Show INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS WILL VILL MEET IN WASHINGTON i D. D C. C IN 1910 W WASHINGTON Dec 29 The Tha The inter international national prison congress s an organization tion lion as wide in in its scope as tho the international international inter inter- national tuberculosis congress which rn met t in in to Washington in tho the fa fan fall i is if corning corn com ing mg to this country cO in in 1910 and Secretary Secretary Sec See Root has asked con congress r ss for to show shott the European delegates some of the tho hest be t thin things 8 achieved in the United Stat States 8 in in improved methods of dealing dealing- with crime crime rim Nearly forty years vears ago aeo tho the United States became the tho associations association's legal lecal an and natural father In the tho conSS congress con con- gress SS of the tho United d States State became a I missionary bo ho body 1 l It started out ont to do doa a little international worl worldwide good It passed a i resolution authorizing the pr provident president tu to end send abroad a commissioner commission commission- I cr er r to secure the co co operation operation of Euro Euro- European European I governments eo in iu hol holding a great Cleat international congress for lor t tho ho discus discus- siou siou of all matt matters rs relating to the prevention prevention pre pre- and treatment of crime crim President lout dent Grant appointed to this important task the tho late lato E E. 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C Wines Wine the thC distin- distin i he 1 American J penologist sl Wines Warmly Received Dr Wines Wine was warmly rec received in in Great Britain Distin Distinguished leaders of thought an and l action representing their then countries in in this thi knew well onon enough h that this war nr could not bo ho cun earned carried ed on merely with tho old oM instruments moats ments of repression merely bv UY drastic instruments of tort fu such h a i as fill fiU th the I museum nt at Nuremberg They The know knew that it meant something more moio than simply I bettor better prisons they knew know that it meant I better laws t a reconstruction of crim criminal crim inal inn codes better police and a strengthening strength strength- cn ening ll of every cry form of t ocial t-ocial defense Though the United l States called this congress On to together ether it was deemed deeme advisable adis ad ad- I is to hold its first Hr meeting in London rather than in the thc Unit United eel States Tho Th part this government go took in its creation was recognized h bv hr making mak mak- making il ing Dr li Wines its first president Permanently Organized The second con congress fess' fess way as held heM six I years later at Stockholm under the patronage of Oscar II Then it was a ai i decided to have ha a permanent organization tion Hon and that meetings meeting'S of tho the congress congress con con- gress should hould be he hel held once every five 11 years An executive fI council called the international prison commis commission ion was formed composed of ol ono one official from each government The adhering nations engaged nga ed also to pay pw paya a small annual subscription based on population Thus Thug organized the congress congress con con- gress has bas held quin meetings in Home Rome St St. Petersburg Paris Bru Brug Brussels Brus- Brus sels seJs and Budapest making with ith tho those e I held bcd at London and Stockholm seven sewn I international congresses Tho The proceedings proceed proceed- jugs ings have e furnished a valuable literary i t library of literature I i Invited Incited to Meet Here The Tho duty and the opportunity of t the tho o United Suites States in this thus respect rc were first official officially presented to the department of state b by the tho American commissioner commissioner lIon Hon Samuel J T Barrows ex ex member of the tho lift Fifty fifth lon conjures res Secretary Hay communicated it to congress s with his cordial recommendations By a joint I resolution of ot the senate anti and house houge of representatives approved March 3 1905 1005 the president was vias as authorized an and re requested requested re- re que quested ted to invite I he the international prison pris- pris on congress on ress to hold its eighth meeting in the United State With great reat enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- tho invitation was accepted accepted- at Budapest and aULI tho the meeting meeting- will be held in in Wash Washington some ionic time in m 1910 In these nearly fort forty years jears tho the United ted States has hag lna made SO some 1 interesting and important contributions to i ical cal science It has introduced the he he jade inde terminate sentence developed a reformatory I matory system for lor adults shown through suspended sentence aud and probation proba proba- tion tiou the pos possibility of ot cO correcting many I thousands ol of offenders without Finally it has hag crowned al all bv by the tho establishment of childrens children's courts court a 1 I Chicago o idea which is rapidly spreading over o the tho United States and Europe Juvenile Problems Tho The pro program of questions for Wash Washington ington while dealing with matters of worldwide interest will be especially attractive to Americans A prominent feature w will ll bo the attention devotes devoted to preventive t to o and child in saying saving a agencies sow Now that the tho United Stat States 5 has bas as the operation co-operation of European governments to m n this thia congress Secretary Root Boot B. B ot is s seek seek- seeking eking ek In ing to secure the tho co operation of the Central and South American republics republic Under the plans plan the tho secretary and tho the American commissioner have made for forthe forthe forthe the con congress it will be wisely spent in in l ways wars which will give e European n representatives I soma seme i ideas l a of the bc best t thin things I achieved ed in tho the United States State within tho the I scope of the tho con congress and the Ameri Amen American I can people will have havo to modestly admit I that there thero are some things 5 which tho thoan they thoy cnn can an learn from abroad I The Tho hospitality of the government go will nill be f greatly reinforced by that of tho the American Americ n Prison on a association Mc I which will merge its meeting n with that of or tho con congress It has appointed a t com corn i of which Pre President Charles R I Henderson of the University Uni of Chicago I is IB chairman to co operate co-operate with the go gov- o I i |