El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-08
Woman appeals for Justice and Aid for Errng Young Girls
BoLernakers to Buy Bonds Through Railroad MANAGEMENT

% A CITING chief Of police P. Il.
n Phoenix was quoted as saying
that the entire police department had
meen notified to arrest and bring 70
Jail all women Of questionable morals
in FL Paso, but no mention was made
Of the numerous companions Of these
women. nor the person directly re-
sponsihle for the unfortunate condi-
ton Of each Of these individuals"
said Mrs. Madeleine ]. Robinson. why
not arrest and take to JAN all men
Of questionable morals in FL Paso
as wel2 II there were no men Of
questionable morals there would be
no women whose morals could Ee
questioned, and until the double
standard is broken down. conditions
in FL Paso, or any other city for that
matter, VIII remain the same.
Il have talked 20 women OF this
character in Chicago, FL Paso and
many other cities and have never had
one Of them say TO me that she pre-
1erred the life she was living to that
Of a respectable, Christian life, but
would only be too glad for the chance
70 do right, and II given the needed
assistance and confidence OF the
Christian people would face about
Many times one Of these unfcr-
Inmates has tried TO rise from the
stencil OF such a life, only TO be
pushed back into it by the hand guilty
Of her downfall in the beginning. VINO
is 10 blame more-the woman or the
man. i say the man. ten thousand
times over, for, after WOmankind
is robbed OF her virtue, society would
lock her up and let the man 10 free.
i have more sympathy for the
woman who comes out in daylight AMI
in the open, than 7 have for the man
who waits until the shades Of night
have drawn about and then sinks
out leaving perhaps wife and babes
at home, going forth TO seek out and
destroy the last spark OF human de-
cencv in some Door Unfortunate soul.
and then turn round under the cloak
Of morals and say, lock her up. II
he had been locked M in the first
place. women would stand on a high
er plane today, respected and hon
ored-
rs # not high time we were looking
in the other corner OF the woodpile
for the 'nigger'2 These women. il
given the opportunity. viii help solve
the labor problem IN our homes Il
speak OF the Mexican sister as well as
the American) and i would like TO
see the real people Of FL Paso get be-
hind a home and training school for
these girls and women, where they
could be taught the practical things
Of life as well as given Christian
training.
''lIrs. Rose Ohaus has given us a
brief outline TO follow regarding tax
ing care Of the low wage Garner as
well as the little sister who has fallen
into the snare. and n we can get
response from the greater heart of El
Paso. DC is then conditions viii be
better and not before"
"In a recent issue OF The Herald
appeared the statement said w
c. Gaffney. a member Of Boilermak-.
ers' union No. 2l6. that A. E. Row
lands, reporting from team No. s.,
stated that he had attended meet
ing Of q labor union at Labor han,
and had solicited subscriptions from
the members present, and had re-
ceived not a single response.
NOW 1Ir. ROwlands and two more
Of the Victory loan committee did Wis
It Boilermakers local No. 216 and
were told that the members Of this
local were mostly railroad employees