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Show WHITE SLAVE EVIL UNDER DISGUSSIOli Address by Clifford G. Roe, Delegate to Purity Con-gress. Con-gress. CAUSES OF DOWNFALL Neglect by Parents a Factor; H' Plan to Combat Evil In- fluence of Dance Halls. MINNEAPOLIS, Xov. 12. sA dopnrt-mcnt dopnrt-mcnt of recreation to combat the- evil inflnoneo of the dance halls, in all H' cities; foderal laws Roverninp: divorces and marringos of an interstate nature, H and a congress of newspapor men to discuss methods of novornJnjr the dis-semination dis-semination of nevs relative to the white Blare traffic-, wore amonf? the rocom-mondationa rocom-mondationa offered by Clifford G. Boe of Ohicaffo in address before the In-temational In-temational Purity congress, which cloeed here tonight Mr. Roe is the president of tho American bureau of moral education, and was appointed a delegato to the concTCSs by Secretary of State William J. Bryan, by authority of a joint resolution of the tederal eon- ' The subject of Mr. B-oo's addreB? was "White "Blavery and tho best methods of dealing with the evil." Suppression the Remedy. mWt "The term 'whito slavery' has broadened greatly in xooont years, " ho 1 said. " In tho paet effort to deal with the social evil problom were largoly rojrolativo. Within tho last seven yours a new method of doalinjr with it has been ndoptod. A scientific study has brought about tho adoption of the at-titudo at-titudo of constant xoprossion as tho immediate method and absoluto Bop-preaeion Bop-preaeion of commorcialized vice as the ultimate ideal. , . pj "Neglect by parents in bringing up H- their daughters is a big factor in tho making or whito elaveB. Mothers nro often too busy attending clnb6, theaters and card parties to find time to spend H upon their children. Fathors have a keener interest in their properties than Wt they have for the welfare of thoir Bn daughters. "They let thoir children grow up liko the weeds in the prairie, to caro BBB for and look after therm polvoa. "Girls who are brought np undor such influences are easy proy for tho BBB whito slave procurers." Causes of White Slavery. Among tho causes of white slavery given were: BBB "Ignorance on tho part of tho public, tho parents and children, BBB ")cmhlo standard of morals. "Hasty marriages and divorcos. "Love of fino clothes and Btiggestive fashions. BBB "Tho spirit of advonrnre and ro- BBU mance," BBB Dbausabig gome of tho economic BBB causes, he gave tho following: BBB "Deferring of mnrriRgo because mon BBV cannot afford to marry. BBB "Competition of girls and women BBV who do not need work nnd who help to lower wages. Wages are regulated by Hiinplv and demand. . "JJmplovmont of young girls who practically lose tho home training and care of mothers.' ' Tho absolute elimination of the vice district and a Biugle standard of morality for men and women were urged, Long Sentences Urged. Winifred 0. Zabcl, former district attorney at-torney of Milwaukee, made a ploa for the extermination of tho segregation segrega-tion of vico districts, urging long-term long-term pribou sentences us a cure, lie en id: "Wo havo long protected, by laws enacted for that purpose, not merely the animals raised and domesticated in our farms, but even the game of nur forests. The birds and oven tho fishes of tho deep thrive and multiply under man's enro nnd conservation. "Gradually it has dawned upon us that tho humau race ia worth conserving:'1 conserv-ing:'1 Farms nnd homes throughout, the country whero refuge may be extended to unfortunate women nro to bo established estab-lished by the World's Purity federation, federa-tion, nnder the auspices of which tho congress is hold. Five members of tho organization wero appointed this afternoon after-noon by President B. S. Steadwoll to study conditions among these women and to establish tho rofugos. Funds for tho ontorpriso will ho rniscd by tho committee. Meeting at Kansas City. A purity congress will be hold at Kansas City in November, .1014. This decision was reached lato todav. The next rogolar congress will bo "hold in 1915. but tho location has hot yet boon decided. " School ohildron over tho entiro country coun-try aro asked to contribute 10 conts each to assist Anthony Comstock of New York to enrrr on his cmsado against immoralitv, according to resolutions reso-lutions adoptod today. They are roquestod to forego one moving picture show for that purpose. |