St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
APPEAL TO The PUBLIC
FOR THE URENPLGYEB eY THE ciTi-
ZERS' COMMITTEE.
SET FORTH IN A CIRCULAR.

All Will Be Asked by the Seventy
Five Committees to Contribute
Liberaliy-Fhc Money will Be
Used to Furnish employment
for Willing Hands That Can
Find No Work to DO.
Yesterday Mayor Wright, as chair
man of the citizens committee on relief,
issued circular 10 the public, setting
forth the necessities for the movement
which has been made in behalf OF the
unemployed, explaining the movement
itself, and urging liberal contributions
from everybody. The circular is here
given in full:
ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 13, 1893
Sir: The citizens committee on re-
lief for the unemployed has been act
lively engaged for more than three
months in devising and executing plans
to secure employment for the hundreds
of wage-earnerS in this city who have
been idle by reason of the current bust
ness depression. Thus far the work has
been accomplished through public
agencies, but the time has now arrived
when private beneyolence must be
called into action Oh an extensive scale.
Work has hitherto been furnished on
the streets and parks. and paid for from
the city treasury. but the funds avail
able are nearly exhausted. 1t is pro-
posed to continue the work in some
lines of general utility and benefit, to
be designated by an executive commit.
tee consisting of Mayor F. P. Wright.
AID. o. o. Cullen, ASsemblyman F. B.
Doran. w. l.. Wilson, Henry A. Castle,
James Morrow, A. S. Tallmadge,
George c. Squires and T. A. Abbott.
under whose exclusive control the funds
contributed will be disbursed.
To secure these contributions in
amounts sufficient for the emergency,
systematic canvass of all classes of our
people will be necessary. Business men
and capitalits. public officials, and all
grades of employees in stores, Offices,
shops and factories, who are earning
wages or salaries. express cheerful
willingness to contribute according to
their means, for the judicious relief of
their less fortunate fellow citizens 1t
Is only necessary to afford an oppor-
tunity, and that is the object of this
proposed organization.
SeYenty-five committees have been
appointed, each representing a distinct
trade, profession, or line of business.
These committees consist of only one
person each, who is expected to select
from two to six or eight associates, &C
cording to the magnitude of the work,
and make arrangements for thorough
presentation of the matter to all within
their jurisdiction.
You have been appointed as the COM
mlttee Tor. .-..................
1t is sincerely hoped that you will
promptly accept the duty, select and
notify your associate com mitteemen,
call them together, map out the work,
and push 1t to vigorous conclusion.
1t is suggested that subscription pa
pers be circulated in each business or
manufacturing establishment employ
ing any considerable number of per-
sons, pledging the signers to pay
specified amount during each Of the
four months-December January, Feb
ruary and March. These papers have
been prepared and will be furnished On
application. Some energetic person
can no doubt be found in each estab-
lishment to circulate this paper among
his fellow employees.
1t should be kept constantly in mind
and impressed upon contributors that
this fund is to be used in furnishing
employment to men with families who
have resided in this city for six months
or more. 1t is to be disbursed for pure
charity, if at all. only in very eXcep-
tional cases, and then only through ex-
listing charitable agencies or societies.
The aim of this special movement from
the beginning has been to provide
means, public or private, to pay for
work actually done by the recipients
our bounty. This course preserves the
self-respect of the worthy beneficiaries,
secures public improvements of general
utility, and prevents injurious after
effects of indiscriminate giving. With
a generous and hearty response to this
appeal there need be no fears of any
serious suffering among our people dur
ing the coming winter-since the other
active organizations in the city will con-
tinue, as heretofore, their beneficent
work among the sick, the homeless and
the poor whom we have always with US.
This agency is of temporary nature,
born of the present emergency, and for
the special benefit of those who, but for
the present unavoidable conditions,
would be cheerfully and industrioHsly
supporting themselves and families.
All sums subscribed and collected in
your department should be promptly
reported and paid over to your commit
tee, and by you transmitted to Henry
A. Castle, treasurer of the executive
committee, who will receipt for the
same.
AS the whole success of this move
ment depends on the active cooperation
of those engaged in it. we sincerely
trust that you Will signify your willing
ness to comply with this request by an
early notice to the secretary. Very re-
spectfully yours,
f. P. WRIGHT,
Chairman Committee.
A. S. TALLMADGE,
Secretary.
The following is the form of subscrip-