El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-23
(BY H. D. So

depends on things mainly First having clean and
reliable police force; second, organized sustained de-
ermned backing by the community of law enforcement in
Let be understood at the start that it is not imagined
that prostitution can be abolished by law What be
abolished and has been abolished for the time being the
open and fragrant practice Of prostitution under the toer-
which amounts protection by the authorities acting
in line with what they conceive to be public sentiment
Experience in other cities has gone to show that the
number Of crimes against the has actually decreased
after the redght district has been abolished FL Paso
has already experienced what other cities have experienced
"a general exodus of many undesirable characters both
and While prostitution itself is classed
crime but rather moral lapse which may in in
stances under the head of misdemeanor neverhe
less experience has shown that there will always flock with
public prostitutes many males of the lowest character who
do not hesitate to break the criminal laws. When the
women the males go with them Police court records
total population is responsible for most of the law breaking
To abolish the %redlght" way Of lessening the
bers of this group disposed to law breaking
There is not shadow of doubt that the mere
IN r of recogn-ad a5iStTicfp ,ybsre fsgrs,F STong
doing is tolerated and in effect licensed tempts many young
men, weak wied and immature regardless of their
age to commit they would commit if the fragrant
temptation not Haunted before them constantly
The tendency of men who indulge in illicit pastimes
bodily health their will power always toward greater
Innocent girls and greater danger in
community where excessive indulgence is usual than in
one where these things are made hard to find.
There is direct connection between the Of alcoholic
liquors excess the of habit forming drugs and the
excuses of irregular relations Wherever there is pub
lie prostitution under public tolerance amounting license
there the greater difficulty in regulating the liquor tra
fic and the narcotic drug traffic Many sound thinkers
believe that excessive alcoholic indulgence lies the root
of ALL that there would be far less inclination
with degraded women and far less disposition to ruin
innocent girls and if the liquor traffic better
controlled abolished
The question of such deep possibilities and wide
ramificaons that It solved suddenly effec
tualy finally by any measure. Education must do
the last But El Paso it herself to keep
these evils away from her boys and girls away from
weak wied and immature inhabitants, far possible
NE TS TtV
standpoint 1t is also important to the physical
health of the people and to economic values
The redght district" segregation" system deserves
fetal condemnation 1t has for being in decent
forward locking community FL Paso has taken the step
and now must not recede from the ground won.
In todays Herald the chief of police has strong state
of his views He is determined to have the laws
md ordinances enforced in regard to public prostitution
The sheriff. county attorney, ard mayor have expressed
themselves the effect. They will all appreciate
evidences Of united public approval of their They
deserve strong backing from the whole community.
But what has been DONE dSes not dispose of the other
problem of providing wholesome recreation for the
neonle FL Paso must think out, and efficiently organize
public amusement and entertainment facilities large
scarated merely to the soldier problem, but
more to the problem OF people permanent /
population, our own boys and girls our workers.
If desire clean, wholesome safe city, have
It It al depends upon will community, to make
municipal conditions approximate nearly possible to
the conditions in well conducted family Let the slogan
be, not merely Home City, but CITY HOME.