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Show CASE ALMOST HOPELESS. When the president signs the Kenyon bill the red light district of the national capital will pass out of existence. Inmates In-mates of I he gilded reports as well as those who have sunk still lower in tho scale of human degradation will bo cast into the streets to shift as best the-can. the-can. ThoBC in the first-mentioned class will probably bo ablo to get out of Washington, but for tho latter thero is no hopo unless tho charitablo organizations organiza-tions are ablo to provide for thorn, Tho president has been asked to delay de-lay signing tho bill until arrangements can be made for enring for those un-fortunntes. un-fortunntes. The women of Washington have taken hold of the matter, civic societies so-cieties have hecome interested and mass meetings wore held yesterday to help tho movement for relief of tho outcasts, many of whom it is said lack the necessary neces-sary clothing to appear upon the streets. Tho eradication of tho social evil, if that be within the realm of possibility, is found to cnuso a groat, deal of suffering suf-fering and hardship ns well as to strain the patience and charity of tho good peoplo engaged in the work of uplifting humanity. The worst feature of the situation is that tho women will bo the only sufferers. The men responsible for their downfall in the first place move in respectable society and givo no thought to the poor creatures they started on tho downward road. The social evil is being attacked all over the civilized world. Even tho slums of the great European capitals havo felu the influence of the war now being waged against this form of commercialized com-mercialized vice. With all avenues closod to tho victims of tho social evil, the lines of Oliver Goldsmith aro brought forcibly to mind. Death will be tho only recourse for tho woman after stooping to folly, unless, indeed, pitying hands aro stretched forth to save. sa3s. Mayor Mitchel. There arc enough in Now York to supply all the rest of the cities in tho country. Wc hope that Mr. Mitchel will not entirely depopulate de-populate New iTork. |