Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
DISEASE SPREADERS
TO Be QUARANT|NED
Section of City Home Will Be
Set Apart for Use as
Pesthouse.
COOPERATION is PLEDGED
Old System of Probation or Lax
Guarding of Infected Persons
Is Found Ineffective.
COOPERATION is PLEDGED


mond's vice scandal indicated for the
first time that steps were being taken
to obtain concrete results in the move
ment to rid the city of existing con-
di,ions. and to put Richmond on
war footing, that the soldiers from
Camp Lee and other cantonments may
not be incapacitatcd during their week
end visits to this city. RESOLUTIONS call
Ing on Mayor -tinslle to rcctify oond:
tions were presented By Il specia! com
mittee representing the conference OF
business men held Friday afternoon,
and plans were made for the treatment
OF disease infected women taken into
custody.
Mayor Ainslic issued statement in
which he declared that he would avail
himself Of the cooperation offered. and
appoint a special committee to help
work out the best solution for the
problem. In the meantime. Richmond's
vice situation is being widely discussed.
and conditions will be made the subject
OF many sermons In the churches Of tho
city this morning. No session Of the
grand jury was held. because members
had important personal matters de-
mand.nG their attention. The Jury Is
expected TO complete its work this
week. 1t was stated authori,ativcly. but
no report VIII be ready for the Hus,-
inSs Court tomorrow morning. since
there are n number OF witnesses yet
TO be examined.
HOME DEFENSE LEAGUE OFFERS
TO HELP IMPROVE CONDITIONS
For the purpose OF taking action on
existing vice conditions, special
meeting OF the executive and civic con-
ci;ions committees OF the Ministerial
Union has been called for Tuesday
afternoon 4, o'clock The alleged
lax!ty in the enforcement Of laws
together with conditions which were
disclosed last week, caused the meet
Ing TO be called. Resolutions calling
on Mayor Ansle TO rcct!fy conditions
undoubtedly Will be adopted
AS q result OF a conference last night
between the commissioned officers of
the twelve companies Of the Home De-
Tense League. that organization will
probably have II hand in the general
work OF improving conditions in Rich
mond. A special committee will ofrer
the leagues assistance TO Mayor Aims
lie to-morrow afternoon. II was suE-
gcstcd that the league replace the
Police Department while the latter
devoted It's time towards wipine out
evils known TO exist in Richmond
TENT OF RESOLUTIONS
PRESENTED TO MAYOR
The resolutions presented TO Mayor
Ainslie follow:
Resolved, That the II citing OF tho
citizens OF Richmond dcp!ores the fact
that. owing TO lax enforcement of tn
laws-both as TO the Illicit sale OF al
cohol and TO the supressioa OF the
social evll-the morale of the CITY. AZ
we'll as the success of our arms and the
health OF our soldiers are SERIOUSLY
menaced: and further, resolved, that
this meeting hereby calls upon the
Mayor to take immediate steps to en-
force the laws and TO make and keen
the city clean and iaw-abiding; and
further resolved. that this meeting nc
t!tion the city Council and falling such
assistance. Will provide by private sub
srription the funds required for the
carrying out of this work"
MAYOR AINSLIE PLEDGES
COOPERATION WITH COMMITrEE:
Following the conference. the Movor
issued the following statement:
The committee which presented tho
resolutions adopted at the meeting of
representatives. of the Chamber OF Com
merce, Retail Merchants Association
ana flfe ministers were presented by
q committee composed Of Messrs. Co,e-
man WORKMAN. John Stewart ,,rvau
John G. Corley, w. II. Schwarzschi,d
and Rev. II. ID. c. Maclachlan. -. p
and think that we shall now have.
cooperative effort that has not here
tofore existed.
I'VE discussed the general situation
fully, and | was assured by the mem
berS of the committee OF the fullest
cooperation of themselves and those
they represent.
II shall make use of that offer by
appointing an advisory committee com
posed of those that are now ;akin,,
An active interest in the solution of
the problems with which we arc con.
fronted. and feel that out OF s,ich
an amicable cooperation we should ba
able to bring about results that will
materially better our conditions. was
glad to receive the visit OF these gem
temen and their offer OF assistance.
Our meeting was entirely harmonious"
GENERAL CRONKHITE;
DECLINED DETAIL
Mayor Ainslie made public the Jet
ter which was written to the Chief
OF Police declining Camp Lee detail
requested for raiding purposes. 1t fol-
lows:
Camp Lee. Va. April 10, 1918
Major r. r. Sowcll, Department of l'o-
lice, City of Richmond. Va:
Dear S:r,-In reply to your letter OF
April 1s. I regret to inform you that
the commanding general cannot com
ply with your request for detail II
enlisted men from this command for
the purpose OF performing military po-
lice duty in your city Saturdays and
Sundays. The great distance from :he
camp and the fact that no military
necessity exists. precludes the possi.
hility OF making a detail from the mill
tary police Of this command.