Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BRITISH GYPSY AvAs JEWELLERS.

fhiianthrorist'
George smith. Of en-. an n..c,.
"'e "ea'""" '"''" OF Gipsy aud
Other ysrabond IRA o.. ,,.,, ,,t..,x
aud Degradation.
copyright. isoi. by Edra ,v.lon.,i
CRicK, England, Nov. q. ,ny H., a,,t.
tic from this quaint old Fisb ,.iii.g.
gave brief outline Of the q, gsorge
Smith. Of Coalyille. 10 rest,, tLa chli.
drrn Of the bfickyards and II 49, q,
Euglau1 from their former ii,,fni Son.
dltion Of slavery. Ignorance ae,,tssry
me haIi o. " aI eouIu hnt nttingly
social history Of England Is w"n Nj
unlettersd aud furiously persist; MILAN.
thropi.t must stand "a the gr.., aud I
most practical child saver OF line .
After between twenty aud thir yaar.
" labor, through penury. scot. aud
cruel encouragement, with feiaier
years Of generally recognized eminei aud
national respect, this Is the recort. IL
now stands. Alone and unaidt he
has cmanclpated 5000 brickyard IVA
and girls from condition reyonv
beyond contemplation or desoriptlon,d
he has also. alone and unaide,i. rscd
morc than s0.O0O canal boat children q,
lifo Of still more brutal slavery, In,
prcsslhle degradation, unnamablo immt
Hiity and actual crime
Thi. has been accomplished, he believed
through divine aid. guidance and strengi b
But fnd there ha, been IN aud through
Il all the most practical and sensible meth
DDS over pcrrlsiently utilized In any gtcal
philanthrople work. There have been n,
Committees, bureaus, cnnting officials oi
titles. There have been simply the ever
lasting presentation aud iteration " cnor
nous human wrong With the most direct
and effective way Of Fighting that wroul
going along with II. Possibly no uau
ever lived In England who has bccn 10
hclpcd by the Eagl'sh press. Tho reason
Tor this - that this Gcorgc Smith, Of Coal
vile. lrst luis a genuine evil to Lp nbol
ishCd, bat never clam0rs for IT, remedy
until no has also found practical, aud Ia
TIE oud acceptable. method Of applying
that remedy
Ills career IL the best illustrate on I have
ever come upon Of the splendid willing.
Nos Of the press Of any country 10 ham.
NOR the proposed remedies Of genuine
philAnthronlsts into the public's head and
heart aud o1npcl adequate legislation "a
i,nder them permanently effective lie
tldc-. II this man cannot get all he wants
ior bic cause. he takes all he can get,
thanking God, tho press, parliament aud
the people, meanwhile pushing right on
fur what h. has failed 10 secure, and no
never ceases labor and clnmoruutil he gets
g. AL Of which, a. q policy. Il worth con.
tldsring by social philnuthropIsts every
whcrc. II particularly worth tho thought
OF those well meaning but iinplacably ina.
practicable people. tho pr1hlb.tlonista OF
our own very much irritajtd country.
The consistent and sequentlll character
Of bis work hes bccn remarkable. scarcely
had he succeeded IN placing. On Jan. /,
lt5l, 5000 Of the 5000 brickyatd little
oucs 10 tho public schools than be BEGAN
De cruaad,1 agaiust the iniquItlcs " child
lie Ia the 2oo1 canal boats Of England.
~ a boy slave ~ the English brickyurds
10 had worked where the yards abuticd
the canals. His own eye, saw the horrors
OF thclr experiences aud surroundings. In
August, 1877, le had 40 thrilled England
with his plcturlng Of these outrage, that
parliament fnaily gave him ali he hnd
hlhea. Tue blli provided for the regis.
trAtion OF all canal boats ny the ssnitacy
authorities. abolished the disease breeding
and carrying character OF theae craft,
limited their number Of occupants. brought
every boat under surveillance and lnspcc-
ton, placed thrcoiourths II the canal pop.
ulail0s In homes aud brought every QUO Of
the little CHILD beasts Of the canals into tho
public schools.
Hardly had The practical workings Of the
,nsctment regarding the canal children
become operative when George Smith, OF
toalvilis, began utorining parliament In
behalf Of Anothrr class of seinlsayhgc Brit
ish children. In tho long nights Of his
boyhOod. whom watching the burning
bglck kllns, be bad not only seen the slav.
cry Of brickysrd and canal chlldpn around
him, but he had stored away growsomo
memories VI another host Of miserable 10
Tugs that skulked In the shadow, about
him. More Loaf than all were these. tho
half Wild children Of the gip-lts aud other
tcnt aud van jewellers Of the English high.
ways.
The first book he ever possessed-ollyer
Goldsmith's Natural History 49, was
stolen from him by these little foxes ~ lao
r0dd-d by the kllns al night. They stole
his clothing; they stole his scant food;
they even stole tho drinking water from
bis delft Jug for years these dreary
nights were often csaselsss efforts TO out.
wit the swarthy outoasts IN their pilier.
Tugs and wonderful devices 10 supply their
own dire needs. Hut In later life he 70.
membored only their housolessness, hope.
lcs,nesa and utter wretchedness. Tho
backyard aud canal boat children once
safe within humanizlng influences, he bo.
gan his last aud most difficult struggle,
that OF molding public opinion to the point
Of securing laws which at QUO stroke
should rescue the children ~ British zip.
tioa aud all British yagabt folk from
their present sqdalor and wretehedness.
Perhaps this Is au impossible task. lis
the present. heroic work Of this English
philanthropist.
While our own country has for more
than 100 years been depicting tho ranks
OF English and Scottish gipsles, Mr..
Smith estimates their present number To
hs about 10000 souls. These arc CON.
pfistd Ia nearly g0OOO families, About 40
per cent are Of Scottish aud tho remain.
der Of English descent. In my own judg-
men', based upon personal acquaintance
with British Ripsles Ia nearly every county
and shire II. England aud Scotland, hl. e..
Innate Is far too small. | should unhesi.
titingly say there were more than twice
that number.
However this may be, there are as many
more humans who are not glpsies, stand.
log In precisely their relation 10 the Brit
'sh public, These have, perhaps. inter.
married with the real Romany, or. possess.
lug no relationship Of blood or marriage,
have fully acquired the most Objectionable
TRAITS and customs Of British gypsy yAgn.
b1ndism. use the expression british
glpsy vagnbondlsm" because the average
Rpsy family among tho thousands | PCT.
.0ndllY know In nnr own cnnntrY |. mo