Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-07
INTERFERENCE WITH
WORK OF JUVENILE
COURTS IS CHARGED


Southern Protective association and
the activities in it's behalf Of it's Sec
rotary, the Rev. Crawford Jackson.
with headquarters in Atlanta, was
adopted Thursday morning at con-
ference of representatives of the pub
lie welfare departments Of Alabama
North Carolina, South Carolina.
Tennessee and Georgia, meeting al
the Winecoff hotel.
His activities and false claim:
serve to discredit practical juvenile
court work in these states" the reso
luton says.
IT have been expecting something
in the way Of an attack" said Mr.
Jackson, when informed Of the reso
luton. Not just this sort Of thing
however. The Georgia public wei
fare department simply is trying t.
get into its own hands all this typt
of work. We are prepared to NEE
this and all other attacks"
Text of Resolution
Following is the text of the reso'
luton:
"Inasmuch as the Southern Ju.
venile Protective association, Rev.
Crawford Jackson, secretary, with
headquarters in Atlanta, has for a
number of years interferred with
the progress OF juvenile courts in the
south through ill-advised interfer.
ence on the part Of it's secretary who
spends much of his time wintering
in Florida and summering in North
Carolina, writing sentimental poetry
and travelling through the south
holding church meetings and taking
collections;
ftAnd since his activities and false
claims serve to- discredit practical
Juvenile court work in these states
and prevent the organization OF
state Juvenile Protective associa.
tons; .
GAS the official investigating de-
partments in our states, having
made an extensive study of his work
since its beginning, and since there
is little of vWue il. any Of our states
which has resulted from Mr.. Jack.
sons years of travelling and collect.
ing;
Therefore, be it resolved that we
the secretaries of five southern pub
lie welfare departments, do condemn
the Southern Protective association
and respectfully urge the national
figures who have permitted the use
of their names on it's letterhead tC
withdraw such permission and re
quest ministers and churches in our
states to refuse the secretary access
to their pulpit. We call upon the
friends of delinquent and dependent
children in our Southern states to
support the legitimate juvenile court
and other child helping activities
and to advise with the National Pro
baton association when they need
the aid of a national agency.
Resolution passed by Conference
OF public welfare departments of Ala,
bama, North Carolina, South Caro-
Ena. Tennessee and Georgia,
Text of Reply
After reading the resolution by
the conference, Mr.. Jackson pre-
pared the following reply:s
"The only thing I have to say at
present in answer to the action OF
the Southern Welfare Workers, rep.
resenting five southern public wei
fare boards. is that their resolution
is born of misinformation from
rrejudiced sources.
eve have in our files, furnished
40 straightout Misrepresentation
and falsehoods that came from so
called welfare workers, one or two
Of whom, and doubtless the ones re.
sponsible for this action, have been
called by prominent Atlanta gentle
men, narrow, foolish and doing what.
ever they can by communications
clandestine knocking, and otherwise
to discount the work in which thou
sands Of right-minded people in this
and the states from which they
come, believe and support.
"a number of testimonials were
before the executive committee o;
the Juvenile Protective association
including lawyers, business men and
ministers, all honorable gentlemen
who know the facts. and are just
and these letters by the score in our
office show the value firm those
who are unbiased and philanthropic
Of our work throughout the southern
states,
winter, and any other sensible per
son in my position would do so. be
cause it is a time when many tour
lists are there, hundreds of whom
have become interested in our work
by being APPROACHED for this purpose
by me. My home, let them un
derstand. is in North Carolina. anC
has been for twelve years; and YET
they would be pusillanimous enough
to bring up petty charge like this
against man, seeking only the goo(
Of children and society, as he has
for 20 long years. ,SBy the help o.
God and the right2minded people, hi
will continue to do it as long as
he sees proper"
Comment on Meeting
Mr.. Jackson added some comments
on a meeting Wednesday afternoon
at which, he said, the membmers
the executive committee of the
Southern Protective association hat
professed entire satisfaction will
<he work being done. He said:
1.-THE executive committee of thu
Juvenile Protective Association o
the South, composed of General Cliff
ford L. Anderson, Henry c. Bagley
DR.. S. r. Belk, James L. Anderson
and DR.. A. r. Holderby, met W.
nesday afternoon to review the worl
of the association fog the past year
and especially the work done by thu
general secretary.
with the books and records be
fc~e them and careful consideration
of the different kinds of work dom
by the association, they unani
mously expressed themselves as sat
isfied with it from every standpoint
1.-The chairman. General Anderson
also read a few of number of let
ters very favorable to my work il
different communities of the sou h
signed by Judge William w. Dye
Justice of juvenile and domestic rela
lions court, Norfolk, Va. Rev. DIR
Simeon Shaw, DR.. j. F. Hill AM
Boiling Sibley, Memphis, Tenn; Mr.
Edwin Kettle and Chief Of Police
r. Bell, Danville, Va; Rev. w. F