Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-07 | Page 12 | Crusade Against White Slave Traffic

CRUSADE AGAINST WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC Washington h Dec 6 Suppression s re of the save f gc fl White slave traffic f will become the slogan logan of an Increasingly powerful movement to which President P Taft has hasI given I von much encouragement c n In his com comments comments g Un sd rh ments to those 0 who 1 nave consulted 0 with him im on the subject This fact gives new Importance to tho the reintroduction by b Representative Mannor Mann or of f Illinois of oC his leis bill hill prescribing drastic penalties entitles for those convicted of these practises The Time bill would make It a crime for tor any person to t aid aid entice or force torce any an girl or 01 woman to go KO from ono one state stale ta to to another for tor Immoral purposes whether with dr without her consent with n a I penalty nl of five years cars Imprisonment l or a anne ll t I of 1 If the girt Kirl he be 13 19 years r rold old the penalty provided Is 10 lQ years Irn irim and tine line The Tho bill al also o stoics to carry carr out time the arrangement with foreign nations known as Uti tho the hilt slave traffic agreement a under which keepers of oC immoral arc are required to mako make complete completo reports to tho commissioner general of o Immigration rl lion tion That official Is required to collect Information concerning alien women of or orthis this class