Nanaimo Free Press - Wednesday, May 8, 1895
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So deep has been the shock to London society caused by the recent revelations in the Oscar Wilde case that it has led to the formation of a vigilance committee. It is startling that it is deemed necessary to resort to a special organization with witch to combat a strange, unspeakable vice. Yet it is true. A circular has been quietly but extensively circulated for the purpose of forming what will be called the Queensberry Association. Its aim will be the collection of a sufficient fund to commence a campaign against newly-exposed evil, to follow the clues that cropped up in the recent proceedings and to do all that the Government ought but possibly will not do. There is nothing vindictive about the circular. It points out dispassionately the existence of a grave public scandal which cannot be removed by the punishment of one offender. The evidence given at the Old Bailey points to a more or less organized system of vice. This will be investigated, its ramifications traced and its foundations uprooted. The circular does not emanate from fanatics or faddists. It is the result of patient inquiry.
So deep has been the shock to London society caused by the recent revelations in the Oscar Wilde case that it has led to the formation of a vigilance committee. It is startling that it is deemed necessary to resort to a special organization with which to combat a strange, unspeakable vice. Yet it is true. A circular has been quietly but extensively circulated for the purpose of forming what will be called the Queensberry Association. Its aim will be the collection of a sufficient fund to commence a campaign against the newly-exposed evil, to follow the clues that cropped up in the recent proceedings and to do all that the Government ought but possibly will not do. There is nothing vindictive about the circular. It points out dispassionately the existence of a grave public scandal which cannot be removed by the punishment of one offender. The evidence given at the Old Bailey points to a more or less organized system of vice. This will be investigated, its ramifications traced and its foundations uprooted. The circular does not emanate from fanatics or faddists. It is the result of patient inquiry.
So deep has been the shock to society caused by the recent revelations in the Oscar Wilde case, that it has led to a movement for the formation of a moral vigilance committee. It is a startling commentary on the condition of the society of modern London that it is deemed necessary to resort to a special organization with which to combat a strange, unspeakable vice. Yet it is true. The present week a circular is being quietly but extensively circulated, for the purpose of forming what will be called the Queensberry Association. It's aim is the collection of a sufficient fund to justify a regular campaign against the newly exposed evil, to follow the clues that cropped up in the recent proceedings, and to do all that the Government ought, but possibly will not do. There is nothing vindictive about the circular. It points out, dispassionately, the existence of a grave public scandal which cannot be removed by the punishment of one offender. The evidence given at the Old Bailey points to a more or less organized system of vice. This will be investigated, its ramifications traced, its foundations uprooted. The circular does not emanate from fanatics or faddists. It is the result of patient inquiry.