Show A murder a day reformers and sob sisters who think that crime Is a disease or something over which the criminal has no control are firm in the belief that punishment does no good they weep tor for every wirth mirthless less murderer who Is executed and labor to release every thief and thug before he has served his time out of pity they have become allies of the underworld does it do any good to punish criminals canada is noted tor for a stern system of justice the united states is fast becoming notorious for a system that makes fish of one and fowl of another in canada criminals know that they will be severely punished it if they are arc caught and convicted in the united states they know they will have recourse to influences outside the realm of sound judicial procedure what hat is the result one american city alone has more murders than all of canada in 1919 canada reported 79 murders chicago in 1920 chicago had while canada had but 57 in 1921 canada reported 76 while chicago had bad chicago had in 1922 while canada had but 56 there is something radically different between canada andl and the united states and we suspect I 1 that it is accounted tor for in the manner manti erl of treating convicted felons the american public makes martyrs of them while canada makes outcasts Chi cagos underworld apparently is out tor for a new record this year thus far it has maintained an average which is a little bit better than one murder a day the 1925 record of murder victims already contains the names of persons last year the total was so it the windy city can keep up its present pace the 1925 mark will be the highest in history 1 this is good material for maudlin individuals divi duals who rush to the aid of convicted felons telo na to ponder they are at the bottom of it telegram |