CharlesStelzle,oftheLaborTemple——topublishconspicuouslythenameoftheownerofanypropertyusedforimmoralpurposes,aftersaidownerhadbeennotifiedoftheuseandhasfailedtopreventit。
Anotheristoprosecutethekeepersandbackersofbrothels,menandwomen,asrelentlesslyandpunishthemasseverelyaspickpocketsandcommonthieves。Theyshouldneverbefined;theyshouldbeimprisoned。
Asforthegirls,theveryyoungonesandfirstoffendersshouldbeputinthechargeofprobationofficersorsenttoreformatories,andthelargepercentageoffeeble-mindedgirlsandofincorrigiblegirlsandwomenshouldbesenttoinstitutionscreatedforthem。Wewouldthusremovefromthishideouscommercethearticlesofcommerce。
Moreover,theFederalGovernmentmustinever-increasingmeasureproceedagainstthedegradedpromotersofthiscommercialism,fortheiractivitiesareinter-StateandtheNationcanoftendealwiththemmoreeffectivelythantheStates;although,aspublicsentimentbecomesaroused,Nation,State,andmunicipalitywillallcooperatetowardsthesameendofrootingoutthetraffic。Buttheprimeneedistoraisethelevelofindividualmorality;and,moreover,toencourageearlymarriages,thesinglestandardofsex-morality,andastrictsenseofreciprocalconjugalobligation。Thewomenwhopreachlatemarriagesarebyjustsomuchmakingitdifficulttobetterthestandardofchastity。
Asregardsthewhiteslavetraffic,themenengagedinit,andthewomentoo,arefarworsecriminalsthananyordinarymurdererscanbe。