Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-03
SOME DEFECTS IN
DEL AWARE LAWS
Indictment Against State Contain
ed in Form of Mock
Trial.


Council of Defence. submits the following
mock trial. with Delaware at the lar
hoping that its publication will point out
some of cur ciyic defects and viii result IN
rcmcdiql lcgislatinu II follows
Judge Prisoner at tho oar, YOU are
called - answer the following charges
preferred against YOU Nol arc solcmniy
warued To consider we'll before answering;
for. II such charges are proven against
vou or Won plead guilty thereto II may ne
the ctu.rt will IN u~ clrmCrcy grant YOU
Your parole L. work b.t = future tor your
self. which viii retrieve the past and IT'S
fallurcs your alleged sins oi omission
lcing far greater than your sins OF com
mission.
judge Charge Prisoner AT the
bar yon ar,. herein charged with a death
rate In the city of Nlmnctun exceeding
even the ntSt crew d.,d portIonS ~ New
YorL CITY I'm fact the highest death rate
81 any c,ty IA The | ultrd states, being
according to he records a rate 81 = Per
cent. Do ,eu 1lc,,d guilty and have you
ANYTHING 10 offer in oNtenuation ot Your
ae}~ ar rather failure - act
Dclawqr, Il plctd guilty your honor
Int in ,.Ntcuuatlon oi my crimes ! would
plead lacI ii knowledge 81 the conditions
winch were brought - light oitI1 last
year
Judge Why were yuu IN ignorance vt
such "a state ri affairs Delaware
Dcawar- was satisfied that ai!
va "a, II should bc and had never bcior'
CNa,uin,d The record oi h-ths aud deaths.
n. they were k-pi III : catr,', and did not
seem - me of such ,ifsl Importance
Charcc W Judge Prisoner a
d l,ar thy ncNt charge which has been
preferred against Nul IS enc concerning
Seur defective children L Is alleged that
yuu layc 80 detectives N two c"un'h>
alnn,. thu~c ~ New Castle and Su>SeN
That tn, 81 0Ou granted hy YOU for such
mentally dthrcn' children lnsur'N the
care and ,s!ucation Ut Init ~ leaving iNt'
unproyid,,l for lgrfherWorr Il Is
alleged th,t You have ~ l:,W, iarhd,:lue
mentally defective persons r"m marrying
Ar, Nod guilty ur not guilty
.Gnlliv. Your honor, rcphcS Delaware,
casting down hcg oAt~
Charge No + Judge StcrniN J oi
ar ncNt chnrgcd ulth not providing me
prnner lacliitle~ ior the eluratlnn II Noar
children That Iu " Wilmington alone N"u
have 500 children going ~ school on halI
time and hat Ia manN schools through
o.t tk, ~t.te Ill sanitary sonditlors ~
the schools IRE those ~ 80 even ~. NCar>
moo In >oIa. schools f4cluc~ are moi
their hands Is tins cAarc, iuS' one ~
you plead guilty II not Su'iil p.rad
guilty. ,oir honor
Charrr NJ Judge Prisoner 81
tho bar Won are ,harcri Vlth a"inG re-
spon>lhle FOR large pcrecrtaco 81 M nt>
summer vacation cn.ploNrntrt ccrtIhcai,>
issued 10 chldre between The aCcS 81 j.
and II vrare dsrl rE tine past Year Al
though his lArgc uunhcr ~ c'rtlucntt>
w,rc legally issued i : charged that i
yeu haI provided tie proper means ot
r,sr..,fian fhr minds 81 TN children
n MD nor havc tf.-,c! toward bong en-
plozrl + charged fiaf wuln the play
era.4s.- W. ,sf4ti.A3 throughout VII
mnria r rrvt'" a-encl'~ = /" com
rsarvt.4.fi. 1,l. di. f.,r cu-pprr,iy n te
extent t. 81. ..lt HAY. artr' hIiiTti
siuIls s. .,~o.Istc! W.T. niar ni not
verk ll4e. ,a4 rr.-rt ta ngr >here
.,yar Hrnl~tfc 'he loYui =. r"ercafIor
sought il All lrea bciVt,a the @gc~ ~ j.
sua Il N,ar- j. z.s A...l t,,-tl'ertf.r! ana
mad, ua- plsNg-p.f.I~ -rr--rflvc and
furnished .agins..Ir that wal.i have
spacalrd - o.r ynu'L vo;fli trey mol
l.re prti rred III, IlsSgran! - the
fcli %. labor How ,lc >ou ,,iy..d.
DdaUart j mus plead gtul',
rc.Iile roW th.t Ill. bows aui gi-le p
morrow and ,har their thoughts should
nn4 oe defr4cte-i from niiaIrung al III.
c,ilcation possible Entering tie tleid a.
lahor. even Tor III, vacation perlod might
have i tendcI4,., a. eucourac, the children
Z. coutIInIt II wcrh when tho school tern
i,cglus anew thus leprUng them oi thell
elucstiaua rights
Charg, No. 5-Judgc-' Prisoner AZ th'
bar have YOU heard the reputation wnc!
;ht citv 81 Niluhug1ou has a> having fho
highest rccord '9T crim, per capita oi al
80. cities along the Aflaurr ~eaboard
That tlc commanding aiiieer- of our Uava
and military camp- have repeated,
affirmed tAa' fhcv ,tolld gran' leave q
absence T. thcr bows - any other !"
s.sitv IN preference - Whining pnT That
N, ,peas -,..sI.~ and Uher places q c,1
rcp,itc Wy. easier 4, access - 4 ru9u y
uniform in Wilmington than IL any othe
Ia,terl cItv?
Delaware II I.yc suspected s4ei
con,lIrion, 10 ,Nl-' bn- fat}, not re%iizeC
them flllv nor nav. ,spg-e-1 fneIa
Judce--De vpjI not ece Delaware, ~
connection h.tWccn Your lact ~ cduca
tional fa,llitlt- aud vour death rate YOU
crime record volr large defective per
ccntagc and the b'rien, imposed o,
Young chidrcn.> shoulder
IbelaWarft-- j 90 nov. NtHH ip'tb-
have nct always seen tho connection
Sixth charge Judge Prisoner It III
bar have another and GTaver charCc Il
prefer against YOU. i j. alleged that ynl
ire .1c only State IN the liInn - ipholC
and practise that ahonlnatIon % i-sclr>4
cruelty-the whipping post That y"t
have remained in the iIuc,lI ghtcned stat'
of our forefather> who maintained tha
mans moral perception car 10 ouirEcnec
iv tic lash VIII do you maintain such ;
system which all other states have proved
beneath consideration
DelaWars our honor the whlpDn.
post Is an appeal 10 tic rIItc q the ONLY
lancuagc lc knows and III addition, d
l..eps or oi DeIauarr thc criminals o
BalirnoFe and Philadelphia who >rouIC
Otherwise coric ulrhin my hordcrs
Judge II the whipping po~t were r.
served solely for vlfe-DcatcT- and II iierr
~ children tho@r 50 sunk n bru.I .hnc-.
that only such lnctlol~ would appeal
would remove the charge lrr stripe.
.fr, laid on hc backs ot those who Of cI
serve IN. PRISON sentence a. well and 1eho
for lack u moral and cducatiofa sd
vantage which tou withhold hrcaA th'
laws ot thr state thu, rccclvtng / double
pani~hrntnf II i4 on record that MAJ
III, hctm whipped for stealing loat .
nroad i iuIaliz,4 Tie sufferer d ncll q
I'll administrator Beside j. i j -ucl
preventative of crime Nhv have wC tn