Show CRIMES AND THE PRESS it may be ba as I 1 the be voice of one crying in the wildern wil derner esir to speak about the terrible increase ino of crime among the nations of the earth and the causes that are responsible for this still till the voice la in more and more dis die heard and it in ia also commanding some attention A french journal recently gave somes omea figures to prove how bow crime gradually lays lay hold bold of tt tb young from 1826 to 1880 while in prance france the number of crimes among aeilts bad increased three told fold the criminality of youth between sixteen and twenty quadrupled in the period 1880 1898 the showing li in still worse child abild criminals in number dumber twenty five percent per cent adult crimins is but eleven per cent more than halt half the arrests freeto in paris are of offenders under twenty one those french figures are shown hown by mr W douglas morrison Morr lson to be typical for england and also alfeo for the untied united states mcgerry mr gerry president preal dent of the society for the me prevention of 0 cruelty to child rexi charges the public press preas with much ol of the tor for the in ireae arease of crime among the youth I 1 tu u now new york city on this subject he says aye in hla his annual add addred the forst first of their training in vice is what way may well be called vicious ourn allem lurid stories of crime illustrated by vivid pictures representing in daring and attractive attitudes udes descriptions of criminals arrested for gross croaa immoralities with tha like pictorial illustration si narra ives ivea ol of and especially ot of children charged with crime where all the details are ola elaborated borated with the greatest care with their pictures often of a salacious character make a deep seated and deep rooted impression any one conversing with children held for crime may soon learn whence the suggestions ot of crime are derived they are only wo too ready to talk on the subject and frequently to compare eoin pare their heir exploits with those chronicled in these newspapers new papers wt mr gerry that as ai for the bhola of this kind of journalism we the eulton editors might just juit as well go out oat like 0 so o many aud and teach be children to pick pockets poc keto fire houses boom and d poison lood food M X douille Poul Fou lle ille a french writer on the ame subject object takes takei a similar lar view he believes that bat the ha very recital of crime lie oe in disgusting details cherto upon badly balanced minds a morel meral pressure watch in ie practically irresistible Irrl tible so clear Is this relation ot of of crime to the be commission of erime crime that ooL grewe of criminal agista and philanthropists and aeola tion against immoral w moral literature have again and agaIn asked for laws lawa making it a penal to publish a detailed defiled account of crimes and executions or even aven to publish the he picture of a gotori ous oue crimi al 0 the influence of the press over the public mind Is well illustrated in the reports from carson canon city nevada where chere at the present prea ent accord according in g to the a veritable prize price light figh fever favor hai bag seized the entire community small amali loye boys legislators legi Blaton frequenters of saloons and tenants of the prison what effect will this have upon the small email boy and bin bia sister bister in years yeara to coat W buat nat aason assoc actions will they be drawn to what direction will it give their minds their hearte baarts which naturally have a tendency to 10 evil from the early period of life such ques quee biot tiola a naturally arlee arise mud aud parents and educators cannot but calculate the answer with feelings fee linga ot of sadness and misgivings it ii la is customary cua tomary 0 t shift the for the of crime breeling breeding literature on the general public but this can be admitted only in part tue tiie history of the prea kremr proven that when sensations first were resorted to a as part pan of Journ journalism allow their appearance was wae a shock to the public the papers capere were regarded as aa outcasts not to be mentioned in ID polite society they ibey were however read all the abe gamt just juet because tery every orie one was curious to see eee just juet to what depth ol of depravity an editor would dare to descend la in public legal mutated the all laie eale of the abe papers and the bu sintas was waa prosperous oua finally what to corn com amedco with was regarded as a literary filth fifth aa 08 umed the status it now dow has haa of legitimate enterprise it has bag cooie come about by a gradual pr ot of familiar bzug iz aig the public aitu it in so 0 o far theo than as the responsibility recta read with the public tj ti the public au ai deal must be made tor for the remedy will the time overcome ever come when true Uti ristian meu men and women will refuse refuge to 10 support the papers papera that bring moral to the children will tm ainess aa n n finally refuse tj 11 keep papers papera alive i that hat their moral denae it 11 xo the press will quickly undertake the ihu reforms all admit are the need ut the hour |