The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-03-17


Two articles appeared in ths. Sunday Kur;
February 18th and February 15th revealing
conditions existent In the Milwaukee House
Of Good Shepherd especially calling for the
attention Of the public because OF the abuses
made possible By the complete system Of
maehfnation existing between the House of
Good Shepherd Of that city and the juvenile
court.
These stories are especially Noteworthy In
that they reveal cases ~ horrible In their
every sickening and inhuman detail a. any
with which The Menace has ever had to deal.
and on the Who'll. give US another concrete
courts, and our government-a grip which
II not broken must eventually and effective
" stihe liberty's every prerogative.
The facts revealed here and elsewhere de-
mand searching Official investigstion-not
white-washing-bu honest. full and impartial
We hnd that the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
or its responsive officials and tools practically
control the Juvenile court system in
various Of our great cities; (2) This enables
Rome to secure unpaid labor In untaxed in
stitutions where little white slaves In laundry
to appesse the Unsuitable greed and svariee
of this vast grating politico-rsiigicus ma.
chine; (3) In addition to coming gold out OF
the childhood II Is dwarfinE by cruel slavery.
In the vast majority Of eases II collects from
city, county or state for the keep Of these
Of swelling the revenues Of the already over
rich Roman Catholic hierarchy.
The grating phase Of the situation calls In
trumpet tones for immediate exposure and
q remedying Of these intolerabls condi-
tions, while over and above all question Of
dollars and cents. OF tainted gold and
plundered tax payers, rises the demand Of
common humanity for the uplift Of our chill
dren, erring and poor, as well as those more
fayorably conditioned, to enlightened and hu-
name treatment that will provide physieai,
mental and moral education such as will pro.
mots full-orbed development to Suppant the
dwsrfing influences Of laundries and sweat
shops. Impartial investigation that will be
sufficiently comprehensive 70 expose all the
facts, followed By persistent, impartial and
) searching inspection Of these prisons and
esmi-prisons Is impsrstively demanded Rome'I
\ cry Of charity Is hollow hypoeritical pre-,
tenee, nothing more. a. 10 easily discernibls
I BY o consideration Of the facts. IL II charity
to rear children over the wssh-tnb In ab'
jeet ignorance under the plea Of rsformi II
II charity; humane or within the God-given,
lawful or assumed. rights Of any institu.
tion to cause the arrest and cpmmitment oi
child 10 seven years imprisonment In q
House Of Good Shepherd because that child
10 not attending school Apd then give ths
child no educational .dvansase,I Such = on.
Polski IN the articles that fellow.
This case Of Genevievs affords an excellent
example Of Rome's cunning methods and
shows eonciusively that hierarehial agentI
realize that without some public sentiment
for the House Of Good Shepherd, without som.
cases In point the wholesale practice Of com
hitting girls 70 their institutions would b.
short-lived.
The case Of Gsnsvisve might be disputed
les indicative Of Rome's desire 70 create senti
lment for the House Of Good Shepherd By
roundabout methods which on their face ap
ipear to have been the outcome OF q regular
course Of procedure were II not for the fac
\ that this large well developed Miss Of thirtesr
years In the course Of q few months wal
l sent to the House Of Good Shepherd FOL
teEVEN YEARS.
\ A. you read this case note that the mrs
step which this unduly accommodating igven
Y fle court takes Is to "farm-out" this UNOF
FENDING MISS to family whose religion
n We may easily guess and whose treatment o.
Rslpers (it Is reasonable to suppose. In view
y ef Mr.. DomachovSkis later remarks to III,
inquiTing mother) was not unknown TO OF
feials Of the juvenile department.. Note tn
treatment this girl received which resulted
In the expected appeal TO- the court that sh
might be returned to her home; note also th'
persistence Of the probation officers and he
final arrest and commitment to the House o.
Good Shepherd FOR A TERM OF SEVEN
YEARS. Seven years Of slave service woul,
mean many hundreds Of dollars profit u
Rome.
Ws,s cs e ErsHt S nSrNIRE ~ spIRE o. o., All III
child was the most unruly Of children th
fact that she was originally taken into custodl
for the purpose OF compelling conditions tina
vould AFFORD HER AN EDUCATION, he
present condition OF SERVITUDE IN A PA
PAL SLAVE PEN NOTED FOR IT'S LACI
OF PROPER INSTRUCTION is procf suII
eisnt that Rome Il indulEing In q esmpair,
Of prstsness that belle her actual practice.
True. Gsnsvieys's work may BE- no NOR
dlsagrssahls and the hours but little longer
u any, than when she was aIayinR for N
family hrst mentioned but the thought An,
the hnb around which all these extsnustinl
sirenmstenSes occurred was nothing more o
events brought about with jssuitieaI eunnin
for the purpose OF impressing the public wifi
the thought which Rome would like 70 hay
uppermost In the minds Of the American pub
lie that the only safe and proper asylum 70
Shall we countenaaee the steadily IN
z CREASING USURPATION OF THE RIGHT
OF THE STATE TO CARE FOR THI
WARDS WHO NEED ITS CARE; or psrmi
IN any event children lWHO MUST WORK Al
HARD LABOR WHEN INMATES OF SUCI
INSIIIUTIONSl 70 BE- imprisonsd Fol
tages, especially when their assistance and N
money for less slayish and remunerated Iaho
might make the burden lighter ct home.
From the Kurysr Polski, Feb. 10.
rTl HERE Is in Milwaukee larg
I'LL building at SOLO North avenue
M on q prairie near the western
lNr city limits. It is called eth