Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

, Clta-s.- % ne Hon Robert TREAT Psins
+ IL f3osion- Massachusetts,.
~l'-hlse ksfleg .1a frssat~ Charity.
! bs Ens Rev. gbsries T. Hs1aefses %
+ { a.ssze university.
The lnfernatieaa; Treatment q TIE
I Fa4prf S.ssasIssn. b Iszrun Won Rest
xsastesn Il trrlb4fg Gsfn1ass.
+ -iiissssFy II 4 hAEsts Organization b.
I Charles q hei'esg ~ Ns~ lork city.
frteesziy Nls4tiess b. Mrs kLgsr
I s'sicois II tis<tan. Mass hn-etts-
Ia a. there sefe sh--ut Ia - pors pre
SEATED besides ias 0sx. discussions.
I Afoli.Ansest OF oassioor Relief
Tie ehaflty argaaixafkon ss,csefses II
Boston. b1n az. iaifiE1ose. >e~ York.
I Phsiadeiphls. C1nciaasti add other citles
seas a0t sAiy a dtisgate. bat sssefal Il
tAeiF active oeioers snd axesss. hsving
ei,eiy guessed that IL xo0li be a -.iss.i
Ia which PEA heal suggestions eoald i~
isafcei AID utilised 18th profit Ia ths
societies. | regret tA4f se dld cot an.
derstsGd the irspslE lAnee II thss Aaeetiog
aa4s sso like~lse.
sas greatly surprised az the un.n
tasltg a shs se1tla4srt sEaODg the Amer
scsn delegates IA fsyof - the sitter abol-
lsisneut u oofeidor F~iiss.
The reasons are many. IL tsads 10
paupcrt<e the recipient lt aeakels
~ fe~ilng II gratitude. lie weak
ems character. Ii is poisonous
optAte putting ambition 10 sleep- IL
duiis the conscience and stimulates
fraud. Through hcredity Il hands
down O. postefity an ever widening
stream ~ etils. on the surface II hieh
blossom etert crime known 10 man. "
and rs eoaa!utof. inds=criminate pris ate
sins. arr the prolific parents from which
spring an entire family ~ Ills which
aapoFerIsh the poor and b~set society
n = involuntary and therefore does not
carry with u the friendship II tn. giyer.
Which alone can make relief 10 any per
manent value o. the poor. There IL nov
enough wasted IN careless private relief
- amply provide for al deserving cases.
i the eity did not dispense single dol
lar. The one thing required Is co opera.
ton and organization. IL h. imperative
that the various churches. relief socie,
ties anil Institutions. and all charitahly
disposed private individuals. be brought
into harmonious 30 operation with this
society UGtll this can De largely az.
complishcd the usefulness ~ this society
VII b. limited. We must induce all Ia
use tins society FOR investigation pur
posss. aud nave them report u us for
our confidential uSe all eases IN which
they are Interested, OthcrW ise Ne Will be
unable . discover and cprfcei the over
tapping aud duplication II relief. and
cuI 81 missiiFectei charity which ~ "A
is cong 10 both the giyer and ia. receiver.
Not an Experiment.
The abandonment 20 outdoor relief
~ large cities Is not strictly an expert
n-ut Neither Brooklyn nor philaslel-
phia give one dollar 10 outdoor relief
AND a strange Fact ~ that when the
former city suddenly abolished the
system. al investigation disclosed that
there Nas absolutely ne additional lie
nIand made "a the private relief agencies
10 that cIts during the ensuing year.
and that since that time the private re
lief there dispensed has gradually oil
unfinished.
some people viii not work so long as
There - a pubic manager always full at
ahlch they can daily feed for the mere
asking. they viii unload the care 81
their dependent parents upon the city
II p,assitlc; they will spend more time
add Effort in desising plans To- secure
something for nothing. than II would
take Tor them 10 earn II hoy legitimate
employ ment. This Isl curious but we'll
Understood freak of human nature that
Ne must take into account ia our deal
r.gs with tie pauper class.
venture the assertion that there are
scarcely ten eaSes m this city where the
applicants cannot really be- made self
4 a
gho would lot let them suffer
Our ease committee here finds many
instances here people who are rereiv
lng sid ffctn the city own their own
homes. In sach cases an arrangement
should az least be made by which the
city Will have first lien uIon the prop
erty for the advancement made from
TIE poor fund. 80 that in the event II
death ,be city might be reimbursed
Way should the city care for family
and then allow the relatives who neg.
icetcd them during life To take their
property after their death without re-.
turning g. the city the money it al
sancels
la cur dealings with the dependent
class wc should make a clear distinction
between the peer and the paupcIs. In
fact. Ne should make every effort To
prevent ihuse in the former class from
falling into the latter. The poor de
serve our sympathy aud advice and
friendship. whiie the paupcr needs cor
rs.etl0n ansi discipline. The former IL
sufity the latter fraud. The poor
are deserving Il relief and are not pau
peers. Those receiving relief unwofthily
are eithcr paupers or prpmising candi.
aatrs Tor pauperisul.
In,ii~s.ripaate Nlnas.
lndiscglnlnaie private aims. given
wsti1out Investigation ~ competent
persons. are the dsre..t csti~e u
much FauEesisui. Careis-s- RESPONSES 10
demands fpr aid by piaintiye eoieed
Strangers tend - encourage them to
cautiHue m.adicauis and by their easy
sec.ae= tempt others FROM the paths Of
Independents and thrift Such persons
frr4uontiY reseis,s ali from several indie
pendent sources. and Ia the shsence II
~ cferatisn aud organization this over
ispping g. made easy. zach - iguolant
q th- aid gwen ~ ihe others anil the
Supposed si3fs iue family - hiring nfi tn.
fst ( the i,ind. aad without VoFk and
frsm four generous Contributions. -
either lstiua up reserve fsr "a rainy
aas ur spending n IN riofous living.
iefepif gid woman. With The usual
printed sympathy stirring car.i hung
afeand her neck eecupie.t the Same cor
uar in Clncinnsu Tor Years. receiving
the careless alnis q passcis ~ Her
csss has beer investigated by thr Char
iff Organization @scset9 asf she j.
eIlos % have Recently pure leased tao