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26 THE WHITE SLAVE MARKET
light is hid always from those whose ways of
life demand the dark lanes. And so we send
out this hook, hoping that it will kill the
traffic. Men do not light a candle and put
it under a bushel, and in sending out this
hook we are oheying the Divine command to
"
let your light shine before men." The hook
has been written with no other object than
just to do one definitely-described and studied
piece of work ; and that is, to kill absolutely
and speedily the slave trade in girls and
women that is being carried on between this
country and Europe, and our Eastern possessions,
and South America. The editors of
some of the most powerful newspapers and
magazines of this country have very kindly
promised to give their interest for this object.
They also know of the facts because of the
various reports they have had from time to
time, and from independent sources they have
learned of these things.
As for the police, they are only too willing
to do what they can to stop this traffic.
With the help of various societies who are
interested in this work, various ministers,
and editors of papers, we have thought out
several ways by which it can be made so
difficult for any man or woman to carry on
this trade that they would have to give it
up. These methods we shall relate when we
have finished our story. But first of all it is
necessary and you will see the reasonableness
of this that you should really know what is
going on, and have facts given to you.