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98 Report of the Wisconsin Vice Committee. ]
18 district attorneys replied that it should be left as it now is,— viz. 14 years.
5 state that it should be raised to 16 years. "i, •
12 state that it should be raised to 18 years. :
15 state that it should be raised to 18 or 21 years. ;
5 state that it should be raised to 21 years.
Thirty-four district attorneys reported that saloons are permit¬ ted to remain open on Sunday, and twenty-four reported that this practice is not permitted. "
Nine district attorneys reported that saloons are permitted to remain open on election day, and forty-five reported that they are not permitted to remain open.
Fifty-one district attorneys reported that persons selling liquor " to minors are punished, and three that they are not punished.
Twenty-seven district attorneys reported that licenses arc re¬ voked by municipal authorities when they violate the laws regu¬ lating the sale of liquor, and twenty-seven that they are not so revoked.
Two district attorneys reported that bonds of the saloon keeper are forfeited for violation of the laws regulating the sale of liquor, and forty-one reported that they are not.
Twelve district attorneys require written complaint and evi¬ dence before they will act, and forty-four district attorneys do not make such requirement.
Prostitution and the Liquor Traffic.
The committee finds that the chief direct cause of the downfall of women and girls is the close connection between alcoholic drink \^,-- and commercialized vice. Women obtain liquor in palm gardens, wine rooms, saloons and dance halls. To these places they are frequently taken by their companions and given liquor until their senses are deadened, after which the evil design sought is accom¬ plished. After the first offence the career of a woman is apt to be downward at a rapid rate.
It is found that in communities of the state where the use of intoxicating liquors as a custom is not condemned, where wine rooms, family entrances and palm gardens are adjuncts of nearly every saloon, where the frequenting of such places by women and girls is condoned, the immoral practices and dangers to young
Object Description
| Page Title | Report and recommendations of the Wisconsin Legislative Committee to Investigate the White Slave Traffic and Kindred Subjects |
| Author | Wisconsin Legislature Committee on White Slave Traffic and Kindred Subjects |
| Source Publisher | The Committee |
| Source Creation Date | 1914 |
| Language | English; |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin); |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2007 |
| Digital Identifier | TP444000 |
| Description |
In 1913, a legislative committee researched prostitution in Wisconsin in the hope of eliminating it. Chaired by Sen. Howard Teasdale of Sparta, it sent hundreds of questionnaires to civic leaders around the state, examined 605 witnesses at hearings in 13 Wisconsin cities, conducted interviews with 311 leaders in 30 other towns, and took testimony from everyone from priests to prostitutes. It even sent undercover investigators into brothels and taverns in 35 communities. The report of the committee is presented here because it shines light on classes of people who are often hidden from history. The document has no table of contents and only a very short index, so the following page references may be helpful (you can also search the full text). Private investigators' reports on pimps, prostitutes, and madams are given on pages 14, 23-26, and 180-184, respectively. A table showing the characteristics of 60 prostitutes appears on pages 20-22, and statistics on prostitution in Milwaukee are on pages 209-212. Economic aspects of the problem are discussed on pages 79-82 and 118-124, political aspects on 82-84, and legal aspects on pages 84-97. The causes of prostitution are described on pages 103-118, and the public health consequences on pages 124-147. Suggestions for curing the problem through better law enforcement are given on pages 147-167 and through new legislation on pages 168-179. Drafts of specific bills recommended by the committee begin on page 212. An article examining the committee's work is "Sin in Wisconsin: The Teasdale Vice Committee of 1913" by Paul Hass in the online Wisconsin Magazine of History, 49/2 (winter 1965-66): 138-151. Selected archival documents from the committee's hearings are given elsewhere at Turning Points in Wisconsin History; search "Teasdale" on the collection home pages to retrieve them. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Type | Book |
| Recommended Citation | Wisconsin. Legislature. Committee on White Slave Traffic and Kindred Subjects. Report and Recommendations of the Wisconsin Legislative Committee to Investigate the White Slave Traffic and Kindred Subjects. (Madison, Wis.: The Committee, 1914); online facsimile at http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/tp,26592 |
| Document Number | TP444 |
| Size | 246 p. ; 23 cm. |
| URL | http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/tp,26592 |
| Owner Collection | Library Wisconsin Government Publications |
| Owner Object ID | Z 3 SLA.1:1914 |
| Genre | government report; |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Gender | female; |
| Sub-Topic | Progressivism and the Wisconsin Idea; |
| Event Date | 1913 |
| Event Years | 1913 |
| Buildings | Bars (Drinking establishments); Courts; |
| Economics | Unemployment; |
| Social Relations | Crime; Poverty; Prohibition; Slums; Temperance; |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Factories; Manual work; |
| Service Industries | Prostitution; Hotels; Taverns (Inns); Public health; |
Description
| Page Title | Page 98 |
| Author | Wisconsin Legislature Committee on White Slave Traffic and Kindred Subjects |
| Source Publisher | The Committee |
| Language | English; |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin); |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2007 |
| Digital Identifier | TP444096 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Type | Book |
| Size | 246 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Library Wisconsin Government Publications |
| Owner Object ID | Z 3 SLA.1:1914 |
| Full Text | 98 Report of the Wisconsin Vice Committee. ] 18 district attorneys replied that it should be left as it now is,— viz. 14 years. 5 state that it should be raised to 16 years. "i, • 12 state that it should be raised to 18 years. : 15 state that it should be raised to 18 or 21 years. ; 5 state that it should be raised to 21 years. Thirty-four district attorneys reported that saloons are permit¬ ted to remain open on Sunday, and twenty-four reported that this practice is not permitted. " Nine district attorneys reported that saloons are permitted to remain open on election day, and forty-five reported that they are not permitted to remain open. Fifty-one district attorneys reported that persons selling liquor " to minors are punished, and three that they are not punished. Twenty-seven district attorneys reported that licenses arc re¬ voked by municipal authorities when they violate the laws regu¬ lating the sale of liquor, and twenty-seven that they are not so revoked. Two district attorneys reported that bonds of the saloon keeper are forfeited for violation of the laws regulating the sale of liquor, and forty-one reported that they are not. Twelve district attorneys require written complaint and evi¬ dence before they will act, and forty-four district attorneys do not make such requirement. Prostitution and the Liquor Traffic. The committee finds that the chief direct cause of the downfall of women and girls is the close connection between alcoholic drink \^,-- and commercialized vice. Women obtain liquor in palm gardens, wine rooms, saloons and dance halls. To these places they are frequently taken by their companions and given liquor until their senses are deadened, after which the evil design sought is accom¬ plished. After the first offence the career of a woman is apt to be downward at a rapid rate. It is found that in communities of the state where the use of intoxicating liquors as a custom is not condemned, where wine rooms, family entrances and palm gardens are adjuncts of nearly every saloon, where the frequenting of such places by women and girls is condoned, the immoral practices and dangers to young |
| Event Date | 1913 |
| Event Years | 1913 |