The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-23
THE DAILY
BOOTH.

General" Booths scheme has
called forth a storm of opposition
as we'll as chorus of approval, the
latter backed by gifts or promises
of money assistance to the extent
already of some 100000. But now
comes Professor Huxley in two
more formidable letters to the
"Times subsequent to that which
we noticed on the 10th, disclosing
by the aid of publications put
forth by ex-officers of the Salvation
Army and others who, having no
direct interest in the attack or de-
Tense of the scheme, except desire
of getting at the truth, but all alike
damaging to the manner in which
the financial affairs of the army
have been hitherto administered.
and revealing the necessity Of
great caution, at least, being exer-
csed by intending subscribers to
the fund which Booth calls for, to
be administered by himself, with
out, as it appears to these writers,
any sort of adequate supervision
or check upon himself or his NOM
inees and associates in the spending
department.
We now propose to take under
consideration some facts and figures
brought forward by Mr.. Loeb, the
Secretary to the Charity Organ
ization Society" First he shows
that General Booth includes
amongst the destitute or the poor
est class In London 100000 per
sons whom Mr.. Charles Booth, il
his book from which the Genera
quotes, describes as neither ill
nourished nor ill-clad according tC
any reasonable standard" Again
the General includes amongs
" starving and homeless il
London $4,000 casual labor
ers. Yet, says Mr.. Loeb, i
the million sterling he asks TO
as earnest money! be subscribed
how small number of these coult
he actually employ on even thu
cheapest terms" Then, neither il
regard to his city colony or work
shops, his shelters nor his socia
work generally does Booth suppl,
data. The reader of {" In Darkes
England cannot learn how man,
have passed through these shelters
ETC., how long they have stayed
how often they have returned, hoy
many have been really assisted
"The evidence so far as it is ev
dence, seldom amounts to proc
the statements have therefore, i
the main to be taken for granted
and sometimes are in conflict wit
his own authorities"
Mr.. Loch quotes the history {
similar attempts undertaken by til
Governments of Holland, Franc
and Germany leading in every il
stance to comparative, if not con
plete failure.
One point, however, Mr.. Loo
seizes upon as lesson to all char
table persons and institutions, til;
is the necessity of concentrate
and CO operation. "There is
London" be says, "a host of worl
ers already engaged on the pro
lem, host much larger than a
the officers of the Salvation Arm
here. They have, very many
them, special local knowledge. al
they represent great variety
forces and influences. Connecte
with many churches and chape
attached to many charitable inst
tutlons, there are clergy and mi
listers, visitors and almoners draw
from many classes OF society"
"Yet concentration al
organization are lacking. III
true remedy lies there. Nothil
but "a concentration of trained for
equivalent to the evils to be +
moved, can work lasting reform
"To effect this has been the loI
endeavors of the Charity Organic
ton Society"