South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-17
"White Slauers''
Force Girls Into
ABYSS Of Shame
BY DAVID l.. BbUMENFELD

United Press stan Correspondent
LONDON. June 16-(By L. PD-
When a young girl reasonably good
looking. disappears. and il not
found dead or injured, but simply
goes out OF the life which she has
been recognized in, then. the White
Slave fighters aver. YOU may take
IL for granted that the girl in ques-
tion has been captured by agents"
She is either in some resort in her
own country. undergoing her en-
forced premiership in vice. or
that che is on the high seas in pro-
cess OF transportation TO some far
away land
How often the cry OF too late
goes up in homes all over the world.
can be realized when ii is known
that over five hundred brotheis in
the east are filled with white girls,
"A League OF Nations Official inform
ed me today MANY OF them are
girls who have only been in these
hot beds OF vice since the war"
II Is not possible 10 show approx
mate figures. officials disclosed. as
so many sisappearances. although
untraced 10 White slavers. are un-
dOuOtedly their work. Valparaiso
and Rio de Janeiro were, they said.
fsvorite SHIPPING places for the un-
fortunate ones
These two South American towns
he officials declared. were far ahead
Of all others in White Slave traffic
Every sort and color of women IS
imported daily into both towns
Hundreds OF Agents are Busy.
Apparently there is little remedy.
What jurisdiction can the League
have say over the doing Of an agent
who works. say. from Smyrna. ship
ping his goods" along the Mediter-
rsnean. thence via Marseilles in
small unsupported vessels to these
two towns?
There are over a hundred known
agents operating in Paris. officials
said; a similar number in London {;
Berlin has at least two hundred
agents, while Port said Suer. Alex
andria and Naples-(one Of the hot
beds OF the tradeD -count their
agents by scores in nearly every
street.
One story, told TO the United Press
by man who has had intimate
dealings with these agents. will
show how intricate and clever are
the workings OF these agents
few years ago a girl. the daugh-
ter OF rich parents received word
that there was a house rarity being
given by a distant relation in the
! country She expressed curiosity az
/ the manner in which the news hao
4 been brought TO her, but otherwise
give it little thought. post card
/ bearing the signature OF an old
school friend (of course a forgery
had merely told her of the house
party, concluding with the words, II
/ do hope we shall be asked"
week or SO after the receipt or
the post card there came an invi-
tation. couched i'm what appeared 10
be the handwriting OF the distant
relation giving the party
The girls Parents unsuspecting
allowed their daughter TO go to the
house party. and saw their charge
1 off al the railroad depot i'm their
auto, on the understanding that the
\ girl would be met at the end of her
/ journey. according 10 the invitation.
which stipulated that "a car will
meet YOU at the station.
The parents have never seen their
/ daughter since
Police inquiries show that the girl
was met at the station i'm a closed
Limousine. Inquiries also showed
that the relations supposed to be
giving were away at the time.