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Show Establish Juvenile . Courts. - " Xo inore worthy measure has 'been brought to the attention of 'the Legislature than the bill providing pro-viding for the establishment of uvenil courts. In all States where such courts are in operation the results have been excellent The juvenile court is not a theory, and practice has proved it to be a 'splendid institution. v ' We must think of Jthe children. . Our duty 1s to core for those who have no parents, or worse, have parents unfit to -rear them just as tenderly as we care for our own flesh and blood. We do not want to st'e boys and girls in the police court side by side with hardened criminals, learning lessons that" will only make them worse.. Erring children. should be dealt with in loving kindneRs. We should have to' do with causes, not effects. If a boy is incorrigible or if he shows an inclination to become at thief it will not reform him to take him into police'court to receive, Imprisonment Imprison-ment or be flnedi If a 'girl is starting on the road to become a little immorality it will not keep her pure to pilloiy her in the police court. ' There-should be a special court for these you nsf .unfortunates. They would be good if they" knew ' how, and a juvenile court would teach them how. Such courts inquire into the condition of ,& child's home and endeavor to better them. They aim to reform, not to punish. They put the children ou ibeir honor to be good instead of treating them ae if they were wholly bad and past redemption. There is no publicity connected with juvenile court , proceeding. pro-ceeding. Newspapers wherever such, courts, exist report incidents, but do not publish the names of the litlle offenders. The fear of publicity is an excellent ex-cellent thing to keep adults from violating the law, but publicity is not the thing for childish culprits. The Telegram believes that a juvenile court in Salt Lake City would be a boon, and it urges the I egislature to provide for its establishment. |