The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
into SOCIAL EVIL
State Council of Defense Takes
Up Immoral Problems.
Governor Urged To Start an
Educational Campaign.
GARDEN PLANS DISCUSSED
johnson Tells of Assistance
Given by Railroads.
Copies of Council of Defense
Chronicle Distributed.

Action looking to the cleaning up of
immoral social conditions in Kansas
towns was taken today by the state
council of national defense. Governor
Capper was urged to start the educa-
tional campaign with d proclamation
setting aside one sunday as social by
giene day Legislation looking to COM
,, pulsory reports as to venereal diseases
and esta blishment of state laboratories
the giving of free treatment and isola-
ton of immoral women, was urged at
the meeting in Governor Cappers OF
flee.
Prominent kansanS from all sec
tons of the state attended today de-
Tense council meeting PARAMOUNT
among the questions discussed was
that for the control of social diseases
DR. S ]. Crumbine, secretary OF the
state board of health, urged the pro
gram which has been approved py INC
army and navy departments anu me
medical section of the natlohdi
Tense council In his speech pe1ore
the Kansas organization. DE- rum
b1ne stated that a special assi9td- I1
might be assigned to the state oepart,
nent by the war department 10 anu
in driving immoral women from the
state.
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In some instances, Dr. Crumolne
stated. records of disease among seieC
two draft men ran high as SILKY
ner cent He said that in one instance
a ouota of 10 men-not from hdhoo1
showed forty infected with Venereal
disease. A number of women dtlsiu
cd today-s session and they pleoseu
1l,-.I cI,nnort to the plan to conduct
an educational as we'll as leSi0le'i'
campaign. ,,,, Doctor
crunbine urged before the councii
and which was adopted by u'ah'
nous vote: +ira
oamnaien is the education and de-
velopment Of the moral sense OF tne
people of our state with reearu ~
the needs of the soldiers IN our can
tonment5 and the moral 9l1u<'
our communities
To secure Such an euuca'Aoii' W"
suggest the following:
The governors proclamation re-
oue5ting the churches to observe
social hygiene Sunday thruout the
state.
The creation of a department OF
social hygiene in the state council OF
defense with committee in each
county. consisting of a chairman OF
the county committee OF the state
council of defense, two preachers, one
I teacher, TWO OOCloTS anu OilO
man.
Discuss Garden Plans.
Pans for an extensive garden pro-
gram to be conducted by the councll
were discussed by Edward {. John-
son of the State Agricultural college,
johnson said all railroads in the state
have agreed to permit the use of their
right of ways for garden purposes
upor application to the local agent
Under this plan town man with
back to the soil yearning and no soil
may realize his dreams by applying
for ground space to the local railroad
agent.
number of the railroads VIII
charge no rentals for the land Others
will ask a nominal rate. Employees
are to be accommodated first, but any
one may apply.
Results of the war conferences and
speaking campaigns were related in
statement by committee members. A
report covering county community
| organization stated that defense coun-
ellis have been formed in all except
twenty-seven counties
At the meeting today printed copies
of Vol. 1, No. l of the Council of
Defense Chronicle We're distributed.
| The paper contains six pages of de-
Tense council news, four columns to
each page. The paper contains half
| tones of Governor Capper. DR.. Henry
]. Waters and DR.. w. NJ. Jardine. head
! of the State Agricultural college.