Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-22
STARVING TO DEATH
oym 10000 Persons N New
York unsmployed
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TAX CHARITY TO ITS UTMOST
Iais Mm Hasa vssm Ssw Eas'asi
and Ssw Jerssy Flock Inso
tsosham-
TAX CHARITY TO ITS UTMOST

INV Yokx. Dec. 2f.--An army nulnsr-
icaly stranger than that which con'
qusrsd Be,nzpsrts ~ Waterloo is freed
ing and starving 70 death 10 this the
mott wealthy city ON the American con.
tinenl Al suthoritstively eompiIsd
statement shows that there are over
10000 persons Without snp!oymert tn
this city. Not more than one-haif this
MAST number Of psrsons tere residents
Of New York OF Brooklyn The other
halt came from the factory towns 81
NsE Jerssy--like Patterson. Tor instance.
where the closing OF the silk aud other
mfls threw 1900 psrsons out Of work
AMI Connecticut. Massachusetts and
Rhode Island factory csnters- New
York. being . big city. Offering conss-
qusntly increased opportunities. serves
a losdstone TO the very poor ~ TO the
very rich. and thousands Of men have
daily crossed the ferries from the fac
tory towns of Jcrsey.or come by railway
frum the New England statss In search
Of employment They have naturally
ssfved 20 ircresss the army Of local
idlsrs. 90 that IL has noe swelled beyond
ordinary dimensiona There have been
no demonstration Of these unemployed
simply because the city. In dealing with
the anarchists and their dupes who de-
handed bread at the city hall in Sep
tsmber, virtually required an AFFIDAVIT
with every application for relief The
police have carried their intimidation OF
both tho spurious and genuinely poor to
such an extent that the city authorities
would be about the last persons to whom
they would appeal IN the event OF real
suffering.
Charity to the Rescue.
The authorities have made no effort
10 obtain information concerning the
condition Of the poor, but the 35S chart
table organizations Of which the city
boasts have had their hands full and
report great need for the exercise OF real
charity. The returns from the police
stations daily contain indirect references
10 the want and suffering prevailing
throughout the city. Every station
house where dodgers are accommodated
Is nightly besieged with scores OF appli-
cants for warm benches
Superintendent Of Police Byrnes to-
day. in statement, calls the attention
OF the public TO the suffering OF the
thousands Of unemployed in New York
city ard suggests an Immediate remedy.
Suppose" be says. that every man who
has a fixed income in these days OF dis.
tress was to sct aside q small part OF
| il. very small part which be
would never miss. say. half Of per cent
for that great and growing other hall
| that has no income OF any kind. just
take those who are paid by the public
for start. and begin with one little end
Of them. the police department. The
salary roll OF this department amounts
| to over 100000 q month. One-haif pei
cent of that would be. in round sun
$1,000 Ii could be handed over TO some
central charity organization. which
suppose we shall have 20 manage affairs
Of that sort during the winter. mean
a committee to embrace all beliefs and
all efforts OF any kind toward relieving
the misery among US. q thoroughly rep
resentative committee. II the other de-
partments OF the city government were
| to adopt this plan the total OF per
cent Of the city's salary roll Of. say
100000 month"; is really more
would amount to no less than $4,000 {
month This 10 the suggestion that
hope viii soon take practical shape.'