Show REFORMATION OF OF CRIMINALS CRIMINALS The old old question of reclaiming those who have stepped aside from Crom the paths of honor and rectitude and have haw been convicted on criminal charges Is up for discussion In Illinois where art an attempt will be made to repeal al the pa parole parole parole role law Jaw Major R B W McClaughry in charge of or the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth and an expert on crim criminology crimInology Is strong In his defense of the present system s stem and Judge Julian Mack Inck head of o the Chicago Juvenile court declares that to legislate the parole law away would be 00 a step back backward backward backward ward In the direction of debtors pris prisons prisons ons one and penal tortures There is 18 much to be said on both sides of the question but as civilization advances it becomes more and more evident that extreme cruelty or severe punishment will neer reclaim the fal fallen fal fallen fallen len It Is also beginning to be realized that It Is both cruel and unjust to put puta a man or woman oman outside the pale for or a single fault The Tho degenerates cut no figure In the argument nt They are arc easl easi easly easily 1 ly y recognized and can be treated ac according according cording to the needs of each individual case The old Mosaic law of an cje ee for an anee anoye eye oye ee and a tooth for a tooth has no significance In these days of enlighten enlightenment enlIghtenment ment whon when the efforts of all aU should be bent In the direction of rescuing the perishing John ElIot the apostle to tho the Indians Indian on hearing that some of the red men had been shot down by b the thc pilgrim fathers exclaimed to God they had converted some before they killed an any Eliot was imbued with the spirit of oC the t e brotherhood of oC man and true Christian charity charit He believed In extending the helping hand hanft and that Is the purpose Intended by bythe b bythe the parole laws Judge Mack r insists that men are being reclaimed every day dar under the system and gives his conclusions as follows Criminals should be treated as aI the sick or the insane Each case should be dealt with separately When the theman th theman man who has taken a false falso step stop Is re rel released leased eased l on parole he he needs the guiding hand of the parole agent the friendly assistance of oC this man In setting getting em employment employment employment Society has ba not done full tuu Justice ustice to this man when it placed him himIn In n a penal Institution for h a given ghen pe period nod iod arid and then released him It must get gH him employment keep him In em erm employment antI and let him know that some somebody body ody Is keeping a watchful friendly eye ye over ov r him That is Just what bat the parole law Is doing doln today toda and to abol abel abolIsh sh Ish it would be b a long step tep backward b kard Perhaps a more universal application of these principles tend to lessen t t crime and enable those who have hac ha lost lo I their theft foothold in society to scramble back from the mire to a solid founds foundation tin tion It would be well If it we all took to heart the lines of Burns Then gently ge scan oran your brother man Still gentler sister woman Though they may gang a To step aside is human |