Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-31

Mayor Stnarts eommittee. appointed
% devise a remedy 70 alleviate the sui
feriag incident 70 the hard times. vii
meet this evening. Whether the mem
hers will b able 10 agree upon plan
q action vii depend very largely on
whether enc of more feasible plans are
Submitted. II i a knotty question
which uiil confront them. The theory
u fhe hing must BE set aisle TO deal
With the coalition. The real condition
mnst hfsk be ascertained before any IN
teliigsnf plan can DC formulated IL II
shall be found that considerable nun
Ter Of tho unemployed are in need q
bread. Il vii lot be difficult 10 provide
for them from cur abundant resources
II Il shall be found that considerable
number all bewithout bread in short
time uniess work shall be provided that
they nay earn More. thea tho commit
teo all have real problem 10 solve.
Ths subject i receiving serious atten-
tion IN the large cities and the opinions
q uasn pr5Easnsntly identified with the
labor movement are eagerly sought. In
response to the question What would
you reeconmends' put 10 the following
named genf.emen. they replied.
Sunuel GomperS president American
Fsderntion. Il would first ind out II any
are ia distress and relieve them first Hun
gry people caa neither reason nor work.
Then 1 would use every possible channel 10
seasrs work Furnish bread first and then
vork. unless you can furnish The vork first.
IA shich cas- the people will furnish their
eun bread. which u much better"
Dr. Mc6snns The drst thing humanity
suggests . that no one should De allowed -
suffer. Fix that 6rst. then resort - every
faasihis scheme to ind employment. OF
courss. to real trtalb!s lies too deep for
aay relief colanittees 10 reach; but the hrst
thlnz - DO - - provide against hanger.
Then and work every where possible and
aiviis Il uip 20 ~ - take cars Of a. many a.
possible.
Henry issorgo. in time like this there
\ no tns fo< iectures or essays on What
ought 20 10 but shat must &c. No one
should BE permitted - suffer. but If that
cannot BE proventei - work being given,
then charity nust step IN.
Hamha Garland; Il believe that the
present system u taxatloa i at the bottom
~ ne present. distress. am not ono who
tslisss.s that The state shouid provide every
tosly eork unle-s Il = work that - needed
end can te done a. vel aad a. eheaply as
~ any otiur raeth0d- ! ana an individual
ia bus ibis Is an emergency and requires
heroic trtafmeut No one in this land 81
plenty nia-s ~ permitted - stirve. and tho
unemployed scould - canvas~rd NJ once 20
and The oces n actual SAINT and their imIne-
date neetis attended "a Then work on the
PARIS o. ether public works should be anfici-
patel ~ mach a. possible and the class Of
labor thar can stand outdoor work given
employ nnens a. quickly ~ possible. An or.
gssised Effort migat D. nado 70 inauoe
every employer rhs can eoutiace his bust.
ness NJ az a. divide tae aork between a.
many 81 s..s-it'r. and - mutual concfs.
sio1s nessrlq si. can earn enough - live. !"
Thcso suggestions wili 10 doubt as
sist the coanlittce 10 agreeing upon q
gsnersl plan q relief Il a u ascertaine,l
that the necaesity for relief really exists