The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-19
RI LAME SOCIETY
FOR DOWNFALL.
Should Give Man a Fair
Chance Who Comes
From Behind Bars
DENY OPPORTUNITY
Most Men Would Go Straight
Were They Given Just a
Little Encouragement
nv MAKGERY REX.


sarr, aftcnor than viciousness, is
,be cause uf crime. And good for
iyno Il. Just as frequently attribut-
sU. tl this strange combination Of
events
Men have stumbled over rich hits
- nr. the well dug FOR water may
spout wealth bringing oil. the auto
that HTS man and Injuries him
may perhaps bring benofactor
We1 R.u change his whole life.
Through an odd series OF happen
mss tH, PRISONERS Relief society OF
Us-h.nGtou u. G.. was brought into
being ny Z. T.. budding. who had
one. boon a prisoner himself Re
Gently I heard his history and that
uf TIE organization from its secre-
,a-y. Mrs :. H. Mclntire. now In
Now York city. Mrs. McIntirc, who
Is ucM informed on the various as
poets ~ criminology discussed some
u thgm with me.
"Nirc out OF ten crimes are caus-
Cd by D.-CumstanCes, declares Mrs.
MclrUrc.
Sometimes these circumstances
occur carly in the victims life, the
kut of poor home surroundings.
Then we call 1t bad environment.
But it's really circumstance. Tn
der the stress of excitement men
and women commit crime-for the
Nrs, time. Maybe prison sentence
follows.
"TA,n after release or parole
comes the delicate question Of hand
ling the cN-Couvict. That will be
the whole turning point Of his
career.
we claim that society is at fault
.or the second offender
The general public must be edu
Gated 90 accept the view that the
ex-oonyict can be made it's worthy
asset instead Of a creature to be
stunned and feared. That attitude
Is greatly to blame for the second
offenders. Heretofore II has been
once 2 criminal. always Grim
hal All wrong All that rs need
ed ls a helping hand.
Give cx-convicts a second chance
and go per cent will make good.
The Prisoners Relief society was
started by man who was given
second chance by his employers But
he felt after awhile that his pres
ence perhaps was embarrassing to
them SO ne resigned of his own free
will.
This is L. l.. budding, head of
our organization. To defend himself
IN q quarrel he killed his uncle. He
had TO go to prison for a short
time and though brief. the term
made him an cX-conviCt in the eyes
~ the world.
He devoted himself to the CON
v!gt and now he is very successful
iu helping other men TO come back
The oN-convict is not afraid to
tell his troubles to Mr.. Duddinr
because he knows he is understo God
when ho learns that his protector
was once behind bars himself
The parolcd prisoner is better
NJ than the released man, because
20 secure a parole a man must have
.Uh awaiting him when freed,
"iirSt Friend" Looks After Man.
we get the released man q
first friend in whatever city he
wishes 20 GO TO. That means the
friend will get him job, and only
the employer is to know the secret
ot the prison term.
This means a lot to the con
Nct released with only cheap suit
t clothes and s. in his pocket.
such man must be rescued
OR he Will return to jail as second
offender, a hardened criminal
"Dur society which aims to do
Just this work of rescue was found %
many important men and women
ar" back OF H. They cooperate in
getting jobs for those brought by
circumstance into crime, We have
he.pct oyer $1,000 men and women
both since our beginning.
Men eligible for parole, or about
70 be- released. can write to us and
we send them blanks 10 fill out,
We also send a blank to the warden
o! 'hy prison. II the convict IS a
farmer plumber, doctor, lawyer
no matter what-we get him work
N bis own line
Picture the plight Of the man
on, ut prison after term, He feels
The world is against him and he Is
10, Ear from right in his Judgment
~ .ads It hard to, deal with
Mr budding Given Many Rcbuffs
Ih1t was the Identical experience
@, our head, Mr.. budding. ThouEr
As firm, in Chicago. was very will
ing 'o take him back, others We're
noe s' kind. He was made to fee
L's disgrace by customers and as
.A''- so he has COnsecrated hi,
", 'H helping other men.
In Washington alone we have
paced 500 oN-conviCtS one man
formerly "A safe cracker, is now q
u-S'od cashier Of big corporation
IL. mas gone straight and so car
anyone VINO wants to and VINO gct'
ul,' help.
Tho helping hand Is the on,
"is THAT win prevent the fret Of
r.u"r from going back to prison
'h'' vii. protect not only the eX
INV. ., but the ublic that scorn'
:. Ihn Prisoners Relief society
',oN' after the family Of the i'm
.S'Iei man while he is in Jail
.t''y sustaining their courage anC
.l.''H'ng them from getting un
.uuh'- IDEAS ali ut the injustice
lA'Nss and perhaps committing
'"me themselves"
M'Ncan Bandit l. Captured.
~ Li'lA. Mexico, June lS.-
.a'hg fnCido, bandit with more