The above instance is given, not because it represents the state of mind of the average member of Congress, for it does not. It is an extreme case. But it does give in exaggerated fashion, an indication of what is the background of feeling and thought among a very large number of members, though in a much milder and more dilute form. This particular Congressman may prove to be pugnacious to the last, but the majority show strong evidence that their fears and inhibitions can be melted away by the sunlight of wholesome public opinion, frankly expressed. It can not be too emphatically stated that the average member of Congress would probably much rather be reasonable in this matter than not, but he has not quite reached the point where it is as easy to be reasonable as it is to be evasive. However, it has not been altogether rare to find a perfectly untrammelled mind like that of one of the leading Senators, who sailed into brisk consideration of the bill, like a fresh breeze on a muggy day; “Of course, I don’t see how anyone could vote against it.” On being told that some of the Senators on the Judiciary Committee seemed too inhibited to want the bill reported out, he said, “H’m,—prudes, are they?” and ran his eye over the list of Committee members to locate the prudes. “There are Senator So-and-so, and So-and-so, surely they will be for it,—just plain common sense.” “And decency,” added the interviewer. “A combination of both, yes.” He would speak to some of the members. He saw “no reason on earth why it should not pass.” As the fear about the young people has been the most persistent of all fears expressed by members of Congress, and the one about which their minds have been most rutty, a special answer to it was prepared and sent to every member of both Houses. _It_ was entitled; “_Yes, but won’t it increase immorality? Isn’t letting down the bars dangerous?_” and the substance of it was as follows: When Congressmen say, “Yes, but won’t this letting down the bars, mean that the unmarried and the young will have nothing to deter them from illicit relations?” We, in turn, make these queries: “Well, will it?” “Do you really believe that most people have no positive standards of conduct?” “Are they kept what is called ‘straight’ only by their ignorance of the fact that sex relations need not result in parenthood unless so intended?” “Is it your sober opinion that fear of ‘results’ and ignorance as the control of conception are the only deterrents from general promiscuity?”