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The Richmond Virginian
Richmond, Virginia
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A report by an Oberlin alumni committee accuses college-bred men of being the most lawless element in modern society, citing oath violations in office, Sunday bar operations in Chicago clubs, providing immunity for lawbreakers, and fear of protesting lawlessness.
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LAWLESS OF SOCIETY
Show Little Respect for Laws of the Land, Says Report of Illinois Association.
A Chicago special says: A report to be submitted to the Oberlin, O., Association of Illinois, at its annual meeting in Chicago at an early date charges the college-bred men with being the most lawless element of modern society. The report has been compiled by an Oberlin alumni committee of Chicagoans, and the data has been collected from all over the United States. The general indictment is twofold. It accuses college men of being knowing breakers of the law and of being indifferent when they see the law being broken by others. Among the specific findings of the committee are the following:--
"It was found that many college men elected to office in city, state and nation, after taking an oath to enforce the laws of the land, are violating their oaths by not enforcing certain laws on our statute books.
"It was found that many college and university men in Chicago belong to clubs where the members have kept the bar of these clubs open on Sunday, contrary to the criminal code of Illinois.
"It is found that in many instances college men are the men expected to prepare immunity baths for our delinquent and lawless citizens.
"It was found that many college men are afraid to protest against lawlessness for fear such protest may injure their business or their prospects of being elected to some office."
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Chicago, Illinois; Oberlin, Ohio
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A report compiled by an Oberlin alumni committee charges college-bred men with being the most lawless element of modern society, accusing them of knowingly breaking laws, indifference to others' violations, oath violations in office, belonging to clubs with open Sunday bars in Chicago contrary to Illinois law, preparing immunity for lawbreakers, and fearing to protest lawlessness due to business or electoral concerns.