El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-23
THE "REDLIGHT" PROBLEM; A
FEW POINTS TO BEAR IN MIND

II PASO'S @redlight" district now that it has been
abolished, must not be allowed to reopen Forty years
with district" have given city opportunity
test thoroughly the reservation regulation" sys-
TEN, and that system has failed accomplish what
most earnest advocates hold out its purpose civic
affairs Since the reservation" Segregation plan nas
failed las everybody will adit) the sensible fair
thing to do is to give 40 trial to the alternative
pan which is the enforcement of laws of the state
The Herald fully realizes the difficulty meet
ing this problem effectuay The problem as as the
human race. Almost every conceivable
adopted at time another in the effort to curb illicit
indulgence. 1t thing that cannot be approached d
recy and handled simply crimes such as murder or
robbery One trouble is that crimes condemned almost
unanimously by responsible people the world rregu
lar sexual relations are not yet condemned generally
Neither men women In the aggregate have yet learned
to take correct view of this many minds there is
certain ndsposton to take stand which might fact be
hypOcrtical in view of the Practice The ndul-
gence lSe IS not caSsed as crime, and improbable
that great moral revolution be brought about by law
In broad way, the big problem be handled effec-
tuay only by educaon-by the gradual spread of right
ideas among the people, by the teaching of boys that
Thence is the best policy for physical health economic
efficiency and enjoyment of the better things life and
by the teaching of girls that fiber is thing
worth while and worth strengthening the real basis Of
domestic happiness comfortable existence Centuries
upon centuries must eapSe before the world be
formed in this regrdhousands thousands of years
before the general practice Of mankind be brought up
to the level of the requirements of moral law lien and
must be taught how to their leisure time the
advantage of the Education be directed
and toward giving young people broad outlook
life and its Probems-more and toward nsurng
well directed energies
The Herald is not deceving itself as to the possible
probable results of any policy any law that may be
adopted with reference to the problem Of irregular sex
relations 1t is not possible to make and
by passing law, or by enforcing law already on the
books But there is province in which Law may be
degree effective and that province indicated by the gen.
era and interests of the community, and by the
general welfare Of the race as influenced by the course Of
the ---l7P generation
The least we should do, as a social community is to
protec ar posSi5c, the young, immature and weak
ed Of both from contact with fragrant vice and
from the holder temptations of tolerated lawessnes
There is little to be done for, against the mature
habituated to irregular sexual relations
The community acting through its laws and its officials OF
government and should, try to minimize this, by
making If harder and harder for the individual to resort
body destroying and soul destroying practices But the
practice of prostitution out of the marriage relation
wiz 60 on generation after generation and there will be
gross done, which the social community only
partly amend
after much study of the results of efforts at control
other countries and other cities The Herald is unable to
find warrant for belief that the Segregation policy
sccoDshes any end to be desired in self respecting
munity FL Paso there still great many men,
tegent upright citizens desiring the best things for the
city who sincerely believe that conditions viii fol-
low the aboshing Of the SdistTrt than accompanied II
when It the accepted policy. The Herald has quarrel
with these men, for the question, have said is
sDen ore and viii remain open for ages TO But The
Herald challenges these to bring forward facts to JUS
y their belief Experience elsewhere IS against them
Success of policy Of attempted partial suppression