Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-01-27

open underworld, proceeded to Cen
tral Methdist Episcopal Church in
San Francisco Thursday, to see the
pastor, Rev. Paul Smith and ask him
connection with his campaign for the
suppression of the down town tender
loin.
This campaign started when Mr.
Smith was told that street soliciting
was in oro"ress at the very doors o
Ills church. Feeling that he was
meeting little encouragement, he
loured the district in company with
Investigators, and newspapers printed
what he reported he saw.
On Tuesday Mayor James Rolph
jr., and the police commission helc
a long session and announced tha
virtually all of set of ten demand
made by Mr. Smith for regulation un
ler the law be granted.
For thirty minutes Mr.. Smitr stood
1.-THE target of questions resolving
themselves into what are you goinf
o do about it," and then the wome1
eluctantly trailed out of the church
Mr.. Smith opened the meeting afte1
.wo policemen had been stationed
he doors and men hangers on from
he redlight district had been ordered
rom the auditorium.
Il am not in a cru. ade against yol
vomen," Mr.. Smith said NO person
the world has more sympathy foI
,ou girls than | have The problem
# commercialize vice is man prob
em. Men are making money out
# it. | am willing to be of assistanc
o any woman in the world who is il
rouble.
Il don't know your purpose in com
ng here. | am willing to hear you.
A quietly dressed woman took til
ulpit beside Mr.. Smith.
81 have operated house of pros
tuition for eight years and have
tudied the problem" she said.
want to ask first how many of tn
women in your church would accep
,s into their homes, even to work.
You would cast us out-where to'
There isn't one among us here VIII
would not quit this life for decen
work. But we won't quit for a wag
If seven or eight dollars 4 week.
pair of shoes, nowadays, costs $40
Every woman here has at Last IN
,hild. We are against street waik
ng and the lives we lead as well
you But what are you going to dc
lbout it?
Il know. | have been in hospital
and institutions and have seen til
blind and detectives. | know wha
,aused their condition.
Il am a mother of girl of fodr
mother girl in my house is the moth
of four
She was sick. She wrote to he
rother, a preacher, for help.
He answered, Trust in the Lord.
These women before you are pro
lucts of men OF shame who buy them
Lou say, i don't want these wome
round my church. My church mus
re pure.
That is not what Christ said to tn
dagdalen.
You and your people say Our boy
lust SOW their wild oats All right
OH see before you the harvest o
hose oats.
If YOU want to stop prostitutio
top the new girls from coming in
'he girls coming in will always b
.oming in as long as condition
wages and education are as tLey are
on won't do any good attacking Il,
Vhv don't you attack those cond
ms?
1T wonut do any good to drive IL
ut of your city. Has your city ant
our church a different god that vo
rive evil away by sending us to othe
cities?
It's the men who rreach morale
nd contribute to churches who tax,
upport from women to whom the,
oay wages that they drive thes,
women here into the life they lead
1--WE will work for "a living wage.
The church echoed with applause.
THE women in the sales. Rev
Smith, that you want to pay attntioi
20 are not the prostitutes, so much a
the mothers who sit there drinkinr
cocktails afternoons, leaving thei
children to servants.
She said that church women SHOULD
auit gossiping and rear their sons s.
that thev would not debauch women
"This is the saddest moment of m,
life" replied Mr.. Smith as thu
women stood waiting his reply witt
Breast heaving.
Glow many of you have childreno'
he asked.
Three-ouarters of the women raised
their hands.
"How many of you are in this lif'