to accomplish reforms of
importance" he said I'm cities where
the Mayor and the police do not CO.
operate in the fight against CONNER
ciaiized vice. | would advise the anti
vice workers to do the best they can
with the Mayor and police. who are
always vital factors in the situation
, The worst cases of vice should be
picked out, in such circumstances, and
the Mayor should he appealed 10 to
suppress the worst even If he believes
in commercialized and segregated vice.
Liquor In Vice Places.
The thing TO do is 10 keep work =
me at cutting off the vice institutions
Another important thing is education
Of the public in regard to the harm
of recognized vice. Conditions in any
city will be about such as the public
rs willing to permit. Fathers and
mothers should realize the importance
Of l09truCting their children about
the dangers of institutions OF vice.
Liquor IS sold in the vice places here.
II liquor and other attractions could
he separated from the vice, much
wouId he done toward suppressing It,"
The visiting policcwomen were not
quite as successful as the men In pen
Grating the Indianapolis institutions
of vice. but they got far enough last
SATURDAY night to find things that hor-
rified them They walked along one
OF the streets of the red light" dis
trtct but because of insults. soon left.
They then made Investigations OF
dance halls. ------
Eve went into a large dance nall
where liquor was being sold to boys
and girls" said one of the policewo-
mon. The liquor was being sold in
the balcony OF the dance hall This
is a bad situation. Such thing would
be impossible in my home city. There
are few cities in the United States
whore the sale of liquor AT dance halls.
or near them. is permitted.
Another woman OF the party said
Germania hall was the dance hall re-
ferred to, The women said liquor
selling at dance halls is strictly pro-
hihited almost everywhere because of
the social danger resulting from the
drinking of liquor by the men and
women who are dancing.