Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-09

Representatives II govern them they
make their own laws and execute
them a-d nv offenders against Lhe
! community by their own court, al
under the careful supervision and
guidance If the head " The InsIlru-
cloD- The business Of the officials is
II carefully supervise this governing
body and direct them on The right
course. The head Of the institution
al al times IS the inal Judge and i
Is MS business 10 see cna- me sell
government works out ii accord win
the laws Of the state ne IS supposed
n ne working under. The result Is
mat there is an. open system. AL Of
fences are brought OUT and become
known, noting being hidden ana
eve Inc public al large often hears
what IS going on within the PRISON
and sometimes n m exaggerated
wav. When these Things become
known it would be wei for society
70 remember that we ara not deS1:ng
WIN Sunday school scholars bur
criminals. convicted by the courts Of
the state. who IN al probability will
continue 70 be criminals until
shown the defects Of their ways
The social life should ne carefully
supervised by one framed e9r this
work ana The prisoners should oe
taugn, - desire clean. wholesorn.
amusemeuts. Their tine should he VAL
occupied 80 tina: when not a. work
they would either be amusing them
selves or studying. When ! man Is
5Ugy ne soon learns TO like !. aac when
ne mas once formed this habit he has
little tine fnr committing crime -r.irne
Is committed largely by the IDLE and
Until he can be shown -har there Is
pleasure n work ne NAV cur !.7y,e ~,
iead an Idle life and keep N -nubia
Therefore. there should ne nc lille I'D
merits II an institution
When the prisoner himself feels rha.
ne Is strong enough 20 return 70 So
ciety and live clean and honest lii.
anu The officials VINO have been train
ING him are Of The same opinion he
snouic De piaced On parole ii a sui
able place. Great care should pc -ake-,
n the SELECTION of this postum ,,p Is
70 Ill and he should be guided for sen
eraI months after his release. d r.
port being sent IN 70 show how he IL
dong and Visits beng made 10 him
The speaker here quoted an article
written BY man whp MAD not known
what il meant 10 hUv- d kindly word
spoken . him since he was mere
child. Els enthusiastic endorsement n
the Mutual Welfare League lef- ~
doubt Of his sincerity IN the minds OF
those present.
The public is SLOWLY learning Of TIE
value Of this new method of dealing
with the criminal and IL is not far
distant when the American citizens ara
be fitting schools fpr placing men u
society who have sa.ieti and fallen lie
cause of their lack Of training and az
Ttronment. When this time comes our
colleges and other educational insriru-
items should have enough ''0snornes''
TO Ill the many positions throughout
the country IN our penal institutions
With this accomplished our whole form
OF government will be cleaner ana more
Intelligent and sincere people win ne
entrusted with its care for in The pres
en- age some az our most noted lead
ers are handicapped BY the dishonesty
and cprruprness Of those who are ches-
en- to encarce cur laws. care for our
criminals, panpers. insane and other
penal and c1Rr.tzaie inmates Clean cur