New-York tribune., 1871-11-06
HELP STILL URGENTLY NEEDED.

HELP STILL URGENTLY NEEDED.
Ihe Chicago Tribune of the I'd inst. mentions
letter Of country clergyman whose parishiOners had
about his efforts for the relief Of Chicago
on these grounds:
That the whole world has combined 20 send money To
Chicago 70 the amount Of many millions that Of Il
70 spent IN building houses, about the ownerahp and
them that vast stores Of provisions and clothing have
ssi ana Sssr sy sS S SSy e.
re the World does mot knoy and therefore the World.
ther contributions that finally shrewd snspcions arc
aroused that Fire Ring has been estabshea which IL
both with money and goods, while the destitute, for
whom all this generous aid was given, are left
provided for.
The Tribune sets forth, IN reply, the following sadly
exact state Of the case:
The actual money subscribed in all parts Of the world
amounts, far Ia known, TO about 100000 OF this
or say n COO. With this million and half Of money
they have carried the work Of housing feeding and
provisions and goods which have also been made. But
pensaSe Sa Lumber. stoves. furniture croeisry sC1T
beef pork. sugar eOss tea Sanks sGsi, tS
comfort and health Of this Of 0estute people hsye
to DO purchased with the ready cash Take for eSamp
perish. Two oRthree hundred were given, Thda would
warm and cook for ess than 2ooo or the 5000 or 1000 IN
with ready money and Of the kinds and siIe Of stove
ssr are mot sncSn % % Se m aS .rn sSs a a
by the COMMITTEES and given away at the fund
20 than the ens @ S.ss..T oe res sm @
everywhere IN the states and In Canada where tsey
ders vent toward dia to St. Louis insaSapOE:
Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo, and Montreal ana they
iishment in Chcsso and from 100 mattresses
both for stoves and mattresses cannot % met
But, Of course, all this business has 70 be done
tween 100 and 1000 have been given awsygven away
absolutely TO the recipient 1nes: he elects to pay for
put up which shelter 1000 families least 5000
more than one, besdstead crOtRery These
%Gss ra sSs'S that the com@
Of cfA' this s indSFsn..6ls shelter :annes Ss pro-
food, Of which the staple articles. % notTtthstA9d:
S ss sg outlay Ss
mense number hss sn to DO fed, though ~ decreases
daily the honest @ to sOEx xS tor op Ses ses s
and the judcious distribution Of food becomes daily more
and IN me a. sSa
clothing, for ell applicants were renewed taat none M
tie MOI the force at hand examine into everg
But whatever waste there was be II observed was on
SS side e q t6pee ana the Which not
the side Of distribution but on the side Of reoep-
tonthe daily outlay Of money for food for some sorts
of clothing such as blankets boots and shoes and for
handling this enormous business, Is very great IL Is
very safe to say and every man OF ordinary reneetOn
we think must that 10 must be so, that the Relief
COMMITTEES must he already looking with good deal OF
anxiety at the bottom Of their pile Of SoOOo already
40 largely diminished in thirty days, and asking them
se yes What Of the night when we have a. yet got
only to the edge Of cold weather, and there are nve
months of Winter yet with Its penury s hun
ger its storms its enforced ideness, and its despair
And is ali this not enough to all the cays and
nuestionioRs of dOubters and grunblere, Whether In
town or Outi Tho poor fed and clothed dany-no-
body can doubt It, the poor and hungry least Of AL.
They are being housed a. rapidly IS human industry
and activity can bring 1t abOut-as everybody win
sves can ace. These things cannot be done, with
out money; Of money there is only about sl,1o-
So In hand. and that is where it s gone and is
going TO- Had 1t not been for the voluntary conuioa
tions Of food and clothing in kind, not dollar Of H. 5y
this time would have been left and the result wond
hands Of organized association, accustomed topgh
on smaller scale, to work Of this sort ana managed Sy
men Who II character and position can ever count tor
anything have stake all that they are ana Gil tnaI
they pOsscss conscientious and just ana wise as
charge OF the duties deyOved upon them IL We may
ever assume anything about human conduct, we may
assume that these gentlemen wonld not even II they
could do anything but precisely the right thing IN the
enormous responsibility resting upon them and OehS
at IL from merely business point OF view, IL ID az pn
as IL ever can he in human affairs thTt they could not
even II they would, carry the work IN thelr hahus
with at their command, eAcepL Win inc most
rigid economy and the exercise OF unusual abihy.