People

For or Against

Motivation of position

Miners and other clients

For

Entertainment, sexual gratification

Businessmen

For

Financial profit off gold miners eager to spend their new wealth

Politicians

For

Prove effectiveness to public by getting Native women off streets and into dance halls

Public

Against

Noise, lewd language and activities

Religious leaders

Against

Immoral, health, racist, Native presence obstructed social improvement

Native women

Mix

Some pride and effort in preparing for dance hall evenings but taken advantage of by men