New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-25
THE DUTY OF THE CITY.
DR. STANTON COrT SAYS THAT 1T SHOULD
UNDERTAKE TIE WORK OF RELIEF.

HE DECLARES THAT uORE THOROUGH oRGANl-
z,rtox Is NEEDED TO HELP THE POOR EF-
rrCTUAII.Y. AID THAT THE MUNICIPAL"
ITy CAN BEST PERFORM THIS TASK
rsare are few men In this city better acauainted
With the condition OF the poor at all tunes .''"
mr. stanton Colt. Especially during the '"s. 'Vu'
months has he applied himself TO 'he "o'N W. s,sad
mo IN. moor and Of finding out the pest "e''o'
-, ol,evs the general hard times. Dr. Coit cam
hafor. the Ethical Society. In CARNEGIE ''"''
Hall Yesterday morning. and maze an u -. ~, 81,
,e,l for orga MIA ton. as the best means =" u'"e
MIN questions which face the people touas'
The lecturer said 1t was good sign ''"' -
who. three months ago. denied there "a' 60 80
, ,sre now doing their best to help the suiierefs'
..rhe miracle OF love has been wrought. p". W."
we are striving to avoid the worst possipe s,
which Is hunger with enforced idieheSs VIZ ~
a,so strive 10 avoid the next worst ca'anii'S ""
,s enforced idieness with plenty TO eat !" ~,
testimony OF men who became criminals We n''i
49,, ,h o,s, ak weeks out Of work Is period
a, torture Men rise at break of day; they Walk
the streets night and day In search OF woih' II"
second six weeks they lose all eherSy' i"e ''
s,x weeks they say We never cared to work Men
who are long In idleness not only lose the'r SKILL
they lose their manliness their independence
The charity organizations Of THIS CIT! nave "''
mot with the real suffering Of the deserving poor
II Won were TO go to the trades unions ana 'he
Hebrew organizations and get their list oil su"er
ore and then go to the charity ORGANIZATIONS !ou
would ind that at the latter places the names Oh
your list were unknown. The trades UNIONS hn ,
the Wage-earners who poor VINO are S"i'Oi'"e'
but who have begged. ,,oA ,
ITO my mind there six principles WIch w
must follow In an attempt to deal with the hlcdt
ha rdships. First. In order to dea WIN tlIH
mass OF 10000 unemployed. food and clothng shou.
he given 10 the sick and incapable only. whic Wort
should he furnished 10 the waBeearners' oevoni.
there must be organization and method OF gIVlhs
Aopfc oil NJ. al
ing and kind hearted people are daily giving 10
those who are not In actual need. miro te
unemployed of the country must be forbiddeh 10
enter the city II We begin TO dole Guy iool anu
clothing and other cities do not follow our eA.
ample New-York will be flooded with the poor OF
the country. Fourth II work Is To he given IL must
not be a mere disguised charity II must be such as
the CITY really needs. Fifth, there should be an
organized system OF statistical bureaus Al present
we have no Idea OF the extent OF the SUFFERING
except such get from guess-work Inc
Foundation OF the work OF dealing with the poor
is the knowledge OF their real condition. sixth.
there must be as little waste possible
How is this work be done and by whom
Of employers who themselves In precarious
condition. There Is but one instrument Tor such
n work. and that II the city government This
alone can give the necessary work 10 the great
mass Of unemployed -
Next Sunday pr. Colt Will lecture again. His
subject will be political Methods OF Abraham Lin
coin" Or. Colt believes that In the political
methods similar 10 those Of Lincoln lies our sal
walton.