The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-03
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evening paper in its issue of last Mon
day wherein it told that the United
States department of social hygiene
dubs Hamilton the viceport of Ohio,
the rendezvous of the pursued scar
let woman and her male equal, the
pitfall of the young girl out for an
automobile ride with sons of wealthy
families, etc, etc. ? Outside of the
above things and few others that
the evening paper persists in telling
the world at large we are, Hamilton is
alright. We didn't know before that
it was the policy of any of Uncle
Sans departments to dig into things
in one city and then go to another
to proclaim to the world its findings.
Couldn't better results be obtained il
these findings were taken to the prop
er authorities and they be given a
chance first to correct matters Why
should these matters first be given
publicity from some other city? What
does Cincinnati or any other city care
about moral conditions in Hamil-
ton? Now then, but getting closer to
home, if the evening paper is so solic-
itous of Hamilton's reputation, and if
it had the information that Hamil-
tons moral atmosphere is rotten, why
didn't it go before Mayor Smith or
Safety Director Grevey with such in
formation with the request, yes, with
the demand, that the matter be given
immediate attention, then--if the
matter was looked on lightly by these
authorities, the paper would be justi-
| fed in bringing the matter before the
people; for if conditions in Hamilton
are one-half as bad as pictured in the
article referred to, something should,
! and must be done at once for the
protection of our young girls.
If one has troubles in their family
does he go out and tell the world at
large about it, or does he seek to keep
the matter secret and smooth things
out alone; and to avoid disgrace, keep
it from others? And that's all we are
in Hamilton-one big family. Why
not keep our troubles to ourselves?
On the other hand, what remedy
does the paper offer for the cure OF
the habit of young men of wealthy
| families taking girls of 16 automobile
riding? viii the representative
| of the paper, the one response
BILE for publication of the article re
ferred to, stand out at night anC
lsearch the automobiles referred to, anc
Ithen publish the names of the YOUNG
ISONS OF WEALTHY FAMILIES
Ialso referred to? Absolutely not
But we don't believe that Hamilton
lis half as "red" as the evening paper
paints it. Hamilton is no worse ir
her moral sphere than is any other
city whether Uncle Sans represen.
tatives say so or not. Hamilton is
simply the goat
The Press wants it understood that
it is with the evening paper if con-
ditions in Hamilton are just as il
says they are, but let's be fair. Isn't
it fact that the evening paper is not
only making this fight against vice
in the city out of city purity inter
est, but that it (the paper) also has 8
personal crow to pick with the city
administration? And that it is get.
ting even by hammering the admins.
tration, especially the safety director
| over the shoulders of young girls
"moonshine," bootlegging, gambling
etc. ? Why take it all out on the
safety director; it wasn't he who or.
dered the power turned off. Let's be
fair, but-the charge made in the
article is too serious to look over
lightly, and it should have the fullest
investigation.