Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-18
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,ute sna starving will be supplied
with sufficient work to enable him
to earn the fourpence needed for his
ned and board. This IL funda-
mental feature Of the scheme, and
one | think which will commend II
to all those who are anxious to ben
stit the po,r by enabling them to
help themselves without the demon.
slizing intervention ut charitable
ralief.
"Now let me Introduce you to our
.stor yard. Here is no pretence of
charity beyond the charity which
gives n man remuuerative labor.
1t is not our business to pay men
wages. What We propose is to en-
able those, male or female, who arr
destitute to earn their rations aud d.
enough work 10 pay for their lodg
ing until they are able to go out into
the world and earn wages for them
selves. There is no eompulsion on
anyone to resort to our shelter, bu'
If penniless man wants food he
must, "a rule, do work sufficient
TO pay for what he has of that and
Of other accommodations. | say as
q rule because, OF course, our officers
will he allowed to make exceptions
In extreme cases. but the rue will
be first work, then eat. And that
amount of work will be exacted
vigorously. 1t Is that which dis
tingulshes this scheme from the
mere charitable relief
The successful working OF the
salvation Army workshops is intro
duc.d as an argument in favor OF
the plan, and the writer then goes
gu Ia say:
"Although our factories will he
permanent institutions, they will
not be anything more than tenn
porary resting-plsces To those who
avail themselves of their adyaD-
iages. They are harbors of refuge
into which the storm tossed worK-
man may run and reiit, ST. that he
may aysin push out into the ordi-
nary sea of labor and earn his liv-
ing. The establishment of these
industrial factories seems to he one
Of the most obvious duties of those
who would etiectually deal with the
social problem. They are a. indis-
pensible liak in the chain Of deliv-
eranee rs the shelters, but they are
only q link and rot a stopping.
place. Aud We do not propose that
they should be regarded as anything
nut stepping-stonss to better things.
"These shops will also be of serv-
ice fu- men and women temporarily
unemployed who have families, and
VINO possess some sort of n home.
In numerous instances, if by any
means these unfortunates could find
bread and rent for a few weeks,
they would tide over their diff
culties and All untnld amount of
misery would ne averted."
.'rhe book then deals with the
methods il is prup,sed tn employ to
assist those in the workshops tn per-
u,an.nt employment, the general
iiea icing that of RECOMMENDATION or
organizations and to establish labor
bureaus 10 he used as medium be
tween thusa wanting work and
ihOse having work to be done. "The
Household Salvage Brigade" is one
of the most important chapters in
the book. The author contends
that the waste of a great commu-
nifty would more than supply, II
property utilized, the wants Of It's
poor,
~ propose" i,e says, "to estab-
lish in every large Town what may
call a Household Brigade, a civil
force OF organized collectors, VINO
will patrol the whole town as regu
tArly as the policeman; who will
have their appointed beats, and each
of whom will ie ,ntrusted with the
task vi collecting the waste of the
houses In their circHit.
I'm looking over the waste of
London il has occurred to ME that
IN the debris OF our households there
Ia sufficient food, if utilized, to feed
many Of the starving poor, and 10
etaploy some thousands Of them in
it's collections, and, in addition,
largely to assist the general scheme.
"What propose would be to 90
10 work on something like the fol-
lowing plan:
"LondOn would he divided into
districts, beginning with that pOr-
ton of 1t most likely to furnish the
largest supplies Of what would be
worth collecting. Two men, or a
man and boy, would he told of
for this purpose to this district.
"HOuseliolds would be requested
TO allow q receptacle to be placed in
some convenient spot In which the
servants could deposit the waste
food, aud a sack OF some description
would also Ike supplied for the paper,
rags, etc.
1.-THE whole would be collected,
say once or twice week. or more