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Vol. XI. January. 31, 1913.: No.+5. 
Wovutp REVERE BENEFIT 
The designing eyes which Boston 
has at present on the town of Revere 
lead many persons to wonder what 
their motive can be in wishing to an- 
nex it to the Hub proper. Besides its 
beach, Revere has but little to com- 
mend itself to the neighboring city, 
and the only apparent gain that would 
result for either municipality in the 
event of its annexation, would be the 
abolishment of the town meetings for 
‘hich Revere is famous, or shall we 
say infamous? For a town of its size, 
Revere has handed out some of the 
hottest headed would-be politicians 
that ever held office, and the warm dis- 
cussions that even now are character- 
istic of the beach town would happily 
be eliminated. This would seem to 
be about the only gain that would re- 
sult from the annexation. ; 
There are indeed arguments for 
and against the annexation, but if 
Revere were gobbled up by Boston, 
the right to sell intoxicating liquors 
on the beach would transform that 
now pleasing thoroughfare into a 
brothel for drunken loafers. To be 
sure, there may be a violation of the 
liquor laws on the beach now, but it 
is not so evident as to make a visit © 
the place disagreeable. Revere shou'd 
be content to be a part of “Boston's 
bed-room,” as someone has expr2s3"4 
it, and not instead its dumping-place 
There would be but little good re- 
sult in the annexation of the coast 
town and it had better keep what in- 
dividulity is has now. 
BuREAU OF Social HYGIENE 
As a result of the work of the spec- 
ial grand jury appointed to investi- 
gate the white slave traffic in New 
York city in 1910 the Bureau of So- 
cial Hygiene came into | existence. 
Under the active leadership of John 
D. Rockefeller, Jr., the work was ad- 
vanced and a study made of the so- 
cial evil of that city. Since that time 
the work has broadened in its scope 
and the study by experts has extend- 
ed to European countries. 
The bureau now has plans formu- 
lated for making warfare against the 
forces of evil in such a way that the 
work will not be spasmodic: or tem- 
porary, but will go on, generation af- 
ter generation. 
One of the first things that was un- 
dertaken by the bureau was the es- 
tablishment of a laboratory of social 
hygiene at Bedford Hills, New York, 
and adjacent to the State Reformarory 
for Women. In this laboratory it is 
proposed to study the physical, men- 
tal, social and moral side of each per- 
son committed to the reformatorv. 
This study will be carried on by ex- 
perts and after a diagnosis is complet- 
ed it is hoped that the laboratory will 
be able to recommend the treatment 
most likely to reform the individual. 
The prominent men and woracen 
w! 9 are responsible*for the mu /ement 
believe that this personal observation 
of cases is the only sure way of ef- 
fecting a reform of the social evil and 
that it will result in a plan that may be 
used for dealing with the evil in New 
York city. If such a plan can be ob- 
tained, public support ought not to be 
difficult to obtain. 
One of the commendable features 
of the bureau’s work is that it is not 
sensational, sentimental or hysterical ; 
it is not a spirit of criticism of public 
officials. It is rather a spirit of con- 
structive suggestion and of deep 
scientific as well as humane interest in 
a great world problem. 
Utran WouLtp EMULATE CHINA 
Governor Foss dislikes the execu- 
tion of a criminal by any method, and 
if suggestions would help him any, 
that contained in the recommendation 
of the Utah Legislature that the state 
adopt the Chinese custom of allowing 
a criminal to commit suicide would 
undoubtedly aid his excellency in his 
attempt to solve the question of capi- 
tal punishment. 
A judge in Salt Lake City has issued 
a statement endorsing the Chinese 
method. The Legislature of Utah al- 
so believes that the question of what 
to do to a prisoner convicted of a cap- 
ital crime would then be abolished. 
This would indeed be a novel pro- 
cedure for this country and would 
put the criminal out of existence, but 
it would seem that the system of shoot- 
ing and hanging now in vogue in Utah 
would be preferable than allowing a 
man to take his own life. From a 
moral standpoint the scheme seems 
objectionable, as self-slaughter is cer- 
tainly not a thing to be admired. ~ It 
is rather questionable practice to en- 
courage. 
With THE SUFFRAGISTS 
Premier Asquith will have his hands 
full if he attempts to much longer op- 
pose the demands of the suffragists in 
England. He has shown the women 
one of the little tricks of his trade by 
literally throwing woman suffrage out 
of Parliament, which means that the 
violent disturbances which have been 
the result of opposition to the women 
will continue until they are granted 
their desires. As the situation now 
stands in England the women must 
either fight or surrender and await 
the probably tardy pleasure of the 
English government. But they intend 
ot fight, and have started operations in 
no uncertain manner. 
This latest move on the part of the 
English government makes the suffra- 
gists in this country ask themselves 
how much opposition is to be shown 
their attempts to gain the ballot in 
every state. There is sure to be a 
flood tide in the movement in the 
United States very soon, but the 
questionable strategems which have 
marked the fight in England will prob- 
ably not be in evidence here. The 
measure is a popular one in this coun- 
try, to say the least, and as is the case 
with all popular measures in the 
United States, it will probably achieve 
its success quicker and easier than 
across the water. 
Switched over to the Progressives 
yet? 
G. E. WILLMON TON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
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