Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-16
It's hard to see how one of sound Judgment and

1t Is hard to see how one OF sound Judgment and
good Information can nowadays be pessimist, 1. e.
believer in the doctrine that every thing Is going
TO the bad That great evils exist and flourish Is
evident enough. witness the recent exhibit in
New YORK state. OF the frightful condition of the
butter trade, but never before in history was good
so strong. aggressive or so victorious as now.
The Improvement in the condition OF London may
fairly D. cited as Illustration of this progress OF
society at large, for London Is today the me
trOpo and capital of the world and reflects pretty
justly merits and faults OF Anglo-SaXon civili
ZatiOn
A short time ago fashionable society in London
Was startled by vigorous description of the
squilor, misery and vice of the very poor of that
city by nobleman and leading conservative politi
Clan The account made almost as deep an impress
sion Hoods ''Song of the Shirt" and was fol-
lowed, like that immortal appeal to humanity, by
practical efforts to reach and remedy the distress.
The subject was given moreover, political tinge,
and as such has attracted the attention OF pariia
nent in the shape of petitions and bills OF relief.
Many public meetings have also been held, some OF
them OF very important character.
Much has been accomplished by this new ''craZe,"
as 1t has been termed. but of its greatest uses
perhaps has been TO bring out In clear light the
enormous good which. mainly in quiet and silent
way, has been accomplished already. The record
OF this work was referred 10 by the Earl OF Shafts
bury recently at dinner rendered him at the Man.
sion House by the Lord Mayor
Lord SALISBURY. who is himself honorably promi-
nent in all benevolent work, said In this speech,
abiding TO the recent movement, that those who
see or hear OF the existing misery for the first time
are all aghaSt but the misery has existed time out
OF mind and has been intelligently fought for many
years Philanthropy has explored every nook and
corner in London, however filthy and degraded and
Is seeking 10 better 1t. He then went on to name
some Of these agencies and recite their success
There was the Metropolitan Association for the
erection OF model houses for the working classes;
this society. founded in 1872 had accom-
pi5hed an enormous work for good. other items
OF Improvement within a half century were the hu-
nilne and cOnShlefate treatment OF lunaIics: the
limitation of the hours of labor; the laws for the
safety and health OF the dwellings for the poor the
Improvement IN the water supply; and then the
moral agencies, such as the SeCtaran missions the
efforts OF the Bible and tract societies. the London
City Mission with its staff OF $50 men regularly at
work among the dregs OF society, the Young Mems
Christian Associations, the ragged schools, the
school board. the training ships, the lay preachers
and The thousand and one private missions These
agencies had done great good and had prevented
great evils: but for them London. he said, would
ere this had been 'a he'll on earth had it been able
to survive at ALL
The chief dangers OF the future he tbourht 1rera
Intellectual rather than physical "There never
was, ne said, "at any time, at least within the
compass OF my reading and experience such cool
ana systematic unbeef. and so largely acceptable
never such succession OF wild and pernctous
opinions, which, though they pass away as ranidty
as 'heS come, distract and peryerU the public
mind