The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-23


Above all things the American
Of savior" or "rcform-r" either In
France or Britain.
Posters Warn Of Vice
France In ahiasc with posters
warning the soldier against the per.
De- Of vice. France has taken other
steps and the same II true OF
britain
u ts probable. however. that
ueithcr country has rcsoried 10 az
much outright repression as Amer
lea
A. 60 conditions around American
camps an. reports made 60 the
surgeon general OF tho army and
made public Nov. 10. show that the
vice menace L. practically mastered
War baby Scare tnfounded
In most OF the camps the percent
AK. of cases ~ no low that II In not
believed 20 equal tho ratio In civil
life
This pretty thoroiy disposes Of the
British war baby" scare revamted
In this country by publicity seekers
The stories % hundreds Of young
girls about 60 become mothers
around army camps are not only
untrue. but are being taken up for
the deliberate purpose OF getting
publicity. according 10 Bnscom John
son. 90 the L. 4 training camp com
mission. who has bosscd the cleaning
up Of cities and neighhorhoods
around many army camps.
X X X
! into controversy with the military
authorities. and that he took It for
granted that tho army Is correct,
IN IT'S action"
Best Didn't Save City
Chief Rockingham declared the
police ARE doing their host TO clean
up the town.
we ar" making an honest Fl.
fort" he said. and 40 or so women
have been sent TO Jail Arrests are
being made aa fast as We can oh.
/ tain evidence. but we can't arrest
women right and left just because
We don't like their looks
The dry squad II making arrests
every day. and bootlegging has been
suppressed To the best OF our abil.
/ Ity. Members OF the department
have been ordered TO scrupulously
/ fulfil orders
Go On with Club
A. T.. Carter. member OF the Eos.
dick committee assigned 60 work for
/ healthy recreation surroundings for
/ soldiers. and G. Allen Dale. manager
Of the Soldiers and sailors club.
both announced that Gen. Greene's
orders would not stop their activi.
ties.
Gov. Lister refused TO comment
until he could further consider the
condition. which II too serious to
pass immediate Judgment upon"
None OF Councils Business
| Councilman Erickson said that
the cleanup was not a matter for
/ tho council.
"Our powers are legislative" he
/ said, Gen. Greene has done Just
/ about what | expected he would
7 do. | think his charge that vice
/ and pro- German activities are in
/ terwoven Is an Indefinite charge
but It is n matter for investiga-
ton and action on the part OF
/ federal authorities"
1 Councilmen X. H. Thomson. a
| +. Haas and Robert Hcsketh re-
Trained from making comments.
The civic executive committee OF
the District Epworth League, the
/ Christian Endoavor Union and the
Baptist Young Peoples Union pre-
pared to take a stand behind n
Z vigorous cleanup campaign. at a
meeting to'be held Friday evening
at the Y. NJ. G. A..
No Action by Prosecutor
Frank =. Hclscll. In charge of the
| prosecuting attorneys office, in the
absence OF Prosecutor Lundln, who
will return from Washington -. c.,
December 8. said he did not plan on
| taking any immediate action In the
vice cleanup situation.
"Of course we will keep plugging
along on our red light cases" he said.
"and have been doing all we could to
gather information for further pro.
oeedings Deputy Prosecutor Som
mers has been devoting his whole
time to this But until | confer with
Mr. Lundin. no new line of investi-
cation will be launched"
Ministers 10 Help
Rev Leonard y. Smith, head of
the morals committee OF the Minis.
terial federation, announced that n
meeting would be called probably
Monday, 10 discuss the situation
I'VE will try 20 avoid taking part