Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-24
An azgEoF or .oIlvza rwIsr. "

When "0ljvsT Twist was published,
the leading jews were sc mOrtaLlv ashamed
Of tbs picture drawn by the popular nov
elist Of Fagin and the low jewish quarters
in London. that they formed themselves
81 once into an organization 70 remedy so
disgraoeiul state of things. The num-
bers to be dealt with amounted TO those
Of populous town, with the additional
difficulty afforded by immigrant Jews ar
irving IL large numbers frCu tie CONT
nent II state OF the greatest destitution
Ing investigation q every case roqsiriEg
reiiet was undertaken % volunteer work.
ers, sssisted by sEiiled officers, and was
not IN the steam pig-killing style, but
patient and exhaustive with true human
brotherhood; in deserving cases the relief
given vas sufficient to make guardians
hsir stand On end, but was given with the
view to helping the man to means Of
livelihood. Especially this wise liberaiity
was shown In the treatment OF their
widows. While Mr.. Peck mas no better
suggestion to offer than that tho widows
children should be removed to the pauper
bsrrack.Echools TO herd with the lowest
children of casuals, system which Mr.
Peck himself strongly condemns, the Jews
recognized that the mother, If well COZ
Quoted was the proper person TO have the
care OF them, and that her place was at
home. They therefore either provided
their widows with indoor work or. when
That was impossible, relieved them on
sufficient scale TO enable 5hem to look after
th6ir children st home the consequence
being that instead OF feeding the out
cast class, as the neglected children Of orr
widows too often 90, they grew up pro
ductive and well-coudueted members Of
the community. II, however, a family Vas
found overorowdiug, ell relief was stssdry
refused TIL thay consented to live a 49,
man life, assistance being given TO move
to a larger tenement. BY these wise and
thoughtful methods, in the course Of q
single generation the Jews have worked up
the poop.s from considerably lower level
to one decidedly above our oWr. To be
sure the Jew does not drink. Give tire
most destitute Jew f5 down, aud ct the
end Of the year you will End him q small
capitalist, having considerably de8pollsd
the Egyptians meanwhile But the intern.
perance OF cur people is largely caused by
ovefcrowding. and by their amusement
and recreation rooms being in the hands
Of these who make their profit not by She
entertainment, but by the drink traffic,
ana indefinite improvement may be brought
about by wiser regulations that have the
good Ct the Peopie, and not TIE fatteping
of pubiiC2ns and brewers, a heart. Surely
the success Of the Jewish and Elberdeld
efforts prove that the problem Of The re-
duotioD Of psups''isla end the inducing Of
healthy habits Of thrift aud aeli-helping IN
the people is soluble, and with that army
Of devoted Christian workers in cur midst,
to whose untiriny efforts we owe it that So
cial disaster has not already overtaken Us,
it must be possible fer rs TO carry On the
same movement, II Birmingham or oDe of
OR pGbhc.s spirited towns would lesd the
way ElLice Hopkins, in Coatempcr sry
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