Show responsible FOR THE SLUM society can not ignore its share of blame when the facts are ar brought to light of day children work out their destiny along tile the lines of environment it if two infants one born in a slum hovel and the other in a palace were exchanged on the day of birth each would work out his destiny in accordance with his surroundings the child ot of the hovel would grow up to the palace the child of the palace would remain on the level of the slum hovel while a noted physician was making these theae statements before a body of 0 learned colleagues a jury in chicago found three boys aged consecutively seventeen eighteen and nineteen years guilty of murder and convicted them to long terms in prison the slayers were all slum products product a their youth saved them from hanging society cannot afford to aaa bentt over a murderer because of hla his youth its duty in self preservation la Is to inflict punishment A part ot of this self elf preservation duty however 1 Is to prevent the growth of murd murderer murder erem cro in so BO far as society allows slums to I 1 exist and other degrading influences to be fostered it la 19 not without responsibility for the criminal |