Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17

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To those iUiinei TO betl;tle or 10
dcub. the past vecs~ stories o.
drunken pupils in f. I'4ssaic school
cArle the BeWs 81 t~c saloon keepers
ir the Nsw Jersey Gown being arrest
81 and Gusd ilNQ each fN ceiling
lquor TO children sent OF, a. tec1ys.
OF course tn men we're stupid 70 be
caught ~ q trap after tn alarm. But
regarding their du ness. they got
cT al too Chespiy o. r. score q
them offers.
rInss Affecting the morality @.
bows ard E.ris OF tender age are
peculiarly rl- -Strous. They menace
not n tAa growth AID we'll being o
the victims rgt go greater " less de
gre the future 90; The state. OF So
Clcty 90 ~, rae. They are attacks
through he Young. who should be
arro-ed oy Innocence upon the very
, sources Of -.siur humanity Some
times lf SENS trst there should e q
so~ctai ,'.-nsr Ic7sI code covering
al name u. oTen~e- against child
nood i'assslc would furnish eut 4
small portion q: Inc total sinister
cour' q, suen oTerses.
F~sites pursuing guilty vendors O;
ll4or t~ +ns New JERSEY inst rCC II
g-t-- authority j. proposing 20 es-
-tnu-n protective societies and lrstl-
tu-io7s trCll5ir= a parental home for
bows There are related enterprises
n public zeal vhlch naH e Under
tsAcr rrohtatly
Lack Of no4r.Shren. often prevails
smor= children easily tempted %
~rcngful indulgsnces BODILY strengjn
and comfort are ssea. allies "a
sririolal forces OF resistance. And
- humans stll in the growing
r-ocesses those foods still are mos,
f~lpful which come most simply and
DIRECTLY thro4ch natures providing
IaSsa!c. or any city with 4 crisis n
Cn.lt welfare OF is hands. vii! do
well % study the problem in It's reia
ton 20 the supply. purity ard price o!
T~ik. TIE handy school milk station
may prove far more powerful. than
an oatlylng parental home New
York World
TIE New YORK. Wor.d has exercised
Is mighty Influence ii support Q: the
ink tran Il has maintained il
yowe-fli editorials re rights Il the
Intoxicating drirA business - i've
ard % promote and SPREAD ne manu-
fart.-e and "a Z az d-lnk that des
Z - : rody ard mad any bot Of
Eirl that falls under its influence ];
continues t.s defense Of investments
n the crimes -9scting n. morality
e, boys ana sir.s o; tender age and
-; Il pros AIMS is o~n defense Of
IRE yoanx ~ho should he armored
+, innocence
Sometimes .; seems. - The
W orld. TIA; ihere 81 culG Re e spe-
slaL sterncr Pen4. Code covering all
manner % oIenses ssains. child
hood. We agree whilst n that and
tire h-st p-3vislon OF suca s;erner
penal code We would have deal with
the support encouragement and pro-
motion O. business tina, 6cpraves
and destroys the homes % chiidhood
To cur way al thinking that IS The
f-si oEense tha; should fee The hand
c, drastic .Aw
We can i--aEIa4 10 verse hypocrisy
than the hciow pretens4 ina. re
public should destroy wlta orc hand
for tire rrclts and revenue q he
t4s.rcss-ant save with the other
the NE Scenee q chldhood Can o..
readers draw the line between grades
q: ercr-ity in selling direct 20 the
lttle victims of greed. whose lie ard
future have teen blasted 5y inherited
appetite from deprayed parents and
oissclute surroundings. and selling "a
erovnups OF weak character and IN
Informed minds VITO make Up ihs
homes AMI atmosphere % children
tina; go wrong as naturally az water
flows down hius
The Wcr!t sncer< a. the stupidity
O. - supported representatives. @.
the saloon business because they were
-cauehi- IN the trap q moral work
crs- We would add that these con-
scienceiess sAlocn men are nc, Sc
stupid as they are greedy and Hun
like IN ;hetr disregard OF everything
cl~an. innocent and holy. They
know that they have the support Of
powerful organizations and press
which take care ihat the penalties
shall not constitute bodily menace OF
severe financial cost for the few in
stances in which they are caught"
The World has contempt for them
because they were caught after be-
ing warned that that particular phase
of their wholesale erininali:y was 10
lie proceeded against.
The worid SAYS lack OF ncuri.h-
nen, often prevails Anoag children
easily tempted to wrongful irdul-
gecccs Again We agree. and ask i.
81 - not the iioucr evil, in - out Of
every Zoe cases. tina, Is 20 blame for
the lack OF noUrishnent.
The World think. that ~P.s.aic, or
any city with q crisis N child welfare
CT IL hands. viii 90 veil 70 study the
problem in its relation 70 the supply.
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