Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-22
TO DOFF CLOVES
OF MODESTY IN
VICE PROBLEMS
Mrs. Alice Minick Tells
Women They Must Handle
Social Evil Barehanded;
to Raise Money.

Calling upon members of Douglas
county w. c. T. u. Ito doff the
gloves Of modesty and attack bare
handed the social evil" Mrs. Alice
Minick, pioneer temperance advo-
cate, Tuesday afternoon took the
initial step in a proposed statewide
movement to eradicate vice condi-
tons.
Two thousand dollars will be
raised in Douglas county March 20
May 81, to carry on the work, ac-
cording to resolutions passed by the
county executive committee yester-
day at the Y. w. c. A. The state
quota is $4,000.
Calls on Young People.
"After 90 years OF effort, / shall
not live to see the victory, but / call
on you younger women to buckle to
the work until the battle Is won,"
declared Mrs. Minick, after an inn
passioned appeal.
1T makes me SILVER and turn cold
when think of the dangers con-
fronting the American people. None
Of US are safe while double stand
ard of morality prevails" she ex-
claimed. "How can children be nor
NAL if their fathers are. not purel
1t canot be eradicated by license;
only prohibition with a severe
enough penalty.
This evil is more deplorable than
the liquor traffic. Let there be no
compromise with it. The guilty ones
should be treated as criminals"
Mrs. Minick's Appeal.
Mrs. Minick's remarks were
strongly seconded by DR., Jenie Call
fas.
we women should be proud to.
enter into this necessary work. After
we have stood our ground so long,
we are not going to be prudish
enough to stop now. We're not
afraid nor too hesitant to do the
things which must be done"
Mrs. H. G. Claggett, chairman,
urged the women to stand behind
the government in the two methods
1t has chosen TO fight the evil, forced
treatment Of diseased persons and
education In the schools.
Lets come closer home. Let's
stand behind the city health depart-
ment,p urged DR.. Jennie Callfas.
Appoint Committee.
Mrs. w. T. Graham moved the
resolutions be adopted and copies
sent to government officials and the
city health department.
A committee including Mrs. Ora
ham, DR.. Cailfas, Mrs. III. N, Craig,
Mrs. Minick aud Mrs. George w.
Covell was named to be ready to act
whenever action is necessary. The
committee will confer with Rich
ard 7. Leader, government investi-
gator.
Mrs. Claggett read reports of gov
ernment action in suppressing vice
and quoted encouraging figures on
the result, tending to show condi-
tions much better in Pershing's
army than any other army that had
been mustered.
Pershings Way.
abolition, not regulation Of the
social evil was Pershing's way Of
fighting it. If it worked so we'll IN
the army, think 1t is the best
method for civil life too" said Mrs.
Claggett. IF the war has done
nothing else, it has helped Us in
showing a way to fight this evil. !"
Mrs. William c. Bentz, also
member Of the Omaha Woman's
club, the president Of which declared
herself opposed to the discussion of
the vice evil in the club. said young
er women refuse to be interested
or come to lectures on the social
evil.
Mrs. Miniex refuted her state
ment BY the instance that 20 years
ago she had delivered such lecture
to young women in Wesleyan uni
versity