Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-26
The Labor Exchange.
IT'S woaK UP TO DATE.

ITS woaK UP TO DATE.
Last evening a meeting of the Labor Elk
charge finance committee was held at the
rooms, e29 louisiana avenue, Mr.. T. Lubey
In the chair, and Mr.. l.. 8. Emery secretary.
MI: l.. J. Davis, the treasurer, reported col
lectIons to date, q, 554.65. Letters we're re.
celved from George w. Cochran, Frank j.
Tiboe cts and Mrs. Hall, declining to serve
on the committee. Messrs. Gold stein, Mus
sey, and Magruder were appoin ted COM
n-ittee TO call on delinquent list holders and
AK the return OF their lists and report OF
their collections.
THE USFMPLoYRp LABoRKRs
A letter from Mr.. W. &. Dodge, enclosing
subscription, was read, In which he says
my own ideas were briefly expr esSed In
communication in THE STAR OF September
4th, and il Is that we should give nothing
20 those I0lio are not uiLIiag TO work, of whom
there are many For sucn 1 have no
Those who are willing, but can't find work,
should be sent where the work is. y AS
a large portion of these people were brought
here by the operations OF the general govern
ment during the war, il 10 but fair that il
should aid us In transferring tn EN- to points
where they can be self sustaining. notice
that republican state convention adopted a
resolution in favor of an appropriation by
Congress for the purpose of assisting, under
suitable regulations, the surplus laoOring
men OF the large cities and mining districts
TO settle on the public lands. Ii seems to me
that IL would be far better for all concerned
II we could induce Congress To appropriate
IL,
heretofore, indiscriminately to the poor. TIE
latter course f. iaCtlfceDleIu for them TO StdU
here, and as long as ii is continued
We shall continue to have the poor
more than our share of them, too.
Then, again, some provision ought to be
made by which the thousands of idle boys
from ~ To ~ Years of age, who fill our stree )
and who live, TO "A great extent, by pilferlng
ard preying upon the property holders,
should be sci TO work and made to earn their
Y ara "a GnAt nVIF
streets In hOrTid condition, with no funds to
repair or complete them; and yet we have
thousands of hearty idle men and boys whom
we are called upon To support 10y contrIbu-
tons. If the community has to support
thcrn, why should they not be made to work
for the community, aud To that extent relieve
the already er-burdened taxpayers. 1t is
exc ediI gly trying TO the patience OF an
honest citizen to have his chicken rOOsr,
Clothes lines and house robbed by those Idle
vaSabOrds, and then be taxed To arrest, pros
ecUte and support Degn iH jCHeJleSS in jdI Ii
seems to- me that Congress might be induced
to pass law by which all of this class who
have 10 visible means of support might be
arrested and made TO work on our streets. 1t
would cost 10 more to support them than il
low does in jail and almshouse; and to- the
extent of the work done by them the com
muuity would be benefited. In addition il
would disc ouTSge, if IL did not absolutely
stop, their staying or coming here Under
the Previous condition of Things there has
been every inducement for TINS class to come
here and remain. II has become the Mecca
of the cOlOIed rare, and IL seems we should
try To better the condition of things" This
letter was referred 10 the executive commit
tee.
The chair said the executive committee
had divided the city and Georgetown iato
fifty collection districts, and submitted a
chart 1t was stated that Of the 100 me mbers
OF the committee, only 81 had made returns.
AN INFORMAL MEETING OF THE MANA
GERS
was held, during which Mr.. Bryan stated
that Mr.. N. w. Burchell had contributed an
additional S25.
Mr.. TullOck, the superintendent, reported
that the rooms were opened on MOniay
morning, and up to date there had been 263
applicatiODs-1C3 white males, 50 colOred
males, 43 white females aud coIored
females-206 whites and 81 cOlored.
TODAY.
This morning there was a rush at the
room s, the crowd filling the sidewalks, and
mp TO two O'Clock there were 142 applicants,
making total thus far of 357. The colorS
to-day were about equally divided. The men
generally applying are labOrers, and work
seems TO be their only want, as nearly all
express their willingness to go anywhere to
find ii. There seems among them a particu-
lar desire to go to Florida, notwithstanding
The reports of yellow fever prevailing there
In the wOmen's department there have been
90 applications for work thus far. the number
up TO yesterday being Is, and quite number
OF the applicants have found work. \ linn
tied number of the men have been furnished
with work, some In Virginia. In a few days,
when the blanks are received, there will be
more system,