U.S. INDUSTRIAL REFORMATORY AIM

A bill on the subject of the establishment of a United States Industrial Reformatory will be urged upon Congress in a bill to be introduced by Representative I. M. Foster of Ohio on Monday. This bill was prepared by and has the approval of Superintendent of Prisons Votaw and the Department of Justice. It is similar to the one which was favorably reported last Congress by the House Judiciary Committee. President Coolidge, in his message to Congress, strongly urged the enactment of this legislation. It will be referred to the Judiciary Committee for early consideration.

The Foster bill differs from the one introduced last year only in one respect. The old bill named the place for the location of the reformatory while the present bill is silent in that regard. This change was made because the department has felt that if the matter of the selection of a site be left to a suitable committee, there would be less danger of a mistake being made. Ample time could be taken for considering the advantages and disadvantages.