Evening star., 1922-09-20
law FOR WORKING
WOMEN DEMANDED
Catholic Charities Confer.
ence Told of Need by Chi
cago Delegate.

NiuD Oh ShlcaSO, AT tne afternoon
session of the eighth national con-
ference of Catholic charities at Cath
olic University today.
1t has been proved" said Mrs.
Sauer, that women have become In
creasingly important in industry, and
+, therefore. is 1T not true that every
possible support must be given TO
thosy organiHut ions seeking legisla-
| tive action that demand living wages.
shorter hours. better working condi-
ti"ns for women. In Industry? The
; fact that women have been In a
; weaker position in the economic
| world makes the control Of women 4
! employment IL necessity.
Information Necessary.
Every woman should be intelligently
| informed on this matter and see that
the representative She elects works for
| the enactment of the proper legislation
relating to it. Public opinion must be
voting power. Blanket legislation. So
-. ed equai rights. should be opposed"
! 10 combat certain antl-Catholic leg
islation, now being advocated in some
| states, against pafochal schools, 1t was
voted at meeting of the diocesan di-
rcctors OF the Catholic Church today to
ask the bishops of the different states
; to appoint one clerical and one lay rep
/ resrnlatlve to those state capitals where
such legislation is being proposed.
| Philadelphia was selected as the place
i where next years conference will be
held. Representatives from st. Louis
and Cleveland made strong bids for the
| convention.
| In paper read at the early ses-
sion Robert Biggs, president Partic-
| ular Council of the Society of st.
| Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, strong
ly advocated paid trained workers for
catholic welfare activities instead of
either individual or group volunteers.
T.. C. McQueeny. director Catholic
Service. Akron. Ohio. led in discus
SION of the topic Family or Chill
! drsn,s M AGENCIES. Which, following
| committee meetings will be held
throughout the day. when many i'm
! portant subjects pertinent to the con-
! terence will be discussed.
a general meeting of the con-
ference will be held at o'clock to-
OF the children's court. New. York
| city. will speak on The Dependent
! Child following which DR.. James E.
Hagerty, Ohio State University, will
speak on Some Recent Developments
in Public Welfare Departments"
| Takes Issue With Kavanagh.
| Taking issue with the assertion
! made on the opening day of the ses-
sion by Judge Marcus +. kavanagh
of Chicago. that the present wave OF
! crime in the United States is due to
q; the American habit Of "dilly dallying
with the criminal Edwin J. Cooley
chief probation officer of the magis-
trate's court of New York city, said
at the late session yesterday:
| out of the so-called crime wave OF
! the near past has come the attempt
/ IN some quarters to place the re-
, SponSibility for that disturbed condi-
q
ana scientific methods of dealing with
offenders. This reasoning is in line
with the thought that the morals of a
people can be controlled by the state
through legislation. II this be so
what simple solution Of the time
rooted evil of crime and criminals
Merely abolish the present-day meth
DDS, bring back the ancient retribu-
tory measures, and crime and Grim.
inals vanish into the air.
"Cnfortunate<y for this reason
however, the alleged crime wave was
no respecter of locality. States hav-
ing the most restrictive and repres-
sive laws were visited: states having
] the determinate sentence and states
having the indeterminate sentence
with liberal provisions for parole
! were also visited"
| The speaker said further that crime
and disorder were rampant through.
! out Italy, France and England, and
accused of coddling criminals. There
! was an increase OF crime in Canada
| and yet probation is practically un.
known in that territory and Canadian
justice is noted for its promptness
, and sternness. 4 definite increase ir
!; and yet there is no probation system
for felonS in that city
The causes and cures for delinquency
among boys and girls were carefully
discussed at the early session.
Parents Are Blamed.
Bernard Fl. Pagan. probation Of
discussion. He said that in attempt
ing to fix the responsibility foI
juvenile wronsdoing these three i'm.
portant aspects must be considered
| the child. the parents and the COM
munity The last of the three is tc
! blame for delinquency in the child
The child" continued Mr.: FaEan
| lis by instinct inclined to all the
frailties which are the heritage of a
fallen race, and it must be weaned
away from them. This elementary
the parents. which must also be
shared in no small degree by the
, community"
i The speaker stressed the growing
! lack of respect on the part Of the
modern youth toward all forms Of
parental restraint, and the lack of re-
spect and personal obligation toward
f. society at large, condition which, he
said, is noticeably apparent in the
type of boy and girl that is found ir
! the. juvenile court. And the number
is, unfortunately. on the increase
! the speaker asserted.
! Blaming the negligence of parents
for the vast majority of delinuuen,
cases brought into the juvenile courts
of the country. John S. Becka Of the
Big Brothers. Cleveland, strongly ad-
vocated legislation to enforce shift
prevented from roaming the streets
at all hours.
"There. are laws compelling par-
ents." he said. ito send their children
to school. but not the slightest notice
.; is given to the duty Of parents to train
| their children"
! The welfare workers. too. absolved
the delinquent children for the most
part and placed responsibility for
their condition upon the parents
/ Miss Frances Leitch, chief probation
officer of the court of special ses-
work being done there for delinquent
| girls, and gave many interesting
cases of causes for the delinquent
! female.
] Brother Elias of the Philadelphia
protectory, said to be one of the most
| up to- date institutions of its kind in
| the country, detailed methods In
vogue there for the reclamation OF
| wayward boys.
The adoption of the Girl Scouting
| idea to direct the leisure of girls into
constructive channels was urged by
Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady of. New York
national treasurer of the Girl Scouts
Twenty five or even fifteen year,
ago.; said Mrs. Brady, life was not
| so complex as it is today. Little at.