The Washington times., 1929-05-22
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zane Adams, honorary Vlco proHts
rent, and Judge Andrew A. Bruce.
kecretary.
Judge A. c. Backus. Of Wilwau-
axee. was named president and the
Following became members OF the
executive COMMITTEES: Judge Oscar
&IaIlam, Of st. Paul, justice Of the
minnesota Supreme Court; Frank
Murphy, Of Detroit; Hollina II.
Randolph, Sanford Bates and Mr..
Hearst.
Before adjourning the delegates
passed resolutions directed to Presi-
Ment Hoover and Secretary Mellon
hgainst Government ''connivance''
with vice in its method Of collecting
Income tax from houses Of vice.
Committee TO Make Survey.
The convention authorized Judge
Al. G. Backus, Of Milwaukee, its
chairman, to appoint q committee OF
live to make complete survey Of the
relation between severe punishments
Ind crime increases, and to finish
khis survey even though It requires
Two or three years,
Another result Of the conference
WAS to appoint q committee on
resolutions to investigate conditions
revealed and from that study to
outline q program Of continuous re-
search and work.
"The sessions have accomplished
much good" declared Prof. Andrew
"A. Bruce, Of Northwestern Law
School, ''In that they have unques-
tionably shown us what study and
work must be done to get to the
bottom of the changing conditions
of the world since its industrializa-
ton, and thus get soma idea Of
what must be done to prevent
crime"
working Of Clinic
In describing how the Good Sa.
marian Clinic had cured crime in
Atlanta, Mr.. Randolph told how
boys and girls instead Of being
sentenced to the Juvenile Home had
been sentenced to the clinic"
Every one of these boys and
girls was found to be anemic, :"
Mr.. Randolph declared. 'II add.
tion many had tonsilitis, bad. sore
bars or other physical ailments
which were definitely found a roruce
bf their delinquency. And when.
over we found q repeater we dis
powered that by curing his body
bve also cured his mind"
With prominent physicians donat-
png their services, It was later neces-
eary to appropriate only $4,000 adj
Pitional q year by city and county
TO extend the clinics work into the
schools, Randolph declared.
Stops Crime At Source.
Atlanta found a definite way to
ftop crime at the sourse," he said.
The same work can be duplicated
b every town in the United States"
Society must establish q new In
btitution in connection with Its
bourt," Judge Lindsey commented.
medicine must join hands with the
bnan on the bench to build up this
hew institution"
Citing his own wide experience
with juvenile crime and delinquency,
fudge Lindsey pointed out that the
bower now vested In the Judge
bnakes Il necessary TO rhim to under
stand some branches Of medicine,
great deal Of psychology and even
certain amuont Of biology, In or.
Her 60 decide Justly.
The entire theory that severity
pf punishment deters crime was at,
backed by Judge Franz Eschweiler,
Justice OF the Wisconsin supreme
court, In an address inspired by q
btudy Of history back to the times
bf Dracula.
Cites Excess Legislation
'tone IL tempted at times TO won
her whether or not intemperance or
excess legislation IL not the out.
htanding disease Of the present
lay" he declared. e'The Ten Com
bnandments have now been sup
planted by at least ten million"
Judge Eschweiler's assault on Be-
kere penalties was interpreted by
some as criticism Of the severity
be the Jones 6-and-10 law. partic-
hIarly because of his discrimination
between crimes bad in them
selves" and crimes bad because
prohibited"
other high points in the discus
don are given below:
Our crime problem will be
greatly solved when we prevent
Juvenile delinquency. The success
Eul program must begin not with
the criminal and the law. but with
the child. the home. the schools
and the community.
Justice Defined
''The school in the future viii be
bur greatest factor in treating and
preventing delinquency. 1t is here
that early behavior problems should
be detected and corrected. Justice
means two things: Fair human
treatment OF the offender, whoever
he Is and whatever the crime:
finding out all contributing factors
and protecting others from the
same influences.
TT is gratifying that this com.
mission Is considering the young Of
fender and quite fitting that Mr..
Hearst's famous editorial should
contain the phrase: t'Most Crimi-
halls are not born. They Are
Made. miss Jessie Binford, operat.
)mg director, Juvenile Protective
Association Of Chicago
s.Tt appears that enforcement OF
he Federal auto theft law has not
resulted in a decrease in cars stolen
eor joy-rfding purposes BY boys.
Once sent TO B penitentiary, these
boys are ruined for life. We should
have the law amended, making a
distinction between transportation
0f q car taken for q joy-ride and
Dne taken to be sold, kept or dis.
nnantled. 4.
EviI Practice Shown
'sFho GOvernnasnE has arbitrarily
kwkiuaatad that MR &nNa01al