Arizona republican., 1919-03-13
When you reach the mountain-top, wig-wag courage to the fellow in thc foothills. -Annonymous.
Two Neglected Evils

We Gail to notice the list of. preferred bills pre- pared by the sitting committee many measures of statewide application or interest though there are many that came under tho head of pets" The house wadcd through score of such bills and incidentally consumed whole of the the last day of the session There arc two essential bills which not to have been given piaee-Senatc Bill 55 for the curbng or venereal diseases. and the other the anti-pawn- brokers bill both measures directed against serious evils.
 As to the latter we cannot think that the members Of the house where it Is now can be in sympathy with the money y-lendcrs who prey upon the needs of the unfortunate. Surely need. in the midst of the many opportunities for making money now offered, declare dividends human misery and misfortune. Cannot that bin be dragged from it's hiding place today and passed And if not if somebody is purposey ooncealins it. can he not be smoked out?
 As to the former bill it Is legislation asked for by Inc United States public health service The bill has been presented in every legislature which has been in session this spring and 1t has been promptly passed We know of no other legislature which has openly tacuy refused to this legislation. It will not bc credtabio to if it should be found at the end of the legislative season standing alone That fact taken together with the bad showing of the ravages of diseases in Arizona disclosed hy medical examinations for the military service will give the state something of black eye.
 It may be that think have a better way 10 handle this matter than the federal government has devised that solve the problem by segregation by isolation or by ignoring the existence of the evil All those methods have led to failures. We certainly cannot propose that this matter shall go unchecked
 There is bu, one way and 1t is a scientific syste- matte way.
 We may quote from recent article on this sub Ject:
 For an exhibition of the crass sclfishness born of ignorance which characterizes most of those good souls opposed the governments efforts to make clean nation by eradicating the venereal diseases should turn Co that mayor of city whose slogan is Run 'ern of town
 That sort Of stupidity has marked for years the pasmodc efforts Of pseudo reformers to think that by driving vice out of sight it ceases to exist.
 Everyone, reformer and scientific sanitarian alike agreed that the stronghold of venerea diseases which only now We are beginning to such a menace Co the nation prostitution. But to fine the prostitute to jail her does make her less pros- titute less a of infectious danger 10 the community that harbors her.
 Run 'em out of town" The same cry was raised when. not long ago. leper escaped and sought place pf refuge. He was run out Of towns with shotguns Put his leprosy still persists.
 To those short-sighted and fearsome seekers after peace for themselves at whatever to others and whose creed Is summd up in the slogan Run om out of town" commend the wise warning of IeclSy 1bout the professional prostitute:
 "On that one degraded and gnOble form arc con- rentrated the passions that might have filled the world with shame. She remains while creeds and civilizations arise and fall the eternal presess of humanity, blasted for the sins of the people"
 No, scientific campaign against prostitution may c cold-booded and prefer science 10 sentiment but t can have nothing Co do with any fallacious Run em uut of town" remedy. Tho message the T. x PrbIic Health Service has to Geliver one of condena- ion' but of hope; not hate but heplessness