Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-31

cept to roam around and get into
mischief *
Is to be buried alive for nine
years-because it was his second Of
tense.
Why, even the waves cast up a
man the third time.
No Incentive to be Good.
And it must not be forgotten that
the sentient being will not be good,
according to accepted canons, unless
there is an incentive to be good.
The beast, or house animal becomes
good because of fear of punishment
if it doesn't, and man becomes good
for the various reasons found in law,
society and religion.
Who Helped Byron?
Did Byron have any incentive to
be good?
Was any helping hand held out to
him? Was the error of his ways
poured into his ears between sobs
of sorrow over his crime, while held
close to a loving heart? Was he
taken aside and talked to in kindly
manner, and in one calculated to i'm
press him and inspire him with re-
alization of what he had done, and
what a continuance of his course
would lead to? ...
Or was he merely turned loose
with a reprirnand, with jeers from
his fellow children, and nagging re-
proaches from others ringing in his
ears from morning till night, with
the parole officer shaking his stick
at him in a threatening, warning
manner every time he CHANGED to
see him on the streets?
Not to Be Blamed.
In other words, if any ordinary
boy of only II years, too immature
to reason out things for himself,
had no incentive held out to him to
be good, beyond those threats and
fear which inspire resentment in
youthful breasts more than anything
else, is there any wonder at his sec
ond offense, and is he to be blamed
for it?
What to Do With Him.
The problem is then presented
what shall be done with the boy?
1t seems pity to lock- up this
immature child for his crime.
But it is an equal pity to turn
him loose again, if he is not to be
surrounded with influences that will
furnish him an incentive to be good.
To put him back in his same old
position is deliberately placing him
again straight in the middle of the
pathway he had been pursuing.
This alternative is presented the
Judge and the law prescribes the
reformatory as punishment, if the
decision is for punishment.
"Until He is Of Age"
Although the court took into
consideration the youth of the pris-
oner," says the story, "the Judge
was determined to check Michaeps
career as thief, if possible, and
promptly sentenced him to the state
reformatory until he shall be of
age" i
Now let the heavens weep and
stone statues shed tears of blood.
There should be reason in all
things, but there appears to be little
in this. ..
If he had to 60 to the reforma
tory-why for NINE years?
Why not for one year, for an in
determinate time, for such a time
would warrant giving the child an
other trial of his freedom?
What Officials Say.
Regarding this, County Attorney
Vasey, who prosecuted. the boy,
said: ..
This lad had been paroled and
was given an opportunity to do
better, but he failed. The state re-
formatory is the place for him. True,
t is hard to see one of his years
go there for so long period, but he
undoubtedly will be a better boy
when he is released"
Judge L. M. Pemberton, who tried
and sentenced the child, said:
why, of course, the state re-
'ormatory is the only place for such
| boy. He will be obliged to do
light there, and will not be allowed
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