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40 THE WHITE SLAVE MARKET
But what could I do ? I, a stranger in a
strange land ! Indeed, what can that master
of men, Lord Kitchener, do to avert such fear-
ful trafficking amongst the young in a strange,
mystic land, whose people cling tenaciously
to the customs of the country, no matter how
hideous or inhuman those customs may
be ?
The work of saving the young in those regions
belongs to Christianised Europe. Christ's
ministers on earth must take the fearful
matter in hand, and, with energy and funds,
help to beat the monster of the white slave
traffic down until killed outright.
At Cairo a few pious Greek and Mohammedan
gentlemen have humanely established
a " Ligue de Prophylaxie Sanitaire et contre
la Traite des Blanches," to aid girl victims
of the white slave traffic. If necessary, the
girls are medically treated, and the administrators
of the worthy institution afterwards
communicate with the police, who, in turn,
communicate with the country or community
to which the victims belong. But, alas ! in
Cairo the religious line is drawn very tightly
and, in consequence, some of the residents
decline to co-operate with those holding a
faith or creed different from, their own. So the
hideous trade flourishes, and, of course, the
traffickers flourish with it. Divided religion,
divided counsels, divided nationalities all
these help the trafficker and keep him
flourishing.
For the protection of Greek maidens a Bill
has been passed by the Greek Parliament, at