The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-12
New or. aua EurDoean Il.1s- :. Con.
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So,wrr suud.Ig The proud position which New
Yorl A..ls "a respect 10 human progr sss and social
et hse- ncf'. itls lnmcntabic and iumiiating
Has. OBJ. g Will fny4rl ~ The condt n n which the
gI,at '1ssi o ~ population are CON elled a. exist
4 .'H rufa..ol ly come 81 tlc European cities
O. riY, s-.f.l lie bchinl mon-rch al cites In any
-osDo.i. Is lal enough +; but that they should sly.
poo IA The clevat. on u that chss which reu4D.
' is .ptp cl to foster with the most Jealous care,
. sD.-'facc In P.r'e for ips.snce, the comfort,
conveh ei4cc md 'ociil improvement, 81 the W rk-
i.f class s. hns teen one Of tho leading studies ~
The French emperor an .he isct that he has sue
oecdcd 10 brinsin, shout radical changes in thisre-
pct 10 Ne host oy dcnco Of tho icasbt o. ,h.,o
reisrns y nich The sta ha4 80 Professionally anvo-
Gated tpon h.ss ccs.io1 to u g throne o: France,
Lofts NAroLfoS fund the great mass y his IA.
f"Hn Whlecu J ga. "a tie most wrotchei con-
diuon, crowded together in posiIcrous lourmcn,
to1.r- itualu b. '4u cei,sr-, and liyin. y,it'ou
t''"rd w. moral or ys.-.u welfare. lie al once
'rn.f r'a.i'c. 20 i1.lgu-ltc thorough reform,
an. tns r"suis .tscsts what may H. acunt .shoi.
eco ~ tie comp 'rauvcly hr'cf reruI q hs rui.
Tie thy lanes nni alleys hnye been re-cuL w'd.
en"l aud tcaii lhcd the iscrltlc tenomenp in
winch tie people were iid lei together have lccn
J. 81 .e!' and ucw, G. mfnodious, woll-hyl,od aud
vti-y'ui.lat,i dwellings have Ocen subEi,l,ci
AS result tho aar AIRY, moral and ph uch cond-
to- oi re psop,c has und, rgunc a material cianee
. al alg.i.ccm'n tni cultivation a-o now
"e' 10 "rc once WIS ouiy yicc aud cr.minal,y.
hero 'a :. a York we have also had a change, tut
unfortunately .t,s 4. IA bad IT, worse The hyb
/ n liz d "a ...I
~ hnddl' tho people stl more closely together, ~
MAKE Their apartments still narrow. aud con-
SqIoIily more uncotnfo rtsbc und detrimental to
, h'uth 'nd morality. Ihcy make Ia change f,r
Tue better simply because they are not compelled
W. II" constantly growing demand iusurcs them
plenty Of tenants, and their cupldl.y prevents any
impeachment that does not prpln.se ~. immel in,e
return IA dollars su1 cents. with such class Il Il
useless t. labor They know that the wrc,chei
h'h' atoms Tor which thry Receiving enormous
''.S are t,lc better than r"st houses Tut ,hcy
1 i"i "r'L mt TIA. is The . lc cousI Iteration. We
nh'' uot al emperor 10 conn. reform in this Pc.
I rye t. nor do we ned one. The people fortunate.
/ 5 have tic Inherent power g. eject he n,-dfll
change, and II As oul. nc ,ssary ga, they shall
tnao ihc requisite act IN. rhcy mus. combine "a
eject municipal officers who will have REGARD for
,leI inter .s; dizzy must are the passage ~ m
"-dnancc which shall make STANDARD regulations
Tor ~ lsh.ug, ventilation aud conyouicuoe Of
Torment houses, and which shall declare ali such
buI lingq that AL 10 up 10 that standard nut.
eanccs, 5u'go-i to Suppression. TAis's the true
.nd the only course by which this ylarny evil can
be Tcached and that would lie clec,ual there can
be no doubt compel proprietors Of tenemcn,