WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1744, 4 August 1917, Page 3

WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.

R K\'() t.TIXG (.: AS E AIRNTIONRT.) IX HARLIAMEXT. * Has the white slave traffic found its way into Now Zealand? There would appear to ho good reason (o expect that it hits, judging; by some startling remarks imide l»y Mr C. R. Sfa 1 haiu (Duneilin Central) in the House of .Representatives on Wednesday. Mr- Si alha in complained ihiil n man named Ernest Sylvester Philip Ebzery laid only been senleneed to eleven months’ imprisonment for keeping a house of: illfame at .North-East Harbour, in contravention of the War Regulalions. Mr Slatham said Unit the details were so revolting that he could not mention them on the floor of the House.' He urged that such a man, after he had served his term in gaol, should serve an indeterminate term of imprisonment. “To my mind,” said Mr Slalham, “'lhe lypo of erirne of whieh I his man was gnilly is "worthy of hanging. It seems lo me that this ease is (he beginning of Die white Have (raffle in New Zealand. The man had his decoys, and a motor-dar in which lie inveigled not only young women, hut school girls, to his house down North-East Harbour." Mr Slnthnm furl her remarked that there was not a- redeeming .feature about (he ease, and again urged the method of punish - ment that he had previously-advo-cated. lit l expressed Hie view that women poliee would he of great use in keeping down this evil, nil hough he recognised the difficulties that would he experienced in securing suitable women.